Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-20

from four to six shots fred. After TIA,
we held oor Rround across Commercial,
fSoinR north | say Mcmillan and
Quinn IN the crowd. Mcmillan was
telling them II Was the wrong time 70
talk, TO keep quiet. Mr.. Quinn was
passing in aud around IN the crowd. As
We came up the wharf there vas gen
ersl upfoar.
Cross -examinstion-Liyed in Snoho-
tnish county before I came to Seattle.
Never had anything TO do With Quinn.
Never cared to associate uith hin.
Don't consider him a person worthy TO
associate with, on account % the class
OF persons be associates with and the
business be fellows. | saw Rochester
on the wharf on Sunday. Saw winscott
N the warehouse, very busy getting the
Chinanen up to the steamer. Saw him
steering CAinaman along. Saw Kidd
between II and l o'clock Sunday, keep
ing the erosd back for the Cinnamon
10 get through. Shortly after / heard
the CRY "diaarm them," two men grab
bed my gun, each With one hand. Dent
know the parties One of the guards,
Hanford, think, was partly down, two
men from the mob had bold of him.
Don't know the parties. Heard what
supposed was a pistol shot, Just before
the guards fred. The shot vas to the
left of me, within twenty feet of me
The shots Of the guards followed very
closely. Suppose the Home Guards
fired four or five shots Saw Mr.. Mo
MILAN after the shooting. Saw keane
there. Heard him speak and advise the
people to go hsme. Mcmillan said.
This Is the wrong time 10 say aay-
thing" | have no animosity toward
Mr.. Quinn, farther than his associates
d. n. GILMAN.
Live In Seattle. Am lawyer. Have
seen the defendants many times. Have
only known their faces since the agita
tion commenced. | saw Cooper and
Cunningham on Sunday, Feb. 7th, On
Mrs. Yesler's back porch. Was on the
opposite side OF the street. Baueriein
and myself crossed Sver and found Ave
or six men there, and asked what they
were doing there. They all left except
Cunningham and Cooper. Mrs. Yesisr
told me they were trying 10 break into
the house. told them to 90. Cooper
and Cunningham stsid and refused to
20, till the officers cams and arrested
them. Cooper said be had right to
stay there. | asked him If he had DOT
lived in this country long enough to
know that an Ae erioan citizens home
Was bis castle. Cunningham and Cooper
we're taken to Jail. Sunday night I saw
several of these defendants on the
wharf. Saw keenan,. Kidd, Mcmillan
and Metcalf on the wharf.
Gross examination-Saw some of the
men going into Mrs. Yssler's ward, and
followed. When | asked. What are
you doing hereY" one of them said,
"We want that Ohinsman. We have as
good right here as you" told him |
was an officer, and commanded them to
disperse. The others got out, and these
men Cooper and Cunningham remained
till they we're arrested. Coopsr's breath
was bad. and thought he was in liquor
and told him 80, bat he denied il and
declared he was s1ber. II. remained
thsre until police officer Jones came.
Mr.. Bauerleiu went fer the officer. Mrs.
Yesler told ms these men, meaning all
those who were there, had threatened
to blow mp her house.
HAROLD PRESTON
Sworn-Live in Seattle. An an attor-
ney at law. Was here or February 7tb.
Came down town about IL o'clock.
Went to the corner of the telegraph
office and from there to Wa ChonR's
On Third street saw the Chinese being
moved out by white men. On South
Second and Washington streets | saw a
body OF men and vent with them into
Wan Lees wasbhouse. Rochester, Nc
MILAN and Metcaif we're in the crowd.
just as | came in, Rochester asked bow
many Cinnamon lived there. The Chi
naman said he did noi know. They
then took the Chin smsn in the back
room, when An express wagon came up
with more mep, and the work OF re-
moval commenced. BranDan, the sa
loon keeper, came with the express and
went in after a satchel. As they came
out, a sn who belosged to the second
party asked Mr.. Rochester what they
should do With tue washing in the
house. Rochester replied, That is not
your washing" and eassed out With his
crowd and left. | was on the barf
Monday morning. Saw Kidd, McMil-
Ian and Mstcalf. They we're there all
night. There were guards on both ap
pro lohes TO the wharf. Several people
came down. bat were not permitted to
90 on. Was With the Home Guards On
Monday. After the Qaeen left, the
Chinameu we're started mp town, and
the Home Guards were marched mp as
guards beh,ad the Cbinatneu. The
Chinese came back on the run. When
| get to the front the shooting had
taken place. Saw QuiAn. keane and
Mcmillan there. Heard keane speak
aud saw Mcmillan hslt the crowd that
started to follow the guards when We
took MP our line of march after the
| shooting.
Cross -examination-When l sav Ro-
chester on Second street he vas in the
| lead OF crowd of from six to ten. Not
sure that Mcmillan was IN the crowd
| Rochester VAS In the house talking with
the Chinaman. thsught he took the
| Cninamau in the back room TO get out
| of sight of me. Officer Murphy told
me IL vas pretended cubic air oom
| mittee. I do not think they had the
grace 10 tell the Chinsmen TO pack up.
| Mr.. Rochester did not tell the men to
keep out Rochester replied TO the q1es-
tion. What shall we do with that wash
ing when be replied, what have you
10 do with the washing Rochester
asked me where ClmpAny DIS armory
| was, and | told him. say Kidd on the
wharf Monday morning. Metcalf vas
with this committee | have spoken OF.
Kidd was on the wharf Sunday night
| With the Chinamen. Sav keane On the
| wharf and afterwards heard him make
speech.
p c. MoSrsonERI.
Reside In Seattle. Am pablisNer OF
the CAyvatele. Was At the masquerads
Saturday night. Game down With Cap
tain Hill Called in at Steinle's beer
ball. Saw q great nunber of people
there. SAY Lou Beach there. Heard
ecnversAtion between Captain Hill and
Lou Beach over @. A. X. matters
Sone man stepped in and commenced
interfering with the conversation.
pushed him one side, when he called us
Chinese lovers, and said they we're ao
ius 10 drive the Chinese oat tn the morn
ing, the ssme o. 10 Vas done IN Tacoma
| ssw the Chinese removed on Sunday
beard Mcmillan taking With Captain
wris ht about getting the Anderson te
take the Ohiuamea Co Tacoma Caps
Wright told Mcmillan he had SPOKEN d
Yrsler; Yssler told him 10 so 10 ths
colrt, and he might as veil 80 TO hel
as 10 court. Captain Wright told M
they had been seeotiatine for the An.
derson 10 take she Chinsmeu away.
vas afterva dc in China house. look