The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-08
THE EKcAsTIE RIOT.
The Ccroner's Jury Fix the Kill
ing on Parties Unknown
All the Militia Return From the
scene An Address From this
At.orney-Gsner.l to Niners.

The ia-crs cmpareis.l on the eo-oner's
inaEss- over the BODY OF William Raston.
wko wHs killed IN the not a. Newcastle
last Friday, met pronp.iy q, o'clock yes
te-dEy Eiseyrocn IN the undertake NJ eS,sb-
Eshmezt Of d. W. Ross { Co
Ralph Iowrey,, J. L Hughes. William
Jones, Peter Kehee. Thomas poh.on, Mrs
4. Cook, Ms. Duncan Buchanan and Mis-,
v. A gonss were SVEN and examined in
turn The examination, which lasted m
IL go O'Clock. disclosed nothisy new ana
failed 10 produce any data thar would en-.
abe the jurors 70 IN the crime On any per
sen. At the latter heur The jury retired.
and. within 10 minutes returned the fol
lowing verdict
We the undersigned coroner's jurors,
erspsnefea for the purpose OF Investigating
the essse OF the death OF william Rrs,oft.
deceased. according to the evidence pro-
daced, and TIA. he came to his death 6v
gus-shot wound. said gan N the hancs OF
scEae person unknown. NJ D. Ballard,
Nelson chilberg, 6. r Raymond, I. NJ
PhaFis-
The jury was then formally discharged.
BACK FRoN NEWCASTLE.
On Sunday morning Company D, under
Captain Kellogg, returned to the eity from
Newcastle. having been ordered back BIZ
sheriff coehr.ne, who declared that thsre
was no further need Of the presence Of the
militia TIE company, which had devoted
z day and nigat TO visiisns watching, came
bssk by special train.
Upon his rstsrn Captain Kellogg made
70 Col Haines lengthy written report of
the movements Of the comp any. aud the
status Of sasiFs at Newcastle. During sat
Hrday many relsrs were afioat concerning
furtser riotsE5 inssn tons of the Knirhfs
Of labor, who held e meeting near New
easss during the afternoon. IL was rs-
ported aiss that Cedar Mountain men were 4
en- route 30 Newcastle, bat the rlmor was
without foundation Sheriff Cochrane Is 1
,ctltleisee IN stTens terms by Captain KEEL I
iogg who says that he manifested dis /
position alftAroash 10 shield the knight. 4
fellows
After embsrkiHg upon the special train
when tse sheriff had placed at my service. /
ana before leaving Newcastle. many OF the 1
miners working in the Coal Creek mine to- 1
ssther with their wives and children, i
came TO where the train was standing and +
demonstrated against the removal of the 4,
troops and begged protection for their lives !
and in their work at the mines and at their
homes, the men stating that they were
anxious and ready TO work on Menday !
morning, but would not do so without Ell
feetiye protection. The minds of all were
evidently under great tension. Men were
begging 10 be allowed TO earn their daily
bread and not be obliged 10 leave Newcas-
tle Tor other parts of the country for work.
The women were in a great state of excite 1
ment, some of them in tears Crowds
pressed around the sheriff who was stand
ing near by awaiting our departure and de- /
manded protection in the name of the law 1
and urged In the strongest terms the neces.
Gity OF the frooDs remaining was how
ever, satisfied there would be ne open yio-
laton OF law until after the funeral at Gil /
man of the man killed in the riot on the
4th inst and therefore did not consider the /
case sufficient to justify me in remaining
contrary TO orders received from the sheriff, /
as there would be ample time 20 go to Seat
tie and return II you so ordered before an I
outbreak would occur.
In summing up | would state that the 1
miners of Newcastle and their families had /
no confidence in the assurances of the |
sheriff, and il is my opinion that their dis
trust was well founded -