The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-06
kIDSTON USED HIS FISTS.
The Big Captain Unmercffuily Beats
j. 4, pearcc.

The peaceful holiday quiet which reigned
in Seattle yesterday was broken at about
shutdown by a fist fight in Il well known
Second avenue saloon which later narrow
y missed resulting in murder The par
Elephants 10 the affair were Capt. William
kidss0n. a we'll known seafariIg man. and
James Il, PeRrce who spent last winter
in the klonaike as the representative of
New York capitalists and who has just
returned from negotiating the sale OF their
properties In london. Pearce was badly
beaten in the flgat and returned with
big revolver to wreak vengeance on his
a=sailanf. Only the interference OF mutual
friends OF both parties avertei a homicide.
II seems from the story told by ar eye
witness To the drama. who is also friend
a. both men. that during the .ate after
noon Capt. kidston and FearCe quarre.ed
for some trivial cauee. bat separated after
having apparently become ceconcilod.
Later while rtsrSe ana TWO friends We're
standing in froi.. Of saloon on Second
avenue Capt kidston came up With a
view - making The reconciliation COM
picte. rearce suggested drink Cant.
Kiiston accepted. rather gru0ly Il Is said,
and he four men went into the saloon.
While standing before the bar TN the a.;
OF "a sing his glass to his iil>s Pearce. who
was in a joviaI humor. made some light
remark which Capt. kidston resented
Bitter words We're spoken. ard the upsho,
of the renewed quarrel was that Capt.
kidsion struck pearce a singing bow IN
the face.
The captain has the reputation common
10 many sea captains Of being ready VITA
his fists. and clever. too. The result az
the blow seemed - justify ths reputation.
tor Pearce. IL is said fcli Ia the floor as z
struck with a S'e5iEa hammer Their. ao-
carding - the story. Capt ka1s,oa fol
bowed uD rs advantage by aiminjst. ring
20 his hepil*ered opponent terrible beat
Ing Notwithstanding me fact fhat Pe1roe
IS much TIE smaller man il IL said Canf.
kidstoa continued 10 strike b. n even after
he had ceased 10 resist. firaNy pearce
made his escape through a rear door.
The sequel was not unexpected rs many
Who saw 5he aYatg. Only > few minutes
e4avsed when peaTce entered TIE front
door - the sai0cr With = Ul~ked-ooking
revolver - about &S-calloe- ~ his aasd
reaty for instant use The space before
the bar was crowded ard cant. kiiS'oG
stood a. tie further end Of ere bar As
Pearrs pushed hack tie screen and with
unified pistol glanced about Tor his enemy
enc cf the two rDeD who rad com .0Ss1
fhe orieiua: qlartette saw hiE1 and erasrel
TIE situation at glarce-
a giln' \ rUrt" he yelled and gran
ed with the mar t.sstnd The weaoo-.
otsier byxtandeYs Eo.lowes; Su!' ard Pe4ree
VS. quickly overlsoNeEesi. thrown ~ tNe
eoa~ aai the gun wTeGehsd from him \
ahout tbs funct'iye Capt. httstan threw
hfn,Se!. into shA melee ard IN ne w.u3-up
walked 81 with The weapon.
Pez--a WAS hurried away ~ Ais friends
as coali 70; - toun4 Al any ;.als during
tne evening. There we've 70 arrests
Even she friends ~ t'aDt Kt5s.ar sly
thst he latter q eted hastily ana taa: tNe
assault upeu Pearce wss without provo
eaton.