The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-26
lord DOUGLASS FREE.
n One Appears to Press the
Charge of Insanity.
:. SETS OUT TO GET REVENGE.
....,s- to Assault Newspaper Man
and Il EJected-Ha-n't Married
the variety Girl Yet.

,.k.-xseld Cal. April 25.-I,ord Shoito
- appeared today in rne superior
- - answer 70 the charge Of Insanity.
neogsa knew IRE examination was 20
skS.ss - early. 50 few were present. OF
-. attorneys and reporters made up
$500 portion. Only tive Englignmen
- a. me room. and one Of these was
s~--eIster, the complaining witness
$50 douglass WAS brought into court
49, deputy sheriff. RE wore hsht gray
- sir trousers turned mp. to0thpick
- and vide white hat. with a ham
- leather land These. together with
= .srf.gee shirt. made up the typical
s--slssh costume as worn by the nuner-
- p.rtfishers 81 the colony here. lie
- - seat sfill wearing his vide hat.
49, h. did not remove a. all while in
80 The young lord sat at the attor
80 desk. 81 company with physicians
.sl.ea IS an examining board. Promptly
:. & O'Clock Judge CoHklin stepped upon
- slatform and took his seat All was
.s.sesaflon. No sooner had he reached
- csafr than he said: "There being no
s.~slxint against this party. he will be
.ssssharged." and the famous insanity
- xas ended. No other word was spO-
~ and those present opened their
rmtss in wonder. while his lordship
~,skiy left the room TO breathe the air
Il frsedom.
puymelster had refused 10 swear to the
seor9 complaint necessary for a hearing
4 an insanity case, so there was no
sr1dasion for the action, and the young
vzoners dismissal followed as a matter
coBrse lie hurried To his hotel. then
he bank. where ne drew some money.
ssa began series Of hurried visits 10
1ssersnt stores. lie stopped Constable
al 10
ssw me 70 assault a MANI Seroy an
sesFed. Now. look here. young man.
sen behave yourself like a gentleman. II
yas have a case against any one. begin
ss,. but do no fighting" The lord hur-
nsd on his thin light trousers tapping
from the force of his energetic move
rsenta Common mortals stood on the
somers watching and wondering IL he
vas preparing for the aforesaid assault,
Cor 8 hurried departure to other parts. or
% consummate the marriage according
% the vow he made his lady love yesfct-
DAY afternoon.
About o'clock this afternoon the mys-
terry was solved His lordship was on his
muscle. Ne went TO the Californian Office
and asked George +. Weeks, the editor
II the Chronicle correspondent was en-
ployei there. The reply was that that
was a professional secret. lie left but
Soon returned. lie WAS seen to enter the
office, and IN a remarkably brief space
Of time he emerged like a shot After
him came Mr. Weeks and the office force,
apparently bent on the destruction of the
young lord few minutes later his lord
ship. somewhat RULED In appearance, en-
tered the Office OF Justice Fox and In
formed his honor that he had assaulted
the Chronicle correspondent. Il hit him
three times IN the face, when four or five
SCI on me from behind and put me out /
desire 70 plead guilty" Constable Seroy
sEore 70 the complaint. and Douglass
vas lined $50. the eSact costs. The jus
TIE then read the law. which SAYS he
could fine him for battery any sum not
exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not tx
eseding six months. or both Douglass
aid ''Ah, IL that so3 I thought g. was
hs limit ! was informed that that was
AZ ease Z"
Mr. Weeks gives a different version Of
tAe encounter. 10 says Lord Douglass.
After saying he had been publishing id
hes about him. struck at him. The lord
missed hts aim. and before he could try
sgain was thrown into the street. Doug
lass left saying he would return with his
troRd and square things Weeks told
BIN he would shoot the first % his crowd
Nat entered the building His lordship
Is az present engaged in hunting FOR
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