JUDGE HEARS STABBING CASE
Item
- Title
- JUDGE HEARS STABBING CASE
- Source
- The Seattle Star [WA]
- Date
- 7/28/20
- page
- 2
- Identifier
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/wa/batch_wa_bainbridge_ver01/data/sn87093407/00200290859/1920072801/0021.pdf
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- stabbed; fight; self-defense
- Race of alleged offender
- colored
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- trial
- Location
- In state; Seattle
- Length of story
- 140
- Description
- Takes Decision Under Advisement - After hearing all sides of a stabbing in the White building barber shop, July 13, that started in a discussion over a colored porter's marriage and ended with one man in the hospital and another in jail, Judge John B. Gordon took the second-degree assault charge against Richard Smith, colored porter, under advisement Wednesday. Smith stuck a knife between Barber Loy Slinkard's ribs in the quarrel. Smith was shining the shoes of Myrtle Patterson, manicurist, of 3610 Renton ave., when Slinkard inquired if another porter had married. Smith resented Slinkard's expression of the question. He swore at Slinkard, he admitted on the stand, but later apologized. Slinkard admitted slapping the porter. Smith claimed Slinkard was beating him when he grabbed a knife in self-defense and slashed. The cut required 14 stitches and narrowly missed Slinkard's heart.
