Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-12
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On Sunday noFnina - rp1-lErEE.
rrarscEn msds . esneEai deniai e
ssrioas ehares vhiea bad bsen oads
aQainat shsrlG Mooran b ~ ysies p
~ Psouls og sbs essnine pFssiols. a
ne same time ssatinR thal - aae iims
amcrs specific dsaiai woaid b msds
ana that NJ. NcGf4ss on hia FstuFa =
fhs eity, uoais deny tie sbaFes in terms
saaioisntly snphsiis = satisfy ne naosi
axaeting. In oFdsr Inst thoss who q
nst read ahs Yoies N ~ Pseple nA5
knsw ths natuss 81 The cb4Tes referred
%, 4 nag bs stated thas i related =
he release from s1ssody q Basa ans
1tullsn b. ne asthoriiias e British CO.
lamhfa, while sheg uere being senseyed
from Red BluH. California. whsre they
wsrs arrested. 80 sssitis. wherea chsfRs
Ct forgery 80 psBding against them.
Tha Yoias 81 fhe Psspls. il gpeakinR q
this aGair, saya: .shsFia Ms6rau viii
fully and eriniHaily psrmisted these
criminals 70 yak doun the gang plaE I
% % British soii, and tAus escape
from bic suaody.H ItfurthaF says: = u
order % shlsla osriafn etezsts q -
aisle. ghsria Mc9sas, sogFnptiy ara
wiokadiy. wlsh fuil knouiades Of the
maenituds u ths crins Be sas commit
ting. oonniVsd vith tksss criminals,
ssnspirsd against tbs lav, and per-
mitled tbsm 70 essaps ffom his COS
tody." Ard Il farther says; lbs
writer hereof l. ready sud wiling %
40 into oouFl and prove b she an iAvita
q good ms1 aud iras TIA shsrlf Ne
0raw did wiilfally, Wiekedly and erin.
saaIIy allow tbs aforesaid prisoners 70
essapo from bis easisdT.S
Toe Pos1-INrKLGIaEscEa again d.
slagss thas this charge is Absolutely
faias. lie best refuiationas Z plan
statement Of he facts IN the ease, which
$50 years ace weEs esnsrally ksOgu 70
ths public, bul which nes have psoba-
bly been forgotten b. nany. AZ the
spring term Of oo1Ftin 1854 indictments
we're presented b. the 0rand JnFy
naainsi 9 numbaF 81 aamblsEs who we're
then operating ID Ssatiis. Many Of the
lndiesed men veTs arrested, and gave
bonds foF their appearances q the next
term Of eouft. Soma montha later, snp-
piaed 70 havs bssn 10 July Of the sane
year, ths bail bonds thus given wsre 40
siraotsd fEsm smong he pspsFs IN the
ofiss Of tbs Clerk 81 The Court. and the
msn Who had been Indicted. tins re-
Leased from TIE necessity 81 appearing
Cor TRIAL, soon Left ssatsls. most Of tbem
eoinQ 10 British Coiumbla. snd thsnes
drifting TO various parts Of tse world.
Egidsnoe vas graduaiy uneaEthec
watch pointed 70 @. ". Malisn and r
L. Bash. tvo Of the persons who bad
been Indicted. IS having heea i'm H.
eAted ia TIE STEALING Of the bail bonds
Ii November. 1884, Il Vas learned
that lheae men we're 81 Red BltR. Cali
fornia. Tbs authorities Il thai plaos
we're al once oommnnlcas d with ant
the fueIlises uere arr atsd. 10 q feu
days sheriff MeGfaV left fos BED BIuf
20 reooive The prisoners and bring theu
back for trial. he arrived Al that plae,
On Sunday, Novenbsr 23a, and tive day
later started With his prisoners for Sal
Francisco. Mr.. MeGFaw bad lsarnst
that she collier willamslts was 10 sal
from San Francisco for Seattle on Tuts
dky. tue gbfn, at 10 o'clock aud had tel
earAphed 10 Manager Howard. Of th'
Oregon improvement Company, TO bold
her until be could arrive. Il vas his
iatsniion 20 bring bis prisoners direct
to Seattle b lhe collier, bat on arFiviul
in San Francisco 81 3 O'Clock on Mon,
day afternoon be found that she VIII.
amoile bad sailed avs hours previously
Mr.. Howard having lhoueht best NOT to
deshin her.
Positive distractions had bean teIs-
Rraphed 10 the sheriff By his legal ad
wiser. Acting Prosecuting Attorney Ron
aid, 70 brine bic prisoners BY way d
Visloria aud, above al things 10 avoid
passing through Oregon. Farther legal
advice was soagbt in San Fsansisso, and
the attorneys lnsaltsd we're unanimous
IN She belief that the British Columbia
authorities would make No efori 90 re-
lease tho pFiaoaerA Passage vas 40
oordisely taken on the steamer George
W. Elder.
Shortly after ihe arrival Of The steam.
e. a. VioloEis. J O HAlnes. % attorney
Of he prisoners, came on board. accom-
panied By tbs Victoria sheriff and I've
pslies oilssEs. The ioas msn approach,
"a AcGFAs. aud Air. Hines introduced
him 10 NE Yiolosi sheriff. a The sAae
time Informing him that be bad a writ
ordering him 10 sppeaS Ia cert wisb bis
prisoners. MF. MeGraW ~ 0poe declared
thai be would take ne notice 81 the writ
aud would not appear IN court until
taken tAers under arrest fos ooRtenpt.
Nj. hAlnss. whas anticipating = q iusal
teeomply with the writ. had prepared
eonplaiat against MeGras. which. how.
ever, bad no. 30, been sworn 10. advised
q sompl.anea With TIE writ. informine
As0sAw thal b would ouly gel himself
int iFoubls b peEsistiua 10 bic rtgasal.
While this conversation uas 10 progress
Atthe doos ~ the saloon nearest 10 The
CANA planh, Mallsn. Who had BEEN sit
tina Ia the saloon talking - hs wife,
asiasd the opportunity 10 Pass around
she saloon 10 she opposite door and
thence aFound ths forward part q the
vessel 20 the sang plank. Ne. MsGrau's
ailention vas called 10 him last a. be
vas hntryins ashoFa What imuedi.
ately followed can best be told AZ Il was
stated By Ma. MsGfAu IN IN iuisrvisu
e the time.
/ immediately dsuaBded thai the
thefin arrest hln,. boa be refused ~ do
-. 1 then fan fou4ra tha ssans, ,,l...h.