A Stabbing on Mill Street: Frank Hardy Not Expected to Recover
John Nolan attacked Hardy in a beer hall kept by Mrs. Sullivan; no motive has been found, and the case goes before Justices Cass and Vrooman.
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It is the general impression of the physicians attending Frank Hardy, who was so seriously stabbed by one John Nolan in a beer hall on Mill street, kept by Mrs. Sullivan, that he cannot recover. Up to last evening he showed no signs of improvement. So far as can be learned no cause can be assigned for the brutal assault made by Nolan. The assailant will have an examination before Justices Cass and Vrooman this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
“So far as can be learned no cause can be assigned for the brutal assault made by Nolan.”
A beer hall stabbing on Mill Street—now Yesler Way—reminds us that Seattle's nightlife district has long had a violent edge. The brief, matter-of-fact report also shows how much has changed in police and court procedure: a suspect would now face a more formal charging process, and the victim's fate would be tracked with more transparency.
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