The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-02
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Wssssmelen Case"
Tsn celebrated '.Snoqusimie watermelon
case Of Ralph s. Hopkins. Of Seattle. ".
Il. 4, Levy. Of Victoria. which ha, been
IN ths United States courts nearly three
yeafs' came TO an end yesterday by Mr..
Levy psytng Mr. Hopkins sum greatly
in saesss Of the original judgment. The
csse . N interesting one ~ 10 the facts -
Vel - 20 the Law points involved.
ANsph Hopkins. Who II the son Of ex-
UnaSd States NaSshal Charles Hopkins
and brother Of r. n. Hopkins, clerk Of
she United States district court, during
the summer and fall of 1890 Vas engaged
in 10 watermelon business. He shipped
car loads Of melons into this city. and
nnasiy the market became glutted.
Wksis the market vas in this
conastion on September 20 he
tooa . car load Of melons 70
snofsnalmie. expecting to ell them TO The
nor pickers. OF whom there were fully 900
thes ut WORK on the big hop ranch. Whea
he drove TO the hop ranch with his first
load be met with warm reception. While
disnesine Of his melons on the county
road which runs through the hop ranch,
ne was ordered TO leave By H. 8. Levy, .
tosSholdef Of the Suoqualmis Hop Grow
ers Association. He refused to 70 and
Levy then placed him under restraint Of .
guard for some minutes. He then let him
20. telling him not to return. Hopkins
went TO the station and got . bigger load
Of ysslons from his car and returned to
the mop ranch aud commenced selling
thea In front Of the company's store
THE snragsd Levy. who again arrested
Hcpktns without any process of Law and
locked him up under guard. He Was re-
strained OF liberty for three hours aud was
only released upon . dispatch being re-
ceissd from Sheriff Wooiery saying he
wouid hold himself responsible for Mr..
Hopkins.
Daring oil this time Hopkins, who was
onis . boy In years. Was greatly agitatsd
AND disturbed in mind and body. He re-
masaed At snoquaimis and sold his entiro
Car load Of melons. Then he returned to
Seattle and brought suit against Levy to
recover 5000 for damage to his peace Of
mins and injury TO his business by the un-
iawia detention The case was heard and
july gave him verdict for $1,000 dam
ages. Levy owned considerable property
In Seattle. and Hopkins attempted to coli
lsct the amount Of the judgment BY taking
the rents Of houses on Yesler avenue and
nsae the Denny hotel, and also by selling
~ FACTION building on leased ground on
Front street near Pike. Levy resisted ex-
ecusson on the ground that Gil this prop
erty was community property. and the in
CONS was, therefore, not liable for any Of
his personai obligations.
Judge Hanford held that while COM
muaity real estate could not b seized for
satisfaction Of . judgments against him the
rsnss and issue Of community property
and personal property Was liable to sxscu-
tion. Levy appealed to the United States
ciroait court Of appeals on this point and
the case was last week decided in san
FRANCISCO in Hopkins favor. Judge Han
forts ruling being sustained. Levy hav-
ing cost on every point was finally glad to
setsis. and yesterday gave Mr.. Hopkins
@i.a:s7 TO satisfy the judgment The case
viii cost him In the neighborhood Of
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