Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-21
nooper vas not very drunk that day
D1nt mink be vas much intoxicated.
0EE Ike

D1ut think be was much intoxicated.
0EE Ike
| keep wash house on Mill street.
Been there seven year., On Snnasv
February 7sb, poiiseman Marphy came
20 my door and told me 20 open IN.
DID. There ~ers thirty or forty men
there. Wickstrom told all ibe white
nsn to come in, that ali the ChinAns
nnst 90. White men packed I'D our
blankets, snd IN few minutes p1t the
blankets INTO vaR Ius aud drove tse Col
nsmen to the wharf. TIE Cninarnen n
did not want to go. Mescalf came ia 10
the house trst. | was on the wharf all
night. Mcmillan ~as there.
United states Prosecuting Attorney
=" bite offered in evidence the records in
tse h0beas o1rpss case, and the return
OF Captsln Alexander, showing he could
not comply With the order Of the court
with the sserlds' aid, on account Of the
crowd and attitude towards the Cai-
nesel.
8. L. CRAWFORD.
saw John Keane at the head of a
small crowd of men IN the afternoon,
visiting the various vacated Chinese
houses, entering them and on departing
/ t~@FAhE Vi OAlc ot tNO LASD.
either TO guard { 6 property within, or
10 keep either the occupants or other
parties out. Don't know the object Of
the guards being lsft at the houses.
IA. GARDINER.
Am Customs Inspector. Last year was
connected with the police force. Know
the people Of Seattle tolersbly we'll. Oa
Monday, Fel. 6th, was Ia Seattle. Be
tween II and l o'clock that day | vss at
the Arlington Hotel, diaeonally across
from the New England. left the dock
at l2:l5. Stopped IN front Of the Ocean
House. back OF the New Eaeland Hotel.
Looked back tow .rd the dock and saw
the Chinese that had Not been taken by
the Queen starting up town. Maurice
McMioken and | were together. We
esunted them. There we're 81. When
half Of them had passed Us, half dozen
white men ca from the dock ea run
and passed Us. There was a wagon In
the rear Of the New England. Az t5is
point these meu headed the Chinese
into the street and pashed tnem of the
sidewalk. We passed on. When thirty
feet from the corner OF the New Eng
land We looked back aud saw the de-
puties start up the wharf. There we're
tben 30 or 40 men on the Nes England
corner. While on the corner at the Ar
lington heard 3 man H. the crowd say,
NOW we will take their guns trpm
them" He vas smooth faced, medium
sized ana Stranger TO me. | was sstis-
aed there would he trouble. We took q
position IN room OF the Arlin toA and
commanded a view Of the street. When
the advance OF the Home Guards we're 80
o. g.. o ka a
| | saw Stewart step OF the dewalk ia
| front Of the column and take bold of a
Chinaman. One OF the Guards took
| bold of him. In the next instant he
made an effort TO take Carr's gun. Carr
hil bin. aud also two or three others
who attempted to take his gan.
looked to anot. er point and saw a man
trying to take Webster's gun. At one
! time Webster vas nearly down. He held
his gun in his left hand and struck out
| with his right hand. saw many blows
struck before the firing took place, Did
not distinguish any difference in reports
OF Runs. The crowd fell back after the
firing. Captain Kinnear With his Ho,ae
Guards and the klGes formed hollow
| square. They held that position an
| hour. In the meaRtime ID Company
| came down.
Cross-sxamination L could not tell
who did the firing. Coald not see who
| fired. Saw no weapons in the hands Of
| the crowd. Could not tell whether any
one in tbs crowd ired or not.
@. Il HASFoRp.
Am Assistant United States Attorney.
Was in Seattle February 7th. Was on
board the Queen. | saw Mcmillan, Kidd
/ MataaIf a.x1 al
board the steamer, aud Winsoott on the
deck. Went th re with w. ID. Wood
and L. Nj. Rasin at the request OF Mayer
Yssler. TO ascertain whether the Chinese
on board were leaving Seattle voluntari-
ly or undsr oonpulsion. and to give
them notice that II they wanted TO stay
they would be protected. In company
with the Sheriff ve went to interviev
the Chinese. We we're met on the upper
deck by DIR. ii. NJ. Hall and john Keen
an. keenan, pat himself in our way,
insisting that the Chinese we're ooing
Voluntarily. We went To the main deck
and found a large number OF Chinese.
ksane. Aetcalf, Kidd and Mcmillan
were With the Cinnamon. These parties
insisted this matter was all right. One
! said, "Call tue Interpreter" One OF
them called wah aud said. Ask him"
| Mr.. McGraw asked him, Gud Wah said
" Yes, they want 10 60" DIR. Hall IN
sisted that that settled it. Mr.. MsCiraw
told tue Interpreter 10 explain to the
| Chinese the s!tuAtis The interpreter
said, Some want 10 go AID -oms want
10 stay" Keenan, pushed himself up 60
me in hsrce manner aud wanted 10
know what questions be WAS asking
them. Mr.. kssne insisted that they
wanted to go. | saw youu9 Ohinaman
surrounded by Mcmillan. Kid and 9th
ers. He said he wanted TO stay. and
they were iostlisR and nudging lin.
said, "If that man wants 10 90 ashore
let bim &C." Mcmillan said he voalc
not give no his ticket. DIR. Hall said
"Lst him 90. Mr.. Hapford can settl,
ap his business" l refused, as wsntec
no business given TO me by force. kide
seized the Ohinaman and said, &c
that baggage and get ashore" and threw
him nearly down, and talked roughly Il
him. The Ohinsmsn said, "Ali light
me go Flisco." fhs Chinese were hud
died together, and no one felt like leav
ing the crowd, but stayed on board.
was only there few inmates. When
went 90 the wharf saw Chinese moving
aud heard white nsen shouting, "Drlv
along ysar cattle"
Mr.. White gave notice that the Gov
eminent would rest.
J. n. Metcalfe stated that J. II. Levi
would argue the point tAst tbs defs q
ants. or respondents. should be Above,
10 call witnesses 10 explain away an
acts alleged TO have been committed b.
the respondents.
w. II. White answered his, holdini
that before 3 CsmmissioHer, the de
fend.si- cosld not introduce witnesses
The Commissioner held that vhsu
ever counsel had urged for permission
for their clients to make statements, b
hsd Always felt like granting permis
sion; bot the uniform practice has oeel
TO permit the governments witnesses q
be GROSS examined. bat no witnesses cal
be caiied by respondents. bat any o
then can make as EXPLANATION.
yuSIus RoCHEsrEs.
heard on Saturday. February 6th
} through j Il. Metcalfe of an efrgy .
| I,a... aHfs nm the wharf which d A.