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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
BALLARD's GAY wATCHMEN.
committee Investigating Mrs. Egerer'i
Charges-spicy Language Used.

committee Investigating Mrs. Egerer's
Charges-spicy Language Used.
The Ballard police committee, composed Of
Couneiimen Curtis, Frazer and Preston, yester-
oay afternoon held an investigation in the
council-room into the charges made by Mrs
Mollie Egerer against Night Watchmen Thomas
Henry and and Nicholas Beck The inyes tiga.
lion wac held with closed DOORS no one being
allowed admission except the accused and ac-
cuser, City Attorney Edmund Peters, City Clerk
Andrew Mccain and Marshal Charles Landers,
who guarded the door. Only three persons i'm
mediately concerned were examined, and the
hearing was adjourned. VIII Covington, OF
Fremont, ex-Night Waterman John Mcdonald
and probably several other witnesses will be
examined before the committee will be ready
to report.
The testimony was quite lively and interest
ing, several sharp answers and retorts being ex.
changed among the parties. The night watch.
men denied the most material points of Mrs
Egerer's complaint, q I'D Beck claimed that when
ne overlook her she said, ~ am decent married
woman" and he replied, 81 am a decent married
man" and passed on, whereupon she followed
MIN up to State street He also called Mrs.
Egerer q dirty, black liar and referred to ex-
Policeman John Mcdonald, who would testify
that he saw Mrs. Egerer out late The commit.
tee asked Mrs. Egerer who Jack Mcdonald was
and she replied, "He was night watchman be-
lore these things took his place" pointing to
Beck and Henry.
Mrs Egerer Is dissatisfied with the method of
the examination, and if the night watchmen arc
exonerated may bring the case before the police
Justice. Ex-Policeman John Mcdonald says he
knows nothing against the character of Mrs.
Egerer, believes here to be an honorable truth
full and virtuous woman.
The night watchmen have several staunch
friends in the council, which only serves to
heighten public interest, which has been in.
tense ever since the publication OF the COM
plant in the PosT-INIELLIGEScER
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H F. Heuss vs.. r. A. digger ct sl.-Danages;
set for March I6.
n r. u. Ball ". Huron Lumber Company ct al
Damage; set for April S,
Ma,theW NJ Gasser vs.. Louis X. Church and
). L. Lentzy-Contract; set for March i6.
SUPERIOR coURT-HUMEs, J.
- state OF Washington vs.. Emil Morven, Matt
Reese, Henry Quinn; set for March IL
r. otate OF Washington vs.. Kellogg 5. Doane; set
a., A. W. Hight VS.. C. C. Coleman; set for
Dennis c. Donavan vs. McQuinn-set fof
March I6.
March l6.
Louis Hax vs. Cascade Fire and Marine In
surance Company-Set for March IL
March II.
Joseph spiss vs. Krorr & Niez-set for
MarchIs
Tor March Is
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PERSONAL.
LII. arittth went to Blaine yesterday.

1. Fl. Grifith went to Blaine yesterday.
NJ. J. Heney. OF Nooksack. is in the city.
C.. p. Masterson, of Tacoma is at the Northern
hotel.
A. Turnbull, of franklin. Ii In the city on
business
V smalley. of st. Paul, was at the Rainier
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 1. Pratt, OF Minneapolis. are
stopping at the Rainier.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Thomas, OF Black Dia-
mond, were in the city yesterday.
Chester H. Warner of CoiaS, one OF the lead
ING Democrats of Eastern Washington, is at the
Northern hotel.
Mrs. I. II. Pauley, Miss c. A. Pauley, Miss
olive Young, Miss Odessa Allender, Miss W.
AIIender, Mrs. W. J. Meredith and Mrs. T. J..
Kerr. all of Slaughter, arrived in the city last
evening and will remain until tomorrow.
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BREyITIES,

