The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-23
THE ATTACK ON LOOS.
IRA! OF Wright for Assaulting
the Shoemaker.
HOW THE VICTIM WAS FOUND.
WRIGHT asa Mcyats Were with Him
Drinking shortly Bssere-A Wit
bees FineA fer CesssmpG

The preliminary examination OF Samuel
Wright and Nathan MeNsss on the
charge OF robhsns Peter Loos. q shoe
maker, Of 80 Wednesday morning be-
tween and O'Clock. on Fourth street
between Pike and Union. occupied the
greater portion Of Judge Giasgox's time
yesterday and from present Indications
viii drag along through tomorrow. The
defense 10 making a vigorous fight at
every point and evidently intends TO
secure discharge on the ground Of lack of
evidences.
Al the beginning of the proceedings yes
ferday morning the defendants demanded
separate examinations and after con-
siderahle talk the request vas granted. Ii
was decided 10 90 ahead with Wrights
case. and Peter Loos. the poor shoemaker
With his empty rockesbook and ban daged
Lead, took the stand. All be knew Of the
case was ths. be had $50 in pocks,book
and that IL was gone. Az TO who took tie
money or who hit him he knew nothing
j. K Van Aistine confirmed Loos' story
as to the money. He paid Loos sos 50 At
the courthouse in connection with the set
tiemsnt OF private business. City Clerk
Stewart told how he found Loos insensi-
Bile. lying on the sidewalk on the west side
OF Fourth street. with his head over the
edge. DR.. X. W. sehoenle testified that he
dressed Loos' wounds and that they were
made by blunt instrument. in his es,i-
nation. Il was possible they might have
been made by fall Loos was under the
influence of liquor, and he was not sure
whether tnsensibility was caused by the
liquor or blows on his head.
A. McCailum, q bartender In the Con-
gress saloon. testified that Loos vas in the
saloon two or three times between the
hours Of Ii O'Clock and 100 Tuesday
night. McNatt came in the saloon with
Loos. bat stayed only few minutes. He
did not see Wright that night. Loos ex-
hibited his pocketbook to the bartender,
who thought there might have been some
money in il. He saw what he thought
was a silver dollar. bu. il might have been
only 30 cents.
Officer John HUFF said that he saw
Loos in the Eclipse saloon az 1850 O'Clock
Wednesday morning aud tha, he WAS
drunk. Wright, McNats, Bob Nash and
Loos were in the saloon drinking. Nash
was drunk. Wright wore q light-colorsd
ovsrcoat.
About this time James Ferris, . witness
for tho defeuse, was caught In the court
room by Baiiitf Brooks, who notified
Judge Glasgow. When asked Why he was
in the court room contrary to the orders Of
the court, Ferris said that he had list
stepped In the room to see . friend and
intended 20 60 out at once. Mr.. Brooks
declared that he had seen Ferris standing
In the room at least half an hour. He was
fined s. for contsmpt OF court and ordered
committed to Jail in default Mr.. Hart
requested Judge Glawgow to withhold the
commitment to Jail, as tho man was poor
and did not have any work Judge Gias-
gov withheld the commitment and Ferris
Was very careful to keep away from the
court room door.
Robert Nash, who was with Loos part
of the evening. was put on the stand. but
did not tell anything that had weight in
the case. Si.as Hunter. saloon man, tes-
titled that he saw q man he believed to be
Wright in front OF the Abbott house. on
Pike street. between l and o'clock
Wednesday morning. and tina, he had a
stick or cane
The most important evidence of the day
was that given by otficer Powers. who was
quoted in the Posr-IsrELLieEscEa yester-
day morning. In addition 10 what he
said then, he told how he saw McNatt
peeping into the window of the Congress
saloon about u o'clock. In telling OF see.
ing Wright and McNatt on Fourth street
he set the time at exactly :0s o'clock
Wednesday morning, and las, saw them
under the trees in front of or near Nright's
house. Wright leaned up against tree
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best OF the officers knowledge, Loos was
found about the point he saw the men
resting.
Officer Brown testified to finding a black
derby hat in front OF Wrtht's house, q
match box. piece Of suspsnder and piece
of an envelope George +. Wallace, who
lives ne 1t door 10 the Wrights, was called.
bur when Attorney Hart announced that
his crossexamination would be long the
witness was excused and officer John
Kelly called Kelly told only of the ar
rest aud his walk to the police station
with Wright. He said that Wright acted
naturally and asked If some old deal in
which McNa,t was interested bad come
up. He twnghtl knew that McNatt had
done nothing wrong during the night, be-
cau,e he had been with him all the time.
The testimony was favorable 10 the de-
fondaat.
After the eour: adjourned 20 this morn
ing at 9 O'Clock MeSstt was released on
bonds of 1900. furnished By Henry
Swift. who says he Is 4 capitalist. and W.
+. MeSatt, brother Of the defendant.
The state will have several witnesses on
the stand to-day. and some damaging tssti-
mony may be looked for. The defense
hepes To close IN time TO give the city
business a chance in the afternoon.