The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-05
A WILD-EYED CLIENT.
lie Has His LAWYER Arrested
for Trying to Rob Him.
4 PLAGUE TO THE OFFICIALS.
sss-Csek stewart Charges Lawyer ysnes
VITA covetsnx HEs weaIth-A
Row Follows Defeat

TP Stewart tan scrzns- cock on the stekner
Signal, Who has bsen trying - collect claim q
sss from TIE vssssi. yesterday gave his attsrney.
Fr2nk H.rtssy goass. good cause 70 rexrss thst
he ks6 svs- taken tie casa Sot satisfied WITH
arguing pcEnts % Law WITH hin from sea law
yeE's standpoint. he had Mr. Jones arrested yes-
tezdsy on eAarge Of ssssusf with trtsak TO rob
nn4, whsa that charge had been dismissed and
she costs taxed % himself. 90 eagAgsd in an
alteration with Jones Gu tAs street. ard ended
By saving him arrested again On chsrgs OF
simple assault
sEswars ilbsled the signal through Jones'. and
when abs court released ia boat on approved
bond tFnmedls.ely tegsu 20 msxo life weary for
his attorney, Clerk Hopkins. OF fAa United
States distEiet court. and the ofielaIs N the
United states marshafs cfHce By claiming that
the captain 1T the boat had no right % 90 On the
bond Then he became possessed o. the idea
that either Jcses or his partner. Alexander
Joaes, lad broken into hts room at the WAsa-
fngton house about o'clock on Thursday morn
i1x. and, pointing revolver 81 hIrn, tried 70
roo him OF al his wcrl6sy wealth. though this
consisted only of kaIf-dollar and two or three
dimes. ard Jones had accepted q revolver aud
sorna iewsify a. security for hEs ice. Detsr-
mined 20 hare bis supposed assaiiaEt arrested.
he spent eli day Friday walking between the
prosecuting attorneys ofiee. the municipal and
Justice CaldweiHs courts, continually missing
the officials. but thinking that each Aes trying
% avoid him. Finally he got @ war
ran: yesterday morning from Justice Caldwell
on . complaint from the prosecuting attorneys
Office, accusing Alexander Jones Of ssssnsf with
intent 20 rob The srrest was made, aud Alex
ande- Jones went into court accompanied ~
his partner. Frank Hartley Jones' Stewart sud
denly came 10 the conclusion that he had made
amistske in the identity Of his sssaiIant, and
said Frank Hartley Jones was the man. The
case against Alexander Jones' was dismissed
and Frank Hartley Jones name substitutsd.
Then Stewart told his story lie said that
about o'clock Thursday morning he heard
come one a. bis door. turning the knob slowly;
that he jumped out OF bed, threw open the door
and stood face 20 face with Frank Hartley
Jones; that Jones stuck gun in his face and
demanded his money: that he. Stewart, Ike
tiger sprang at the man before him and tried to
grab his whiskers: that they fell to the floor,
and struggle ensusd. during which the man
with whiskers wigg.ed away and ran down the
stairs Then. Stewart says. he grabbed lantern
aud smashed IL on the head of another man,
who was in the hall. knocking him down stairs
man who foomed near Stewart testified that
he heard the lantern smash. but heard no one
20 down stairs
the time OF the supposed assault incidentally
the nature OF the Tee Stewart gave him instead
OF cssh came out An abundance of testimony
was introduced 20 prove ZONES good character.
On the other hand, stewards peculiar actions
were brought out in bold reliei.
Justice Caldwell told Deputy Prosecuting At
torney Bass he did not want 20 hear any aEgn-
ment in the case. There was no question in Ills
mind about Mr.. Jones innocence and be re-
GREETED tha, he had beeu obliged TO defend him
self against 80 serious a charge with no tounda-
ton. He taxed the costs 10 Stewart and ordered
his confinement In jail pending payment, but
as tie legality OF this imprisonmsn was
doubted, he yielded that point A. stewart
went out OF the court he said the court had
''hamboozled" him. IL was the general opinion
OF those In court that he insane
But attorney and client met again where
there was no court to restrain them. About S
O'Clock Jones was passing along Front street at
the crossing OF Casrry, when he saw stewart
standing in doorway and glaring at him.
stewart put his hand back 70 his hip pocket as
though 10 draw revolver, aud Jones, antiei-
psting him, struck him on the head with his
umbrella aud then ran away. Stewart vowed
vengeance and complained at police headquar-
terS Jones was again arrested and put under
bail on charge of assault He is weary OF his
client. and wishes he would ship again Tor q
long voyage.
But Jones is not the only object of the marine
cooks wrath. After he got through his legal
argument about the bond OF the signal, stewart
went TO George w. Cranes employment Office to
learn the whereabouts OF George Williams, an
other cook. who had gone 10 work on the
steamer. Owing to confusion of names he
failed 10 learn what he wanted and went away
angry aud yowing that he would get even
Alter he bad made tho life OF City Attorney
Fortsoa e burden by his opportunities he sue-
ceeded in obtaining a warrant for Cranes ar
rest on charge that he did not keep his books
in proper order. as required by the city ordi-
nance regulating employment: Offices This
charge Is still pending. and Stewart Ia likely to
bob up again.