The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-22
BLOOD IN HIS EYE.
4 Negro Porter Causes a Short
Reign of Terror.
sLasHlNo WITH a BIG KNIFE.
Henry Gregg Tries to Stab n Street Car
Conductor and Several Others
\ His Second OFense.

Henry Gregg, bury negro, tnsugurated
short reign o. terror last evening ii the neigh
bo-hood Of Second and James streets by chasing
everybody in sight with al open knife until be
was taken into custody by Officer Roberts
Gregg began his ugly demonstrations when,
about 10 o'clock. he boarded car No. - on the
Lake Union electric line az Pioneer place, get
ting on the front platform He had evidently
been drinking considerably aud was IN an ugly
humor. When Conductor Pail White came
through the car 70 collect his fare Gregg ten
dered him q nickel in payment, and a moment
later asked for his ehanEe- White replied;
''You only gave ne nickel and Immediately
the negro broke out into torrent Of oaths- The
conductor answered:
III YOU don't keep quiet l shall have TO put
you of the car.
He :hen started back through the car, and as
he reached the rear platform heard noise be-
hind him Turning quickly &c saw Gregg rush
ing 81 him wiki long-o.Gded knife IN his
hand. He grappled with the negro, and with
the help OF A Mckenzie. the naotorman, who
rushed 70 his assistance. pushed his asssf ant
fE0m the car. But the darkey was lot satisfied,
AID returned % tie stt2cA, 70 receive Blow on
the hsad with an iron brake handle, which
White had laid hold OF.
Gregg then turned his attention 70 pedestrians
or Second street Catching sight 81 two men
who were passing, he inquired with 81 cath
what they were looking ~, ana made for them
With MS knife. They took 70 their heels and eS-
caped their bloodthirsIy pUrsuer. Al thIs june
ture James SheehAn. proprietor Of a saloon on
second street, who had been watching the
negros actions from his doorway, tcok advan-
tage Of the coast being clear 70 90 TO hsadQuEr-
tiers for police assistance
In the meantime Gregg male his way 10 the
Home Messenger Compauys Office ana startled
James Clancy, the manager, by brandishing his
big knife and demanding hack IN watch 10 be
driven home. Clancy endeayo.ed TO humor
him, snd after some trouble succeeded in get
ting him ont OF the Office. Shortly afterwa-d
oT1eer Roberts appeared and arrested the man.
Once in the patrol wagon Gregg qUieted down,
and 81 the station was meek rs a lamb He
had disposed OF the weapon which created so
much CONSERVATION, and no trace could be
found OF i. According 70 eye-witnessea II was
one OF the sprlng-baCk variety, with q long
blade, and the Only knife found on the prisoner
was common penAnife of ordinary siza He
was locked up on 8 charge OF assault, aad viii
have d hearing before Judge Rivers today
This Il not the first time Gregg has been in
trouble Tor too free use of his knife In March,
lSss. after quarrel with James W. Haldane, d
drunken iongshoremsn, Gregg sprang after
him as re was walking away and stabbed him
III the back IN several p aces. Haldanes IN
iuries nearly proved fatal. His assaiIant was
released on $1,000 bond, which was furnished
by 4. Fortlouis and L Schoenfeld At pre-
hminary hearing which was held three weeks
later before Justice John F. Miller be was
bound over. but Haldsne failed TO appear 10
prosecute IN the superior court aud the case
was dismissed
Gregg is tall oose-jointed man. over six
feet IN heghth, with yellow skin. He has the
reputation OF being dangerous when in LIQUOR
DE has worked for A. FOrtlouis, the liquor
dealer, and also as porter at the Ramona
lodging-house He Claims TO be now employed
by Mr.. Fortlcuis.