The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-04
WITHRAZ0R ANDCLUB
Two Lively Fights Disturb a
Quiet Sunday.
A SAILOR sLAsHEo sY A TOUGH
Two Men nj south Park Severely
Beaten Wife of a Few DAYS Has
Her Husband Arrested.

The unusual calm that has rested over
Seattle and vteInitF TOR some time vas
broken yesterday BY a cutting ARRAY oii
Washington street and free-for-sli
Enoc down and 0raE-out row al South
Park. after the smoke had cleared away
and the nesds Of battle were looked over
e wae found that more blood nad been
spilled in less tine than since Df1ceT Cor
bett came near being killed by Conaor.
a bout ? O'Clock Sunday morning de-
cidediy tough looking man with RED hair
walked into the slug saloon Al the sOTner
Of Washington and South Third streets,
aud informed TIC bartender, Herman
Butzke. that he ought ~ give him "de
price OF eF meal" The bartender saw
no reason for complying with such a do
fnand and did not DO so. The stranger
slfeu sat down iu chair near the Stove
and went 70 sleep and when, about two
hours later. Butzlle told him that if he
would do some WORK at the restaurant
close by be would receive food and Il small
sum Of money hc let loose vocabulary
Of gems" aud then went 90 sleep once
more. some time after THIS Hutzke goI
ready 10 have the saloon cleaned out and
asked those iu the room T. 20 into a small
apartment az the rear. The red~headcd
stranger insisted on sleeping and he was
carried Ia. stiil sitting Ia his chair.
few moments later Ned Lonsdale, a sailor
well known aloug the water front. went
ia where the red-headed man was and sat
down IN "A chair and put his elbow or AL
other chair that was in front Of the stran-
ger.
\ Razor for Weapon.
'"rhat chair belongs 10 me" growled the
man with The red hair, forgetting his
dfowsiness
'sYou want occupying It. pard." replied
1sonsdnie.
60 Tong. yer ~-- or I'll carve ye.' re-
Piled the man. and with ihas he jumped
M and made two sweeping blows with "A
razor at f.ouAdaIe III ye say anything
more. be added. stll holding the weap-
on 81 his hand. IN draw IL across yer
throat
Lonadale was So surprised al the actions
Of his assaiant that ne did not realize that
he was injured until he felt something
warm on his left side He then went out
fnto the saloon. and his friends on eX-
mining him found that he had been cat
badly tn thc left side and on the left arm
fusf below the elbow Tho side cut went
through heavy Jacket vest and wooden
shirt and then made a slash more than
three and half inches long in the flesh
The cut an the arm was two inches long,
hnt not very deep.
I.oBsdale went 10 police headquarters to
have Dr Palmer attend him. and the re-
suit was that the red-headed man was
soon afterwards in the room where the
cutting WAS done. lie gave his name az
Thomas G. Clayborue. aged 30 years. and
a timer by trade. When searched q
broken razor was found wound mp in his
shirt He denied any know ledge OF the
cutting.
Free Fight ut south Park.
T'he trouble at South Park was q mixed
up affair. IN which - bottle OF beer formed
TIE initiative ana clubs the referendum.
Charles Denny, large. wcli-huHt man.
and 4. r. Favnam. short thick-sct
young fellow. who is considered fine ball
player. were out rlding and stopped az
South Park They went into =. & Wards
store for a bottle az beer. Denny asked
for the liquor. but Ward refused 10 give 10.
Words followed and Denny was about TO
whip Ward. when Constable r. J Nanny
arrived on tho scene By this time the
store was filled with people. and what took
place * puzzle. The constable SAYS he
told Denny who he WAS. and that IT WAS
his duty 10 arrest him. Denny says this
Is not 50. Denny did not yield readily. ana
Farnam came TO his ass stance
In less than a second the crowd went in
20 help the constable. aud regular First
ward primary tight took place Denny
was knocked out tv thTso blows. one on
tho back Of HE head that opened tho
scalp badly. and two on top OF MS head
that also made ucly wounds. Farnam
stood W. unt.l some one struck hmm on
tho hack ~ the head with club. AMI down
be went. Constable Nanny, who rs
small man, and lame. stil stood ON the
hattleheld cane in hand.
The Men Taken to Hall.
\ warrant IVES SWORN ont before jus
toe Rowland. charzirE Denny Bu1 Far
ram with resisting an officer amt assault
inr an officer while De vas attempting 10