The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
A WIFE or HIS own
Capt. Olsen Says He Never Tried to
steal Another Mans.

II think il darn shame to tell such
stories about a man when he's a way up
North" said Capt. Antoine Olsen. OF the
long overdue schooner Hera- yesterday.
concerning whom tho story had been sent
out from Vasdes that he had been driven
away by a vigilance committee for trying
10 steal another mans wife.
I'm really afraid 10 go home" continued
the gruff. but good-natured captain. Il
don't know what my wife has heard. You
never can teli what a woman Will think.
7 can't imagine what she has in store for
me. And. did not do anything either.
I was much surprised when ] saw the
story. which was published about me-"
Capt. Olsen, when urged to tell his side
OF the happening AZ Valdes. said:
Il have been most grossly misrepre-
scented. and / can't imagine how such q
story could originate. The ease was SIM
ply this: Our passenger rates al adopted
by the agents are $40 from Seattle 10 Orca;
$40 "a Valdes and SIS from Seattle to
Yakutat Walen we arrived at yaldes six
Of the passengers went ashore there. About
this time several OF the passengers bound
for Orca. came 10 me and stated that they
wished 10 get off At Naides and proceed
IS Orca- I gave them money to pay their
fare. Then several Of the Yakutat pas
sengers came up and stated thar they
wished TO land at Naldes also. I told them
all right. but when they wanted si6 OF the
passage money returned. ! refused. This
IA sod Il kick and 70 try and straighten
matters up. l told them they had better
stay on tho vessel and go on to Yakutat.
This plan. however. would rot work.
Among the passengers who did the
ioudest talking was man named Barrett
and another named Leverose Barrett. who
was accompanied by his wife. had been
gruhstakea by Leverose. Both men were
pretty drunk. When the talking had
qulete1 down n little. Mrs. Barrett who
was present spoke up and said: / think
thu captain is right. ] think IL would bs
better 10 SO on 10 Yakutat on the -choon-
OF than 10 g.ay here ~ this Barrett
hauled off and hit hIs wife square be-
tween the eyes which knocked her over
IN tbs snow started 20 remonssrate with
him when ne let 20 his left and cent mo
spinning on my back. The other pas
senreTs started 70 thump ma ana made
dash for tho schooner. How / got
there I don. know. After getting on
the glass - find that had pair Of black
eyes-as black as the berry that grows
on The thorn by the hi side
In tho evening one OF the men brought
nna n note written by Mrs Harriet asking
mo - ! would take her back "a Seattle
4 she cana on board. wrote her a
no'c in reply saying that | would be Will
*flG ~ Uc -, aAH saNH ~ tv III" tu1'e -
give % her. A. so0u as he stepped ashore
the crowd set upon him and gave him
dose ~ ire medicine they had given ne.
Ia caU.e hack - the schooner looking
1hout a. pretty as myseif The aext I3y
Wa set under way for NakiA;at without
see ~ anything os either Mrs Barrett cr
hsS husband CO.'S the return tT:p We id
uot 'oucA a Ta.Ges. hFIt PROCEEDS s:rsteat
Tor F1Evt soua3, don't know how S1ca
~+r~F c-tt.+ Z rs.f fhas I Wanted IA -ttr,
away With another mans WIFE