The North Seattle Commuter Who Fought Back

An attempt at highway robbery that ended very disastrously for one of the highwaymen was made in North Seattle on Friday night. A young man who has a room in that portion of town, and who desires his name withheld from print, was going along Front street about 9 o'clock, when he noticed two men were standing near the corner of Blanchard. When he had nearly reached them he was greeted with the startling command of 'throw up your hands!' The demand being enforced by the plain appearance of two pistols, the young man of course complied. One of the road agents then approached him and seized him by the lapel of the coat, at the same time shoving a weapon in his coat pocket, the better to search his victim. The second highwayman kept him covered with his revolver; but when Highwayman No. 1 began to search him in a very rough manner, the young man lost his fears in his anger and he made a tremendous kick at his assailant. The two men then clenched and a lively fight was the result. Mr. Highwayman No. 2 was afraid to shoot, for fear that the bullet might strike his partner. The two men struggled for a while and then they fell off the high sidewalk, all the time passing their most 'cordial respects' to each other with fists and boots. About this time two young women came along and highwayman No. 2 was frightened away. By that time, also, the young man who had been stood up got his assailant down and beat him pretty badly about his body and face, and added insult to injury by taking the highwayman's revolver from him. For reasons best known to himself the victorious young fellow decided to release the fallen road agent, which he did with a parting kick, but he kept his pistol and he proposes to keep it.