The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-07

TACOMA, Oct Especial. I'M. C. Sulli-
van, the detective" was brutally beaten,
jumped upon, kicked in the ribs and
mopped about the southeast corner of Pa
cjfic avenue and South Tenth street to-
night. His cries for help drew a large
crowd, and during the excitement his as
sallant was allowed to escape.
Sullivan was assisted to his feet, and later
went to his room at the Tacoma hotet,
where DIR. Harris applied leeches a..
hot water to prevent discloration of hg.
left cheek and eye and to keep down the
swelling After the assault a 45-calibre
5000 revolver was picked up at the scene
of the attack, and this led to the report
that an attempt had been made to assasi-
nate Sullivan. Sullivan declares that the
gun found on the street was not his, and
those who witnessed the scrimmage are
equally emphatic that it was not drawn by
his assailant.
Sullivan returned from Seattle at S:45
p. M, the train being late, and after leav-
ing his luggage at the Tacoma hotel he
went over to Chilberg's restaurant on the
east side of Pacific avenue, just south of
Tenth street. When he came out, and had
walked about fifteen feet nortAetoward
Tenth street. well-built young pa wear
inga dark sackcoat and black slopc at,fell
in behind him, and with few brisk strides
came up alongside Sullivan's left.
Just as they were directly in front of Nc
Donald's news stand the young man struck
Sullivan terrible blow on the left cheek,
telling him to the plank walk. Sullivan
had scarcely struck the sidewalk when his
assailant pounced on him with the agility
of cat, stamping upon him with both
feet.
Help! help! helpp Sullivan cried.
With renewed energy his assailant grab
bed him by the coat collar and hurled him
clean across the street to the curb. He
followed this with vigorous lightning
kicks as Sullivan rolled over and over.
Sullivan tried to rise, but was
again flung back across the street toward
McDougal's news stand.
His cries began to attract crowd, and
Charley Cromwell jumped npon the as
sailant's back and tried TO hold him, but
with one mighty jump he leaped fully
nine feet across the street to where SulIi-
van lay, carrying Cromwell bodily on his
back.
He kicked his victim several times in
rapid succession, and was then crowded
aside and subsequently walked away, in.
creasing his speed into brisk run as he
neared the old Alpha opera-house, now
Rainy's billiard hall. He darted up the
side door leading into the club rooms
over the hall, and as quickly darted
down the side stairway into the billiard
hall, and then walked briskly across the
hall to door in the rear, opening upon
Court A. That was the last seen of him.
Sullivan, when seen at his room by the
correspondent of the Posi- -INTELLIGENcER
said:
! do not know who struck me- He hit me
with the barrel of revolver and knocked me
before had an opportunity to defend myself /
pulled the gun out OF his hand, but did
not get a chance to strike him withit. Ireached
for my ewn gun, and If it had not been gone
could have killed him. No, / am sure it was
not my gun that was found on the street. / did
not have mine with me. There is mine over
there.
Pointing to a double-action Smith &
Wesson carrying probably 80 or 34-cali-
Der ball, the correspondent left Sullivan
and made an investigation. 1t was learned
on pretty good authority that Sulli-
vans assailant had said he had
been with Sulliyan's detectives at
the King county mines, and had not
been paid. He had made up his mind to
get his pay out of Sullivan in some man.
ner, and adopted this means of humping
him in the street. That seems to be the
most plausible story.
Others evolve the theory that it was one
of a couple of dozen of discharged Tacoma
Railway & Motor Company men, who took
this means of revenging himself upon Sui
Ivan as the head of the spotters
who, it is supposed, caused them to
be discharged. The principal excuse for
this theory is the fact that the assailant
in fleeing seemed perfectly familiar with
the back stairs and with the steps leading
down the hall and out into Court A.
Sullivan was told that one of his former
employees probably assaulted him. He
said:
do not believe it, 1 do not believe anv man
assaulted me for his own personal satisfaction
believe my asseilant to be a hired thumper,
and | propose to find out WI rlployed him.
l have pretty distinct reeolleCi IN that l saw.
him on the train coming here iFS Seattle Yes
/ believe lie followed rae fFcn cattle. All of
my men who were employed az q : mines have
been paid There was couple it'll whom we
had trouble, but their accounts re settled by
of ever having seen this msn, I Id il he had
been one OF my men | would r. lember him.
No, believe that he was hired 10 assault me,
and that he followed me here from cattle
At midnight Sullivan was in TIE hands of
a colored nurse and DIR. Harris His left
cheek is swollen. his nose at S ghtiy on
the left side of the bridge, nd h cheek is
scratched in three parallels iincs, caused,
DR.. Harris says. by the butt Of lie revol-
yer with which Sullivan as ailalt struck
him.
Frank Mcdonald stood in front of his
news depot when sullivan car = along, and
ne saw the scrap from "A to Z Nr. Me
Donald SAYS:
] never in nav life saw q little 1a DO N a big
man SO quickly and so neatly. Ii was hardly
alf sulivan's size but he threw hi about the
street like a rag baby. First be truck him
on the left jaw with his ft, aud
am sure he had no revolyei IN his
hand. From the very first crask < su tiyan wa.
knocked out He fell fat, and 4s his assailant
jumped upon him he threw up his arms 70 cover
his face, and shouted like a Big cali / said
Don't kill that man." and stepped mp 10
help the under dog, but hen | saw
who it was stepped back and sid TO myself,