The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-05
M IN THE COURTS.
II Old Injunction Against
the Railroads.
IAN WHISKY MERCHANTS.
u..fsrd Lets Two Ignorant Mem
= rssy-Damss.s Asked Of Eieo-
Trio Roxd-Blotter.


..s..etsou suit brought by the city OF
ss' ssssuss the Columbia & Paret Sound
- ~ compsny ond the Puget Sound Shore
.s.y company 10 now occupying the time OF
~ iirhrenberg's court. These companies
- =, r,sht over certain streets In the city
...r1rd shsm by the city council, but IL be-
= .ec<ssary to change the grade on
s.kIa strSes where the roads are to eross
~ city got out an injuuc Ion 10
~ mem from ding so. A tenn
~ restraining order was granted and
- came up yesterday on that
n. he city 10 represented by Judge Jacobs
~ - shepard. the Columbia 4 Puget Sound
E,lssy b. Colonel Hsines. and the Puget
"a saors railway By Mescaife. Turner & Bur-
!. . - i,ese was sprung in the case yesterday
~ s.sinti6 on the ciiy's motion to be al
- "a amend the plsadiags 80 40 to cover Q
.tsau 81 the rignt-of-way not properly in
,.1sd = rert Of the street The city's motion
- s1posed By the railways, and Oil Of the
~, anticipated In the argument pro and
- me court, In ruling on the motion, said:
- suestion before " 10 one seriously affect
s a. tiehss Of the city az well Is h re Of the
E5sry companiea The defendants have been
- tsisl In this case ever sine. las, July,
a az city has been continuing IL The
~ q The matter Is. the city has been very
rulsrout In this case. aud the court cannot lose
m & the fact that the affairs of the city have
- MANAGED In very loose manner. nor only
= al matter but in respect 70 the matters Of
aunnents Things have been curiously me-
I.ecred by those In charge OF the cfty'e affairs
|edar % the present administration, but the
.frsn are TOO important, both 10 the city and to
| - teiendants, to refuse e. grant this motion.
n IN b ersntei, but Ii will be on the condi-
| = hat the city DO compelled to pay all Of the
~ II the case mp 10 date"
~ Attendants then asked for Q continuance
EdAs cAsc until this morning In order to give
2 coansri IN opportunity to consult ~ to the
|osse 10 b. pursued in the case on the new
| ~ uhnh the amended picsdings may give IL.
IN rquw was granted aud court adjournet.
NJ rights ami Interests involved In this case
Fascinated to be worth fully sl.oo 900 TO the
|nfseeds concerned, and the case viii no fought
| ~ seai and energy BETTING its importance.
uxIfsp STATES PRISONERS SENTENCED.
~ United States grand jury returned ito
III bach Of indictments yesterday. and John
|nnsdon, August Bittner, B. O. Lee, Henry
|uinon and John Burke were arraignei fer SELL
II whisky to Indian& Bittner and Lee were
|hntly indicted and entered . plea Of not
uilV. Brandon did not know at FIRST whether
y va guilty or not He said no had two half
yhto i whisky but gave none Of II to any In
Ora Hs was charged with having given
utaky 70 Sam smass, siwash hop picker at
lksshssr in September. He entered plea Of
ssuity
him Burke. charged with selling whisky to
nehonish Joe pleaded guilty. Henry wilson
~: 4 gave drink out OF my bottle to two
niish Columbia h.lfbreeda / saw others
cvns whisky to half-bs seds, and was informed
hai 1t was not against the law. viii plead
Cliy. but that ID oil did"
Judss Haniord said: II have endsavored 70
tsaf up this traffic, which Is becoming 10 CON-
IN, especially dursnx hop-picking s~a.en,
snen the Indians have money, and intended
, . very severe on all whisky sellers, cut
Ming everything into cons Iteration, / do not
~ Disposed - begin with you two in going 70
y sxfsmc penalty OF the law. The sentence
lhe court Ia that you be imprisoned at Nc.
peTs island Or sons other convenient place for
= psriod Of two montns."
AcoAL-sNuaGLISe SCHOONER.
The case against the schooner Venture for
npofins twenty-eieht tons of coal into the
1hled staies without pay ing duty on IL came
2 IN tne United Stairs court yesterday on an
Hvptlon Tied BY defendants attorney, to the
'fscs that the libel of information does not
sa's facts SUFFICIENT upon which q forfei ure IT
he vessel couid be warranted. Judge Hanford
a'alned the exception a. d gave the district
ilofney until today g. amend his pleadings.
The detective information stat. that the Ven.
pre- brought twenty EIGHT tons of coal into the
,aHed states In February, 1890. from British
olumoia, but falls to state that the duty had
~ pesn paid on IL The schooner was seized
me United States marshal at Port Townsend.
woNAS's SUIT FOR DAMAGES
suit was yesterday instituted by Mary r.
APIS through her attorney, Watson W. Moore.
Slo 900 damages by reason OF being Knocked
0wa aud BADLY bruised by the Seattle Electric
AWAY AID Power Company's car on second
Ieei' near University. on November IL. She
'snaed with the ear, and her right sh aulder.
aoe was fractured, two ribs were broken, and
ef body wss badly bruised. Tee plaintiff de-
ands $1,000 damages for her mental suffering
10 pnyslcsl discomforis, AID $500 far medica
'enaance and costs OF her Illness Sac alleges
NJ the accideat was occa.ioned by careless
rs ahd negligence on tn. part ~ the com.
'ny empioys who were running the car at
o ranid Este Of speed when she Was injured.
- says that sne was In nowise guilty OF con.
ibutory negligence
CONDEMNATION JURY.
IN accordance with Judge stra toms order the
'el'n summoned SPECIAL jury 70 condemn
ram land for right-oi- way for the Portland
roget sound railway. The cond muation
ny composed OF John +. Clark. q Pnsibsics.
. M Lveley, II. Moon, Frank Buyer. John
slnam. wv. Hughes, N. Chilbers. p. Coz um,
Scafam, u. b Williams. L. A. Green. II e
'oImes' T. W. Murphy. d. 1. MCGOWAN and r.
avg Owing TO the fact that the case mas
ven continued until ID ecember Is the jury will
'pcf' on that day instead Of TO lay, which was
ae ums originally set for this case.
oTHEs NEW SUITS.
sonn Wailsce vs. j. B. Melrter-suit for
i&sl: money loaned.
lia' y'on Mill Company vs. ". H. Toft-Exe-
seiea Issued for $500 on confessed iudgm, Mt.
noas SUE vs. ". +. sanderson ct al suit for
~ manages and to recover possession OF q Ger
M Guiding on Washington ste I.
l''ea q smytne Manufacturing Company VS..
'snnigan & Rysn-Suit for 81, s0Se2 or goo ds
sses sno merchandise sold aud delivered.
Asary Benedict aud Charles II BLACK vs. NJ.
aud Joseph Herspring-Suit for
.'.'e 70 Tor goods, wares and merchandise sold
no essivesed.