The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-07
FIGHT WITH THUGS
Officers Thompson and Seafeldt Par
ticipate 10 Desperate Encounter.
fOIieenen kere Severely Beaten. bur Man
aged 10 Effect the Arrest Of -four
Thieyes-Trial ia Court.

About I o'clock yesterday morning on
Ger Thompson, while patrolllng his beat
In East Astoria. saw several men force
an entrance to the Globe saloon. The
officer instantly recognized them as n
gang Of tough characters. and. not wish
ing to attempt TO arrest them alone, he
waited until omcsr seafeldt came home
from his night beat in Paradise alley.
When the men broke into the building.
Mr.. Thompson oontrived to reach the
window and make out the Identity Of the
men, They soon emerged from the "a
loon. carrying several bottles and a guam
tity OF cigars. The officer followed them
to their lodging house. and outside II
awaited the arrival OF Ofiicer Seafeldt
from his beat When the latter came
along. Mfr. Thompson acquainted him
with the conditions, and together they
entered the building. when they made
their mission known to the desperadoes
they were pounced upon by the four men
and about fifteen companions, and the
battle royal began
The officers drew their clubs and WELD
ed them freely, but. owing to the num-
ber OF their opponents. II was hard
uAll. SFNrThi VI Ailt TulllAilN uFtN Knives
and used their best and most earnest en-
deavors to exterminate the policemen.
one was nearly successful, having made
lunge at oficer Seafeldt, cutting
severe cash in his head.
MeSsrs. Thompson and Seafeldt are two
husky men. and II takes cast-iron con-
stitution-and head-to withstand the
operations OF a club In the hands OF
either. Though the law-breakers fought
desperately, the police finally got the ad-
vantage. and following II up. soon had
the crowd pleading for mercy. Three OF
the four who broke into the saloon were
taken In charge, the fourth not being
In the melee, lodging some distance from
the scene OF the encounter. The guilty
men were taken TO the city jail, without
further trouble, and locked up, The other
man, Chris Knutsen. was arrested later
in the day by Captain Hallock. without
difficulty. The three men gave the names
OF Louis Rohne, Martin Dahl. and Chas.
Greene.
The policemen were pretty badly beaten.
but not injured sufficiently to prevent
them attending to their duties. OF the /
other parties to the fight, nothing Is
known. but It may be safely said there /
are number of very painful heads
The four men were up before Judge Nell I
son yesterday afternoon on the simple
charges OF resisting an officer and disor- /
derby conduct. the former charge being
against the man Greene. who has caused
the police much trouble In the past. After ]
listening to the evidence, that of the de- /
fendants being they found the saloon
open. and. not having any money. pro-
ceeded to help themselves, which was con-
tradicted by Officer Thompson. Judge |
Nelson did the best he could and fined /
Greene $40 and the others so each. |
Greene paid his fine. but 1t Is not known .
whether or not the others did.
There is no doubt but that the men
should be tried on a charge of burglary, 4
but the charges made against them were
minor ones, rendering Judge Nelson pow
erless to give them their just deserts /
1t is thought charge of burglary will
be made against them by the state