Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-24
|S HOLDING FORT William Tate Refuses to Be Ousted From Norton Housc,,
 by Owner.
 WILL pTs P1o1s s;ea. ;elY Y,E'ax BE -o..u
 .f OUT QUICK TODAY
|, G. Norton Has Building At tached for Rent, Alleged to Be Unpaid, and Has Hard Time Getting Possession.

With three revolvers in his room, one of them loaded and the other two empty, William Tate yesterday pre- vented the entrance to the NcT:on house of several employees of the Bis bee Improvement Company, who de- sired to get into the place and either read the electric meter or take it out of the building.
 Until City Marshal Snodgrass reach ed through a window, out of which Tate was leaning, and grabbed load ed six-shooter, Tate was monarch of all he surveyed, threatening the cleo tric light company's agents and all others who showed any inclination to enter.
 Constable White then arrived on the scene with an order from Justice Mur- phy, directing Tate to permit the cleo tric light men to enter the house for any lawful purpose they might have, One of them took in ladder and re- moved the meter, placing the Norton house in darkness last night as far as electric lights went.
 4eIe u-tu the officers took him in hand yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock was practically monarch of all he surveyed, making of the Norton house a fort, which could be entered by none save officers and then ouly against his orders. After Marshal Snodgrass grabbed the first gun he ertered Tate's room and found two more, both unioaded.
 During April, E. G. Norton, owner of the Norton house, filed an action against Tate in Justice Murphys court for unlawful detainer. alleging that lease held by Tate had been forfeit ed as a result of his failure to pay the rent, aH amount approximately S250.
 It was not until May 12 that Norton got an order ejecting Tate, and not ! until Tuesday afternoon that it was served in the form of an attachment. l Tate refused to go, and Norton retail | lated by placing 6 new lock =a cle front door and taking the key, in ad- | dition to placing an officer on guard | there Tuesday night.
 l The matter was first placed in the | hands of Constable Doyle, but, he had | to leave the city Tuesday afternoon ' for Tombstone, and could not be here yesterday to take charge of Tate. The other officers under the circumstances felt like proceeding slowly.
 It is said that when Doyle returns
 to the city today steps will be taken to force Tate out of the building. Il he does not move the furniture in the lodging-house it is probable that Il will be carried out into the street and left there for him to move away.
 At 2, o'clock yesterday afternoon a
 large crowd was gathered in front of the Norton house, being attracted
 there by the dispute between the cleo l tric light agents and Tate, who refused | to let them into the house. At one
 stage of the game he retreated from the window through which he was talking, got a gun and returned. This caused the crowd to seek places of
 safety with as little delay as possible,
 Judging from Tate's condition yes
 terday he had been drinking heavily and as a result of his spree and the efforts made to eyict him was in a surly mood. He made various threats as to what he would do, but was fin
 ally induced by Marshal Snodgrass to
 go to bed and get some sleep. Norton leased the whole of the
 building to Tate, who used the cellar for saloon, sub-leasing the second and third floors to Mrs. Smith, who conducted a lodging hose. It could not be learned whether or not she had paid her part of the rent to Tate.