Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30

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The other day some Rentlsmen VEN
discussing the shooting Of John Mich
aelson By Ira HumnelI. when one Of
them said: ii understand that . man
after shooting fellow man never hiss
any peace of mind thereafter, as long ~
be lives"
THAT derends altogether upon cir
cnmssapces,p said Captain Giimors,
vho was o member OF the party. II
shot tvo rseu o1ce, and 1t haa never in
terfsred With my peace OF mind In the
least. I suppose nan Who shoots az
other for the purpose Of robbery viii to
miserable for the balAree Of bis life, st
any rate be should be. ] shot my men
ia self defense, and I'll tell yoo hsv u
came about. | Was Eassef Of the Amer
loan ship Commodose, and hsd gone TO
Nanaimo fos Q load Of coal for San
Francisco. Ny crew vas principally
COMPOSED Of Germans and Isishmsp.
One Sunday morning the mate ordered
the crew TO wash dovn decks and clean
she ship up little. The men Iefused,
declaring that they would not wash
decks on Sunday. l then sent up town
and hired men TO do the work, AID al
the same time ordered the cook not to
give the msn anything 70 est until
told him to. Al noon some OF the sail
ors came aft TO zee Why their fe.ioDs
had been cat short. tsl1 them that
my grandmother had ss.S that boy
who would not vofb did not
deserve TO eat, and i ,souant
what applied 10 boys would
Apply With tqasl force 10 sailors. l
fefther told them thai a. soon Is they
got ready 10 vork. ! would have dinner
prepared for them. They vent forward,
and soon after the mate came AFT and
stated that the men were orRanix;nR 10
take charge OF tbs ship, and had sp-
pointed too 1rishmsn rs their leaders.
I ssnt the tirss ofissr and carpenter mp
town for the only policeman in the
place. the second mats got scared and
slowed himself away, and l vas left
alone 10 hold the ship. heard the
men coming, AID taking my old shot
Gun ] met them at the cabin door.
After few words one o! the leaders, .
big brute Of fellow, grabbed the shot
gun and attempted to split my Aead
With the butt Of ;t. bat 10 coming down
the gun struck the projecting roof IN
Ser which stood, and broke into sev-
erai pieces. I realized that 10 vas all
day vith me II did not act quick, ard
taking . little revolver from my pocket
shot the fellow Who bad grabbed cay
gun, the ball striking him in the face.
As be fell TO tie deck pus my foot on
him. and shot she other leader. The
crowd then broke and ran. and pat
ITO balls In the second leader as be
wsEt Aft. one in bis thigh and one Ia
the calf OF his leg. Things looked
pretty tropical. The men we're Wild
with rage, and calling for leader to
head then while they captured and
killed me. l fortified myself at
tee foot of marrow coEp8pionvay,
xhers bus one could enter al q time,
and With revolver and snife ! held
the fort until the ffss cheer and tbs
carpeussr returned wi,h the policemen.
The men as once laid their grievances
esfcre The off.cer. and be told them 10
eoue up town Unc set out warrants.
Ga their arrival Up town they we're all
piacsd in Jail, and remsine3 there orsii
she commodore vas ready 10 sail, when
ssked thai six Of them he glazed CT
beard. Ihey came On board Ir irors,
aud when the tag 'st go the ship l re-
moved the iroaa aud Fever tad bii
Of trouble 90 the passage do~u. Those
~so remained in jsil gos Sit months
sseo for mui;ny.'
what became Of the men you seotf'
II have never seen bat enc OF them
sinse. Some years after this cccnr-
renee vss 10 New York, when fellow
came up snd spoke to me. u was Reed.
sIe leader. whom | sho. 10 the face.
knew hin instantly, b3t did not is; on
shss recognised hira. He FIRST said be
tad been In the Commodore With zoe.
/ told him there had been uaany useu IN
that ship. Vas ~.ih you al Neoaime
at the time Of the nutiry, be said.
so.d him IL | remembered riess there
xere thirteen there on ttaf occasion
He then started ia 10 tell RE that be vas
oue Of the rasn xho sas shot. l then
ssSs. oh, yes, ycu are Heed. he held
cot his hand. and &c toek is | told hir5
| ho,s him 10 I'll will, sr3 - long So be
tea ne alocs ~osld not tro1eie hiua-
tie then ssia lie tboceh: tie sheosine
vss jzxiiashls and ssrues me for eol'
isr. He ssia be tad been ~cfkirg
along shore IN B1sscG. ~etre be hsd
sifs Who drank % every doiiar lie could
esrr, and TO ria himself Of Der he d
left Boston and arrived IN New York
broke ard hansry- / esve bin the dol
lar. aud tass "a tks lsst | ever sav or
heard Of Reed or shy other of the crew
q tue Ccuansodere 90 that. to nae, mem
orzbls occasion"