The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-27
KINSEY KNOCKED OUT
Ed Reynolds Bests the Dawson
Star Witness
ONE SHORT ROUND FOUGHT.
Mrs. Dawson's Brother-fn-Law Ihresa-
e the Man who Irzduced Her
and Her sister.

George ?. Hsas.y. fse star witness sos
the plaintiff in the celebrated Dawson o.
yorce case was assaulted last evening
about sis O'Clock b. Edward II Reynolds.
& h-other-.n-sax Of Mrs. Dawson. the de-
fensant IN that case, and severely pun
ished Not enough. however. 10 presenS
his taking TIE go train On his way oAck
home 10 Kansas City. whence ne w@s
brought 10 give testimony In the TIA
Had 1, not been for the presence ana IN
fersereucs OF Mrs. Kinsey i 10 prcoac.y
that Kirsey might have carried away VIII
him more serious naeme1soes OF his Visit
20 Seattle than badly cut np ana Re"
ioosered teeth
II VIII be remembered tha. throughout
Kiasey's testimony directed against Mrs
Dawson he presistAntly brought IN fns
name OF Mrs Reynolds. her sister. as nav
ing been with her and participating in al
the acts and scenes Of alleged giodiness.
This was probably the cause Of the assault
While the Kinseys had finished al! their
testimony, IL was the Intention OK the at
torueys for plaintiff 10 keep them here, II
possible until the conclusion or the case.
to be in readiness for any rebuttirg or i'm
peaehsng testimony which might be Of
fered. However. Kinsey had but short
leave OF absence from his employers. Yes
terdzy a telegram was sent them. Dag
gett g. Co. Kansas City. snquiring wheth-
er thu leave could be extended. but AZ I'M
satisfactory answer was received Judge
Humes was notified and said that the wit
nesses might be excused and the attorneys
for the defense also stated that they did
not desire 10 examine them further.
Consequently KInsey ard his wife made
all arrangements for starting home last
evening. They came down town and made
a few necessary purchases. and then Kin
sey left his wife in Lang's drug store while
he went across the street into Nixon &
McConneifs liquor store and purchased
two bottles Of beer. Ed Reynolds. who Is
the bookkeeper in the establishment. wait-
ed on him and recognized him. l
After getting the beer Kinsey returned
to the drug store. put the beer into 4
hamper, and. with his wife On his arm.
started cut, turning the corner towards
the depot Reynolds had followed him
from the saloon and passed him at about
the alley In the rear Of the Coiuan build
Ing. Turning here, Reynolds struck Kin
sew a heavy blow in the face. knocking
him fat on his back Mrs. Kinsey threw
her arms around Reynolds and yelled Wig
orously for help. According TO her story.
Reynolds. while 80 held. kicked vigorously
a. the PROSTATE man, but he himself says
that he did nothing OF the kind. but made
no movement after the woman grapp.ed
him.
However that might be, two men who
heard Mrs. Ktnsey's cries rushed prompt
~ TO the spot and prevented any further
hostilsties. X any were contemplated The
peacemakers were p. L. Hogden, manager
of the Occidental building. ana John Con-
diogios, who keeps fruit stand at the
corner or Western avenue and Columbia
street They held Reynolds until the ar
rival OF policeman. whom Reynolds ac-
eomranied TO headquarters. As the police
man had not witnessed the ARRAY, and as
there was no one to maks any charge
against Reynolds. he was released.
Kinsey went back 10 the drug store and
washed the blood. which was flowing
freely. from his face and went with his
wife down 20 the depot. where DR. Daw-
son and his attorneys were waiting 10 see
him of. and 10 them he gave a descrip-
ton OF the assault. He and his wife then
took the train for the East
Notwithstanding the absence OF the
Kinseys Carr & Preston and l.. c. Gilman.
the attorneys for DR.. Dawson. announce
that they propose TO have Reynolds ar
rested for the assault. and last evening
were looking for Municipal Judge Glasgow
for thu purpose OF having a warrant
sworn. Mrs. Kinsey insists that REYNOLDS
was armed with brass knuckles. and that
she felt them in his hands at the time she
grsppled with him. This. however, Is
quite improbable. as kinsey's injuries
were Of n nature which could readily have
been inflicted with a bare hand, and in ad-
dition to this Reynolds knuckies are badly
cut from contact with Rinsey's teeth
which would not have been the case had
his hands been protected with brass
knuckles
Reynolds friends explain for him that
he looked upon the fact that the man who
had traducet his wife should come into
tho place where he was employed as de-
lihsrate Insult 20 him. Kinsey. however
insists that re aid not know az the time
that Reynolds was employed In the place