The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-03
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ons Of the most brutal cutting Affairs
for many days sook plaos yesterday morn
Ing Et the Mint saloon ec Washington
street William Robinson, an ex-convics
from Oregon, vas the agxressor, ana
ssaaasi Alexander ssrom. . iaSoser. IN
the face and arm with . razor. The cats
vent TO the bone In each case, and Ia the
former extended from the middle OF the
LEFT cheek to the tip Of the chin- kooan-
son u0 captured . short time after the
AFFAIR BY Capt. Hanna and locked mp on
the charge o; asssass with deadly weapon.
Il 10 claimed By Robsnson's friends that
Ssrom sss equally 10 blame for the cutting.
Robinson and Patsy Griffin, formerly
well known character here. we're out en-
ioylng themselves Thursday night. and a.
i've O'Clock yesterday morning walked
into the Maybe saloon on Pioneer place.
L. c. H. Hamilton. ths colored porter, vas
in charge and SAYS that Robinson and
Grifiin asked him to give them drink
he said he eouid not give iiqaor away,
shereupon Robinson put bali dollar on
the bar. After they had got their drinks
Robinson put the. money back IN his
pocket and started cut Of the saloon. fol-
lowed by his companion. Hamilton asked
him 10 pay, bot Robinson said: Lets
see you get IT." Hamilton followed them
10 the doorstep, where Robinson drew .
razor and struck At him Hamilton re-
treated toward The saloon and Griffin
picked up cuspidor with the apparent
intention Of knocking Hamilton down.
The latter. however. got into the saloon
and rang for u messenger boy. Griffin,
apparently thinking they might Be arrest
ed. walked away. Robinson. however.
stayed in the saloon some time, talking in
loud and bullying tone TO Hamilton.
After the messenger boy arrived and was
sent for . policeman Robinson made his
escape.
His blood was now up and his quarrel
some disposition vas infiamed by liquor.
He walked south and eventually entered
the Mint saloon. on Washin zton. between
South Second and South Third streets.
There be became engaged in an alteration
with Swedish laborer named Alexander
Strom, and. Il il said, called him Svede
- Strom tried to eject Rob-
inson from the saloon, and during the
scufiie Robinson drew his razor and made
two vicious slashes at him. One Of the
blows struck strom's left arm near the
elbow and cut q deep. broad cash, while
the other laid his left cheek open to the
bone for distance of FIVE inches. 1t was
q horrible sight. the squirting blood. the
CORY razor and the flapping flesh. Robin
son took advantage Of the confusion that
reigned 10 escape.
Strern was bundled into the police pa
troll wagon and hurried to police head
quarters, whore DIR. Palmer attended 10
his injuries The cut on the arm required
three stitches and that on the cheek
twelve. Strom underwent the operation
without murmur, and IS soon az his
strength came back to him wanted to leave
the station. He was held. however. as a
witness and for the purpose Of identify ing
his assaiIant when arrested.
He had not long to wait. for a. Capt.
Hanna was coming up Washington street
from breakfast he encountered Robinson,
whose hands were covered with blood.
Hold on q minute" said the captain.
Robinson stopped. turned suddenly ans
raised his hands as IL to strike.
"why don't you carry out your inten-
tion." said Hanna.
1--WE changed my mind" growled
Robinson. Then he accompanied the
captain to headquarters and was con-
fronted with Strom. Strom said he was
the man and Robinson did not deny IL.
Robinson's fingers were cut in several
places and II is claimed by his friends that
S,ronl used a knife on him. On Robin
sons person were lot Of Little Louisiana
lottery tickets, a letter from II. L. Tibbals,
sr., OF Por: Townsend, introducing Viii
liam Griffin TO u. h. Jackson. a card from
J. III. Johnson. local superintendent OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, to
| William Kenna, Of the steamer Mexico,
but the razor was missing. Ii is we'll
known by ali the policemen and people
| south Of Yesler avenue that Robinson
carries two or three razors. One of them
| IL now at police headquarters. After
Robinson was locked up Strom was re-
leased on SIS bail.
Robinson is Is years old and about five
| feet seven inches tall, strong as q moose
| and afraid of few men. He has been in
| the city some time and was once arrested
| on suspicion Of bnrgiariEing the Wiizinski
| house at the corner Of James and Fourth
| streets. The police, however, could not
| connect him with the affair and he was
| discharged. Some time after the sewer
| work WAS commenced he obtained EN-
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