Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-06
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ii oonneotion With Ne s6srt nads By
ofzci&Isfo bring 70 josfies h psrsons
via stois the bonds and indistmsnts
from the ofzzcs Of ths Clark Of The
Court Lass July and The eFsetssf shaersn
was felt fbroogh0us ths city whsu Is b.
eame known yesterday meaning that
F,ush and MuII<n- the men asrestsd tn
California, charged With tbs erimss hsd
been released b. the Victoria aushori
ties. In order that he pubiie nisht
know everything connected With this
unforfanass affair, Posr -IErxzxs0xs-
cxx reporter requested sheriff McGrsv
70 cive q full statement Of all that oc-
cured fForn tbs time that b1sn ana
MniIsn we're placed N biz cnstodJ. Inis
be did, - follows:
II arrived IN Ned BIsa on ths morn
ing 81 eusday. Novsmhsf I'd: ins
nsen. Bush nnd MulieDs we're IN jail
there, and no e6ort wsn fhen be1nz
made 70 secure their release- wss nm
certain ~ 20 which route 70 choose u
bringing the nsu 70 Seattle. ~ pref
erence was to return overland, Lut the
Rel Blud otiisiais wo1id not hsar 70
t1,s. e. threass had beGn made that the
prisoners wouid be taken from The
stage while ~ rDnt<- The men thsm
selves were anxious 70 come overland
and this vas one among othsr esns1oer
afioua wnich induesd NJ 70 oon5e Dy
way II San Francisco. wse compeiied
10 remain In Nod Blum over Monday, 10
order to secure rsquiaition from the
Governor covering the crime Of grand
larceny, ~ The original requisteion Gov
cred only that Of forgery. On Monday
afternoon learned that the nteamer
WiIIamsfte would sail for Seattle direct
At 10 O'Clock on Tuesday morning. and
Immediately tsIeRrsphed asking shs
captain 10 wait for . tee hours until
srriysd Ia San Francisco with my pris-
onsrs. HARMED ~ San Francisco 81
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and
found that the Willamette had sailed,
the captain being unable 70 wait. The
next steamer for Seattle would Be the
Elder, which sailed on the following
Monday. aoeordinely placed tbs pris.
sners 10 tbs county jail and waited. !
was uncsrlain whether 10 come BY way
Of Portland or Victoria, bat finally
chose che latter route. was advised BY
George A. Knight, a. well - BY the San
francisco and Los Angeles District At
toYnsys, that my prisoners could mos
possibly be taksn from me By the Brit
iah authorities. % confident we're they
Of this. and % secure did i feel, that ]
had absolutely no apprehension OF
trouble at Victoria.
On the way mp both men. especially
Mulisn, were very seasick, and allow
ed them their full liberty ON the vessel.
Ga the morning that No expeotsd 10
reach viotoria COS up a. 3 o'clock, and
walked around the shir until " nsafed
porf, I've hours later. A We entered
The harbor the prisoners asked II they
might CONS on deck In order TO take
the air. gave them permission. and
they remained on deck until we reached
the wharf. A. SOON - 10 touched, the
wives Of the prisoners came on board.
A few moments afterwards l noticed
that Mullen and his wife were very
earnestly engaged 10 conversation. /
surfnised that she might be endeayoring
70 persuade him 20 escape, and 40
cordinqly ordered both men into the
cabin, where they remained the rest Of
the morning.
OF course during ell this time, could
have taken precautions 20 secure the
prisoners, bnt / had not the most re-
mote idea that there was trouble brew
ing. Al about half past 10 o'clock
heard that Haines was In Victoria.
twenty minutes later he came on board
accompanied by sheriff and two police
officers. Al that time the prisoners we're
slttsng to2ezher on the settee which runa
ground tns wall Of the cabin, or as It ID
called, the social hall, each talking Ia
his wife. Mr.. Haines introduced me 90
tne sheriff. informing me that be had q
writ ordering me 10 appear In court
with my prisoners. | Immediately 70
! fuss a % take any notice Of the writ. In
tending TO claim the protection Of the
American dag, and not having any Idea
thai the British oiiicers would take my
prisoners from the ship. 1 informed
the sheriff that I would appear In court
oniy when brought there under arrest
for contempt. Mr.. Haines at that time
had q warrant tor my arrest for con.
tempt which had been made out, but
vas NOS yea sworn 20. he, however.
urged me 60 answer 10 the writ Of habeas
corpus, telling me that would only get
IN, self into trouble W not doing 20.
answered that l would take the risk and
would nos surrender my prisoners until
they we're taken Il ON me by force.
W lille We were talking my attention
was Tor the moment tursed from the
prisoners. Mullen seized this opportu-
nifty and quickly passed around the "a
loon TO the opposite door TO that az
which 20 were standing, then around
the forward part of the vessel 30 tue
gang plank. and was hurrying ashore
when NV attention was called ca him. 1
immediately demanded that the sheriff
arrest him, bat he refused 10 do so. I
then ran TO the gang plank. Mullen
vas getting into q cab. and two police
men were standing near by. called 90
them that the man Was my prisoner and
that would give floo0 for his arrest.
They took no notice of me, and MulIen's
cab drove on before could reach shore.
had not yet any doubt that IL the
| prisoners we're brought into court thew
would be returned TO my custody. 1
| accordingly determined TO answer the
writ with my remaining prisoner, hop
tne that woaid be permitted 10 retain
him, and that / could then secure the
reasrsst Of Mullen. I hired q cab and
| took Besh before the court, having tirst
employed j. +. Wallis, q Victoria lawyer,
10 represent me.
Tho hearing came on before judge
Walkem. who merely listened to q
recital of the facts. and then, without
listening 10 argument on either aide.
issued the following paper:
III TUE surKxMx Couxr or BRsrrsH
CcLuMnsA Tin the matter of an 40
plicasion for q writ Of hahaas eoypss
70 bring up the bodies OF Franklin l..
hush and Charles w. Mullen.