The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-19
A0Auxyr THE vANDEReELTs.
vlctory In Court NJ Tacoma Over the
Great Capltnltats.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteliigencer
TACOMA, June k--John Arthur. the
weil-known Seattle lawyer. won quite a
notable victory today in the superior
court. jury In Judge CAROLS court
bringing In verdict for his client, r. q.
ChAxum. against es-ssheriff Parker who IN
the nominal defendant for the Fanderbiits
The verdict was for ti.ttl.so The facts In
the case are these:
The wet.-known Tacoma lawyer Col. w
w. Likens was pressed go hard by his
creditors last October and so strongly
threatened with arrest that he left town
giving bin of sale for his library and Of
flee furnit1re 10 r. @. chezum to whom
he had been Indebted for three years on
rromissory netes and other matters 10
the amount OF 81 s7s. chexnm took charge
OF the Office. library and furniture took
lIkens narss OF his door and pus his own
in place nf It. 1-ikens wgs Indebted 10
George w. Vanderbilt fer Office rent In the
Vanderbilt building In the sum Of ssps. 10
and including October 81 isss, Wander
hslt'a agents found Chsxgns I'm .,osseHslaa
asked htrr by what right he vas there aud
examined f.lkeos' h.ii III sale to him.
The rent was secured by q mortgage on
lands on tashon island bus The Wander
biit people decided rot 10 rely on the Sc
curity. but 20 take the library and furni-
sure also. so they sued ont a writ of at
tachment on everything In tho 81.
flee, entered the Office bv their
pass key waiie Chezum was =.
lunch. change the locks -. IN.
door una kept Chczum out thereafter
The Vanderbilt people had given ghe,5rr
Parker strong tudennifylng bond. aud
atMeo mus Inc sheriff ignored Chcxnm'a
protests and demands The uh~sry ae9
furniture were sold and chexua, bfouyh,
suit against the sheriff for treSpaas cIsI.,.
Ing damages In the sum af e. ~ ,rh., 60.
was tried last March and .he ior<, It.
agreed. II was tried again ,hiR web a,,
Chas''fn was given vrYdirt for Z, IN ~
Chesum WAS represented IN the W.,
suits ey eS-Mayor Ira A Tnwg, ~ IT,
ma. and John Ar,hfr OF Seattle r., 49,,
argument last night MIR Arthur ..rns.t.,,,.
TIE NRndrfhists ard their onDrasagno =,
Cnezum, stating shat the iasol,,,,.., =,
George Nnndsrhllt's raukeys in Tac,,,,,
vas eanaied only by that Of his tiunkev 4,
Norh tafalns. WHO invited preslssn.
Mckinley 10 visit the ynnsscrhgt, rc,,,,,,..
hoaic In that state bur to1s Min, ,hat =
must not bring any newxpaa er men wi,h
him. wan
The vanderi.iit defense ersiu.. ,.s.-.....
was thar the If;sers bill .s al. va.
fraud. and Mr.. Arthur declared - a. 49,,
thaN II was ths fir~s time IN history ,hat
a wrecked ana hsn'srmntra r1a wa -
been ahfe to commit a fr-,na ,,.,o., -.
POWERFUL aggregation Of wealth .s 49,. -
the NandeshiflE. For over ~, 49,
kep' the jury and eoirt room e,.sts ~
tashlns the tyranny ana arrogance ~ a.,
vanderbilt agents The iuFv ms c,,, ,t.,,..,
I'VE hours ana returned q snalss, ,-N,>st..s
Tor the siirn shovr named which Vs.. -
IN open court This morning Y0sse~sta,s
afternoon. u IL said. Sheriff psgker ,hs
nominal defendant, told tshe-4sa, ~, a. :
latter co0ld never get a verdict f4,,,, 49,,
Jury. II waa runlorei arouua tne ,,,,,.~s
room fhnt there WAS ea shs jufv Al Lea,
one mar vito was indebted ia ,he ~
derhslt hank. ara aahst1y had exns.,,s.g
verdict fer The piasnssr ."