Only one death has occurred In tho city % far
this month.
At Providence hospital yesterday four patients
were received, and at Grace two were added to
the list.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday for E.
Peterson and Mary L. sundling, of Seattle; o.
car A johnson and Alma Anderson, of Seattle.
Thomas Berry, who was arrested Friday upon
q charge of stealing SIC In cash from the
pockets of II. NJ. Frszier, his roommate, was
fined s25 and sentenced to thirty days in jail
yesterday by Judge Rivers.
So far, the returns from the lecture delivered
BY James Hamilton Lewis Wednesday evening
for the benefit OF the workingmens free read
ing.roem and library amount to about $500. The
total expenses were about SIS, leaving s275 net
besides some tickets yet to DO accounted for
The Francis Murphy Gospel Temperance
Union has discontinued its free employment
bureau and has no connection with the Gospel
temperance Advocate or any other paper No per-
son has any authority from the union to solicit
subscription. for either the employment bureau
or the Adrocate Aswindler has been soliciting
for both
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FROM A DIZZY HEIGHT
Terrible Fall of a Sailor From
a Ships Masthead.
HANGS BY THE NECK IN MID-AlR.
Cnsrles Doherty smashes His Arm on
lard and Is Suspended in the
Rigging-Felt No Pain.

Charles Doherty, q seam an of the English ship
lakewood, now in port, was taken to Providence
hospital yesterday to be treated for injuries
caused by a fall from the royal mast while en-
route to Seattle
Captain Gait did everything in his power for
.ne comfort of Doherty, and the arm was set
unfortunately it did not knit properly, and wiil
nave TO be broken and reset today
Doheriy shipped as an able seaman from Rio
de Janeiro last October and arrived at Seattle Q
Few days ago. On Febru IN he was ordered to
scrape down the royal mas9, the top Of which 10
about 40 feet from the deck In order to pre-
vent his slipping, Doheffy took a gasket,
which is fat, plated cord used
IN furling a : sail and is tied
to the yard when not in use In order that this
rope might not hinder him while climbing he
wound one end around his neck and the other
about his body. He had mounted to the royal
mast and was about to begin work when he lost
his hold and fell. As his body struck the cross
trees, bounded to one side and shot down to-
ward the deck, a cry or horror escaped from the
seanen who had observed the accident. He
had fallen about sixty teet when his left arm,
near the shoulder, struck the stays.
The force of the collision caused
the rope to unwind itself from
his body and catch in the rigging, the other end
remaining around his neck. As his body con.
tnued its descent to the full length of the rope
1t was suddenly brought up with jerk and the
men on the deck saw their comrade hanged By
his neck.
All thought the jerk had broken the spinal
cord, but when the body was taken down it was
found that feeble pulse remained and that the
neck was apparently all right. The right arm
was broken about four inches below the Shout
der. All efforts at the time to bring Doherty to
were unavailing and for three days he lowered
between life and death. When he did recover
consciousness he could not remember what had
happened and was only persuaded OF the fact by
the broad red mark around his neck and his
broken arm.
In speaking of the accident yesterday he said
that he lost his senses the instant he fell and
never felt rain until three days later when he
came to his senses
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SENT BACK TO THE SISTERS. CARE.
Frances Brotchi Paints at the SEN.
tence-Her Sister,s Rad Racnrd

FRANCES brotchl Paints at the Sen.
tence-Her Sisters Bad Record
The habeas corpus case brought by Celia
Brotchi, or Celia Benson, to get possession of
her sister. who is an inmate of the House of
the Good Shepherd in this city, brought out a
sad story yesterday in Judge Iichtenbere's de-
partment OF the superior court 1t ended with
decidedly sensational incident, the girl who
was the cause OF the trouble falling In q dead
faint on the floor OF the courtroom when she
heard that she was to remain with the Sisters
Several weeks ago Mrs. Brotchi, a German
woman, living in>Mount Vernon, learned that
her l5-year-old daughter Frances was living an
abandoned life in Seattle with her sister Celia
six years her senior. She sent word to the police
TO have the girl hunted up and taken to the
House OF the Good Shepherd. This was DONE
and Mrs. Brotchi came down and made arrange
ments with the sisters to keep the girl few days
later Celia Brotchi commenced habeas corpus
proceedings to get the girl out. She said that
she had been married in Nebraska to man
named Benson, but she used her maiden name
Celia Brotchi. She made a most disastrous wit
ness for her own she said that she did cham
Der work in the Iowa house for living; that she
had one child, which had been in the Day
Nursery recently. Cross-questioned by Attorney
Fairfield, she admitted that she sometimes wore
low-necked Mother Hubbard dress and
that men came to see her at night
Frances had also had number of male callers,
among whom were Billy White, conductor on
an electric road. 1t was this man she said that
wanted to get Frances out of the Sisters home.
Mrs. Brotchi testified that Frances was in the
habit of running away frequently and working
for other people. She was 80 wild that she
thought 1t would be q good thing for her to be
with the Sisters awhile.
The girl herself testified that her mother had
ill-treated her, but she would go back home
rather than back to the Good Shepherds home
She said she had made her own living from the
time she had been years old and had been
given but a few months schooling
Judge Lichtenberg dismissed the motion for a
writ Of habeas corpus and remanded the girl
back to the care OF the Sisters. When she heard
the decision, she fell over against her mother
aud then rolled on the floor in dead faint and
It was some minutes before she could be re-
viyed The crowd in the courtroom was in
stantly ordered out and the proper means were
resorted to to restore her senses. She Is pretty
girl and looks two or three years older than she
really is.
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THE BLOTTER.

