The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-17

Fooled In his attempt 20 pass 3 bogus
cheek al ire Ma Doxsgaai * Seuta.lek
CoEnIsany-s store Fred Mcdonnell. alas
Fred Landesk~oF9sgh, . young man. male
. desperate artegnpt yesterday afternoon
10 gain his freedom. III the presence OF =
crowd, numbering several thousand no
fought three employees ot tie company
necessarily until policemen took charge Of
him. Taen he tried 10 cut of Officer Nc
Clurg's head with razor.
Mcdonnell went into MacDougau &
Southwlck's about 4 o'clock In the after
noon ana selected some towels. the bill
Of which amounted 10 s.. In payment he
offered check on the First National bank
81 Seattle for So IL was apparently
drawn by q. E Haber, a local mining
man. and made payable TO Fred McDon-
NEIL.
j. J. Doheny, the aoorwaIksr, and W.
G. Dickinson, the bookkeepe-. were suspic-
io1s O. the check as they are acquainted
with Mr.. EabeT's signature. In order to
make sure, however. they detained Nc
Dcnnel by various pretexts, while Mr.
Haber was consulted by telephone as TO
whether he had given out sUch a check
The answer came back that IL was a so-g-
cry, but IN the meantime interesting deveI-
oprne1ts had taken place
Mcdonnell. becoming uneasy az the de-
lay, said: IL you have any doubts cen.
earning the check give Il back To me"
Mr. DoneEy was satisfied from this re-
mark that something was really wrong
and he gained further time By saying that
he guessed it was al right and that tia
cashier might as Well give him his change
The change did not come quick enough
ard Mcdonnell. with q sudden and most
unexpected move, snatched the check out
OF the bookkeeper's hand. He was through
the door and out upon the street before
anyone coald grab him. Mr.. Doheay. W.
g. Dickinson and c. F. Kline gave quick
chase.
There was crowd on the street. and
before Mcdonnell could get up speed Mr..
Doheny collared him. and demanded the
check. Mcdonnell tore the check into
several pieces and with a sudden lunge at
tempted to break away. NE, you donf.''
said Mr. Doheny. ard just then Mcdonnell
shot out a savage right hand punch which
would have put Mr.. Doheny where KID
Mccoy went. If IL slad landed.
Mcdonnell saw that he was in for Il
and his savage nature asserted itself. He
put his hand TO HE hip pocket as Il 10
draw a pistol. But the employees grabbed
him ami down went the mass OF stTug-
Cling humanity on the sidewalk.
People came fiecking from books around.
No one knew what the trouble was and
every other man had q theory. Men and
women josfiea each other in taelr frantic
desire TO get near the center OF excite
ment. Even q fire alarm cogsd not have
produced more furry and excitement.
Il Was with great difficulty that the three
men held Mcdonnell He tore around like
an enraged animal, determined TO ireas
away. Officers MeClurg and Leighton ell
bowed their way through the crowd and
took Mcdonnell IN charge. He was walked
10 the patrol box. Just before reaching IL
he suddenly stopped down and, with a
quick move whipped out razor from his
left bootleg. With one wide sweep he sent
the keen steel at McChrgs neck. 1, did
not reach home. however, for AcCsurg
turned 10 one side and struck Mcdonnell
blow on the head. For moment he was
dazed- Recovering quickly he fought FOR
his razor. and ia his attempt 10 seep the
officers from disarmng him. he cut his own
hand.
At police headquarters Mcdonnell said
that he was twenty years old and a 'abor-
or. He is a new man to the police. Nc
Donneil was employed by Mr.. Haber as a
sort OF man-of-au work. Before ne was
discharged he admitted that his name was
Fred Landss borough