Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25

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fRseAlar Corr. Post Iatslll9sNesr.l
cAUsEs on TRIAL.
Ne. SIS, Tie Northern Pacific Rail.
road company ". II. Wbalen ct a., al
appeal from EiIensouFg, was tried and
Submitted
Nc. E52. Zimmerman ". The Terri
tory OF WASHINGTON, errsf from Golden
dale, nos on trial.
As tue court one day remarked. Il has
practically 70 hear and decide two causes
each, aud as Il Il presumed the latter 70
done the decisions most Be piiIaR up for
Only an occasional one IL handed down.
Probably some fine morning q big ban
die Of them viii be let loose.
pelision IL being circulated for sig
natures among the members OF the bar,
and being ReseFaliy siRoeo. praying the
legislature 70 amend section AL Of chap
ser ~ OF tbs code regulating the taking
Of depositions. The present law Ts-
quires that IN addition 20 the three dsys
notice given there shall also be ose ad
diti0aal days notice Riven for eacn ten
miles Of distance from the place Of tho
examination 10 the residence Of the per-
son 10 whom tne notice shall be given.
The amendment sought stipulales that
notice snail be served 80 as 10 allow the
adverse party Sufficient time, BY the
usual route Of travel, 30 attend, and in
addition thrss days for preparation.
This, 6 IL claimed, will do away with
many Of the difficulties 90 present en-
peEisnoed In the taking Of dispositions.
THREE LITTLE IEgUNs."
Tires Of the Indians arrested last
evening were taken before his honor,
JndRs Ready, this morning. and JOAN
Williams. generally known as John
Billy Boy" pleaded guilty 10 having
tabled taa kiootchmAn, susan, with q
knife, and was bound over TO the dis
tFiot court without bail. DR.. Riley
testified that the woman was stabbed
twenty times on the head and face, the
right eye being pas out, and there being
one out on the temple which he thought
had penetrated the brain. The knife
which did t9e cutting was produced IN
court with the bio iEs Ell u2on
it. The point OF one OF the blades was
broken OF, and tie doctor feared this
piece might be 10 the brain.
"Mud Bay Charley" and Charley
Allen were also brought before the
court and charged with drunkenness,
aud being found guilty we're dBed $40
each and costs, amounting TO tlb. IL
seems the latter Is an old offender, and
when the oo1rt expressed s0Fpfiss az
bis presence. he laughed and said, "fes,
me drunk alice time" Bot bis turn to
ba surprised came when informed Of
she AMOUNT OF bis foe, which he ex-
pressed by exelaiming, &c. -, l
could bar steamboat for SO.
sAan't ges drunk eay more" Neither
had the WhefeViibal 20 satisfy tbs de-
mands Of tie court, accordingly both
vere tuEDed over TO the tender care Of
Marshal Patterson.
sozIBIEs PUBLIC.
Governor Seupls has approved the
applications Of ths following persons 10
b. appointed notsFiss puhlici John q.
Barnes and ID. W. Bass. at KiHg M
=, and Jsgvsr n. Lindsey, Of What
CON county.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
q. NJ. Lisa, Of South Uaion. was
woanded this afternoon smile cleaning
q revolver which was accidentally dis
charged. toe oall entering tbs groin aud
passing into she thigh. Internal hem
0fEEsea u feared, Ia waich casa Il il
thought he cNnnos recover.
I 1879