The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23

80 no;fco WeUo 0v YESTERDAY o9toe.
- isasng up evidence Ia what appears
~ 80 been Q most outrAgooun onno of
~1ettng and robbing. The victim was
~ - Csrgnan named Gottfsted Aichsis.
- according - MS story The guilty par
- vere Terrence Nancy and Robert
4rrA1ia. men who may be found In tbs
ssruer end Of the town. Marcy and OMeilA
- arrested ~ Officer Ellis Ard held on
rn1vscion, and .ast evening he Oase had
~ vurked up to that point where there
e 10 question but that . complaint VII
- 6ied IN Juellee 'Ms,Etwzin's court casarH-
- them with higasay robbery.
letchess lives at the foot Of Irving Az
~e,,a on the shore Of Lake Waah1ngton.
n q usually called rarscher. because he
au.eos chickens and hogs. Day before yes-
1sr6ay Aicneis was In Possession OF
ke(rht 90 gold piece. The need Of some
~.cul,ev led Micheis down town, and In
~ course Of his shopping he was com
800 70 have the 80 chsuged- just a.
- = ne Eel. the tnfiux Of silver he had
- i6ncdinate desire to walk UP and down
11aruem row and see the sights. He drop
- into several saloons and took schoon-
- ench time and then thought OF mis- h,s
inch and the little chickens and hens and
eoeuesg1 waiting for him TO come home.
Harlem row. however. was too much for
-. H tell In with two men. - he
-. haA Ia short order . patchwork &C.
11aintance had sprung up. Beer-not
ehnmpagne-nowed freely. and about the
6enfh hour lg5chess commenced to be a
49, unsteaoy en- his legs This condition
q AFFAIRS caused Mr.. Aichels TO think
anout wandering back 70 those hogs and
sfSlo Shtckens and roososrs and hens. and
. - got out on the street and With ons
49,
tipon6 up ~ IN angie oe - degrees. sigat-
IL IN electric light on Beacon hill He
ssarted cut for his home. and according to
asis story. his newly made acquaintance
wsnt along. too. They we're ooiicit0us
about his welfare, and whAn he reached
The California house. 80 Main street. sug-
eested that they would take him In and
ut hin 10 bed.
ne proprietor OF the hotel did not take
t1ndU to the idea Perhaps he thought
1T NChels was too drunk for q deeir-
e1le Iodger. and perhaps he Thought there
DiCAt be complications II he allowed the
4 noHty 70 have . room. Anyway. Miche's
M that he did not get a room there. and
~ continued his journey up the hill. &C
eompsn'sd by his ''friends." He says tina.
$40 thsy had reached the corner OF
0xth avenue he was taken into . hall
0ay, and right there "fr:endsh.p'' ceased
V8Wl OuG Va TIC sA4S1i ouoacuiy RfeeScU
Mn up against the wall by grabbing him
oround the throat with one hand. With
he other he pressed handkerchief over
~ mouth. so that he could not yell.
3eie1A1s eays that while his first assailant
AeN him the other examined his pockets
husI3edly and took about so. The job be-
lng completed. Michels was given q shove
70 one side and left to stumble along as
best he might, nome or elsewhere.
Instead of accepting the situation and
keeping his mouth shut, Michels claims
- have followed the robbers hack Town
tsWn and located them in the Mug saloon.
esener Of " asf'rgton street and Second
htenue south. lie called Oricer ellis and
had both Of them arrested. At headquar-
tssy they gave their names ~ Terrence
Iaacy no occupation. and Robert
ONella, . laborer.
Last evening Acting Chief Of Police
Hogle had the prisoners up before him and
cushioned them. They profesed igao-
rance Of the robbery. but did not know
chat the police had good evidence. Mishsls
tsA the chief that he was positive tina.
the prisoners were his assailants ana that
- would swear to Il in court