, 1882-01-28
So 90 PER YEAR

uniTer>ai uistrust " the nnas resuiss of
/ judicial procedure in the trial of capital
otfenses peryaies the community at the
present time.
The patient heart cf the people re-
solved last night to no longer delay the
hand Of justice, bus by taking summary
hold upon those who had placed them
selves outside the pale Of consderasloa
by numbering peaceabls citizen, teach
offenders ths' they must beware Of the
halter. Tbs company who helped to
hang the murdeUers of Geo. b Reynolds
and David SIR numbers in its ranks
| some of the hes: men in the country.
! But the time hsd cone, u has been
| gathering for years, and lis righteous ven-
geance, awful In Us execution, feb none
too soon. lie, those who think otherwise
glance for moment at the two blighted,
broken-heartei families in Seattle, Two
widows are among US Their sorrowing
hearts, their weeping eyes, appeal to Us
and tell us that the Judgments of to-day
acre jsst.
,bsss Tns r., f"''-l"'''''s..'''' es' sA's '''
Let it be known to all ths~korld that
this was the work of no mob. Ii was the
result of the uprising Of an outraged and
long suffering community OF law-abiding
citizens, who fel, it their sacred duty 70
thus show to the world and all mankind
that forbearance with murderers and
thieves had ceased to be virtue in this
community, and that the lives and prop
erty of respectable citizens shall and will
he protected, and that outrages and atroci
! ties VIII hereafter be dealt With in man
ner they justly deserve, without fear or
! favor.
We are glad to see that the whole coun-
try are sanctioning the days work of yes
teriay, done by the people of Seattle.
In the morning Capt. Renton, of Port
I i'iaA'iA, tSASSttItIcu II lut uci NJ
rested for the murder of George Reynolds
are proven guilty, and the citizens of
Seattle need any help To hang them, l will
shut down the mill, and furnish all the
men needed.
The wIres from across the Sound brought
the following last evening
Port Madison eong,atulates Seattle
for the prompt nsing Of the desperauoes
Sullivan, Howard and Payne"
Several dispatches We're received from
Olympia, of which the two following are
fair specimens
Olympia congratuIatcs Seattle on the
prompt mannerof surppressing the lawless,
rowdy elcment
CITIZENS OF OLYMPIA"
To Cd,-ens Of ScattLs :-Hurrah for
Seattle You have walked at last.
CITIZENS OF OLYMPIA.
| PogT TOWNSEND, Jan. IS The citi-
| Ntito 81 ''Si''if- w L. we the citiZehS
Of Port Townsend, endorse your action in
/ executing the. .kree murderers to-day and
congratulate you On your prompt action
! in setting evil ticcrs a lesson Everybody
rejoicing and pleased with the aorion.
MANY CITIZENS.
4 large number OF other congratulatory
messages were received, but the above are
sufficient to demonstrate that law loving
and law-abiding citizens on every hand up
hold the great days work done yesterday
by the good people of Seattle.
NOTES
1t viii be hundred times cheaper for
the county TO buy locks for the jail doors,
than 10 foot the bills OF farcical trial of
a murder
While Sullivan and Howard were still
twitching, Judge Green ran up, and with
his pen knife attempted to cut the rope
and let one Of them down. The Judge
was taken hold Of and hustled away
from there pretty lively. He offered no
further opposition to the citizens in their
work