The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-21
PASSENGERS SKULL Is
CRUSHED AND HE
MAY DIE.
r. Crew Claims Victim
Drew Knife During
the Fracas.

n,eause drunken man abused
~ nosormaa Harry Cwin OF tho
s..ssle Electric Co. struck J n
hsss carpenter over the head
III a controller handle, traeturlng
i saull ard making a wound which
ssss hls physician. pg Charles A.
waFhauik. slsht hopoa for bis re-
usssY.
ne ffaeas occurred az the north
mlnss Of the University llnc
.ssat / o'eiock sunday morning
mshed Ia blood and staggering
Aem, dazed and helpless. Jones
"a ssseFsed by the car men The
Aasea man made his way home
fes. bat grew worse rapidly. and
,sstsraay morning was taken %
= Seattle General hospital where
= sooa iapsed into unconscious.
rs.
Arrest Assallants.
Gwin. the mol0rman. and Albert
Ksleh. the conductor, we've arrest.
Il yesieraay afternoon BY City De
a<arns Frank Clark and 81 G.
lszns After telling their version
4 tke trouble. both were locked up
} be cttY jail Last night they
ssre removed to the county jail
skere they are now held n default
/ 1850 bail each.
awin and Wsich. when seen az
Ae county jail this morning 70.
'sm1 "a discuss the affair They
Eafed that they made q report %
b assault 90 the general offices
|A he electric company. Tho foi
Bming is their statement % a n
ksupstoF. superintendent 81 trans
ertAtion:
Carmen Tel story.
AJoues boarded the car down
Nzn with q companion. both were
tsak. They persisted ia smoking
4 shs car after the conductor re-
snMssa them 10 deslst. Jones'
szgsrion left the ear al f.atona
fzs wanted 10 leave the car az
Gear ST. two blocks from the end
II tha ilne. When the car reached
- terminus Jones began % up
liasd the conductor and motorman
= tarrY Ing him past his street. and
|&anannCed That be WAS going %
ass back ~ hss destination with.
81 paving fare Gwin came
n1nsh tbs car with the controller
II SAL back % the city aud Jones
war 10 abuse him Jones' drcw
tHsts and vas ahuuf 90 assault
e. notormau. aud Gwin threw his
es1rulleF striking the passenger
q TIE head The sounded pas.
<azer then left the car. and Mo
Nfnan Gwin started FOR town"
conditlon Doubtful.
Tones Is seriously Injured. said
D. G. A. Warhansk. she attending
lA1aiciau. today lie IL slightly
BITTER. bHt Il suffering from a ae
sefe compound depressed fracture.
! eAanot say whether he will re-
Eoser.
G. G. Pestliohn Of s202 fsth n. III.
Nho accompanied Jones from town.
sasd this morning that Jones was
~ drunk or disofdegiy at ell. that
= slept ali the way out. IN fact
kntil pettliohn Weakened him 70 ask
I be could get home an right. 10
Ehsch Jones answered very bright
y that he could.
Jones Is not conardlY.- said
Pettlinhn The last thing Sc
Noal6 % would be 10 draw a knife
! haze never known him to pick a
asaFrel with anyone"
JonsT Own Version.
Jones OWn story as told 10 his
hFother. " y Jones'. 81 thar when
= arrived az the end of the line
y was awakened and told % get
Of the ear This be did quietly.
tat when ho discovered that he
had been carried past hia street
ke started 80 climb back iuto the
ar again The moiorman mean.
xhsie bad esme on from she other
end and told him that " be rode
TACK be would have 20 pay his
nFs Jones argued that this was
Pot right and says that he may
sase used abusive language. be-
e1sa not remember The mol0rmau
leen struck him over the head with
s controller handle and he fell
haok stunned