Violent Barroom Brawl at the New England Hotel
A rowdy patron causes chaos, forcing police to physically carry him to the lockup.
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A man named McDonald, who works for Mr. Bailey, got into an altercation with the bartender of the New England Hotel last night, and the trouble soon ripened into a fight. After a desperate struggle, McDonald was put out of the house. He was fool enough, though, not to stay out, and at the first opportunity rushed in again to renew the trouble. Finally, two policemen were called in. McDonald would not give up, but resisted violently, and, being a powerful man, gave the officers a deal of trouble. They were compelled to handcuff him, and, getting a couple of other men to aid them, lift him from the ground and carry him to the lockup, where he will have a chance over Sunday to repent his insubordination.
“They were compelled to handcuff him, and, getting a couple of other men to aid them, lift him from the ground and carry him to the lockup.”
This rowdy scene highlights the rough-and-tumble nature of frontier hospitality. The New England Hotel may be gone, but the cycle of nighttime disturbances remains a staple of downtown Seattle police reports.
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