The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-22
POWELL AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
CAPT. HIGH pEvERIDGE THREAT
EMS TO WHIP HIM.
one of the Witnesses in the Grand
Larceny Case Against the .At-
torney" Demands a settlements
Proceeds to Take >atistnctiOn.

The troubles OF Attorney Charles Z.
Powell 10 not come siagly. There IS a
-ng1lgpl.Sity az them. He had 10 sooner
left Justice Austia's court room Yesterday
afternoon. where he Il % ne examined Tor
alleged larceny af Z gun and other prop
srty, before he got into an alteration with
one Of MS witnesses. and buI for the timely
interference ~ a policeman. ,hrashing
might have been added 70 his days rec
ord. Cart. Hugh Beve9iage was the Wit
ness whose Ire Powell had aroused. and
who Threatened 70 further ornament Pow
els phys.ognomy.
Powell entered Justice Austins court yes
teTuay afternoon with his attorneys, anx-
ioos % have his examination upon the
charge 81 grand larceny over w4th. He il
charged ~ Capt Handy Nth the larceny
of gun. \ letter press, some old relics
and other personal property, all Of which
are valued at S2s1. Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Fulton asked for a continuance
OF the case. upon the ground that TWO of
his most important witnesses We're absent
But Attorneys Patterson and EASY. who
were acting for the accused, strenQousiy
objected - the continuance, One Of their
witnesses was ab1ut 20 leave. and they
would be put 10 great Inconvenience with
oar him. Justice Austin suggested that
this witness testimony he taken at once
and the case finished at another time. But
this witness WAS Capt. Hugh Bsveridge,
who was not present. and Mir. Patterson
declared that he dia not want 10 Try the
case piecemeaL Consequently it was con-
tlnued Til Monday.
n half hour later, when Powell was on
First avenue. I've met Capt. Beveridge and
the results are best told In tho iatters
OWN language:
Powell had offered me II suit Of clothes
10 testify against Capt. Handy, and had
promised me s. for moving some goods out
~ ssfff 10 ,s..N
witness stand and say some things about
Cant Handy thai knew weren't true
lie wanted you 10 perjure yourseif?''
was asked.
Yes. / guess that's it." said Beveridge.
''Isut | refused 10 testify as he wanted
me 90, so when met him on First avenue
he asked ma TO 20 and have a drink which
We did. Then he began naSging me and
naggingsme about teStifying ne wanted
me 70. And he said some nasty things be
cause / had not been nj the justice court.
Finally | couldn't stand II any longer
and told him that all / wanted of him
was the s. which he had promised me for
moving the goods ont of his office.
Il was drinking little. So when he
kept on insulting me l grabbed hold of
MIN and pushed him against n telegraph
pole down there at First and Columbia
streets / guess that would have hit him
ana handed him pretty rough and
called him some hard names bat the
officer came along and stopped me-
Powell called capt Handy a bad name
In his office last week and the captain
hit him two or three hard raps That is,
/ guess. why he hates him so much
According to the statements OF bystand-
ers Capt. Beverage was about To throw
Powell into the street and trample upon
him while the latter WAS making strong
efforts 10 run. However. he could not
break Beveridge's iron grip.
Il want YOU to pay me that s. or I'll
tear you TO pieces" cried the Infatuated
Beveridse.
But before he could carry his threat
into execution officer McClurg in civilian
clothes came along and he saved the al
legged attorney from the wrath OF the
captain.
Attorney Powell viii be In court again
today 10 prefer charge OF disordcriy
conduct against his whilom witness.