The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-05
LETTER WRITER AND FIGHTER
Carsen's Account Of the Little Affair
With Conductor Boyd.

Carsen's Account of the Little anair
with Conductor Boyd.
To THE EpIroR: You report of the
little scrap between Thomas Boyd and
myself yesterday Is distorted. The facts
are these: Mr.. Bovd owes a drug firm of
this city and that firm owes me, and the
firm turned Mr.. Boyd's bill of g. 80 over to
me as part payment. Along about octo-
her or 10. when on my way home on his
car presented the bill to Mr.. Boyd. lie
made no objection TO he bill and said he
ould pay Ii next pay day, and informed
me they usually got their pay on the LIST
and 18th OF each month. On the 18TH or
i6th. meeting him on the car, he paid me
81. aud said that was all that he could
spare until next pay day. l replied:
Very we'll, will credit You with the
dollar" Yesterday Saturday. at noon.
going home 10 lunch on Mr.. Boyd's car,
after he had taken up his tickets and fares
at the rear end OF his car. / presented the
bin aud asked him If he could pay the
balance. Without telling me he
had not been paid or bad not
the money. be instantly dew
into passion and said he
did not want 20 be and was not going to be
bounded with that bilL l demonstrated
with him, and asserted that surely pre-
sentlng IL q second time tor the balance.
rathes) and at a iime suggested by him.
self latter pay day.. could not be eonsid.
sldered bounding him. lie then said
that il knew the circumstances under
which that bill vas incurred ! would not
present IT, 1 asked him what was the
matter with the bill, If IL wss not ali right,
and told him If il Was not all right that |
would return il to the firm. but he refused
20 make any explanation. / then re-
minded him that he had made no objee-
ton when tt was frat presented and had
paid 81 on Ia, etc. lie then asserted that
when he got ready he would pay 1t. and
not until thea.
By this time We were at the crossing OF
Republican and Depot streets. opposite
my house, and as | was about 20 step OF
the car told AF. Boyd that when FIRST
presented the biIl he made no objection
and promised to pay 1t nsHs pay
dsy; that pay day had passed
and he bad not paid It. aud nov COM
usuead finding faalt with the bail.
and that IL looked to me as If
he wa. simply wanting to avoid
payment He rstortsd that l Was
= ID liar. replied; Il am ID
liar. arr II" and caught hlm by the shroa;
and ,hrsw ham on bis back in the vssti-
bugs end OF the car, aud held him thsrs.
While in this position. hIs heels higher
than his head. he slightly grsxsd the aide
Of nv face with his eootaeel. What isn-
xusw. Mr. Boyd used While IN this posi-
ton | will net here repeat The language
attributed TO me in yoar report Q: ihs af-
fair sas not uttered By me. By this time
ths incoming car wss passing. les Mr..
Boxd up. and. excepting . repetition OF
som. very rough Language and general
Invitation 20 renew h0sgilitiss from Mr..
Ravd Ia, ended for the time the combat,
p. stamping into the ear coming TO toe
poxsr house. and l wsnt home. These
t.cs, can be xsriasd by peopss present /
asa MOI strike Nj. Boyd. snd u ne ssTaeS
me have net yei foand II oaS
Hearing that Mr. Boyd had been sas-
pended. stopped at the poser hoass IN
th. evening aud tad Mr.. hasssy. the
supersassndent, that heFed Mr.. Boyd
weala nos re sa.psndes OF dismissed, and
shat be woala nos ee eoEnpesAsd 10 lose
,nv tims. Years respectfully
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