The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-30

srke Of Water-Throwfng rried--A Bov
Sued for Assault.
A, z ialge delegation from whitechapei assam
@ sesserday afternoon In Justice Rivers
S 10Y . witness or testify in the trial of
sosle Williams an abandoned woman who
~ ~ enargeo with trying 10 scaId Minnie
Moia, sister in shame by throwing hot
water In her face. The plaintiff. defendant ana
naI Dozen female witnesses nled into the
us,,s room, followed by large crowd .Miss''
wAuams. woman of large proportions and
somewhere on the shady side OF SO. testified 10
sno pialntihs murderous disposition, and
aseIrs1 that she threw the water in seif-defense
plaintiff intended stabbing her.
All the witnesses, including a chinaman. VIM
Mas summoned to prove whether Or no the wa
seI was not. fatty contradicted each other and
y was very evident that there was fragrant per-
Jury somewhere. Justice Rivers dismissed the
case and discharged the water-thrower.
1ottfried Frederick, little boy of years in
Kilt skirts, accompanied by his pareuts an
peared bsfore Justice Rivers as plaintiff in an
esssuit ana battery suit against 13-yesr-oid
uIcnin named Eugene williams Young En-
gene with his widowed mother. lives ont AZ
Lake Union, where the afternoon OF the dav
previous the assault was made. The defendant
Claimed that lot of small children, among
them the one struck, were throwing rocks at
DIS mothers house and succeeded in breaking
- WINDOW To make them desist he uscked mn
piece OF brick and threw it into the
crowd OF children, and the missile happened 20
nitfhe little plaintiff in the eye severely br,,is
ans ana lacerafing his cheek. The justice levied
me OF 40 ana costs on the boy but on the
assurance of his mother, who was In court thar
sne would "dress" him down and see that the
onense was not repeated, the fine was reduced
to 81 and costs, making it $4s5
state case IN which one farmerwas endeav-
oring to bring to justice another, for the .ma-
Hclous killing of one of his domestic hogs !.
came up in Justice Milier,s court. Mrs M T.
McCann, well-to-do proprietress OF valuable
farm, and Mrs. Lydia Cameron were the prin-
cipals The parties are considered estimable
neignbors, living in the country abouf three
miles from Redmond. half dozen witnesses.
botn men aud women, were in court for both
sides, but Mrs. Mccain could not prove that the
defendant had killed the hog, and the case was
dismissed, and the costs. amounting TO s5s. was
ettachs d to the plaintiff
T. Huntiey, q country gentleman was M ade a
defendant in Justice Rivers court for violating
city ordinance by leaving his team united.
Inc defendant produced evidence to show that
he had placed man near by to watch the team
but the justice held hat that had nothing to do
with the case, as the ordinance provides that
the team must be tethered, fastened or secured
The act OF placing - guardsman will not do,
for he may walk away few feet, and give the
horses chance to run away ana thus enaanger
many lives and property. The Justice did not
consider the case fragrant one, b oweyer, as he
assessed the minimum fines and costs-with
the remarks that he hoped the gentleman
would remember and be wise in the future
The case OF Charles Kidd. snare drummer in
Corts variety theafer band, charged by one j.
Nickum with having stolen goods in his poses
sion, also came up Tor settlement. Kidd wore in
his scarf fine $l00 diamond horseshoe pin,
which he claims was given him by slady
friend" and Nickum, gambler aud gaming
dealer, AYERS the pin was stolen from him while
In house Of ill-fame shortly before the fire.
The court held that the plaintiff had no right to
the property in question. and gave the pin back
10 Kidd and dismissed the case. The plaintiff
swore he "would have the pin or bust" and ac-
cordingly he began replevin suit-the prop
erty being put in the hands of the sheriff, pend
ing the result This is said not to be the first
time Nickum has figured in similar cases. He
is said TO have, in several instances, given Jew
elry to fallen women, and the woman would in
become angry and have the wearer arrested on
charge OF larceny. In the hopes of regaining
the property.
SAT the police headquarters are three men,
enry Williams, colored, Tnomss Davis and
John White, arrested early Friday morning on
suspicion of being thugs, while meandering
around whitechapeL The men were heard to
relate to each other how they had rolled
drunken siwash q few hours before. and were
connecting schemes by which they could further
fstten their hungry wallets by some nefarious
deed. Officer Pearce was put on TO Inc men
and attempted to make the arrest, but they
started to run. He fred several shots at Davis
legs but the noise had no other effect than TO
scare the fleeing trio Lieutenant jackson and
officer sheehan arriving on the scene, all three
hobos were taken in after hard run. The men
are held on a charge of vagraney until evidence
can be secured 70 arraign them on q more seri-
Gus eherse.
John Henesy is the name of man in the city
Jail charged with stealing pin from man ins
whitechapel He will be srraigned today on
charge of petty larceny.
y. s. Bronson, who had been out late taking in
the town the night before, was in Justice Riy-
ers' court TO answer to a charge of interfering
with an officer. Officer Sanstrom testified that
at 2 O'Clock in the morning the defendant was
trying to awaken o drunken sailor from the
Charleston, who had fallen asleep on the side
walk in front of a saloon. Not knowing the
man he told him to move on and go home.
Bronson grew mad and followed the officer
across the street, daring him to arrest him. and
by his noise attracting attention. The officer
arrested the man and the justice discharged
him, and ordered his SIS cash bail refunded.
One Of the most interesting cases OF the day
was the perjury case of Neil Boyle. the contrac-
tor VS.. John Kelley, Henry Kelley and John
Chesserman. The facts in the case have hereto
tofore been published. Attorney John Fairfield,
for Boyle, the plaintiff, made good strong case,
but in the matter OF the defendant John Kelley
the justice dismisse:. the case. The cases of the
other two defendants will come up for hearing
In the same court at 10 O'Clock this morning.