The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07

se<si exerut<an on the s<ssi q wasi
irsxsec Tsrrisevs.
fhief Justzre Rryars shzS -ey,o-.s,
the sxsAl.
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Hr ErcrfEc@ey. -is~ysi Lsssr-Stx. Il
conspaiEsr~ 9Th yessr request 10 knos
the result 4 the tr;a ef she six 500
guslnass fin.I:snS for the asz-sser q
Walisse on the Isl of Mav last hsr.
he honor 70 inform yeu that irs par
ssiznre AZ The rrosisions of an a~s d
the Leg; slafivr A<-enahiy oi the Terri
fory OF urrssss- attaching the county q
Lewis 10 the First judicial I,issrist ia
said Territory. and appointing the frsa
Monday in oetober at Sseiisenosa as
the piaes OF holding the District soar,
Of the tnitei States for said county.
opened and he'll sAil Court at the
fine and place appointed. Captain Il.
II. Hi OF the First Artillery. rnitel
Stxte- Army, delivered TO the Marsha,
.. the Territory six Indians OF the
Sueaaalfnie tribe, given mp by said
frif~ a the mursiersrs oi ,XzIsasse.
namely KasSsss. Quaizahwowt. Stni.
harrier, Jsstam. Whyerk and Dual.
shinkvne. all OF whom were indicted
for rnurier. and the two first named,
kussass ansi Quaiiahxoxt. we're con
victesi ard executed. the other foar
found not guilty by the jury. Those
who were foani guilty were rleariy
-: a. b three OF the Others who were
acquitted was satisfied with the find
ing of the jary. II was quite evidcn,
that they were guilty in less degree,
ii at at all. than those convicted. As
10 the fourth tQualthinkynel had no
idea tha. he was guilty At all. there
wss no evidence against him. and all
the witnesses swose they did not see
hini during the affray or attack on
Fort Nislnaliy.
Ii i not improbable that he tQuai-
thinkynel vas slave whom the guilty
chiefs who were eonvietei expected %
place in their stead ns a satisfaction
fer the American murdered Two
Others, Americans. were wounded
BADLY by the shots, and an Indian
child that aiterward died. The effect
produced by the trial was salutary
and have no ,iou5t viii long be re-
naeml,ered by the tribe. The whole
tribe, ! woalti judge, were present n
the execution, and vast gathering oi
the indians from other tribes on the
Found, and they were made to under
stand that our laws would punish
them promptly for every murder they
committed, and that we would have
no satisfaction short OF all @ho acted
in the murder OF car citizens. To the
end that the trial Nigh; he con
,iucted fair'-@ appointed Judge A. T..
Skinner. Whom yoa engaged II go on,
to attend to their prosecution. Dis
tricf Attorney for the time. and order
Ell that he bc allowed for his ser.
viees $50, and also appointed, &c
defend them. David Stone, Esq, an
attorney also sent OFT by you TO de.
fend them. and | made an allowance
OF record 10 him for $3.50. This com.
peasaticn I deemed reasonable, Thes
had to travel two hundred miles from
their re pecsiye homes. camp in the
woods. * well as the rest OF Us. and
endure great deal of fatigue in the
manner oi travelling in hattezux and
canoes ty water. Many OF the grand
and petit iaro-s were summoned q,
a distance OF two hundred miles from
their homes. and although the trans.
portafion may have cost some more u
the Department than bringing the In
dians into the more settled district
and with them the witnesses, with a
sufficient escort for protection (which
l very much doubt. yet | have no
hesitation in believing that the policy
pursued here more than repaid any
additional expense that may have
been incurred. directed the Mar.
shal 10 keep careful account of ex,
penses. and report the same TO you
which he has doubtless done. There
are not in the judicial district. the
requisite number OF lawful Jurors
nearer than this place to the place ap.
pointed TO hold the Court (which j,
the only American fort on the Sound
so sparSeiy Is the country around the
sound settled. | will be glad To fur.
nish you any particulars II il be found
necessary, AND have the honor to be
very truly. your ole lient servant.
WILLIAM +. BgYksr