Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-21

ro0nd CciHe-e goods packed CD. A
waite nan said 20 me, " What shall ve
DO With THIS washing p l said. That
y not yosr washing; let IL alone"
John Kelly told rs there were Chinese
h1dd!ed IN ro3ua back Of the Airing
ton. We vent there and knocked. bat
could not get in | then heard the
vl9llance committee alarm sounded, and
tho1rht 1t would make trouble aud
went up town. Met Mr.. White. Want
ed TO talN With him. He vould not
talk to me. Came down town next
morning and vas put In Jail snd did
not get oat till noon. ! heard there had
been shooting aud went down town.
Pound Q turbulent crowd and asked
them TO disperse. Sunday afternoon |
went home, as usual. / did not know
there vas any intention on the part Of
the oomni tee to forcibly expel ths
ChIsese at that time. Did not attend a
meeting at George Venable Smiths
oihce I1ursday evening. / talked With
Mr.. Henry. Deputy United States Mar
shal, about the Marshal. as We wanted
90 get the Eliza Anderson to take an
eXcars!oa of Chinese TO Tacona. /
heard Mcmillan speak Of taking them
TO Tacons. When | came down ! saw
crowds of people. and saw Chinese
goods piled out % ths sidewalks. At
the meeting Saturday night heard
Bulgef, Of Tacoma, say : You are
doing well bere. You will get the Chi
nese out In time-in a century or two.
You can petition Congress for relief.
and you will get it-sfter you all starve.
in Tacoma We settled this question.
We bsyeotted the Chinese aud they all
hr.e kak -
November. You can't boycott them
beeause tomorroz will be the 7th Of
February"
JOHN KEAsk.
On Sunday morning at IL or IL
o'clock, On my way to church, | saw a
crowd. The Sheriff id the Chinese
we're leaving. He had no objsstio
provided no force was being used. IL
force was used. he said, trouble would
ensue. As | was ssmswhs. connected
With the anti Chinese movement, went
dowa to .hs Queen and foand a China
man named Wah. told him to tell the
Chiaamea that IL there we're aoy there
Who had been forced on board they
ceaid go ashore. The Sheriff then asked
the question i've or SIX times. | asked
him Why he WAS asking the same ques-
ton 30 maay times. He sad be wanted
TO be aDie 20 testify correctly in case p
suit ~as sroaght against the city and
county. la regard to going around 20
the waited houses, went to keep the
property from being stolen and prevent
the hou,es from being burned or prop
erty destroyed. was appointed on the
committee Saturday night, but refused
TO serve. Heard Bulgsr's speech, and
heard him make asa OF some such Ian
guage as this: "You are doing we'll
hsre. You will get the Chinese o1s in
tims-in a century or two. You can
petition Congress for relief, and you
will get il after yoa all starve. In Ia
Gonna We settled this question. We boy
cotted the Chinese, and they all went
away, bat that was on the Sd of Novem-
Der. You can't boycott them. because
tomorrow will be the 9Th OF February"
Balger's speech vas made as An Insult
10 my plan OF peace able means to get
tue Chinese oat, by legislating them out
AIR. White--If yoar honor believes on
this testimony that Mr.. ksane can be
held by grand jury, shall ask you to
hold him. bat If not, have no objeo-
tion to his being released, as l must sd-
NIT that the testimony against him is
not strong. He appears to have disap-
proved of forcIble expulsion. and re-
fused to serve on the coAmittee. !
cannot prove otherwise, so far as |
know.
Commissioner Smith - Gentlemen
The scope of inquiry before Commis'
sioner is contained in two matters of
inquiry. First-Hss an offence been
comm,ttedl Ssoond-Is there probable
cause to believe the defendants are the
parties who eoH mitted the crime? The
Commissioner should require that prob
able cause be shown that the crime
charged has been committed by the
persons charged with having committed
It. / am not permitted to try the case,
bat to determine II, as | said before. a
crime has been committed, and II the SO
parties coma mnitted it. OF the first
that a crime has been oommitted-I
have no doabt. Hence the only ques-
tion 10 for the Commissioner to decide.
on the testimony, are the defendants
guilty? | hold that the defendants,
With the exception OF MIR. keahe, are
guilty of the ofense charged. have
felt the responsib lity that has been
placed upon me. 1t IL my judgment
that these parties sh ould be held ia bal
TO answer to the charge to be brought
against them. As to Mr.. keane, AN
not clear that he attempted to psrtioi
pate 10 what took place on Sunday aud
on Monday. February 7th and Sth, in
any manner, except to preserve the
peace 50 far as 10 him lay. would be
doing the Government no good, and
might be doing him An injustice TO hold
him, hence | will not held him. he
may go. The only thing to guide the
Commissioner is the statute prescribing
the penalty, at a tine Of from $500 to
5000, and imprisonment from six
| months to SIX years, or both such fine
and imprisonment. very grave of
fense has been com mitted. Blood has
been she'd, and disposition shown to
psnish the men who endeavored to mp
hold Law and order. Excessive bail
should not be required. but such bail
should be required az TO secure the at
| eRdancs OF these men for trial, beyond
all peradventare. Ny Judgment, in
view of these facts, is that bonds shoald
be fixed "a follows:
NJ. Mcmillan, q. Ii. Metsslf and l.. X
Kidd. 5000 each. Junius Rochester,
j. J. Quinn and J. T. WiBscott. 5000
each, Thos. Cooper and NJ. Cunning
ham, $1,000 each, With good and suth
cient sursties, And TO stand committed
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