Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-05


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Co8Rx HouEn, SRATxxH Inne 4. 1885,
II fke Hon. sfehn r. H0Nf. Jsfgs II
lhs Gscema Endielaf Bisfrirf a IFaaA5nf-
fnn Tarfh1ve. nsia n5ttfnR maa haldinq
Coarf - Seattle ~ AZ 1hSrd Jndirial
District
ina Grand Jury Bee isava 20 rep0rt,
ID oonneoffan With the ratuKm % thla
bill fdfsaha1ginn MessrB. Bafke. Elan
ford. Carr and nankBl into court, TO-
palheF with tha eass Of the Territory 70.
Maa& iiaan and oshsxs, for riot .Rrsw ous IL
tha lafn disturbances IN Seattle, arising
from the attempt 10 eject the Chinese
|inhnhitnntz from the city. We have
diliQenfly inquired into and ingesti-
antad All Of the causes, objects and re-
sultH of th0se tKoubl0us eimeg, aud in
nsmunh as the descendants In ahe oase
Of the Territory Va .MaMiilan and
ofhere. are fkeaine defeudanta md
charged and being presented By tbs
United States. 10 wh0ms We think, The
prosecution o. any crines arising from
this attempt ct expulsion o. ne OhInaes
more propsElg belongs. We ere Of tlHe
opinion fhaa he EXPOSES e2 said eAss
ahould not a this time Dc borne ~ tho
nunneF, as Il aeems 90 a. fhAt II oFime
has been committed tf can be more
afaotualiy punished hy the United
states than By the Territory. We would
/ thegskore aak that aaid case be die.
missed from khe Territorial side Of the
Coust, unless NouT houaR should thtnk
othsFwia8.
Tha aasa Of the Territory VI. BuFke
and otheFs, returned with this special
/ repar4. has baem NEST carefully investi.
gated BY ne. By examining ssH witnesses
% the disturbances. aud q more ccnfies.
Jog Testimony probably never vas given
| ID any Grand Jury room, the proaenutino
witness having dieAepeaEed. While vs.
reaFas the necessity Of any firing with
out the immediafe order Of the nnm.
mnnding officer, pet when We consider
/ thu heated and excited state Of the
mems minds during those tr0ubleul
days, and the fact that the Governor
6heFin and Mayer had repeatedly, and
/ Ia aooogdanca with iaw, warned all s.
aembled crowds o3 people TO disperss
and return to thsiE homes. end thai
such warnings and pk0clamatiuns 81
these 0faaera had he0n received with
| ieeFs and hiaaea, and treated with con
| tempt, and that the 4heEidsa poase, oi
whom the defendants were members
while marching under The order and di
FeGtions Of the Sheriff 70 the wharf x
protect, should Il be necessary, the Chi
nese, who were guaranteed The wholl
power OF the Governments for their pro.
/ toefi0B. and were abused and called b.
most foul and insulting names and cpl
thets, and that the said ofaaers wers
there emily for the enforcement af tbs
laws of cur country, and did net pre-,
vent any Chinese fr0m leaving who de
sired 10 90; and that thBFe was Of that
time Q large number Of persons In thil
ol8y who had threatened that sill Chinese
sh0gld 20. and thai anoh threats wese
openly and dsaanfly made on shat dAy
| In praasnoa Of said oHloefs, Together
With threats then and theEo made b. The
same persons 20 take she arms aWa5
| from said OfficeFs; and thAt q laEes
paEty 0g said Chinese Who could
| not 90 nway we're being con.
Quoted By ane Sheriff and said officers
70 their homes Ia the city, 6here q
await che arrival of ths next steamer
and Wills en- their var large crowd al
/ said persons intercepted the said eel
umn 81 Chinese and asaamptad 20 tuFn
said Chinese AWAY from their proper
route fog puKpuas which We know not
hna can only divine. and that 81 said
/ time said persona 90 tn2eFeepeinQ said
al
said Chinese ana officers 70 pass, bot 90
sha ountFaTy neiRs1 the guns OF some q
/ the said ufnceFa. We ara Of tne opinion
fhat aAid Chinese we're then and thaFs
nulawfully deprived Of their fEeedom 81
ieoomoklon and that ne said of1eefs
we're then and there being unfAwfnlly
| ihtarfered with Wills afE0rdinR 70 said
0hiness the profession guaranteed theml
hy oaF Government, and that there weFl
anoh grounds and feas1naole appfshan.
aionn a. 30 render e unsafe and dagger.
Gus % await The order 60 fire.. We BE-.
lieve thaA undeF al The circumstances
a. thoes times thaf u was the duty Of
all aood citizens TO have onegaa The
/ pFeaiamatlons Of TIE authorities and 10
have retired 10 their homes. Thay Ger.
tainly could not hensdt1haiT country OF
austain ihs laws except hy retiring %
theix homes OF raging themselves on
| the side OF she censkisated authorities
We believe THAI IL this eoantry where
law Is kinA aHd Whego esery wrong haa
lee remedy that TIE pressnee and par
s0nel q she 0iaoeFa on that occasion n0l
only did NOS mensss tha liberty o.
TiRhta 81 any psaceahie estixan, bat shat
saeh pFesenee prevented tie o0nmiasion
/ Of an aet which would have beer
iaatina stain upon The h0nol
Of TIE American Nstion. esd Ne
further beiiexe tha8 d b IN AmeFienn
! tor any pefaon o. pe1aona ever % treat
wtah eonfemp4 he legally eonstitmaad
anthoFisies Of our ecan4Ey. especially
When sush autAoFisiaa are aaeh only By
the viii Of oar ea1ixem& We realize and
eppEealAke the tKr@aonaifAbia diarom
flen and ennify, naturally and Ghera.
fore nsaessaFily existing hatussn the
whiaa and Chinese Faoa, buh they an
here By FtRha Of law. guaranteed pro-
teelion by the whols pswsR OF tie Ausr.
lean nAainB. and q eehoeFea ell AMER.
eaa pooples nakive bora O. nafuFaliEsd,
20 abs0s b.. and eAey and enforsa az
eha laws enaseed b their RepEeaaHts.
ligeas ard II u need Be, % iay doWn
th1if lives IN eaforsement of tta same
AID thai The 4meEioan Gag NAY esal
MARI The KAllying eEnund Of honor and
bravery. and nsVeE Hoat ever On
| violated tEp1A, o. enc forgiven crime.
kaseman 81 Grand 9uFY.