The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
DEATH IN THE CUP.
The Wife Of q Suicide Sues a
oon-Keeper.
BECAUSE ne SOLD HIM LIQUOR.
Mrs. Hansen Asks $4,000 Damages
From George Dsifel-conveyancs Re-
covered-superior Court Notes.

Martha Hansen, guardian I'd Item for
ner minor children, brought o suit for
$2e.00o damages against George Delfel. the
proprietor of the l. x. L. saloon. on Front
street. for selling intoxicanis 70 John d.
Hansen. who committed suicide in the de-
PENDANTS saloon last June. The complaint
alleges that on June i7ih last John Han
sen bought of the defendant intoxicants,
and while lying in IN insane. drunken
state IN the saloon took poison and lay
helplessly on the door until defendant
dragged him out the back door and rolled
him down the stairs into an alley. He af-
terward died from the effects of the poison
taken while insane, from the effects OF liqnor
sold him by the defendant and the brutal
treatment he received afferward. Mrs.
Hansen alleges that her husband was
sign painter and decorator. and was the
support of herself and children.
CONVEYANCE or KrTsAP LANDS RECOVERED.
The hearing Of the case OF d. A. Ross vs.
d. & Howard. suit for a conveyance of
land. was concluded before Judge Lichten-
berg yesterday morning. The court found
the plaintiff entitled to recover the convey
ance, provided the Indebtedness discs and
interest from July 5. 1873, together with
the amount of taxes paid up to
the time of receiving the $40 from
timber cut from the land. is paid.
The plaintiff brought this action to
recover conveyance to the plaintiff al
legged to have been made to secure an in
held that it was an absolute conveyance.
The property conveyed was 168 acres OF
land In Kitsap county.
MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS.
Peter Anderson brought suit against
Charles Williams to recover 81. The
complaint alleges that the plaintiff gave the
defendant cneck for $500 upon condition
that on the next banking day, Monday,
May S, the defendant should cash it and
pay to the plaintiff $l97, he having ad.
vanced IS on it. Tue plaintiff sfiirms that
he has received but $50 from the defendant
since.
> Lazarus Kline brought g suit against the
Queen City Furniture Company TO recover
SITS.
Dora E. Ball filed complaint against
her husband. Frank L. Ball. for divorce, on
the ground of drunkenness and non-sup-
port They were married in Seattle on
March Is. 1850.
Bierman, Heidelberg & Co. filed suit for
a judgment for $5s7.5o against Peccard &
1saacs.
Neustader Bros. fied an attachment suit
agains, A. Cohn for 1881 II.
The Yesler Wood. Gal and Lumber
Company brough. suit for the foreclosure
of mechanics lin for $ll2.S0 against Mrs.
r. Mcdonald and her husband.
Mcmillan, Mcintyre & McLsughline
brought suit for the foreclosure of = me-
chanics lien for $40 s. against Mrs. F. J..
Mcconnell and husband
ADMITTED To PRACTICE.
John a. Powell, late of Decatur, Ill, was
admitted to practice by Judge Stratton
upon motion of w. n. Thompson, upon
certificate.
NOTIONS coSfISUED.
The hearing of motions to dissolve at
tachments against Thomas johnson in
suits brought by Corbet. Failing & Co.. II.
P. Gregory. Kiosterman & Co.. Seattle Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Company, w. B.
Dean & Co. and L. Pauley, was continued
until next Saturday.