The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-28
A SAILOR Is KNITTED.
Result Of = Drunken Quarrel in
q Water Front Saloon.
TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY POLICE.


Two drunken sailors, one named Hager,
commonly known as s-Schwager.@ and
the other Johnson, became engaged in .
quarrel in front Of the Sailors Union ship
ping 6ffice on Weller street, near CONNER
ciai. last evening. and Hager struck john
son several times with some weapon.
presumably knife, cutting his face clear
from the top Of his head to his chin.
About o'clock q crowd CT drunken
sailors we're in the saloon on the corner
and Hager commenced an attack on john
son and they were raising quite dis
turbancc. The proprietor ordered them
out and, after reaching the street, they be-
came more boisterous. A few seconds
later the saloonkeeper went upstairs over
the saloon and, looking out through
window. saw Johnson lying on the
ground cut. but he could not tell how
badly.
The crowd standing around picked him
ur and rushed into the Sailors Union
shipping Office. and what they did with
him then Is a mystery. for when Lieut..
Brennan arsved half an hour later in re-
Spouse to a telephone call nothing could
De found of him, and the whole crowd
seemed to be as ignorant of any trouble
as though they were lot of innocent
lambs.
Chief Jackson also went down and,
opening the door OF the Sailors Union.
shipping office, started to go through it
TO see what he could find.
Hey there, what do you mean by
breaking into this Officer shouted gruff.
burly fellow who advanced toward The
chief II want to know what authority
L - ~E.~ l..
have in this country. we will see about Il.
The agent is not here. but | represent him
when he is away and will see about this
tomorrow.
The whole gang had gathered about the
chief, Lieut.. Brennan aud Patrolman Ste
vens. who is on the beat. and began sway
ing back and FORTH acting and speaking in
menacing manner.
"I'd li--hic--to know what you-hic.
hic-what you fellows mean. anyhow 7"
muttered poor little fellow. as he stag
gered toward the officers under load of
bad whisky that would have paraiysed
siwash, and swinging his hands in the air
as though he would sweep the street with
all three of them unless satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION were given. he roared: What
in-hic-nell do you mean?"
go away about your- business" said
Lieut.. Brennan, and putting his hand to
the fellows breast he gave him q push and
he rolled heels over head.
You ought to throw the chaw in" said
the big fellow, ''but | know what I'm
talking about. Sect Close your mouth
now or I'll close 1t for you" he said to the
little fellow, as the latter scrambled for
footing and began testing his lungs for
another onslaught on the officers.
Yes, go off and-hic- keep still.
you drunken chaw. YOU" chimed in an
other, whose load was scarcely lighter
than that OF the man he was reprimand-
ing and. giving his oyeralls a pull, he
staggered toward the chief .'See-hic-
here, officer, what kind Of laws have"
"Ciose your mouth, will YOU" shouted
the big fellow, and forthwith the whole
crowd became engaged in forecastie legal
contest over the question of individual
rights.
During all this time the officers had been
making search of the TO I'm, The crowd
following them right around, but nothing
could be found of the injured man, and
when they started out on the street the
whole gang followed for fully q block, con-
tinuing their abuse all the time.
1t was afterwards learned that while the
officers we're making the search OF the
surrounding buildings, several sailors had
the wounded man down under the street
in the fats, spiriting him away in a boat
out TO his shack, the location of which
could not be ascertained