The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-31
HE BIT HIS PARTNER.
Mr.. Gilfillen's Method Of Set
thing Business QaarrelS
GAME WHERE rEeTHARe TRuMPs
Ktsss. Kicks and Revolvers Did Nos
Yissrs wAea she Tyes La.disrds
Came - Blows

As q result Of disagreement over buss-
meas affairs James Noel and John r. Gil
| hilen. propsiesors of the Tyee saloon a.
the corner Of Yesler avenue and south
Third street. engaged in fierce light yes
terday morning about IL O'Clock. Gilhiien
ehewed a chunk OF flesh ont Of Noel's left
cheek and almost bat the fore finger OF his
lef. hand of. In return, Noel whacked
GiIfiiIen on the head with revolver, in
fsicting bloody bat not dangerous wound.
Daring che row Gilfilien's right shoulder
was broken by failing against an iron rail-
in front OF the bar.
Noeliand Gilflien hare been in business
about year The former is short. thick
set man aged SO yesss. while the latter is
big. robust man in the prime of life. who
has the reputation Of being auarre.some
when under the influence Of liquor. The
convivia. habits OF Giliilien caused trouble
between the partners, and Noel wanted
GiIfiilen TO get out of the business or stop
drinking. Their relations continued I'M
satisfactory until few days ago. when
Gih!ien decided to sell out There was .
difference Of opinion. Gilfiilen says. about
certain outstanding debts. and Noel called
him harsh name. This made his blood
boil. and when Noel came into the saloon
yesterday morning TO relieve Giliilien be-
HAD the bar the trouble occurred.
Noel in his account of the trouble SAYS
that Giifilen was under the influence Of
liquor and spelling for fight As Noel
came behind the bar Giifillen came close
Up 70 him and said: So you. l
am going to lick you." With these words
he gave Noel a resounding whack on the
side of his head with his open hand.
For q moment Noel was staggered by
the blow. but he recovered and quickly
drew revolver from his rear pocket. For
an instant Gifilien's life hung by a thread.
and the witnesses to the tableau stood as
If stricken dumb Noel, although he had
ample opportunity to shoot hrs man down.
let the chance pass, and instead struck
Gilfillen hard blow on the top of the head
with the club0ed revolver. Blood spurted
from the wound and went over both men
as they locked in q close embrace. In the
rough and tumble that followed Giliilen
got his teeth into the flesh of Noel's cheek
just under the jaw and chung on until the
flesh parted. From behind the oar the
men had travelled in the course Of the
fight around the end. and now went down
in heap. GiIiilien's head striking an iron
out in the least. aud when Noel's left hand
came near his mouth he grabbed the right
forefinger and chung on for dear life. He
forced his teeth through the flesh and into
the bone and wonld not let go. Finally
Dan Snyder. one of the spectators. forced
a ca,ae between Gilfillen's teeth, allowing
Noel to withdraw his mangled finger.
The fight being over Noel fastened to
nj uh ~ hja
Giitilen, after taking a little more whisky
to keep up strength. was also attended by
| physician. who found that he had three
cuts on his head, each troublesome but
not dangerous.
Noel, after being liked up by his physi-
clan, went to Justice Humphreys court
room and swore oat warrant charging
his partner with threatening his life. The
warrant was served on Glfillen and then
he was taken to Providence hospital.
When seen by a observation-disclosures re-
porter last evening he had not fully recov-
cred from the combined influences of the
humping he had received and the whisky
he had consumed. When asked for an
account of the trouble he said that it was
over business matters, Noel wanting to
run things his own way He denied slap
ping Noei's face and continued:
u was going to sell out to friend of
Noel's. The man agreed TO give me so
much for outstanding debts, Noel to be-
come his surety. When | told Noel the
amount he said ] was a lying - -
and won't take that from any body"
AZ this point Giitilien seemed to get
mixed on dates. claiming that the fight
took place Thursday night at 10 O'Clock,
and that Noel fired two shots at him.
GiIfiIlen is the man " no had the trouble
With Detective Cave at the corner OF
Main and Commercial streets eight or
nine months ago, and who gave Detective
Cav. so much trouble in 1891, while being
placed under arrest for creating row in a
house kept by Mrs. Lowe, on Fifth. near
| Terrace street.