The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-11
TACOMA NEWS.
Tho Humane socisty-Dtsturbanee
In Caurt-M organ's Malice.

TACOMA, Jan. l0.-A largely attend
ed meeting 81 the Tacoma Humane
Soeiety MAS held this evening. samuel
CoIlyer. as chairman and III. n. Moore
as secretary. A COMMITTEES OF i've was
appointed % arrange for mass
meeting 10 secure funds 70 make the
ossanizatlou effective. \ committee
OF three was appointed TO canvass the
rity for the same purpose. Another
committee ass appointed to draft and
secmre. the passage Of an ordnance
covering the purpose the society was
organlzed for bF. G. 7. Culver was
elected agent Of the society. Numer-
ot.s eases Vi cruelty % animals, which
could not r. acted upon for lack Of
proper ordinances. were reported. An
snthulasiie spirit prevailed, aud the
meeting adjourned With a iirm resolu-
tion that the aiia Of the organization
would hereafter be earnestly pushed.
ufs8rsriSs CAsE ~ COURT.
.say that again AVID IN Nh YOU.
whatever the consequence. The
speaker was Mr. Lgmar, proprietor Of
tic Iomar house, and be stood shak-
ipg his Gst under the nose OF Charles
woodruff. iu the august presence OF
Justice senter, then trying The case
OF the Territory ". Woodruff, wherein
Lamar ard wife were the complaining
witnesses Woodruff had just tcsii-
ger{ that Mrs l4omar was hail drunk
most 90 the time, when Lomar
made this Violent outburst. lie
Wa promptly seizei by officers,
reprimanded 10y the Justice and
warned that he would he sent % jail
opa similar outbreak The court
room was 6lied Nlth spectators at thi 8
time, and the scene was very exciting.
everybody expecting a CORY termiua-
aan The case VAS a very nauscous
one last evening Nc and Mr. 10
mar attempted 70 eject MI, woodruff
from his room III the i.omar house.
alleging that IL was fulI of yefmin
brought there Ia his pcf.0n. Scarcely
n scintiIla Of evidence was produced Ia
suhstantiatc the charge The al
lesst51ns madc that Mr.. Wood
ruH was intoxicated were shown
a. he entirely false. and Il was
nroyrn that he never used liquor az
Id while the evidence vas ample that
hoth the male and female witnesses
ussd the iutoxicants 20 quite an cx-
taut After the dozen or more wit.
nessrs in thc ease had been examined
lu3gc Santcr promptly discharged the
defendant and assessed the costs ca
TN COMPLAINING witnesSc- Mr.
Woodruff j. an c-timable you0c man
hirhly esteemed by his associates OF
the Northern Pacific railroad. and the
proceedings against him arc regarded
a. Outrageous
4 gANrLEg's WsTBEr-
"a
morning. said Justice Seutcr, when
kcd II il were true that Norrau had
I..elu another action Of criminal hnu
against Mr Radebaufh of the issirCr
The latter i anticipating the action
and d borrowing no iroub.e about lt
The last warrant WAS first brought 9.
Justice Lawrence, who refused To Is
sue IL.
C0yRT MATTERS,
Iohn Cunningham was held IN n,
sum al SEQ hy Justice Seuter this AZ
tcrnoon Tor drawing \ gun last even
ing Ou the bar keeper Of the Merchants
saloon Cunningham went Ia % haT,
a drink With person named burto
The har- keeper knocked the iaitei
down without any ado and started ioi
him With a katie, and Cunningham
not thinking this a fair shake, drew s
gun and held the bar-keepEr at hay
Officers came Ia and arrested both
and Ravto was fined So and cost,
for interfering with the arrest
The barkeepcr's assault WAS the result
OF an old grudee. The Judge stated
that while be was obliged % hold Gun
ningham. who = a well known steve
dorc. he had good deal OF sympathy
with his action. from his Su0wlct *
In the premises.
N. teagsAoF wss Gned SO ami Gusts
by Justice iA0 ence Tor violation ui
section I. OF Clty ordinance No, i35.
A Swiss who is loaded down with the
name OF GOadenF Rstsch declared his
intention In Clerk Myers office 81 be
coming a United States citizen.
NEwsrArER CHANGES.
Major e. " Barton late Of the