The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-05
HIT WITH 4 HAMMER.
Brutal Assault Of One Electro
elan Upon Another.
~ sTEuck Foua swFyL BLOWS.
rhs AzsAultea Man's Life savea By fass
Intervensfon a . Trfsna-The A.
saIsans Ese3pes-

r. G. Bsshop, Ct bishop & SMILEY. elee-
fFleisns. whose ozEee Is IL fE1e Shorsv
sssading 90 Third street. corner Of Co
fambfA. was fesonioEsly assaulted bT E0k-
ert Elsk. also Ar electrician, as the formers
cfice aseaf sosesock yesterday morning
The instrument used wss carpenter >
hammer weixhfng over ronna
TIE assanlt was murdsrpas ore and IL
wzs q ineky circumstances for Mr. BiAhoP
thai his lie was NIT ended then ard there
The tFOEhie grew out Of \ mdsunces-
ssaficsHz upoa some work d0ne b
Xix tor Kashop Up 10 within SIX
weeks ago Rssk vas 9 partner IN the
hrra, bat owiag to aome tr0uisae the
partnership vas dissolved. Fisk gong into
BUSINESS for himself on Third street near
Errfng. AZ that zine there we're several
Contracts q the arm IN An unfinished
sfafe. all 81 which were left 70 the care Of
the old firrn except one. which vas that
Of s0nse electrical work 10 be done Tor
Frank Pontius. who lives on Union street,
corner Ct Seventh. This CONTRACT Risk
waa 70 hnisi. = price for is completion BE-
Ing sgrsea upon.
Yesterday morning he called upon
Bishop. saying that iae work vas CONF
paesed and thai he wanted his Fay for il.
Bszlsop reIsssea that the work had not been
done IN \ propev mauuer and that be would
hAFe % change Il before be could get his
money
lie was sitting at his desk a. the time.
half-fsciae Risk. and the hammer with
which the assault was made vas on the
desk in front Of him.
Risk resented Bishop's reply. and dis
pute arose between The men which ended
by Bishop telling Risk that he lied
This aroused the latter 90 q pitch of
frenzy. and sesxing the hammer he struck
Bishop Icar times over the head ia rapid
succession
At the first blow Bishop rose 10 defend
himself and short scnfEle followed. he
was soon ovesconle By the force Of the blow
and sank 10 the door IN an un10uscious
state
The noise of the scaiae had been heard
hy others in the adjoining room. and about
the time that Bishop fell. his partner, Mr..
Smiley. came up the stairway and into the
room iast In time 10 see Risk raising the
hammer Tor another blow. He rushed for
xard and wrEncbed the weapon from the
infnHiAaea man, who was thereby brought
10 his senses, and. realizing What he had
M0HEs NS%AAAtE AAthtNA@A&4 MaAf AAA<s& 1AAA
rushed iroza the room and down the stairs
al q breakneck speed. No one followed
him ard where be went i unknown
Mr.. Smiley turned his attention at once
to bis partner and sent messenger 70 DR..
peyoe, whose Office IS in the Bost0a block.
Bishop revived before the DOCTORS arrival.
and although bleeding freely from the
wounds. was aba 10 sit up in chair. An
examination showed that the cuts were
quite deep. but no fracture Of the skull was
sustained.
The wegnds were dressed, and soon
after Mr.. Bishop was taken home. lie will
he ahie 20 get cut again in = few days. al
though II will take some time f0r the
wounds 80 heal
Chief Mitchell heard Of the affair and
was soon at the ostcs A warrant vas
made oEt and signed by Mr.. Bishop.
charging Robert Risk with an assault with
. deadly weapon, with intent 10 Kill. L.
vas placed in the HANDS OF constable for
service. hnt up 70 Izte hour last night
Risk could not be found