The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-27
MARSHAL BROWN TO MIR. PARKS.
No Deputies Have Been Commissioners
Since the Miners Troubles Began.

No Deputies Have Been Commissioned
Since the Miners Troubles Began.
TACOMA, May &c, 1871.
To THE Error. ] imagine that Mr.. Parks, OF
Gilman, Ii wanting newspaper notoriety quite
badly. was in hopes that general denial a.
to my appointing snllivan's men deputy Unnea
States marshals would be sufficient But Ai
Parks comes again and says that Mr.. Lampkin
statement is utterly false, and was gotten up 70
protect ne. Mr.. Lampkin's statement was u ue
in every particular. / have never denied ina.
Mr.. Lampkn was deputy United states MAJ
shall but did deny, and do deny still, tnat he
was commissioned, as Mr.. Parks says he was, on
the 18th inst, together with SIX other guards.
The facts in the case are these: Mr.. Lampkin
was appointed chief clerk in my Office ana
deputy United States marshal on the LIST DAY OF
July, 1890. On the LIST day of April, 1891, maue
a change In the Office. He, II seems, went 70
Gilman some time in the early part OF April, on
what business do not know. Learning tnas ne
was there some two or three weeks ago. sent 70
him on the 10th day of May bis quarterly rs
turns for work done as deputy United states
marshal during the quarter ending aarch o.
1891. These returns must be sworn ana SUI
scribed to before a notary public. These ne
took before Mr. George W. Tiboetts ana iaaue
affidavit as to their correctness, and then re-
turned them to me, which the law required niih
to do.
Why did not Mr. Parks go to Mr. Tibbetts ana
get his statement? He is the notary pubic, ana
is the man that should have affixed the seal that
Mr. Miller seems TO have affixed. Mr.. Ilppe'.s
certainly knew what papers were being slsnou'
and believe from the acquaintance nave hau
with him that he would have told Mr. RAJ As
chat is, If he considered 1t any of Mr.. P.s DUST
ness) Just what papers were being signed oy
Lampkin AS to Mr. Parks Withholding the iet
ter addressed to Charles A. Lampkin, deputy
United States marshal that is his business ana
not NINE will say to him, however, fnat On
Monday, the 18th inst, wrote to Mr.. I8riPA'n'
telling him to go to the postoflice at Giikian'
"demand the letter, as it is important 10 Don
myself and the department at Washington cry,
IT being official business" and that II the post
master refused TO deliver 1t to him to report 10
me at once and would see what could be done
in the matter
Mr. Parks expresses great concern about the
miners that Messrs Brown and sullivan ana the
coal companies are trying so hard to distress
and ruin. Let me say to him that was pc
sieged for several days, both at Spokane anu
Tacoma, to appoint Mr.. Sullivan's men as depu-
ties, and I most emphatcally refused TO do so,
not appointing one Of them. as the records OF my
Office will show, although / was offered an IN
Identifying bond in any sum that / might
ask, that no harm would come of it, ] still re-
fuse, and will continue to refuse as long as
am Unithd States marshal, unless they are
needed to protect property belonging 10 the
United States which ] hope will never occur
AS said once before, 1t is not the United States
business to settle this difficulty to protect the
property of the coal companies, or any other
property, save and except that belong
ing to the United States. And | say to Mr.
Parks right here that If his postoffice was In
danger of being looted by any man or any set OF
men Mr.. Lampkin would be the very first one to
come to his assistance, If he were in reach, and
would protect that property at all hazards.
SO much dislike newspaper notoriety that
hoped this matter was dropped, but as Mr.
Parks deemed fit to continue the controversy,
although he has had to guess and imagine
everything he has been writing, as Mr.. Miller
says, ~ think they were commissions to United
States marshals, but am not positive" while
] have positive facts for all that have stated.
/ am now done with Mr.. Parks, and viii leave
the matter of withholding mail that should be
delivered in the hands of those to whom 1t
properly belongs. THOMAS r. BROWN,
United States Marshal.