SUPERIOR coURT-osBoRN. J.
Garrettson- W oodruff- Pratt Co. VS.. Ben 4.
snipes-Trial concluded and given to jury; YER
Diet for plaintiff of s6s6
SUPERIOR coURr-HUxEs.J
State OF Washington VS.. Park Robinson-Triai
Concluded
PROBATE CoURr-LIcHTKSBERG'J J.
Estate of Terence o'Briep. sr.-order appoint,
ing William Cochrane. Martin Cummings and
Andrew Washburn appraisers.
Estate Of George Standardization Tor les-
ters of standardization: order fixing time Tor
hearing; set for March is.
Estate Of Walter A. authorization Tor ex-
tension OF time TO file final account ofoef
granting extension of time to June .,
Estate OF Eleanor Wood-Prcof OF puoiicstlon
OF notice to creditors; decree showing que no
Uce
Estate of Harry d. Burke-Final account nieoi
order fixing March p for hearing.
Insanity OF Emma Eliza Bulliyant-peeres OF
nry,sf
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Mercer Slough Farmers In Terror-Dep-
uties Watching for Him,

Nothing is yet known concerning the where
abouts of William Miller the crazy desperate
who escaped from Steiacoom a week ago. 1t
was thought he had made his way to his fathers
farm on Mercer slough and that he would carry
out his threat to murder eight or ten of the
neighboring farmers, but Deputy Sheriff Jack
Mcdonald, who returned from that locality Fri
day evening, says that he has not put in an ap-
pearanee there.
Two men claim to have seen him Friday in
souak valley and yesterday Sheriff Woolery
swore in two new deputies and sent them out to
hunt him down. The residents along Mercer
slough are incensed at the steilacoom asylum
authorities for allowing Miller to escape, for
they feel that they are momentsrily in danger
of being murdered.
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smupeIer Bembois Gets Bail.

j. B. Bembois, alias John Doney, the SNUG
gler who was captured last Tuesday evening with
5000 worth of opium in his possession, furnish
ed bonds in the sum OF $1,000 before Justice Won
Tobel yesterday and was released from custody.
Bembois claims to be logger. He came to Sc
attic from Fairhaven last Sunday with the
trunk containing the opium and said he
brought it to the city for friend; but refuses
to tell who the friend is. Both OF his bondsmen
are from Whatcom county-one from Fairhaven
aud the other from Whatcom.
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BITTEN BY AN ANGRY DOC.
Judge Hanford's Son Suffers Painfully
From Testing His Pets Mett1e.

Edward Hanford, the 9-year-old son of Judge
@. II. Hanford, was severely bitten by dog
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock.
Several boys, including young Hsnford and q
young negro who is employed by Josiah Collins,
were playing near the corner of Tenth and Ma
rion streets. discussion concerning the rela-
tive merits Of Grouse, one of Nj. Collins dogs,
aud dog owned by young Hanford resulted in
a proposal for dog fight. The affair, however.
was Unexpectedly terminated by Jacksons dog
grabbing Hanford by the knee and sinking his
teeth deep into the flesh. The pain was severe,
but the little fellow managed to walk to the cor
ner of Madison, where he was assisted to his
home at the corner of Eleventh street.
DR.. J. B. Eagleson dressed the wounds, and
does not anticipate danger from blood poison
NC
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THE TRIAL CALENDAR

