The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-02
HATED TO LOSE HIN.
Friends of a Tacoma Spend
thrift Seek His Detention.
COLLAPSE OF AN OPERA TROUPE
suscsde of a Vancouver Island Farmer
state Board of EQUALIZATION
Completes Its Work.

Tx~orua. or-. f-SpecsaL-The case OF
1,r. Edward +. Wlkinsoas The ricn phFs'-
sstar charged w1th being mentally unSoan1
and INCAPABLE Of attending 70 h1s an
.ook a VERY sensational turn today judge
" p Revnosds his guardian. with the
deter ard svo keepers was on the point
~ boarding the overland train at o CLOCK
.aaav. AMEN 4 writ of habeas corpus Was
served on them by Deputy SheTln ". =.
larry and the doctor was reEnanded 70 the
custody OF the court. tomorro| al : 0 COCK
being tho time set for the nearing on the
writ
The writ was served barely In the mex
Of time. tie deputy being driven down Ia
eide avenue to the Seventeenth street oe-
not al a gaiiop. accompanied by l<V1+h
F.unezan. who swoFe out the writ. Al the
depot an exciting scene followed, JUICE
REYNOLDS at first refusing 10 yiein 70 tHs
Instrument In the deputy sheriTs hands
,rIe of-g.IaI threatened force. and 70 make
matters more interesting Judge Reynolds
and Mr Ffnnsgan had n hot verbal pass
age-af-armz Taey were restrained from
conllagfs hiaws.
Friends % Dr. Wilkinson charge Judge
peynoids wlth an g'tsmPtsd abduction.
claiming that The doctor s sane ana "ss
being taken away against his VIII IN re-
bly, the Judge charges his wards friends
with bleeding him Of his money. Alto
gefher the case aas many Interesting
features
About three weeks ago DR.. Wilkinson
was srraiKued before Judge Parker
charged with being insane. An examina-
ton vas held and the court decided that
the physician was incapable of attending
To his business lie therefore appointed
Judge Reynolds his guardian. and the lat
ter hired G A Pratt and G. OIsson as
keepers Of his ward az SOD per month each-
Friday last Judge Reynolds secured an or
$50 frasa /. gQ n
his ward 10 some private asylum IN Green
wich Conn. the Doctors former nome.
whittier ne was 20 have been taken TO-DAY.
DR. Wilkinson IL al Elk. and some OF
his fellow Elks, Including Louie Flnne-
gan, Doc McSIiiin and others. determined
TO ascertain * the doctor was willing 10
20 East Today Mr.. Finnegan. @ho mas
In his possession ne Of Dr.. Wtlilnksons
private papers. secured an order direct
ing the two keepers 10 all0w him 20 see
the doctor in private. Armed Win me
warrant. Mr.. FinHegau went 10 me resi-
dence OF Mrs Hattie NJ. Wede. No. A2i
North G. street, where DR.. Wilkinson has
resided for some years past. Ihe Keep
ers refused fatty 10 allow Mr.. Finnegan
10 see their patient. Mr.. Finnegan inn
mediately consulted Attorney r. {. Rob
ert=on who applied to Judge Parker for
n writ OF habeas corpus. Judge Parker
denied the application. as he had signed
the East. .5ctn.ag daunted. the attorney
hunted W Judge Pritchard who Dad ad-
1onrned court and Ieft the courthouse II
was nearly 5 o'clock wAen the attorney
found Judge Pritehard. who. on the rep
r..ssatAtaaas r1ade IL nfci. signed the writ
The igss -Hmeat VAS placed In Deputy
shtrir ItTty hands b. eeyvs, and with
Nj Finaexan the office tamped INTO
gur.4oy AMI vas driver - Z -sl4Cc to the
dept
VIZ, tn. writ was u..rssed OF nm Judge
Reynolds WAS very wro'h snd NpresSed
his anger Ia strung language Tais Vas
resente5 by Mr. Ftnutg~E- and caite
crowd gathered during ere ~!tcrcation
that followed The Judge sfcrTIed and tie
oficae threatened 20 call on The bystand
ers for assls. anee Y The guardian dtd rot
deliver up rs ward Tn. matter was
finally settled BY Judge Reynolds agree
ing TO produce ~ ward In court tomor-
row.
DIR. Wilkinson came here FIVE or SIX
yeas age. and during nearly all IF that
time has boarded with Mrs. Wede. He
has never practiced his profession here.
lie ts repuied 20 DO worth $4,000. and his
friends say he Is In receipt OF an income
Of 1880 "a 500 per month Ills fortune
IS invested in the Pullman car company.
Chicago, Rock island q Pacific and other
valuable stocks. lie Is also said 20 he
heavily interested IL FIRE insurance COM
panles. During his residence here ne has
been hahl,uai arinker. and has fire.
ousnted the saloons or the better class.
Judge Reynolds claims that his wards
snsome has been dsslpated in drink
ing. ard thai he has been in
dreed 10 loan money 20 irresponsible
partfes Or wnkinson's friends assert
that his forced removal 20 the East Is
without warrant I'm law. and that the
physician is perfectly capable Of attend
irg 70 his business affairs and should be
allowed his liberty