Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-22
RoUGn On JACOBS. -
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Under the above select heading
fnd the following extract in the Ers"-
| Hsg Bulletin
There was no call upon Judge Jacobs
to interfere. Everybody was saiis&ed
10 les the matter drop as il was. Bot
the Judge. With his persistent itching
for popularity, caused himself to be
drawn on the C0rouer's Jury, empan-
ellsd oy the Justice of tbs Peace who
bad sat in the trial OF the men lynohed.
and joined in the following verdict in
each of the three cases
We. the jury Summoned in the above
oase, mad that - came to his death
by hanging. bat from the evidence fur
nished, We are unable 20 find by whose
hands. We are satisfied that In bis
death subrantial and speedy justice has
been subserved."
have nsvsr sousht 10 avoid resDon-
sibility in my career In life When
community Of action was demanded
have taken my share Of ihe responsible
ity openly and above board. In looking
backward over q somewhat eyertfu life
on the Pacific Coast b we no apologies
20 make and no unpublished develop
ments to dread. I challenge iuvestiRa-
malignant scrutiny. When the editor
Of the Bulletin says: But the Judge,
with his persistent itching for popular
ity. caused himself TO be drawn oa the
Coroaer's jury" he either uttered that
which he did not know for the mean
purpose OF injuIing person who has
ever been his friend, or he maliciously
uttered a falsehood without cause or
provocation. was not at the hanging
OF the men referred to. Ror did coun-
ell or abet il. / did not desire to be
member Of the Coroner's Jury, nor did
| cause myself to be summoned on the
same. When l Was sum moned At first
ref0sed TO serve, but after rsfection
concladed | was no better than the
great mass ef my fellow citizsss who
had participated in this affair, and that
| would not covardly avoid responsible
ity Ia the matter.
As q member OF that Corouer's Jury,
! did not think that any good purpose
would be subseryed by firing of
broadside Of constitutional pyTotsoh-
nios, nor did believe that she summon
ing and examination of hundred vit-
nesses, With the consequent cost 10 the
oouuty, would answer ans bensficent or
useful purpose. Hence nothing Of tho
kind Was done. We looked 81 the mat
ter in practical manner. I bad no
doubt Of the guilt Of she men banged.
They got just the punishment pre-
soribed BY statute for their violation Of
Law. TIE execution vas little irFegu-
lar. but a. the result was Just, was NOT
inclined 20 stand on q point of that
kind. As q member Of Judge Greene's
Court, wss, Of cosrse, terribly iuLie-
nant. Az citizen, did not feel 30
bad.
Horace Greeley once said that he vas
90 strsugly for peace that IL be could
not Ret IL in any other way, be would
nghs for Il. Nov | am 20 mueh in favor
Of the euforcement Of Law and the pun
ishmcnt Of offenders that, In the gravef
offences, II the ordinary operations Of
the sourts do not operate - q deter
rent, have no woUis Of rondsmnation
for the spuntapeous yet iusi acsion of
the people tn the asssrsion Of the aAw Of
self protection. ls vas 70 punish sio-
lators Of the Law and to deter Others
from like violations that an Indignant
popalace hanged these malefaetoss.
There 10 bcs little comfort 10 the per-
sistent and defiant violator Of Law in
the doines Of that memorable day.
Not that wonld class the vipistcrz Of
sunday isw IN tho same eisss ~ theee
men By no meana ! say frankly that
the character of many Of the men Who
violate the sanday Law is without re-
proach and illustrated By many virtues.
o. JAooR.