The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-28
BAD BOYS AND GIRLS.
They Cause Trouble In Sunny
dale Religious Meetings
DEACON PETERS GETS sluooEp
Al Because He ASKED . Ycung woman
60 Leave tho Church 80 Her
Brother Resent. II

Tnsre 10 trcanie IN the cuiss title Gem
usnntgy called Sunny dale ana Herman -.
Peters. cne q the trustees % the caarca
a. shas pace. % soxsy Teoasevl1g 1rosa
couple 81 regular SAa<ksy e.evs sAe1
OF which landed scnsr~ly On his head a.
10 possible. Of course. that when the case
reaches ceurs q denial may be entered as
70 the exact force with whsca the blows
landed. sG1 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Morris tAaaks he viii have Nd trouble N
proving IhAt Peters was daae6 ~ what
he ierE-S . sudden ard unexpected attack
at he hsrkfs Of Daniel AcAkren- A war
rant VAS sworn cut last evening oy Fssers
for &cAkren's aTres. and x - probable
TIA, tie young nAn WI oe taken Int Gus
toby today.
The matter hinges On a continued trcu-
bic saeh a. bothered the people IA the
Fulton precinct about = year ago ana
which Mr.. Morris ended after one Wig
orous prosecution IN court he SAYS that
he has heard on several occasions that
the religious meetings ~ SannyaAls were
being disturbed by q band Of merry young
people and that ne viii bring them into
open court one BIZ enc II the natter IS
not stopped.
Peters came into thu city yesterday az
teFnoon and hunted up Prosecuting At
torney HASTE. HIS case was placed IN
the hands of Deputy Norris for invesuss-
ton. According 10 the story tod ~
Peters there Is crowd Of young men and
girls that attend the meetings a. ths
church and have q good timA generally
instead Of prcntinx BY the servlees- The
boys were represented as taking pleasure
in splitting on the floor. while enc Of shs
com paints lodged against the pretty girls
OF Sunnyoale was that they SO Ear forgot
themselves during prayer as TO push the
heads Of the young men down
When the meeting was III progress
Wednesday evening Mr.. Peters prAyed
himself but he was on the lookout for
that merry band OF young people and so.
instead OF following the time honored GUS
tom OF closing his eyes, he Kept them
open, at the same time praying just as
fervently as II they had been closed In
this way he managed 10 get good view.
he claimed. OF what was going on lie
said that the young people were behaving
in q manner that did not correspond Win
the decorUm OF a religious nesting. one
young lady, tn particular. attracted his
attention, so after he had concluded
prayer he asked her TO leave the meet
ing A few minutes later she lett the
church. After this two young men that
had been sitting IN front OF her arose
and also walked cut.
The services being ended Ar. Peters
closed the door, being the last one to
leave. He said that as he came out upon
the steps he save quite a crowd standing
around. He did not give the matter spe-
clal attention. but Just rs he reached The
bottom OF tho steps Daniel McAkren. a
brother OF the young lady who had been
requested 70 leave the church. walked
I'D and struck him a hard blow on the
head Mr. Peters said he was dazed and
before he had time TO collect his thoughts
he reca.ved still another blow. He was at
the mercy OF the young Sharksy, no one
IN the crowd having come TO his assist
ancs. when a brother of Frank Paul. OF
this city. came along and took his part.
This practically ended the assault and as
soon as convenient. Mr.. Peters said. ne
had placed the matter before the prose-
cutting attorney.
A complaint was Immediately drawn up
charging McAkren with assault and bat
tAry. IL viii probably be served today.