, 1888-10-04
Full Statemnt of the Facts and
Circumstances.
u. A. Gardner and John w.
Stone Also Indict d.
A Proceeding Inspired by Political and
Personal Maleveoience---Mr. Hams
VIII Go TO BuTaio for Trial.
(Seattle Post.Intelligencor !

the all absorbing interest In Seattle
yesterday. Nobody, excepting two
gentlemen who accompanied Mr..
Haines to Tacoma, knew of the ar.
rest before reading 1t In the morn
Ing paper, so that the brief report as
printed was a surprise not only to
the public ut large but to his warmest
friends as we'll. Even without the
deatails, the public Judgement
readily hit the right theory, credit
ing the whole proceeding to Its true
motive OF political melevolence.
THE CHARGE.
The charge upon which Mr..
Haines was arrested Is contained in
an indictment jointly against him,
Il. A, Gardner (well known here)
and John w. Stone. of Ogdensburg
New York, found by the grand jury
OF the United States court FOR the
Northern district of New York, SIT
ting at Buffalo, and presented to the
court on the Goth inst. at Buffalo. In
this Indictment Stone Is charged
with stealing u quantity of opium in
the possession OF the United States
authorities and held in the custom
house at Ogdensburg, and IIaines
and Gardiner with conspiring with
him in the theft. The specific
charge against Mr.. Haines IL there
fore one Of conspiracy.
"A brief statement will help the
reader To an understanding Of tho
case. Some months ago Il. A.
Gardner was arrested at or near Og-
densburg and a quantity of opium,
supposed to DO Illicit, was found i'm his
possession. 1t was taken by the Of
ficials and for safe keeping stored in
the custom house at Ogdensburg.
Recently, and since Gardeners pre-
liminary examination, 10 has been
found that certain packages sup
posed to contain opium, In fact con-
tain rubbish. Examination OF
Gardner's baggage at Chicago with
letters recently found in his posses.
sion indicate that there had been a
substitution Of rubbish for opium in
certain packages IN the Ogdensburg
custom house; and that IL had been
made by Gardner or through his
agency.
The charge made against Mr..
Haines Is that of conspiracy with
Gardner and an Ogdensburg lawyer
named Stone implicated with Gard
ner in the substitution. Ii there is
anything to support this charge
besides doutful letter, alleged TO
have been written by Stone and
heretofore given to the public,
there Is nothing to indicate 1t, the
indictment being wholly silent as to
the sources or characte of the infOr-
nation OF the jury by whom 1t was
found.
There Is nothing in this indict-
ment which In any manner direct or
implied involves Mr.. Haines in a
cha, ge Of smuggling.
Mr.. Haines was engaged by Gard
ner last winter as AN attorney to
defend him against charges then and
still pending at Ogdensburg, and the
utmost of the charge now made
against him (Haines) Is that he
devised or assisted to devise plan
Tor the suppression Of the evidence
In the case against Gardner, as fur
nished by the opium found In his
possession.
THE ARREST.
The circumstances OF Mr. Haines'
arrest and leading up to that oc-
currence all indicate the motive
through which it was brought about.
For more than week w. III. White
United States attorney, has been
gossipibg about Tacoma and else.
where with slanderous sneers that
MIR. Haines was to be made the vic
tim OF criminal prosecution. He
stated this as a fact at Tacoma
Thursday night and the further fact
that Marshal Hamilton was on his
way to Seattle to make the arrest.
Information reached Mr.. Haines on
Thursday night, before the marshal's
arrival, that he was en- route from
Tacoma charged to arrest him. Mr..
Haines preferred naturally, II he
should be arrested at all that it
should occur under circumstances
least distressing to his family, and
with that view appeared publicly on
the streets at the Occidental hotel
and elsewhere at the time, and after
the MarshaPs arrival. If there had
been the wish to show him or his
family the slightest consideration,
or IL on the other hand there had
not been the distinct purpose of
making the circumstance as brutal,
humillating and cruel as possible
he would have been arrested ut that
early nour.
1t was not, how ever, until two
hours after midnight that the
marshal reused Mr.. Haines from his
bed and informed him that he must
hastily make ready to take the 3 a.
m. boat for Tacoma. In executing
this cruel and indecent act, Mr..
Hamilton was too sensible of the
enormity to allow II to pass without
u personal explanation, eXcusipg his
conduct by admitting that IL was in-
spired by positive telegraphic orders
received after midnight from At
torney White directing him to
make the arrest instanter.
AT TACOMA.
When Mr.. Haines, with the mar
shal, aud accompanied by Judge
Struve, arrived at Tacoma, IL was
learned that Attorney White had
arranged a scheme by which Mr..
Hainss was to be denied the priv
ilege Of giving bail and to be hur-
ried across the continent as prisoner
In the custody OF "a special agent of
the treasury department. This
plan, which Mr.. White found 1t ut
terly impossible to- carry out, was
part Of his general scheme designed
for Mr.. Haines' humiliation. The
two-faced character Of the man was
illustrated by the fact that after his
informal proposals OF ono bail" and
"high bail" were rejected, he made
a merit of presenting his formal
offer upon terms suitable to the
dignity and character of Mr.. Haines.
ignorant OF the fact that |
his unfrlendly efforts had been eX.
posed to Messrs. Haines and Struve,
he had the unblusliing audacity 70