The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-30
mSAVE THE GRAVES
..,rrofion Against Disturbing
echmieg Family Bones.
- ecNMlEG SOLD THE LOT.
Charges Against Colsky-Harry
c.od Escapes With q Fine
Other Criminals Sentenced.
- scHMIEo SOLD THE To-

-. perkins and Fred Gasch fled n
3 ..s,on Tor an Injunction in the superior
- Yesterday restraining Andrew c.
h 9 .s.crn and Arthur Schmieg from moy-
- - - bodies Of Augusta Schniee and
- p,cht. mother and uncle respective
= Arthur Schmieg. from their resting
- IA Lake View cemetery.
-. oetition alleges that Arthur
! ..sr.,ee the son and heir. by riotous Ily-
~ rent through MS fortune OF STE ea
"a i the course OF his wildness became
'..ashfed to Andrew Freeborn for liquor.
.-.shorn. on December Il, 1894, induced
.,,nr schmieg TO deed TO him, In payment
= he liquor, the lot IN which his moth
3 ana Uncle were inferred years ago.
srssr rreeborn presented the deed to
rss,sh Officer Palmer and asked for a per-
- % remove the bodies. IL was promptly
s,1ussd. Freeborn then petttioned the
.esrt for writ OF mandamus against
pimer to show cause why ne should not
~ the permit.
rhe complaint states that the reasons
.sSrned BY Sohmieg for deciding the lot
& Freeborn were that on December "a
= being In want OF the necessaries Of
g and being unable TO properly keen
9 rsch q large lot as the one In which
e relatives were buried, he sold il 10
reborn for a valuable consideration.
~ distinct and verbal understanding
~ Freeborn should be permitted 20 dis
tssr and remove the remains Of his
noftef and Picht to any lot selected. II
asfsd that Freedom and Schmieg have
slready removed the headstones In tw.,
6edavits SctTnieg states that he is the
etxrest living relative of the deceased per-
. -. and believes that In Directing to the
,1uf4ns Of the permit. the plaintiffs are IN
anrfer.ng with his rights TO the free enjoy
usut Of his estate in the lot in order 70
4 enabaed to purchase 1t for less than IT'S
~ value.
q a alleged that the plaintiffs. Mr..
each and Mrs. Perkins. are the only siv-
iur relatives, besides Schmieg. of Augusta
esAmieg and Ernst Picht, Mr.. Gasch be-
h. 4 brother of Mrs. Schmieg and Mrs.
Perkins the wife OF Picht. and they state
al they are charged with the duty OF
vrrserving the graves from dissertation.
fhsy say that Arthur Schmieg never knew
hs uncle and owing TO the death Of his
ngther when he was but am infant and
de fect that he was reared from infancy
n foreign country with persons totally
usaequainted with his mother. the infu-
sncs Of Fresborn over him and his dissi-
paied and spendthrsft habits. are the rea-
sons giyAn In the complaint for his APP
parsnt unnatural disregard for the mem
ery Of his mother and uncle.
ne complaint asks that the defendant
hs restrained from removing the bodies
sstIl an application can be made for an
injunction. and that on the final hearing
an Injunction be granted restraining Free
born from removing the bodies or In any
way interfering with the repose OF the
bodies: that Schmieg and Freedom be COM
PEELED to replace the headstones, and that
he deed be declared null and void.
Judge Langley granted the restraining
order as asked for. and set the hearing for
uenday morning.