The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-06
rs. RAILROADS.
3. Horn Right-of- Way"
sanction on Hearing.
srw ISSUES INVOLVED.
...troates Sent to the Asylum
-. WHISKY Merchants-New
suits-BIottcr.

s. u. Injunction suit against the CO.
8 - sound raj way aud the Puget
q Z. iray occnpi d all day in Judge
= "A courr. aud special session last
4 a fpm present indications consider
90 will be consumed before II Is
s.shts Of gf at importance aud Is.
~. msguilude are involved in this
- 80 zen in the case Is stubborniy
- Il b ih sides
y. ,,6s. the city. by an ordinance,
.ssss cnumbia d Puget Sound Rail-
r..~ the right-of-wsy over certain
"A. ,s,l,c a was constructed on this
md vas operated until destroyed
- 4. 4. June. 1859. After the Gre the
= Z. : ,.ske somc material changes in
-. many OF the streets. among which
ss-.hss direct At the point on Columbia
- he rsiirosds crossed, the grade
:, v -. 1900 tnree feet. and when the COM
s',,sd % lower the grade to conform toits
!. ~ ejty got out temporary restraining
useygnt the road from grad
"a living il track across Columbia
q ~ dismissal OF this order the Case
3 - hearing and 10 now being tried.
~ dslms the right to co Btrol the grade OF
~ ~ .ncn right having been defeated to
4. .f.,s leg stature, and that part OF Co
n srye>< over which the right-of-way
! ri Included in the right-of-way
- X ordinance, out was inadvertently
"A "a had never been transferred to the
4, - rill the property OF IL. l. Yesicr
~ al, BECOME street by user. The city
Z. 1. that the ordinance giving this fran
a !. ,ne Columbia 4 PUGET Sound railway
80 nat road and the Oregon Trapsconii-
st,l Ilnty !, and the latter being non-t xist-
,xraation. the franchise issued to the Co
- puesf SQUAD is void.
a ,1llroed companies whose interests are
800 ~ that hey would have to change
.. rdein other streets in order to make IL
n, ri tbe city ordinance. The city COM
80 i Columbia sire e and ased the grade
4 a., ssrest hire feet nd that OF Madison
- sine and twelve feet, and spring street
- ifttn feet. The ralir ads say they can
a ,aedby construct their lines slong the
~ a lie wharves and at the same time con.
q II liz rrais on Columbia street.. That the
q 4 9 sle % that il would be imposs BILE TO
~ road over IL, aud the effect of sucn an
fI6aion a the city asks would be to practic-
- 6v,fuy the road. They deny the right OF
= n % injsre and destroy other rights. and
"a b have come In by the power OF The state,
~ ,aG the city has no right To interfere in the
NM. several railroad eng neers we're called
! witnesses In the case, to snow that IL would
! inpos;ble 70 cons ruct road on the whari
hi aud conform TO the grade OF the city.
11sCoumbis street crossing is only about six
n higher than nigh tide, hence road could
Il b bullt under the street, and either the
~ q olumhis and otaer streets will bave
ID chsuged or the railroad will be permitted
sn: through IL, for there ID too much at stake
W. III matter rest
fhs etimouy was finally concluded at 10
heck lsst might, and then there was consider
hs enHeversy as to time for the argument.
agreement Of counsel each side will prepare
Ne and submit Il b. the other side, and The
ut es Do mbsr 20 for the argument The
snsel tor the railroads were opposed TO so
y delay but that being the earliest day
eunld agree upon the case will terminate on
h dsy, 10 far as this court 10 concerned.
rSsASrrY's QUEER FREAKS.
luunity axes queer turns. and the number OF
~ ncently committee TO stei COON from
4 soaaty shows great variety of causes and
ern which have deran ed and destroyed hui
y ninda Yesterday three more uniortunates
~ added to the number, and today they will
lknt 10 the insane asylum.
he dnt aud most curious case il that of John
aouf, who imagines himself bioated bond.
der and the promoter of wonderful financial
Asmes He THINKS he is pos ssed of greater
alih than even his pork.packing namesake,
Z says that he has sent a special train to
hos 10 bring his relations out h re TO see
y he invited Judge Osborn to dine with
. At the Rainier, where he thinks he is hay.
u great feast prepared. Armour is SO years
sc, ard unmarried He Is q native Il Lii
y and nss been engaged in the real estate
ness 1t Ballard, He Is OF very nervous and
nole temperament, and wants TO dr3wn
nseit and 10 anxious TO kill all his relatives.
Cause csn be assigned for his insanity.
10 Tier strange and very sad case is that Of
= Ruth Ripley, the mother of three bright
" children who has been bereft of her
Won In her mad endesvors TO fathom the
s'eries o. Masonry. Religious cranks living
y ner place are said to have msterisl lily aid d
irving tne poor weak-miuded woman crazy.
nved near the socslled divine healing
ans near Front and Blanchard streets. she
been associsting with O her religious cranks
iunatlc who Is trying TO find a seven
h1d star He told Mrs Ripley that her sal.
iou dependes on fading the seventh point
ssr which he had discovered. She bexan
Wig he Bible very closely and then her
:. 'u'ned on me secrets OF Masonry which
was ae'ermiued to master. she would
" aasonlc charts and symbols and worry
! 'ae mystic signs unril she lost her reason.
- .hiru case committed was that % William
enri, is-yearoli bow resid NO win his
!, :. asal slaughter. He was taken to the
~, ~. ms isther, who asked TO have him CON-
~ 70 .ne insane ssy um for treatment. The
ass oeen q sufferer with neuralgia for
-. -. months and the disease is said to have
ssea ma Brain aud producei insanity O. such
sA aihd that his parents could no longer
: wv n,m and hsd to place him in confine-
y ihese were TIRES OF the ssddest as well
: s,ssniasiy most hopeless cases that have
: 0'oasht before the probate court for some
Aosk WHISKY SELLERS sENrENcEp.
.ou1 Jones and Charles Barnaby were ar.
~ 10 the United STATES court yesterday for
y ',saot 70 Indians. and entered plea of
n s., nA'naoy said he had only given WHISKY
I."sn 'otambia Indian. Both men claim
!, asia working, industrious laborers, and
~ were drunk st the time of giving
ssy to Indians
/. - naafOrd In passing sentence said:
j.. sf OF furnishing liquor 10 Indians
49,. aop-p'ektng season Is getting entirely
Zoe, and / am going TO put q stop 10
-. ans DO not earn too much mou v,
|. - sney are earning little by picking
>. -s'e men go there and sell them whisky,
~ ''m them what little money they
~ mo Jones were charged with selling
80 - asaoqaelmie in September 10 Tommy
saN'ey Bob resp ctivcly.
NEW SUITS FILED.
4 Drum vs. J. L. Woodward and Charles
=. suit on promisSory note tor $500.
-. 80 Loaeh VS.. ]. /. Waodward-Suit on
.'Sory no,e for $500
= q. acGraw VS. B. Powers and Jane
,p, hs !, % cover possession of premises
,r'r = Tenth and b streets.
!, aoogoon vs., Reinbsrt stutsman ct al
H0m justice court: suit on note for
~ rant and John Paydt VS.. Isaac n.
s,esSe D, Corbin and A. J. Post--SIit 20
- sa'oo0' alleged 20 have been frauiulently
-sa On safe OF real estate