The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-02
HoxonaBLy ACQUITTED.

at Auburn. Sew YORK, yesterday Col.
&c. Haines was fully and promptly
acquitted. In urging The charge
against him there was unusual vigor.
Every resource OF criminal prosecH-
ton was employed with a zeal far In
excess Of Official eircumspection and
illustrating at every stage Of the case
the real motives of it, promoters
namely, political and personal enmity
and malevolence.
The idea of Col. Haines' prosecution
originated in the evil mind OF w. ii.
white, United States proceeding at
torney. who saw, or thought be saw.
In ii scheme 70 eonfound, in the height
of a political contest. the party OF
which he fHainesl was leading mem
Der and the executive head. In this
scheme little coterie Of Democratic
'1eaders" at Seattle and elsewhere IN
the territory readily joined, and
willing agent for iss promotion was
found in Whites assistant, Munday.
An indictment lin which be was
yoked up with confessed criminaisi
was secured against Haines by secret
methods and he was arrested with
circumstances Of extraordinary cru
city a. affecting himself and family.
He was hurried off to New York com
forted to some extent by Mr.. Whites
assurances that he would be accorded
an immediate trial. At Buffalo, where
the court was sitting at the time OF
his arrival, an earnest appeal for a
prompt trial was denied and every
circumstance OF humiliation that
official severity could promote, was
connected with the case. The matter OF
bail was made as difficult as possible.
A proper and reasonable demand to
know In detail the nature OF the
charge with the names of aceusers
and witnesses, was refused and the day
for trial set at time after the date
Of the election which the whole pro-
ceeding was designed TO affect
These unusual and wicked features
of prosecution were carried up to
the date of trial and until repeatedly
rebuked by the court. After Col.
Haines had waited YEARLY for two
months and had brought witnesses
in his behalf from Washington Terri
tory at great cost the prosecution still
urged delay. When at last the court
could neither be deceived nor eaioied
longer the case went to trial and the
result Il complete vindieation of Col.
Halnes and refutation of all the
ISLANDERS uttered against him.
The conduct OF the promoters OF this
case from its beginnings until now
has been indecent to the last degree.
Prior 20 It's actual occurrence, Haines'
arrest was made common tattle by
Prosecuting Attorney White. His
assistant Mundsy has not serupled to
utter under the credit Of semi-oiiicial
statement, reports calculated 10 preiu-
dice Haines' case in the minds OF hhs |
fellow-citizens. Efforts on the part of
n coterie Of Democratic leaders TO con
meet the case with our local and terri
torial politics for partisan advan-
tage, were constant during the |
9; -s. :, ,..'~n. But perhaps the
nos. eontemptIbi- Oh all was
he publication in the Chicago Tribune
Oct 7th) Of telegraphic letter de-
'igned 10 humiliate Haines and his
amily in the city where their parents
md the friends and associates Of their
youth reside. For this incident no
motive but malice pure and simple can
De assigned since the publication at Chi
,ago could neither affect the politics of
Territory nor the court of
trial at New York by what means
access 10 the columns OF the Tribune
was secured is not explained, but
this much l. known, namely, /
that the letter was prepared
by the Attorney General Of the terri
tory, J. y. Metcalfe, and Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney c. F. Munday
in the Office of the former. IL is aot
creditable TO the courage u either OF
these high officials nat though them
selves the joint writers OF the article.
It bore when flied In the telegraph Of
flee the signature OF a man who was
not It's author
Ii Is only fair TO say that the
rank and file OF the Democratic party
We're much wiser than the con-
spirasors imagined and a. political
scheme the Haines matter was
very generally condemned. From
scores OF Democrats Col. Hsines re-
ceived kindest expressions OF sym
patty. and the scheme of persecution,
in fact. recoiled upon those who orig
mated and promoted il, and was no
small factor in creating the political de-
LUCE which overwhelmed the party