The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-17
rRIEs OF MURDER. >
r.-..fiou During a Trial in the
Federal Court
- . 4,nruff DID THE YELLING.
-. r-xer the Ipfuencs Of Galore
s.rr-rsrs Townsend Politician
exed for Divorce.

J. x...x~e suis With sensational inch
!. g !. - before Judge Beatty in the
:. u. ~. !. ztsles court yesterday. The case
- - wi<re Peter 9. Longwortn vas
- ~ yorfbsrn Pacific Railroad Com
~ ssa510 damages for broken
-. sad 5 frsctured hip received in
- -->rk which occurred between Gle
-. 80 Eslensburg on May e, 1851.
-. xhois morning had been con-
- i getting twelve men TO look
.ss-,s-ss.1Ix 81 both sides Of the case, and
- $500 hsd inst taken their places be-
-. s~,nr sworn, when James Hamilton
800. uho appeared in Longworth's
tsssn ross aud politely asked the
80 ior permission 70 leave the
-, foy few minutes II was granted,
- imusdiateiy afterwards James ASH
- - attorney for the Northern Pacific,
- s. 1nd followed without asking the
800 ne jurymen looked lazily after
{ go. ~ heads in the audience turned
= ~ door, but no one was looking for
- bresk 10 the monotony. when judge.
o.. spectators and hangers-on of all
i;nds sers electrified by shouts Of MUIR
1.xl murdsrr' s'0h. my God. they are
z S.lIIus msf' .Heipl heIpi helpi" APP
,s.su,ls coming from the hall outside.
Iske charge of buckshot from shot
n he court room emptied itself into the
lta From District Attorney Drinkers
x<.x11e room the Wild shrieks were still
srocssding. The door was locked aud an
s1sraees could not be effected, although
eyryeos vas trying. Guesses OF the
s{,3nt nature were made. One man
- men Ashton and Lewis 20 into the
roan. 20 be and several others asserted
tai lbs two attorneys were engaged In
nor.aI eombat inside. Others were Of the
scsnon that some one In the district at
lcsnps room had gone insane and was
mastering those IN the room with him.
feil others hazarded that II was some
ma with delirium tremens who was
rxaugoing treatment. But the widest
fssn was that of one timid mortal who
ssssssed that perhaps highbindsrs had
fs.icsd the deputy marshais into the
roam and we're numbering them for their
psrsistant bounding of Lee Fook Bow.
Al last the uproar ceased and the door
ep<ned. But the white-faced watchers on
he outside we're greeted by nothing more
ssarting than Mr. Lewis, as be stood
calmly on the threshold. He offered no
explanation, and followed by Mr.. Ashton,
be re-entered the court room, and the
room with the mystery still inside was
locked up again. The explanation after
ward given Of the occurrence was that
tso physicians. one appointed by each
attorney. we're making an examination Of
the plaintiff with view 10 subsequently
giving expert testimony, in the course of
which they found 1t necessary to put him
1nder the influence of anesthetics, eaus-
lnz him 10 lose his head and fly into
kgterics.
The trial then continued, the jury being
latsfneted by the judge not 20 take into
nusideration the plaintiffs screams.
Tor the plaintiff ii Is contended that the
nlxay company let the track get out of
npsir and refused TO repair it. causing the
TIN to leave the track. while the defend
" spept ell afternoon In showing that
hnlls got ''sun kink" in them and de-
nd the cars. The plaintiffs witnesses
k.ihed that the cars were running at
nass than safe speed at the time. Long
sash IL IS year, old and has q family.
Hsis mechanic by occupation.