The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-14
Rround alleged 70 be public road, wAs settled
Yesterday and work win be resumed In : day or
Two.
F. 3 JACKSON, OF Portland, general agent Of
me Great Northern abroad. u in the city.
THE FAIKHAvEN THUGS.
Was Michael Roman Murdered-IawIe
Element Musf H Smhaa..a

Was Mtchael Roman Observation-Disclosures
Element Must BE subdueea
FAfHHavEN Nov. iii speeds There seem
70 oe some suspicious circumstances connected
with the SAD death OF Michael Roman here last
FRIDAY. presumably from exposure. when was
reported IN tue PosT-ISrELIIeEHcKR of the 6th
Inst One Of his four brothers resdrs " tn him.
He Is contractor we'll and favorably known.
and he stated to the Posr- INrELIGENcRR cor
respondents today that Mienael wac not an
never hAi been Z drinking man, but was q i.
doubleday unba ancei in mind, a a rcsult of
being snot In sue leg By Mexican on mining
claim In Nevada four years aao HE limb
was amputated below the knee.
but modification setIa ana ne had to suffer one
or Two otner amputations TO save his life. He
was then fairly well TO do aud weat 10 San
francisco for treatment, an after lard went 70
Boston Wore most of toe members of the
Ismiiy resds. Bus be was not vel tn A. and
~ rspot se 10 his request his brother here sent
lot him. q the sane time sending MIN xl7a He
came IN Ausus and made MS nom wi b b q
oiotner here Qite re entity, feeling certain
that Mlcu2si Was not IN mis- right m md and
ieari that lie might do himsel infary he
De 10 q 70 have aim exam ned ~ the propsr
authorities and tasen to IN asylum. b.iur him.
sell unable 10 keep him comfortably unaer sur
selnshce. lbs was Wednesday when Michael,
announced his Intention Of going 10 T. ooma.
An officer looked in vain for him Thursday. and
as ne was not TO be found Ii was supposed tn 4
ne ieit That night on the Skagit Chief II
seems. however. that policeman saw him
early In the evening near where he was picked
up the following morning and although it must
nave Oeen apparent that he needed aid the
omcer left him sitting or reclining on the
ground. where he remained ali nieht His
brother states that when he left the house he
nad between $50 and $50 on his ne son. but
when picked up By Jailer Cameron all he had
was two dimes and d nickel His pocket- book
WAS miss ng and 25cens piece lay on the
sround . lew feet away. A memorandum
book also which he carried was found sb,ut
nitsen ieet away covered with earth IL q
inought that he was dragged and robbed and
mat that a. counts for mis- npt recovering from
nis dszed condi Ion sufficiently to take adyan-
age OF AID when IL would nave saved him from
the exposure which resulted in his dea b
There has been gang of hobos and mi.creants
mere who would not hesitate moment TO drug
ana rob an ino6 nsive man In the manner
thought probab Q IN this case
The numerous acts Of violence here OF late
nave ali been attributed u liquor or garnblsug
OF combination OF the evils The policy OF
the city as tarts the saloons IL well defined.
III OF Them being required to pay License of
5000 year. There is ordinance prohibiting
samonne, out hitherto no attention whatever
mas been paid to 1t. all sorts of games
running openly. and the city autnori-
ties seeming to wink at the utter dis
regard of the law. And yet until very
recently the town has been peacesble and
orderly. At its meeting Saturday night the
city council passed q resolutson directing the
marshal to strictly enforce the antI-gam sling
ordinance. and empowering him to OBTAIN some
nuch-need assistance In his depsri ment.
Immediately thereafter the no-lega. visible
sneans-of-support gentry aud their no 20 fol-
lowers We're ordered 20 leave Many have COM
plied. but many more than q corporsls guard
are still here. The city ee ton viii occur on
ne I'd 81 Decem Der. and the gam siers and
many Others TACT, tn nix that the action of
the author ties 10 nothing more tn AN one OF the
spasms Of virtue to which city governments
re subject ~ such times. 1t TO- not fair, how
ever, to take snap judgment Th-re are no
ieelers in the city council. and no members
tn directly or indirectly couneetei with TIE
nquor or gambling interest All Of the mem
Ders are prominently identifed with ths>bes-
interests of the city. AM it seems to be their
idea that the inevitable conflict with the DIS
reputable elem MT whose mot fruitful fields
Il operation are in young and rapidly growing
cities like Fairnaven, should be commenc at
once, before tnst element becomes 90 siro & as
o render its proper control well nigh lmp0s-
ell