The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-09
BLOCKED By A WOMAN.
Mrs. Williamson Defends Her Orchard
From Invaders.

From Invaders.
A bit Of genuine excitement and still more fan
was in store for the residents in the vicinity
OF 8 cond and Bell streets. last evening,
when Woo iward, the house-mover. and his
corps OF men attempted to move the old Odd
Fellows temple across corner of an orchard
owned by J. o. Williams and wife, an aged and
apparently discontinued couple.
The house-mover was engaged at moving the
old Odd Flows building from its cid stand on
Font street, between B II and Battery, to the
corner Of Farm and Depot streets To do so 1t
was necessary TO cut across q
small portion CT an orchard, on
the corner OF Second and Bell streets, and
owned by the old couple mentioned. Mr..
way for small consideration, and Woodward
Immediately began tearing down the
fence that surrounded the corner OF
premises, and before o'clock fine elevated
tramway, on which the house was to rool had
been constructed. Abandoning the job the
cable cars should stop RAINING. when the
house could be drawn across the track
without interfering with the cars. The
men were pr pairing to go home,
when Mrs. williams N, who is q native of the
Emerald Isle. and, TO use her own words. the
.sboss OF the ranch' heard of the proceeding
and came to the scene with all haste and de-
msnded in terms. strong with Irish-American
adjectives, that her fence be replaced and the
elevated tramway be torn own.
She vowed that her .old man" had NO right to
let the house be moved across the lot without
her csnsent and as the men showed no DISPOSE
ton to tear down hat they had Just put up, she
proceeded TO do it herself. One Of the
men attempted to stsp the angry
gray haired, determined little woman, when a
smell boy who lived In the vicinity and who
knew her OF old, having at one time attem pted
10 steal apples from hat self-same orchard,
sang out in q cautious tone, "Better look out
there, mister; she's a holy terror, she is, and
she's got shotgun hid in the grass about two
feet from her." The man hestated minute
and not only took the boys advice to ..look
out" bur left for home.
The little woman didn't stop for ANYTHING.
but worked away at the heavy timbers for an
hour and hall, and when she quit work the
trsmway was in confusion on the ground
About this time Williams hfmseif heard of
the proceedings aud became wild with rage
not at his wife. but at little tailor named Ii q.
who keeps shop on Bell street The old man
laid the cause OF the whole AFR to the little
tailor, who. he said, not fed his wife of all the
little haI penings goias o around the premises.
and with his many unfounded sensational
reports, he her wild with excitement ALL the
time. The old man said: "My WI is demented
and he has made her SO, and will ppt a hole
through him." He straightwsy went into his
home, on the corner OF Second and
Spring streets. and. getting q revolver. started
for his uptown house with the announced
intention of putting sti ak of day isht rirosgh
the tailor. Just about the time he arrived AT the
place policeman, who bad besn made aware
of the old mans dire intention. plsc.d
him under arrest and cha ged him with carry.
ing concealed weapons. bat he Was afterws "a
released upon furnishing bonds in the sum Of
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