The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-28
WAR IN TIE FIRST.
Elashing and Fighting Make
the Sabbath Lively.
sEs,sT,n6 The OFFICERS.
Nssh5sgtss asress Assunss Ifs Old
ra~s spsess.s n shs Days Of the
Peoples Thssssr.

we're reported. bur IL TIE police had rot
surned out III numbers 10 auesl he dis
4us4aace in the Columbus SAIGON. AZ the
corner OF South Tzsra and Washington
srresfg. sessous trouble would have oc-
curresf A. 1t was. the officers hal an
snferesting scrap WITH a part Of The
crnsd ard were compelled 10 resort II
force To qnell the disturbance and make
s-ests.
The real cause OF tire trouble has hem
sost Ia the many conflicting versions from
eye-wttnsssex. II IL certain. however.
thai fze saloon, which Is known as n
1taasan resort and conducted by Italians
was crowded with people. Some Of them
Had bern drinking and cut of an argu-
ment arose . quarrel which eliminated in
q knock down ard Sdrag-out fight. Grad
ualiy one by one the members OF the
crowd got implicated in the row un;H tine
saloon was the Tcese OF regular saob
hattie Wild words were spoken. hzts
were brandfshed In the air ard then landed
on sornebcdyss neck or face Collars and
neekfies were torn from their fastensngs
and thrown on the. floor. A. razor made
Cts appearance In the hands az an angry
man. but In shs Hwaying faass there was
no opportunity to use 10. Near the bar
one man rad another at eioae quarters,
and was industriousis engaged in chew
fng his ear. Every now and then there
~ro,sIi be a rush fer the front door and
solne unfortunate who VAS not In favor
with the most pDwerfln faction would
como sailing out on the sidewalk. landing
on his head which Was usually covered
tSf.29.-
fired out boaily and the Old expression or
t'boof accompaniment" was literally
true. Then a man rushed out OF the ga-
leon and before the man cvuid rise CON-
menced TO ptEnrnel him for all he was
worth. Ed pinens rushed up at this point
ana drove the aggressor back into the sa-
;ooa. In tbs mids, OF the fight large
crowd collected on the street end wiaise
they were calling for the police Officers
Grant and HUFF entered the saloon from
the rear and triad to restore order. Their
efforts for a few moments we're sruisiexs.
Tlne men were crowded into the room
like sardiDes and paid no attention TO the
officers. who were finally compelled to
fsgn: their way through the mass OF hui
fnantty to the point where the fight was
hottest
When the officers attempted to make ar
Tests the fury of the mJb Was turned on
them and fer eho~t time psndemonium
reignei. One man grabbed Officer Grant
around the neck and tried to choke him.
while others went 81 Hufy In an equally
savage manner. 1t had now come 10
point OF conquer or be conquered and the
officers sailed in to protect themselves.
With one hand on prisoner and in the
other cluh they made things lively unsii
there was breathing space around them.
Slowly they worked their way toward abe
door surrounded By a bowling mob, bur
each holding his prisoner despite the
mans squirming and violent protesta-
tions
Al this point Sergeant Willard. Detec-
tive Philips ami Detective Wells, who
had been Summoned ny James Mckay,
broke through the crowd and took hand
In the trouble. Detective Wells had enc
man By che coat collar aud was pushing HIM
toward the patrol hox when somebody In
the crowd srirped him. Tho prisoner
made desperate effort TO get away, but
Sergeant Willard jumped into the game
and the play was killed right there.
The man who Is supposed TO be the
leader In the row gave his name at police
headquarters as Bill Fnha. He is of maid
die age. Thick set. and has full beard.
lie was very active about the time the
men were being thrown out OF the saloon
and 70 t,y-s,ander Il looked as II he was
playing the 'sbouneer."
Michael Qungh. the bartender. was also
arrested He Declared thar he Was try
sng TO quiet tho row in<icasI OF help Il on.
joseph Eusiash aud Mike Feliah we're
also Hooked up. The police took the names
~ large number % witnesses 10 the
fight. The TIVE men who we're kicked and
boaten took advantage OF the confusion 20
make their escape
An ota Fead Renewed.
IN the morning thu old feua In which
John nseShan and Ruby Stanley we're
mixed ep broke out afresh. resulting IN
the emitting OF psegl,au by a eeloTed man
named Charles Williams. The wound was
ia the abdomen. but according 20 reports
did not so deep enough To Slo serious ln-
jury. pieShan was recently convic;etg OF
dlSofsieEiy conduct IN breaking into the
wuntails room ia the oaa Golden State
hotel en- South Third street., lie a,spesleei
the case ard set oas On bcslds. Since then
there has been trouble between hsut and
Miss Stanley. In witch Williams has aesn
ircisniei officer Ward arrested all par-
Ties.
The Knife SSH IL r&s.
Another cutting -serape took place on
Washington street between South T'hsr,
and Fourth that ;he police ana not have
called 60 their attention owing 20 she de-
sire ef the principals 20 keep cut Of print.
A fellow called Hop Ross a@i the cat
ting and James Tolsca. who Is quite weu
known In this city was the xsSsasn The
two men met on the street and got into
IN argument ANoa, n s,nasi sum OF money.
N Is ssst shst To;ssen struck Ross In hts
anger ard that ire latter. having a
packet knife IN his hard. SIS shs>s hlna On
TIRE left arm TIE eus went Through, his
sleeve ana eas ssaea deep snsa ire flesh.
There were also one or twN. cts&s over
Tohsen's lest arpast. 1aat asa not traw
e'eed. Or. Gibson dressed Tolsiea's
wounds.
Lest 30. sseasv ~ eF ola.
Even outside tee variety ,ssssrlct there
was trcsssie IN the air for the rosfce ar
rested Amy rerl. ssckiv booking hru-
reige. WHO hives in she chr hs.,Sn. AZ the
ssArnsr - Front ard Seneca street, on she
CHARGE 81 gr~ns larceny 1t IS claimed
by he rolsoe shas a young saan whose
rsnhe Is wsShaela goT the tinle being en-
teSei Tire company % tbs Fera ws,sYan "a
sss sane es seA Louis Masisa. Bs:,ssr
Mas. was also arrested as oelaS sys.rss-
es-ss IN IRE Alleged robbery