The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-03
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A rough and tumble Eight at the corner
OF Nam and Commercial streets yesterday
morning about II IS o'clock between De-
secfive George Cave and James Giifii.en,
one OF the proprietors Of the Tyee saloon,
caused large crowd 20 assemble, and the
mob. IahorfnG under the impression that
the ohicer vas abusing the saloonkeepsr,
INDUCED in opea threats Of iynching.
Who Vas to blame for the disturbance re-
mains in doubt - the sto ries OF the prin.
cipais diner h aimoss every particular.
The facts still remain that GilfIien has q
long cut en his head over the right eye,
while Detective Cave bears marks Of Q
blow under the left optic, and can show .
battered shin bone.
The two men came together, and after
INDUCING in violent language, commenced
to tight The officer claims he was trying
to arrest 0iifilisn on the charge Of using
violent language, while the latter claims
that Cave went 1t him on account of
trouble manp years ago. and in the pres
ent cass without cause or extenuating cir
eumstances- During the row Cave caught
0iifiiien . necktie. and - the latter jumped
back thet article Of apparel was pulled
on and thrown into the street. A clinch
followed, and both men went to the
ground. Cave got up and, ~ GiIiilisn at
tempted TO rise. his him on the head With
his handcuhs. Then the man who was
down commenced to kick Caves
shins. and the crowd took his, Gill
fiiien's, part Oficer FAUCET ar.
rived on the scene in time to help
Cave put tho handcuffs on Giiflien and
when the patrol wagon arrived hs was
put In. Notwithstanding tho prosestations
Of tho crowd. which claimed that the on
Ger had been brutal. The patrol wagon
was followed to the police station by .
crowd Of about 100 men and boys, yelling
and hootine. Open threats of lynching
were made bat the number OF the crowd
prevented the identity of the responsible
parties becoming known. There were no
violent manifestations q the police sta
ton beyond loud talk and Gilfillen was
registered without further trouble. Capt.
+. 3. Sims allowed him to 90 on SO and
later in the day . charge Of disorderiy
conduct Vas placed against him.
After Gu6llen's wounds were dressed BY
DR.. Ryan and another physician, whose
name could not be learned. he accom-
panied his attorney to the ofice Of Prose-
cutting Attorney John F. Miller and asked
for warrant. charging Cave with assault
with deadly weapon. Gilfiilen told the
following story:
II was going TO the ONCE of the Claussen-
Sweeney Brewing Company. when Cave
met me At the corner Of Main and Com
mereial streets. and said: Who is living
with your partner. Jimr / told him
that l did not know anything about
my partners business, and II he wanted
to know he had better ses him.
i don't have TO. you dirty -
- replied Cave; Il will
make you tell replied In the same
style Of language he used and hold him
would not tell him anything. Then he
knocked mo down and hit mo with his
handouts. When he had finished Mr..
Miller asked him il he was sure there was
nothing else to be told in connection
with the trouble. Gil6lien replied that
there was not. and the prosecuting attor-
ncy agreed TO tile . complaint charging
assault and battery. at the same time in.
structing Deputy Winstock to have the
case dismissed and the costs charged to
the prosecuting witness IL the facts came
out ct the preliminary hearing different
from the representation. The warrant
vas issued late last night, but will prob
ably Be served this morning.
Detective George Cave gave the follow.
ing account OF the affair to Posr-lsrxL-
LisExcKR reporter: "A long time ago a
woman came to police headquarters and
said that = man was smashing the frrni-
ture In her house on Terrace street and
she wanted an officer. / was sent 10 the
house and arrested Jim Giltilien. At that
time he resisted and I had . hard tussle
with him. He got out on bail and made
another row, which neecssitated another
arrest. He has evidently had ill-fee.ings
against me ever since, for yesterday no
came up to where stood, ct the corner of
Main and Commercial streets, and said:
what are these stories you have been
telling about met" l replied: Jim, /
don't know what you are talking about
and don't want to have any trouble with
you" II will do you up yet. you Swede
-" he answered and a.
moved away he followed. talking all the
time.
II told him TO be quiet or would arrest
him. He paid no attention TO what said
and finally told him 10 come along with
me to the patrol box. reached tor his
coat and he struck me under the left eve.
| should say we tussled five minutes and
In the meantime a crowd from the water
front and other places gathered around.
urging him to do me up struck him
on the head with my handouts, hut he
would not give up then or even after OIL
Ger Faucet arrived and helped me. To-
gethsr We hsndcusfed him and took him
In the patrol wagon to the Jail. followed
by . big crowd, which wanted to lynch
me. They surrounded the city Jail, hut