The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-17


she would reveal all he knew. Their
ner tongne WAS uuIoosed, and in he,
ageFmcs- 20 secure the rewards. she
/ ;ase cpustantiy cumuia alive evidence.
/ IL first she drc!arr't that Huyhson 8
/ ismiiy and Peggy Cary were siraply
| feceivrr. Of the stolen goods; then she
I s'erred. on being pressed to reveal c.
! 'p-ratoTs. that Caesar aud two Other
+ acgrne- had talked will. Huyhs3u an!
bis family aud Peggy Carey about
/ burning the Tort aud thc town aud de
| iroyin5 the white i.lsbiraut>: ta.,
her master and mistress had agreed Ia
| 't-ln tlIe:;;. and that when the Lorrid
work should he accomplished. Hughson
/ "as TO be made king, Ca-,sr was - be
| governor. and Prince and Cuffey two
/ "ther slaves. wer- to share in the hem
ors aud riches that were 10 follow. II
GEMS marvellous that story SD absurd
's ihst of low tsveFnSeeppr and his
~ife, le~d Irish girl, and three isno-
rant negro slaves, had conspired to de-
-Ir"y town with several thousand in.
habitants, should be believed by the
public authorities and sensible deuizens
of the city. Bot the authorities and
citizens w@re temporarily crszei; aud
the equally crazy grand Jury. aston
'shed by tie evidence. prosecuted these
inquiries with great zeal
Peggy Carey. impeached as u conspi-
rator in the testimony Of May Burton.
Was promised pardon, i! she wonld dis
close her confederates. At first she
said she could not name any or she
would accuse innocent persons. She
'ichIed ali knowledge of tie fires: but
"hen she was threatened with the gal
lows and with hell-fre sfterwari, hop
ins to save her own life, she accused
several negroes as having been sworn
hy shoemaker living no. far from
Hug bsons, TO burn the fort and town.
She did not name Caesar, her paramour.
ami shifted the scene of oath-takiug
ifpm Ilushsons, where Mary Burton
iaii II 10 the shoemaker's The accused
slave, were brought before Peggy. " hen
-he identified them. Then they were
taken before Mary Burton, who did rot
rrcc giize them "a the gang she accused
Notwithstanding This pr.maa f;teie evil
dencc Of perjury, the slaves were all
taken 10 prison.
The poor frightened negroes, tamrer-
ei with 10y INSCRIPTIONS agents of the
magistrates. hearing Of the psrdons
offered TO those who would give infor-
nation. and hoping 20 save themselves,
accused each other. using language
which had been put in their mouths.
On their information many other ne
groes were arrested, and tue Jail soon
5ccame crowded.
II was now late in April. News came
that seven barns had been burned at
H. s~-'-~.-.".~'., ~ sa-l ~
greatly increased. The accused were
speedily tried Many were condemned,
aad the execution of negroes by burn
ing alive and hanging was brgun
Crsar and Prince. accused by Mary
Burton. We're the first victims. protest
ing their innocence To tue last. They,
and negro witnesses in their favor. were
not uliox xed 10 take an oath. because as
the crown lawyers affirmed. 1t would
be preposterous to administer II To
b, a,len III legal form
The magistrates employed known
thief 10 take liquor to the jails, and
wh' n the negro prisoners were under its
influence. io obtain testimony from
them This mi-crcaut ut coarse reported
Just what 'he magistrates wanted 10
hear aud ths, oi the perjured girl.
Barton. that Hugiison and bis wife were
CONDEMNED and hung. Thrir daughter
received the same ,cii'sncr, but after
giving testimony ami thea recAnting
several times. she was reprlcved, and
finally released Peggy Carey. con
damaed Oh the testimony of aroh.sc-
c"ser, Mary Barton. was hanged also.
The allegations -! terrified negroes
bound - stake. ani ready 10 he
burned alive. was sufficient ia cause the
arrest of many persons aud the greater
portion Of the Spring snd Summer OF
l1ii. was employed by The magistrates
ia seeking for c"n-piratiors, st.d eNecui-
ing supposed cunsrirators.
An Irish schoolmaster. named Try,
suspected of being jesuit priest. vas,
on the testimony Of n worthless wretch,
couiemnsd and hanged - conspira
tor. notwithstanding there was com-
ptt,n, evidence OF his purity of life,
While the iauic prevailed, and JUS
,ice was clearly bliudfolici, al Of the
Spanish negro captives were executed.
though not a particle OF reliable tcsti-
monv convicted them # any crime.
During tha, fearful time four white
person. died on the scaifold eleven
re- roes were burned alive, eighteen
wrr. banged. and fifty were sent away
,Id sold into slavery, chiefly in the
West ird,es.
The NOS, prominen, sectors III this
tragedy was the chIefjustice and the
attorney general Of the province. the
mayor and recorder ot the city Of Ne~
York. and the le ding lawyers Of the
c,iit.ay These were all srrsyed III
legal and political strength sgains, q
few ignorant and weak uegrc slaves
and without shadow of positive evi-
,lruce ct the Cr,m aal'tv of the latter,
they c,,n,,gu.si to All irnoninous death.
thirt,-thr,e persons The victims
we've. evidently al Innocent OF the
crime of which ihcs were accused. for
IL u the sober verde, If pi-ttrl'y that
ra '.u.ssro pl,t To dss:toy the ci'y au,i
li.hsl,ta = IT New loyk. ever existed.
HE. Aui uihoritie> erased their u8h0iy
~nsk hes - ia the c4sr ol tue -
su y Nstobcratt. aecu }oA> oi persons
e th.IruNu ~sscial tIss> tvsan to b~
ID. ~ 80 sr t.rfu.ts.~{ witness Mary