The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-17

:, Husniard. whichever be In, wen. out 70
- residence OF French Vice Consul
Asrssu Nonod yesterday morning and took
.nsessisn OF the barn on the premises.
Affer this, he served an n.fimatum on
~ family Of good DIR. Monod. notifying
- that he was In a state of siege In
- upcsr story or hay loft OF the barn.
- thai oil attempts TO dIslodge him
we,ssd 4robably result in fatalities.
Competing himself after this startling
expis1t, Isle cody began preparations to
trr1 IRE On the floor OF the hay loft
usth which TO cook some breakfast. He
hsd jusg returned from a short sojourn
ID Vancouver. II. c., and was hungry.
pxfsss be had completed the operation
r hual1Ing fire. he made two or three
daupetAta attempts to get inside of the
Md household. presumably with de-
sseea = the Iarder. These saIiies caused
u1n1nfure reign OF terror within the
hnnn, 1ae in!iabitant OF the barn loft
fortre0 Ngs pacified for the time being
b. ~ Under OF various magazines and
eonetkang substantial in the way OF
yetraa. while DIR Monod and his friend.
II OuGro2. went after a deputy sheriff
Il ne court house.
Al 3hx happened between the hours OF
. snd o'clock y. m. BY 80 the swarthy
sdhsfesf Of Alfonso XIII. occupied a cell
Ia the county jail, charged with insanity
10 The nrst degree
There scsms to be little doubt now that
Isle VII serye term In the asylum for
81
Who II a physician and ought 10 know. Is
thoroush.y satisfied that the dark-skinned
little man. who threatened 10 blow up the
whole American navy. Ii In fact insane.
There are some people at the court house
Who have had no doubt of the fact since
the day when Isle was iirst taken into
custody. But during the examination two
weeks ago before Judge Moore. Isle was
appaSeEsiy as clear-headed as the average
nan. and he was accordingly set down as
Z eSanisi, spy or one whose hatred for
this country might At any time manifest
iseif IN an assault on the property OF the
government.
On this reckoning Is.e Was he'd unit,
the Federal authorities could act. United
eistes District Attorney Gay. on his re-
turn from Spokane investigated the case
and came 10 the conclusion that there was
hlow w the Rowan was not an overt act
against this government. for the reason
that the torpedo boat Is sttll the property
Of thu Noran Bros. Company. and not OF
the government. Consequently. as the
SpaniAsd had not threatened any of the
properly OF the United States. Mr.. Gay
could not see wherein he was called upon
20 aei. TAis, az a matter OF fact. is the
reason why Isle was discharged from Gus
tody after the insanity case against him
feI through.
Or. Aonod interested himself In isle. as
has already been told in the Post-rnteili-
Usncsr. The French vice consul. believ-
FAX taas Isir was not guilty OF any intent
10 harm this country. took him 10 his
house. fed and clothed him and sent him
to Vancouver. II. G. This MAS last Thurs
ear Before he had left the city war
ian, had been Issued at the request of
Robert Moran, charging him with a
threat TO break the peace. Isle got away
befcee the warrant could he served.
According TO the story gathered yes;er-
tay BY Deputy Sheriff A. @. Lane, Isle
Wa not particularly impressed with his
treat.neat al Vancouver. nor were the peo-
pc Of that city. especially DESTROYS that
he should remain. The result was that
lie was shipped to Whatcom and from
there he found his way back to Seattle
and Immediately went TO the home If Or.
Nonod.
ne family % the French vice consul
vsfa startled yesterday shortly after noon
By the appearance OF the Spaniard mani
Testify Out OF sorts about sonnet hing. is'e's
arss act was TO take possession OF the
barn loft and fortify his position. He Sc
cured an iron bar three feet long and
tsres,snsd Ia bran ans one that at
@nrssd 10 disoige him He was given
Nfte Or four magazines 10 read In the
ssps Of dis,racting hts attention I'LL help
esaM be summoned. Isle snieared the
pAees OF the book with black PART That
w At hand In the barn. explaining his
seasast afseTwsrd by saying that he id
n@ want the Catholics 70 see what he
ssa vadinE.' After DIR. Monod had sat
NM Himself that Isle was rot Likely 10
tslafe The family or premises and, had
sesafely locked the doors OF the house.
~ rvns 20 the courthouse and enlisted
sns aid OF Deputy sheriff Lane. That
es4ssAi Rad l!ttlc o. no difficulty in ar
1ss'hg Isle at :he Mened barn after a
Nsstanf had hezu sworn TO by the vice
,9asal charging him with being insane.
80 vas reluctant 20 so 20 tail but did
nvs ofts. any real resistance uatil he and
.ae esissr had arrived AT Third avenue
saa Madison street. Here a short hut de-
s. struggle snsued. ending in complete
,sse'oFy far the officer. and with his hands
- 'nsAseies the Spaniari was taken 20 the
eaariy tsi,. N''N
Thursday.