Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-12
rnR CONSPIRACY CASE

Yesterday vas the sixth DAY of the
Conspiracy trial 10 the Dis;ric. Court.
brought By the grand Jury on the part
OF the United States agsirs, D. Crouin
ana fourteen other persons
Mr.. Z. Bauer!e n. reporter Of the
chrosie< vas called TO testify a. TO tbs
correctness Of report written by hiun Of
The utteranees Of some Of the defend
ants IN spesches made at a public meet
ing held at Yss!er's Hall. Sunday even
ing, September a0,h, under the auspices
Of the Liberal League, and afterwards
converted into Citizens meeting. Mr..
Bauerlein stated that while his report
oid not profess 10 be nor was Il intend
70 De verbatim report OF all shat
vas said and done, yet 1t conveyed TO
toe reader OF the paper a correct out
line 81 tue doincs Of the mestine, aud
could be relied upon az a pretty fair
statement OF what Was there said and
done. he witness produced proof
sheets OF the report, t. refresh his mem
DRY. and testified to tue statements of
'NN 'o@t D7 efonaCfn On t6c CQlDcsr
question.
Rev. John Denisou, minister OF the
III. l. church, was nsxf called, aud ties
tined concerning the mission school IN
the basement of the church, which has
been attended by Chinese for tie pact
four or i've years, also that some of the
Chinese beys attend Sunday school
there. he stated that tns school VS. Ia
Uarf add in,
ing. he Chinese boys WHO are secur
ing the rudiments Of sduea.ioa pay -
cents per week. On the first Sanday In
October be rsoeived communication,
bot from whom ne aid Eot know had
no communication from the Committee
of Fifteen that kn.v Of. certainty no
open commanicatiou. The paper which
| received was placed on my doorstep.
The Communication read as follows:
SEATTLE. Oct. Sd, 1885.
Nh DKSIsox As guardian of the
church property. you are notified that
no more Chinauen must be aliswed 81
enter the church or y1a tciH be held
responsible for results.
OsE OF THR COMMITTEE,
Sheriff Mc(iraw was next called, and
asked TO detail the manner 10 which tie
Chinese were treated in Squ4k valley
about the first of September. Mr.. Nc
Grav briefly outlined the tragedy which
took place at Void Brothers r. nch On
the evening of September 7th, in which
three Ohinam4n we're killed and three
wounded. He also alluded to the
destruction of property at Newcastle.
He had not attended any of tAe anti
Chinese mass meetings. and had not
heard any of the defendants speak at
any time except at tue Opera House.
K. A. Turner Was called. He was
present at the anti Chinss. Congress a
few minutes. Heard Mr.. Rich, of New
castle speak. Heard him tell of the
bonfire they bad had on At the mines,
and heard him tell the story Of the man
Who burned up his bed to get rid Of the
bugs; heard the speech applauded;
heard Crooin say that il there were any
Cinnamon in Seattle on November 9th,
he woalj not like to be here. Heard
Keane's speech 10 the Opera House. in
which he stated that he had received
word from the boys who we're here at
me parade, to this effect. when YOU
want Us. send for US. Don't send for Us
unless 700 mean business. Next time
don't ask us TO bring torches"
Rev. Mr.. Farrell. who is connected
With the Chinese mission school, was
next called, bat brought out nothing of
interest.
Here the prosecution rested, and Mr..
HaiRes, leading attorney for the de
fense, outlined bis case to the jury,
consuming an hour and a half. He
vent on to show how, by patience and
sober elaboration, the defendants had
preserved good order among their fol-
lowers during all the trying days Of this
agitation, and how, under the skilful
management of the defendants, the
agitation had been carried on in town
overrun with Chinese without single
act of violence being committed. He
quoted from the printed reports of the
speeches of Mr.. Smith aud 9TH
ers to show that they were
INCREASINGLY talking for peace and good
order, and advocating lawful means.
The speaker stated that the town was
full of buns, vags and thieves ready to
burn and plunder at the slightest pro
vocation, bat that they were in no way
Connected With the anti-Chinese move
ment, but we're ready to take advantage
OF the slightest encouragement or pro
vocation TO commence their work of de-
struction and pillaRe, but through the
thoaehtfulness and foresight of the de
PENDANTS no such encouragement Was
ever offered.
At the close of Mr.. Hsines' speech
George yenable Smith was called as the
first witness for the defense. He testi
tied that he was familiar With the Chi
uese problem. Had studied it for 20
years in California. Dropped into the
Sunday evening meeting, and was sur
prised when placed on the committee to
call the congress; that duriHR the entire
agitation he had talked for peace and
lawful measures and never advocated
violenoe, as he realized that force meant
arms, and he was not that kind Of a
man.