The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-22

AFTER a Charming young lady has had
the wedding day decided upo1 five or SIX
tunes and as often postponed. she Is like
! ~ 10 look upon her Intended as aot alto
gether sincere. and there is no reason why
size should not apply the maxim. There
are Just as good fish in the sea-
thoughts similar 10 these were floating
through the mind OF City Attorney Raw
son last evening as he left the municipal
court and wended his way homeward. He
was sitting In his Office in the city hall
~hen Clerk Case, Of the municipal court.
requested him to come TO the court room,
Mr.. Rawson complied and found a young
lazy and gentleman waiting for him. The
lady was as pretty as peach and dressed
so daintily that she seemed 10 be in dis
cord with the atmosphere which always
surrounds police court She had clear
blue eyes, round face and cheeks that
would tempt even a woman hater. Her
companion was a short thick-set young
/ man who goes by the name of George
Haller. Sometimes he drives a hack This
pretty little woman is Mrs. +. Lewis. but
she is not troubled with a husband at
present.
Mr.. Rawson knew that something out
of the ordinary was coming so he braced
himself and paid strict attention. The
story was or love. its complications and a
good, old-fashioned row. II appears that
Mrs Lewis was engaged TO Charles Kirk
who is spoken OF in the directory as a
relief fireman Mrs. Lewis said that ar
rangements were made for her marriage
with Kirk TO take place February IL Of
the present year. but he secured a con-
tinuance. Things went along and the
happy day was put of from time to time
until she was inclined to think Kirk was
net very anxious after all to marry her.
SAIL she recognized his claims upon her
society and did not go out with other
young men unless she had Kinks consent.
Among her acquaintance was young
man--she did not mention his name, but
AZ is TO be presumed that il was Halter
who occasionally called at her house. A
few evenings ago Halter was there and
she invited him TO remain TO dinner. While
Halter was there Kirk arrived He also
took dinner. Each young man treated
the other with courtesy and nothing OF a
disagreeable nature took place. Ii there
was tinge of jealousy around IL did not
make itself felt After dinner Kirk said
that he felt like giving her kiss. after
which he would not trouble her any more.
Mrs. Lewis replied that IL was net neces-
sary. referring, of course, to the kiss.
Then she said that she was thinking OF
going TO the theater Thursday evening,
and wanted to know II he had any OBJ
jections. She told Mr. Rawson, or at
least that is the way the story goes. that
II did not make any difference to him.
Thursday evening arrived and Mrs.
Lewis and Halter started for the theater.
On the way they met Kirk, who passed
them. A moment later, according TO the
story Kirk came up behind Halter and
struck him on the head, knocking him
down. Kirk then tried TO jump on his
smaller adversary, but Halter got away
from him. About this time a street car
came along and the motorman yelled TO
Kirk TO let up. Halter is said to have run
around the car, Kirk giving chase. Hal
Ier believing that he was not large enough
10 cope with Kirk in physical warfare.
Jumped over the sidewalk and hid un-
der IL.
Kirk is alleged to have gone back to
where Mrs Lewis was standing. and with
one blow of his fist knocked her down.
In the meantime Hallef had got up his
fighting blood and he returned to the conf
bat III the story told to Mr.. Rawson is
correct Halter gave Kirk all he wanted in
the second round 1t Is not known whether
the incident prevented Mr.. Halter and
Mrs Lewis from attending the theater.
Later word came TO Mrs. Lewis that
Kinks friends said Kirk was a better
man than Halter and that Kirk would
edo him up" Finally II came to Mrs.
Lewis that both herself and Haller were
10 he attacked last evening, and to avoid
such an occurrence Mrs. Lewis swore ont
a warrant charging Kirk with assault and
battery.
Kirk was arrested last evening by Pa
trolman Huff He was released on s2o
cash bail furnished by friend. By the
looks of Kinks head he must have re-
ceived rough usage at some ones hands.