Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-10

IL vas de- not know. bat I think 10 vas
thst lawyer. do not knos his name.
All sesv 10 shat | am told, 90, think
10 vas Carr, FROG. the place where be
stood when they picked NE up. That's
shoot me- / heard Carr saw il / did
not eone be would shoot. DID not zee
him. This uas today, the Ssh Of Feb
ruary. in Seattle. know Mr.. Carr by
sight. Bat dot personally, keeps What
heard people say today. He 10 the man
vhs vas pleading Merchants case With
Mr.. HaInes IN the court on Saturday.
Of course don't know vhether | will
be abe to make another statement or
not ! have no hope myself of recov-
cry. | do believe | am going TO die
from The effects OF this wound. Ii cuts
NY wind OF. here on my right side, near
NV tArost- DIR. Smith tells me can
not recover, sud As be has docsored me
bsfore | have confidence in him. He
said u Vas q very serious wound. and
that | stood good chances of dying IN
tventy-fsur hours"
Some one svOre o1t warrant ID JUS
tice Hills Court against Jadae Thomas
Barke. E. VI. Carr. Frank Hsnfsri and
L A. Banks. all Deputy Sheriffs. chare-
ing them With murder. Mr.. Thornton
took the warrant 10 the Court House,
and on entering be wa informed by
Jugge Greene that those men were Off
c-rs of bis court and not subject t. ar
rest. de fart Ter stated that
MARTIAL LAW
Had been declared. and that civil pro-
Gas VAS no longer binding. vhereopos
the Constable returned his warrant
unserved.
shortly after tbe shooting Governor
Squire issued the following:
PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL Law.
WHEREAS Heretofore on the 7th day
of February, in consequence of an in
famed condition Of the public mind in
the city of Seattle and grave distur baBoe
of the public peace therein, /. Watson
@. Squire, Governor of the Territory Of
Washington. issued my proclamation
warning all persons to desist from
breaches Of the peace, and peacefully
t. return to their homes, except such as
we're disposed to assist the Sheriff and
the other daily constituted authorities
in maintaining Law and order, and re-
QuestInR all persons who we're disposed
to assist IN maintaing order to enroll
then selves under the Sheriff immedi-
ately for that purpose I; and
Whereas, Said proclamation has prov
ed inffectual TO quiet the public mind
and pfeserve the peace and
Whereas. Nameroas breaches of the
peace have occurred and more are
threatened and
Whereas. An instruction exists in
said city of Seattle, by which the lives,
liberties and property Of citizens Of the
Territory and sojourners within the
Territory are ENDANGERED and
Whereas, The civil authorities have
proved poverless to suppress said insor
rection or prevent such breaches Of the
peace. And,
Whereas, The necessity for martial
law within said city exists, and it is
deemed proper that all ueedfui measures
should be taken for the protection of
such citizens and soiourners and of all
officers of the United States and Of the
Territory in the discharge of thssr
public duties within said city;
Now, therefore, be it known that l,
Watson G. Squire. as Governor of said
Territory, AID commander IN chief of
the military forces thereof, do hereby
assume military command of said city
Of Seattle, and do hereby order that no
person exercise any Office or authority
in said city which may be inconsistent
with the laws aud Constitution of the
United States or the laws of said Terri
tory; and do hereby suspend the writ
of habeds corpus aad declare martial
Law within said city.
Done at the city of Seattle, Territory
of Washington, this Sth day Of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1886.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the
Territory. WATSON @. SoUIRK,
tsEAL Governor.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The following general orders were
issued during the afternoon:
No. 1.
HEADQUARTERS, SEATTLE, w. T.,
February 3, 1886.
Martial Law having been proclaimed
by me as Governor Of Washington Ter
ritory. l hereby announce the following
members of my staff, who will be re-
spected and obeyed accordingly:
Adjutant General-Colsnel g. .. Hal
Ter.
Assistant Adjutaut General-G. N.
Halter.
Aids-J. II. McGraw, Geo. @. Lyon,
G. II. kittinger. l.. 8. Booth.
Judge Advocate Gsneral-Henry G.
Strive.
Quartermaster General-James No
Nap9ht.
Provost Msrshal-A. Z. Alden
Commissary General-Geo. d. Hill.
Surgeon Gensral-Dr. T. T. Minor.
By command of the Governor, Wat
son Q. Squire.
G. o. HALLRR, U. 8. A.,
Admit Mt Canaral