SUPERIOR coURr-LIcHrENBERs. j.
Fannie i. Croker vs. Cyrus D. Fowle-specine
Performance; set for March 10 49,,
Washington lion Works Company vs., sattno 91
BAY Lumber Company ct al.-Set ioI AaIeu 10
Olaf NJ. Hanks VS.. Layina :. HANKS ct A.
foreclosure al title: set for March Ia. ~.
Mary Griffin vs. Frank Griffin ct aL-Dlvorce;
SCI for March IL
laramie Mayer VS.. Charles F. Frssch Ell al
Change OF Venue; set for March y. -,
Theresa TurabuiI va David : TurnbuN-Di-
vorce set for March IS
II. J. Days vs.. Lucy o. Dayys-pivofcei ss'
Tor March * ~,
Thomas Houlston vs.. Lena Houiston-pi-
Vorce; set Tor March Is. -,
Walter Mcfarland vs.. Ellen AcFarlano-p4-
NoFcc. set for March Is -,
Amanda NJ. Payne vs.. George W. Psyne-Dl-
foFce; set icr March Is
SUPERIOR CoURr-osBoaS, J.
August Johnson VS.. o. K. steele-u niaWiui
Retainer; set Tor March -
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Plays Havoc in Lawyer Walsh's once
and Is Arrested.

ana Is Arresteus
Matte Arnold, alias " Big Foot Matte"
created good deal Of excitement last evening
at o'clock by breaking large pane of glass out
of the door of the law Office of Walsh & De Bow.
She then entered the office and overturned a
stove and table before she was elected.
Immediately after her performance c. J.
Walsh, senior member of the firm, against
whom she has long borne grudge, swore out a
warrant before Justice Won Tobel for her arrest
upon charge of malicious injury. She was ar
rested and gave SIS bail to appear for trial to-
morrow.
The woman has several times been arrested
upon various minor charges and has employed
Walsh to defend her. They had dispute over
q trivial matter two months ago and since then
the woman has sworn to have revenge. A week
ago she called at the office and broke the glass
in the door and Walsh not only elected her but,
she claims. struck her several times. Yesterday
she called when not expected and took revenge
before Walsh could collect his scattered senses.
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FOR FORGING A CERTIFICATE.
Plumber Whelan to Be Arrested ON In
spector Malan's Charge.


spector Malsn's Charge.
A warrant is out for the arrest Of C. K. Whe-
Ian, plumber, who is charged with forging the
signature of J. r. Malan, the inspector of
plumbing. The charge was made before Justice
Neagle by N. F. Backus, cashier of the Wash
ington National bank. Whelan has not yet been
arrested though an officer was searching for him
yesterday and last night
Some time ago Whelan was employed to do
the plumbing work IN building at the corner
of Fourth and Pike streets, owned by the Wash.
ington National bank. The work was found by
Inspector Malan not to be according to law,
and Whelan was arrested for violating
the plumbing ordinance He gave bail for
his appearance for hearing, but as yet the
case has not been called in court Whelan ap-
piled at the bank for the contract price, Sl25,
but payment was refused until he produced a
certificate from the plumbing inspector that the
work was properly done On January %
Whelan appeared at the bank with certificate
bearing Inspector Malan's signature, and the
money was paid him Malan says that he never
issued the certificate, and denounces 1t as a
forgery Inasmuch a. Whelan has never offered
to refund the money or attend to the plumbing,
Mr. Backus presumed that the certificate was q
forgery and swore out warrant for his arrest
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New Suits Filed.

The following suits were filed yesterday In
the superior court:
Norwegian Plow Co. VS.. w. F. Zwick-suit for
tSS7 for goods sold and delivered.
J. F. Mcknight VS.. William II. wilcox-Suit
for 500 for rent
R. o. Lavender VS.. j. C. Nixon-suit for 2,l2o
as par; payment for schooner.
Silss Archibald VS.. William Newhsil-Suit 70
compel performance of contract.
B. c. sprague ct Tx. VS.. Claussen- Sweeney
Brewing Co-Suit for $4,000 on contract.
Eliza Borelis VS.. John Handicapped from
Justice court
Thsdeus Comfort vs.. Charles c. Colman-Ap-
plieaton for writ of mandamus.
H. $ Turner VS.. Henry c. Nellis et ux-euu
for tureclosure of mortgage.
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WANTS HIS SHARE OF THE BOAT
Captain Lavender Claims . Quarter In
terest in the Schooner Dennis.

