The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-21
A RAMS HORN TWIST.
officer Sheehan Takes 1t By
Capturing the Forces
ALL a QUESTIONS or CURVES.
4 CIsfus That tire Trsek 80 Not Befng
Kept % the Eigha-of- wsy C.ases
Formal Arrests.

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for several minutes 0tsieer George snee-
han. alcne and unaidsd. withstood ,hs in
vading hosts Of The railroad companies At
the Vest street crossing. and finally took
them captive 70 police headquarters.
There they wers pasoiei until Monday,
giving sheir word not 20 Interfere With
She disputed ground In the meantime.
This chapter of tas famous dispute ~ -
involved all the others have besn. The
ordinance granting the franchise now
held By the ColuEne ia e Puget sound Rail
way Compsny and used By IL jointly wish
tie Northern Pacific provides that TIE
rjght-ofwaY shall consist of q curve with
uniform radius from . point on Cherry
street extended to point on Marion street
extended. For this purpose deed wss
obtained from August MehIhosn % q
thirty.foot strip through bis lots a. the
corner OF Columtia and Yves; streess The
intention VAS 10 take this strip of the
west side go Sc TO leave the
rest Of his property undivided. and
the track was actually built there
before the FIRE, but by an error in the de
serlpt5on ths deed conveyed strip
further east, cutting through the misisiie
OF the tots After the supreme court con
Oregon Improvement Company began 20
rebuild the tracks on the strip actually
decided instead Of on that formerly occn-
pied, hoping thereby to facilitate an ami
cable settlement with J. ". Coimsn BY
emitting OF only q small corner Of mis- iron
building between West and Post streets
on the NORTH side of Columbia instead OF
going through the middle OF it. as the for
"a. smkl ,a..fxs A 81
work but il was confined under stipuia-
ton and. the negotiations with Mr.. COL
man falling through. trade vas made by
which tbs company secured the strip oc-
cupied by It's old line. Then came the
trial Of the coiman case. enoing in vic
tory for the company in the superior court
and an appeal TO the supreme court.
After the coiman decision the company
started to move the tracks westward from
Mshihorn's property TO the line occupied
before the fire. The pIanking vas torn up
nj the Vest street crossing. revealing the
old trestle whieh the track formerly oceu-
pied. This was only twenty-five feet wide
and the two companies began extending IL
20 the full width OF the rlgh, of way. thirty
feet. on the west side, so as TO accommo-
date two tracks l.. J. Coimsn observed
worths attention 20 IT, He referred IL to
. Mayor Ronald, who instructed City Engi-
neer Thomson TO mark out the boundaries
81 the strip and then instructed Chief of
Police Willard TO have tie railroad officials
and employees arrested If they did not con-
form TO it. The line was defined by a
string stretched between stakes on the
west boundary of the right-of-way where
it crosses West street.
The work was being prosecuted about .
clock yesterday morning by III. Mid
daugh. superintendent of bridges and
buildings tor the Lake Shore road, and
gang of seven men, under the direction Of
superintendent Newman Kline. of that
road. General Superintent II. r. Bush and
Assistant superintendent L. 4. Smith, of
the Oregon improvement Company, when
Officer sheehan hove in sight. Going up
TO The knot of officials he said to them:
you men has got to stop this wurruk."
by what authority ?" asked Mr.. Kline,
who relied on his permit from the board
OF public works.
Re jabers. Dim an orhcer," was the
reply. In broad Irish.
''nh. don't bother me-" said the super-
intendent.
Xxi VIZ don't shtop 1t oril call the
harry-up wagon and give viz a roide."
said the policeman. beginning 20 grow
angry At the disregard Of his authority.
Where's yoar warrant" was the next
question.
'Begorrs, | don't have to have no war
rant It's Nicer Runnsl's orders and he can
have ony mon arFlsscd"
The work continued nevertheless, and
the officer At last informed Mr. Bush that
he was bis prisoner. and marched him to
police headquarters. Chief Willard de-
clined % enter any charge against him.
but sent Capt. Brennan down with the
patrol wagon 20 gather in the other re-
caicitrsnss. Sheehan again ordered Mr..
Kline 10 stop the work, but that gentle
man. relying on the permit of the board
of public works, requested him 10 go arid
soak his head" To this the irate Irish
.aau replied
III you tell me TO soak moy hid. oim
take you ~" Mr.. Hines only response
was tn request The officer TO pay visit To
warmer CLINE. and then the officer seized
all three officials. Tie wanted them to
ride in the patrol wagon. but they were
not tired and preferred 10 walk. Then aa-
dressing the workinen he said
'How many 81 VIZ is thrre'"
seven, Ma the reply.
The bali o yjs git in the wagon. " he
rcieinsd. As 70 woald have been i'm
practicable To comply exactly with tins re-
quest without n.oodshed, the men raye
Saeohsn good measure and four Of them
climbed in the "hasry-up" ana rode TO
headquarters
There Il MAS explained % Chief Willard
that \. h. Bgfleieh. the attorney for both
railroads MAS a. Nhateom and would not
return unti. Monday. and the officials
agreed nos 10 SoFs on she disputed ground
until he returned and could advise on the
matter On this understanding no charge
was preferred against gaem and all re.
sGrae3 70 work. The point ia dispute Is
as West street, right in front ol Il. q.
Wesserman's blacksmith shop.
X. il. Thomson, III expl aiming the cl;v,.
position. said
'an tae face Of tae ordinance. the rasht.
of-way would consist Of carve AZ unitoyo,
radius hetvcea the pclRg. specified in the
ordinance These are - feet west Of
She esatsr 81 Cherry and Front stree,.
and point in MAyioa street lsi feet ses,
q The ecater 81 Front street The COM
pSay claims. however, that the rieAl-og.
Way ia fact consists Of series IF curves #
unequal radA 90 ht in hctweea
those points. and that the origin n
tracks as constructed in iS<s
were bul.s along such series
81 irregular caves TAs true location Of
the FlgAi~oi'way Is question ct lax, ami
The mayor Was slmaly protecting the city 5
rights by preventing she railroads from