The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS


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STRIKERS Bra<kiIstsa sesm
Tse1dsns ~ Olympia
TACOMA. March Is-This morning
the third trial Of William ". White
on the charge Of nsnrdey Ia the FIRST
degree began In the district ccart- The
case il IN old one. William ". Whine
hesa mortgage on farm property
owned By gsmes Mcmillan. at Com
nsIi's prairie. in the PayaIInp valley.
about ~ miles from Tacoma. White
fcsecIosed the mortgage and took pos
session Of the premises. II i alleged
that McAiiIan went on 70 the farm 20
cut hay, and vert armed with . rife
sad a revolver 20 protect himself
against white The latter forbade
Mcmillan from cutting the hay. and
In an alteration which followed both
Mcmillan and White shot II each
other. White having revolver tn his
hand. Mcmillan received a shot from
The effects Of which be almost
instantly died. This wasJuly II. 1855.
The following November White was
tried on an indictmen; charging him
with murder in the first degree. The
jury disagreel, snd June -. 1856.
another trial has had The jury this
time brought In verdict OF murder in
the second degree. White was there
upon sentenced 20 10 years in the
penitentiary and was taken 10 that
institution. He served about year
OF his time, when he uas released on
bail in the sum Of $500, the case in the
meantime having been taken 10 the
supreme court, By which II Was set
back for a new trial. Tbe1Eext step
was on the part of the Ft court,
which quasbed the indi : on the
ground that women ssh be grand
Jury that indicted White Last July
White uas indicted again and the trial
nov begun Is upon that indictment.
Two Seattle lawyers appear in TIA e
case, one Sor the prosecution and one
for the defenss
Judge Parsons, an old friend OF the
Mcmillan family when they lived in
Iowa. appears as prosecutor with Free
nont Campbell, the district attorney,
and col. J.. G. Haines appsstx Tor the
defense and has associated with mss
w. III. DosIitsle OF this city. The Sc
lection oa q jury consumed the entire
day. A panel OF - jurors was quickly
exhausted ana an open venire for 80
more was issued at noon. Thirty
seven jurors all told were examined a.
70 their qualifications snd finally. just
before the hour Of adjournment. after
the prosecution had exhausted their
allowance Of challenges, q jury was
found as follows. ID. w. Witham.
Joseph cheeseman. j. L. Lynn. VIII
liam Nelson. w. ID. Robinson, F. j.
Horton, John Gonna. Hugo DIN,
Charles Giockisr, J.. W. Dow, A. s.
Miller and William Ferris. John
Gonna is q eoiored man and Is con-
neeted with the Office OF Allen G.
Mason. The jury was delivered into
the hands OF two baiiifFs who will ex-
ercise rigid supervision over their ma
neuyers.
TACOMA POLITICS.
Up 10 the present time little interest
has been taken in local politics. The
Republicans have issued a call for a
city convention to be held April % TO
nominate candidates for the Offices OF
mayor. city attorney. surveyor, treas
urer. and street commissioners. The
names OF John 3. Baker and Henry
Hewitt have been mentioned by the
Republicans in connection with the
mayoraity. The present incumbent
OF the Office. Henry Drum, Democrat.
absolutely refuses 10 run again. g. A.
Whseiwright, secretary OF the Cham
her Of Commerce. will run on the
Democratic ticket for mayor in case
he secures the nomination. The
names OF Judges Evans and Sears,
James Judson and Col. Eihnger, who
recently came 10 Tacoma from Port
land, are mentioned in connection
with the choice of delegates to the
Territorial convention. the election OF
the delegates to take place May IL. or
one week later than the date of the
city election.
SPECIAL rAxrAyKRs.
Gwin Hicks. depaty collector OF i'm
teraal revenue. states there ass now
between 2ioo and 500 special taxpay-
ers. such ~ hrcweries. cigar manufae-
tories and places where liquor Is sold
In this district. comprising the west
hall os Washington. or from the Cas-
esdes 10 the coast. The revenue to
the government is about $50 900 year.
TACOMA sEws SorEs.
The Tacoma rurn verein. mention
Of whose incorporation was made in
this correspondence yesterday. will
erect a gymnasium On + street IN this
els, south Of Fifteenth street.
Mary v. Santa Lewis. who claims
10 be a descendant OF Henry Smith.
deceased, by former wife, pesltioned
the probate court to-day fos reccgui-
tion as an heir OF Henry Smith.
The father of Capt Heary Bailey OF
the Skagit Caief died at Sseilaeoom
Sunday. The remains were brought
10 this city and this morning were sent
on Ia Seattle.
Tomorrow afternoon the Young
women's Christian cmpsraaee Tn.
ion OF Tacoma viii iease for Seattle at
ao'oicck ON the SSagtt Chief. They
will prodaiss in Frye's opera house the
cantsta Mistress Mary and Her
Flower Gafsien." reeeatly given in
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