K. o. Lavender brought suit in the superior
court yesterday against ]. c. Nixon to recover
8, los, claimed to be due in payment for quar-
ter interest in the schooner Henry Dennis, pur-
chased by Nixon. Lavender claims that the
schooner when built in Salem, Mass, was
owned by Joshua Brown, William Pray and
william Norton and. cost about 5000.
Captain Lavender brought her around the Horn
and took her 10 Alaska to engage In the fur
trade. When the schooner had earned her
original cost, he claims that he was to have
quarter interest. After he had run her success
fully for two years, and clearing considerably
more than the original cost, she was sold to ].
C. Nixon for $500. Lavender says he told
Nixon before the sale that he owned quarter
interest and that Nixon promised to pay him
the proportionate amount of IS. 500 Under that
agreement he transferred his interest, but he
now sues for the payment of his share OF the
monev
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ROBINSON GOES FREE.
Jury Acquits Him After Many
Hours Deliberation.
ARGUMENTS BY THEATToRNEYs.
Frances Brotchi to Remain ut the
House Of the Good Shepherd
Paints 1t the News.

The trial OF Park Robinson for the killing OF
EDWARD Williams at Franklin last June which
has occupied five days in Judge Humes' depart
ment of the superior court, was concluded and
the case given to the jury at 800 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
The whole day up to that hour was occupied
In argument by the attorneys in the case. As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Mcbride opened
for the prosecution. He laid particular stress
upon the testimony as to the dying staten ent of
Williams, and that going to show that he was
unarned when killed.
Attorney Burleigh, for the defense, admitted the
killing, and took the ground that it was done
In self-defense. He pointed out that at the time
OF the shooting there was a combination among
the miners to drive out the negroes by force:
that there was riot going on at the time, and
Park Robinson was only doing his duty In pro-
tecting his own life and those of the members
oil his family. He alluded to the feeling against
Robinson and to the fact o! the gun being found
under Morris, who was with Williams.
Attorney Hughes closed for the state in an
argument lasting several hours
The jury in the case of Park Robinson, on
rial for manslaughter in the killing of Edward
Williams, went out at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and returned at an early hour this
morning with verdict OF not guilty.
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wild-Eyed Crazy Man in Jail.

Fred Dorau was arrested by Officer Thorn on
Washington street last evening upon charge
of insanity. He walked across the street to
speak to the officer, but on approaching him
suddenly become Wild, waived his arms and
yelled ike an Apache. Doran formerly ran
shooting gallery on Jackson street. He is said
TO be subject to fits OF temporary insanity,
dining which he is dangerous to himself and
those with whom he comes in contact few
hours after bis arrest he Gained down, aud
could not remember what had taken place. He
,,,av ~ val . sad tomorrow.
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"pacit,o Magazine" Sold.

lee Fsirehild has sold the Pdcifc fd7dEine'
Including all adjunct property thereof to b r
Kunkler, of Seattle. Mr.. Kunkler is writer OF
much promise and man Of good business aoli,
tty The new management Is said 10 nave eoo1
financial backing and doubtless the FdclsS WIN
maintain II. high and progressive TONE MI.
Fairchild will continue As associate soisor'
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Hospt.als for Railroad Graders.

rJH. Fairfield, of Great Fails, who hiss the
contract for looking after the health OF the
Great Northern graders and " oTkmen on this
side of the Cascade range, is at the northern
hotel. Yesterday he said: 1--WE erect heid nos
pitals az convenient points along the llns' anu
all who are sick or injured are turned over 10
our care. So far as our experiences soes, we
h.va fopna that gangs OF Italians are about IS
free from sickness as any other class OF working
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John Evans. who shot Lewis Thomas in the
right arm st Back Diamond during assiooh
row Thursdsy night, was brought 70 the COUNT!
al les, svenipr Al 5 O'Clock BY Deputy sheriff
Mrnonald He will be arraigned for hearing
before Justice Won Tobei tomorrow on . charge
Of assault with a deadly weapon