The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-17
Mrs. Shaw. Her Daughter, and a
Piano Figure in a Lawsuit.
STORY OF CRUEL CREDITORS,
They seized the Daughters Piano for
mn Old MIX Bill Contracted nv
the Nosher-Musie Lessons Ended
Mailing and Weeping Followed.
md Vow Comes Shit for Heavy
Damages Mrs. shaw's Stery

On May 6. 1857. piano belonging to Alma
Shaw Tas attached after due process OF
law by Constable l.. w Nelson fer a deb.
Of 81 - owed By Mrs. Alice Shaw. the girls
mother. Yesterday Nrs. Shaw. IN her
own behalf and as guardian OF her siaugh-
ter. brought suit In The superior court
against the constable and hts bondsmen.
the firms to whom she owed the money and
ths parties TO whom TIE claims had been
assigned The only parties connected with
the ease who are not made defendants are
Justice Cooper. Of Nest Seattle. who issued
the attachment. and wirnon Tucker. the
attorney 80 the case. The amount sued for
foots over s5.opo. The suit is based ON
tho allegation that there was no true
ground for the attachment and that il was
maiiclously sued out 70 lnjure The plaintiff
and daughter.
Before Mrs. Shaw was divorced from
her husband. George Shaw. they contract
ed milk bills With the Duwamish Dairy
Company and Welcn az Erickson amount
ing 20 nearly 800. Tn. bits were not
settled and were finally turned over 20 Ii
c Munger for 80 per cent OF the amount
they called for. EarIy las, Mag Hrs.
Shaw. who ran a drsssmakiu2 establish
Insni, decided 20 remove 10 Spokane.
Munger heard CT this and attached tho
piano IN question. .IFs. Shaw claims that
the piano Vas the property OF her daugh-
ter. having been acasstrsd rs gif, aud chat
Il was not legally taken uYder the attach
meat she alleges in her complaint that
there VAS nothing in the attachment 10
show that there sss true ground for lts
being issued Sire says that d conspiracy
was formed by her husband Attorney
Tucker and H. &. Munger tn rnjure ara an
noy her, and that they knew the ins;ru-
meut was Tn. property OF her daughter.
When IL comes 20 the question of dam
ages the case becomes complicated. There
are the feelings Of the mother and daugh-
ter 10 pay for. According % the complaint
u broke the young iadys heart when the
constable took away her 'Eaby Grand
steck" piano. She felt 50 badly that she
was sick in bed for some time Then Miss
Shaw. II is alleged. has ambitions 10 he
come teacher ef music. a great deal II
money has been paid out for her musical
education which Was brought "a temper
AIRY end with the sudden departure OF tho
piano. Mrs. Shaw thinks that fact alone
s. worth money
The complaint first rcgaies the story os
tire seizure and sums MP Mas Shaw dam
ages al - go. divided az follows: s. go for
her broken heart, sickness and injured
pride. $500 FOR the famsge Il her musical
career and ssa4 for the "Baby Grand
Stsck
Then Mrs Shaw figures ZIP damages 20
the amount Of s5ies. She was delayed
Ave days In moving 10 Spokane and her
time ~ valued al so Then she gave At
toruey Tucker SIC on some psetex, which
she would Ike 10 have back Her feel
!nEs. pride. credit etc were seriously
smaged and no. less shat s. 60 woud set
lie matters on that score. sac asks 81 0Gl
for the ending 81 her daughter music
lessons made necessary by TIE removal OF
the plane. further demand for $3.50 ia
made for attorneys fees