The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-24
CUT DOWN By An Az.
A Serious ARRAY at Ballard
Yesterday Morning.
An ATTACK UPON 4 CARPENTER
G. r. Gearing Defend. HimseIf Against
Pstrick Herbert, who Il Easly
Cat In NE Rzeht Leg.

Patrick Herbert had bis right knee badly
Fashe1 By q handax and his left arm and
breast torn somewhat by handsaw IN
row yesterday morning 1t Ballard with g.
4. Tearing, \ carpenter.
Al 6.s5 yesterday morning IS Gearing
was passing along the street. with his car
penter's kis Oh his shoulders be was tor
lowed up by three men who used TO work
Al the sawmilI. bat have lately frequented
Sutherland 4. Guys Club saloon. where
they gamble away the time and some
money. The Fnen werc drunk. and one OF
them. Patrick Herbert ran up 70 Gearing
and attempted 10 pull the kis OF tools on
his shoulder. This act Gearing resented
and threatened violence II further inter
ferea with. Herbert was in a lighting
mood and followed up the carpenter. who
struck him with handsaw across the arm
ard breast Herbert then knocked Gear
ing down and took the saw away from
him.
When Gearing got mp he picked the
handax out OF his box and struck Herbert
with il. inficiing an ugly cash on the right
leg above the knee, the Ak glancing down
ward and partly under the knee-cap.
George Bailey and George Guy who
we're with Herbert az the time, carried the
latter into the Club saloon and called In
Or. Guthrie. who dressed the wounds and
used several stitches to close the wound in
the leg.
A rude stTetcher was made, on which
Herbert was put and thus taken TO the
train which left Ballard at 05 and arrived
~ Seattle ct s.45 last night He was then
removed 10 Providence hospital. being ac-
cornpanied By Bailey, Sutherland. Guy and
two or three other friends. DIR. Miller
will be called in this morning to attend 10
his injuries. several Of the stitches having
been broken by moving Herbert 10 and
from the train ut Ballard and Seattle.
G. r. Gearing said yesterday afternoon
that he was on his way TO work when be
was attacked by three toughs, who were
drunk and insulted him. One Of them
grabbed his kit OF tools and threw it In the
mud.
II tried 10 get away from them. but they
followed me up and all three attacked me,
and threatened 10 xiii me. | told them 10
keep OF and started to run away from
them. After going a ways ! turned back
and picked up my tools and again started
of. The three then overlook me and
began beating me. when took out my saw
and struck one of them. They then
threatened TO kill me and used my ak to
defend myself, cutting one fellow badly in
she leg They then left ne and ! went 10
my work.
Gearing afterwards had warrants sworn
out for the apprehension OF Herbert,
Bailey and Guy, and Deputy Sheriff II. p.
Peterson was given the warrants to serve,
but had not made service last night. lie
Is said TO be IN sympathy with the three
men and would not make the arrests, par
ticuiarIy as one OF the men was badly
hurt.
When the men arrived At Providence
hospital last night, they were seen By =
Posr-ISrHrLIGKxoKR reporter, 70 whom
they made the following statement:
I'VE were going TO the restaurant for
breakfast when We Saw Gearing ahead Of
ua We were slightly drunk and fun OF
mischief. and Herbert went mp and grabbed
al Gearing's kit OF toois. Gearing turned
around and swore he'd cut as IN two If We
didn't get out of that. Herbert Is q daring
fellow and made for him 10 take the saw
away, which he did, after being struck
across the arm and breast, having thrown
up his arm 20 protect himself. Gearing
then drew his handax and struck Herbert.
disabling bin.
The statement that We are toughs, and
that Ballard is infested by gang Of toaghs,
is thoroughly untrue. We are miilmen,
and inclined to act ciyilly. Herbert Is not
unpopular in the town; on the contrary,
he is more liked than Gearing We were
intoxicated and IL was a drunken sorape
all right, bat We had no intention OF pro-
yoking rew. If they are going to arrest
us they viii get into pretty fuss.