The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-03
MEN FROM THE PERRY
IN 4 sTABBING AFFRAY.
oilcr wosilako Seriously Cut In a
Figh, Last Night-Japaneso Charged
With tho Assault.

What came nsar being a fatal ntabblns
ARRAY took place IN front OF the worlds
Fair saloon. on Commercial street. about
73so last evening. In meleo Alfred West.
lako and Japanese from the revenue
cutter Perry were cut. wcsuake'a in.
jurioa being quite serious Tho japanese
was cut In the writ, but his injury Is moi
very serious. Tho men implicated In the
anair were taken 10 the police station.
ana three Japanese now are held. pend.
inR tho trial today.
wosilake II chief oller on tho Perry.
With n. Terso. cabin boy. s. ogawa.
cabin steward. and X. Tcrsc, no was IN
the saloon last night Tho men became
involved and later engaged IN n ngh,
outside tho saloon, ogawa is alleged 10
have done tho cutting. but no h,rcnuously
denies tho charge
According 10 Wes,lakc. tho men were
drinking In tho saloon. OgawA had or
dcrod drinks. but refused 10 pay for them
wcstiakc saya ho feared that the bar.
tondcr would strike ogRwa, and that he
tried 10 Sc, the japanese TO settle the ac-
count and avoid trouble ogawa. no says.
used somo Objectionable language. and he
struck TIM Jap The latter drew his
pocket knife and slAshed him. tho other
Japa mixing In tho hght.
Another story Of tho ARRAY Is that
ogawA left tho saloon before the aghi
occurred. going 10 Japanese restaurant
near by. where no was Joined by the two
Tcrucs. Tho thrcc then rturncd 10 the
saloon. ogawa calling wesllake outside
Then tho trouble commenced. westlake
being cut and tho younger Tcrsc. lad
OF about %, receiving an ugly. though no,
serious. cash In the wrist.
westlRko was taken 20 the once Of
DIR. Estes. whero his wound was dressed.
Tho knife entered tho face on the left
aide and cut a cash down and along the
neck 10 tho breast bone WostlHke was
not placed under the influence OF any
oplatc. but for an hour plucklly allowed
the doctor TO stitch tho wound. In all
over 90 stitches were taken. The younger
TNrse was also taken to DR.. Estes office.
and the slash In his wrist was sewed up.
After his injuries were attended to,
WoAilako was taken 10 tho city Jail.
whero Ogawa and the younger Tcrse
were locked up, the latter as witness,
woStlako Identified ogawa as the man
who had done tho cutting, but the latter
donied that no stabbed him The knife
was found on him. tho bladu being about
three inches In length and very sharp.
but thoro werc no blood stains on IL.
Tho Japanese would say little about the
affair. Westlake was later taken to the
hospital.
Captain Kilgore OF tho Perry, went 10
tho station whom he heard OF the trouble.
Ho was very much surprised and ag-
grieved to learn that his men had become
involved In tho difficulty. Ho said the
Japanese had always behaved well, and
no seemed inclined to believe that ogawa
was not altogether to blame for the cut
ting. Tho three Japanese are held at the
station. Ogawa win be examined before
Justice Hughes this morning,
\The belief was expressed last night that
II was tho intention OF the Japanese to
do up" Westlake, but the Torses do
not look like mon who would take part
In any such AFFAIR. ogawa Is also q very
quiet looking man. He and WestlNke
once before had trouble, according to the
lattor. ogawa, ne says, came aboard in
an intoxicated condition ono night, and
abused him, wheroupon he struck him,
That incident happened some time ago.
and there had been no further trouble,
Captain Kilgore said somo OF tho men
were inclined TO regard the Japanese rs
inferior beings and treat them improper
ly, but the Japanese, he said, had proved
faithful servants on the Perry, and he
was at n loss to understand why the
trouble should have occurred.
II Is Captain Kilgore's desire that the
trial be held this morning, as he wishes
to go TO the sound this afternoon, and
would like to be In port when tho hearing
Ia held.