The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23
THE CHIEF IS FINED.
For Assaulting a Reporter Who
Had Abused Him.
ouToRowTH OF PERSONAL FEuD
A Merely Technical Assault on Todd
Causes Rogers Arrest ->cuffie
in Headquarters

1-slsf % Police Rogers was snaa = and
-osts Yesterday afternoon by Justice OF
41a peacc McFlwa3n for assault and
,s-.srv % r - Todd. a Times reporter.
To- fastlce. after hearing all the cyl
49, qafs that fhere was no assault ir
she sense - q punishment. htn yet The
rsiNf rushe8 OF showed, and hat wss n
.ssagit within IRE meaning Of the lag
(-slsg Rogers :ook an appeal.
Tod 81 a reHs rsaper man who has lived
a. fhfu city abouf six years, and wiasn
r. Telegraph was or earth was one Of
a. regsgrtere Tae aftstude OF the Tele-
,vzns fosard the chief was well known
- re general public. ard Todd was
faossf mon az leading Ebe fight against
- uxnorr ~ openly disIlkea Since Todd
80 hean or the Times articles have ap-
..eaye-g fast reflected on the chief. A short
sf.re ago n came 10 Rogers ears that
To.sd vas making personal attacks upon
hl-n IN saloons. Rogers considered that
sfnsrees from new spaTper ak. and so.
t.sf Tuesday morning. about - o'clock.
vheu he saw from his Office At headquar-
e. Todd Al the desk in the registering
roa-u he V7eut out and tapping Todd on
.ts sho'il3cr. said.
81 want to 500 YOU.
Taad started FOR re door. and waving
,ta sassa. replied ~ don't want 20 have
anything 70 say - yoti-
adherence II opinion as 70 what took
.Isce Todd zays that Rogers grabbed
sl,n hv RE coat collar and vest and hug
lied him lnto his (Rogers) private Office.
where he told him that he did not intend
20 hurt him. and asked bim 70 take "A
sea- Then Rogers called Todd A snake.
Ger etc and took him 10 task severely
a. making remarks IN saloons about him.
40 raid he dii not care about TOdd's
~Tiilag newspaper articles about him.
rroviIed ne desired 10 prostitute himself
n thaf manner. Int ne did object 10 per
saral illusions from Todd as ar indlvid-
aal
6,hles Rogers said he tapped Todd on
fse shoulder and told him he wanted 10
speak with him. and thar. when Tod6
s.srtcd for the door he took him by the
SHOULDER. telling him that he dld not In
tend 70 10 MIN harm. and took him Into
his room The chief said Todd went
along without the use % force. but
seen,ee VERY nervous After the party or
swo ass in the chiefs room. according 30
che chiefs Story. he again told Todd %
rest assured he did not intend 10 hurt
hin
CAPT. George W Hogie said Todd was
standing q litle TO the left OF the Win
dow A. the desk. near the arrest book.
The chief came out aud said something
90 The effect that ne wanted TO speak TO
rim. Todd started out and the chief
srabbei him By the right shoulder What
happened after they went into the next
room he dtd not know. The captain was
uncertain as 20 the amount OF pushing
or showing the chief did 10 get Todd into
his private office.
c6lef Rogers, who acted as his own at
toruey, put some question 10 Todd tend
Ing TO show up hts character in no favor
able light, bat they were ruled out by
the court.
After the evidcnce@was I'm and the ar
guments had been made. the court said
that while he VAS satisfied from the EVIL
dencs that there was no aggravated as
saulf the defendant was guilty within
the technical construction OF the law. and
be therefore would Impose a fine of s. and
costs. Chief Rogers Immediately gave no
tee Of appeal