The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-04
4 SHOTGUN STATE.
ublicanism the Worst Crime
fsrrollton, Miss, Knows.
= q ERcY coNDoNE MURDER.
se.ee Of Chicago Reporter who
go "a Investigate the Assassina-
-. Of Postmaster Matthews.

e.eo, Jan. s.--fspeciall-W M. Glenn. q
~ ~ the Chicago Tribune, who was sent
k.--,ifon. Miss, to investigate the aexassina-
q ne Republican postmaster, Matthews,
81. ,eceiyed many indignities at the hands
ss..inpi rusjahs," has returned to Chi
e. tells an interesting story OF his expe-
: "a Of the cold FLOODED murder. of which
.s~h from Washington says: "The Bap-
zssirfpr nj Carroilton assures Senator George
-<,It.rx had nothing whatever TO do with It."
-. vent to Carrolltou, investigated the
50. 1niefly and thoroughly, Aecertaining
.. ~ remove all doubt that the killing OF
s<-.rter Matthews was murder by the shot
s--,tcx az the Democrats. The stories sent
- southern Democratic papers about
z1ssws terrible record and his generally bad
- we're pure falsificatious. Glenn learned
~ md then called on the brother of the
ssr.6 man, United States Marshal Matthews.
s~suhsl wss sick in bed with typhoid fever,
~ Nd already heard from a friend that the
-. vere sonto' Glenn, and he told the re-
~ IL had better go to Winoua to send his
.s;,hsa ss he would meet with harm In Car
~ "a Glenn went 10 Grenada on the train
N kired horse and wagon with q negro
- y tske him TO Winona. Arrived there,
40 Il the Western Union Office an unbiased
rstai the assassination aud went to bed.
~ anersfor evidently passed the dispatch
"A among the shotgun Democrats, for the
~ moruing Glenn was met by the liveryman
<-Scu ne had hired the team the day before,
y alarmed that he had driven the horse to
~ The liyeryn IN smanded SIPS In settle
~ Glenn refused TO pay, and five minutes
- h. vas under arrest charged with having
|ssn the horse to death. The officer
q crested him cheerfuIly informed
- that ave have hung men for less
~ around here, and the people don't
~ suy too much OF you for that telegram you
-fIrt nieht." Glenn was taken to the Office
~ MAYOR and Police Magistrate Kelley, and
a, aeiu9 told that he was guilty, was COM
|.ss,d 10 jajl. He was allowed to telegraph to
y. ,sper Tor $50 bail, and pending receipt of
- Ipnls he was taken TO Jail and placed In a
- seeking with filth and bad odors, and oc-
rsaed b. three or four negroes and white men
|etfpsd for minor offenses.
-, aeyeral hours the marshal took him out
~ fhe natter was compromised. Glenn paid
a & and gave promissory note for $50 for
horse This was Endorsed by the relatives of
Il murdered postmaster, who extended him all
~ "a they could. After he went through the
e little iormalities Glenn was released, on
lIton that he would leave town. DR.. Jones
~ teen sent from Carrollton by Marshal Mat.
- 10 aid Glenn II possible, and advised him
> lhe best thing to do was to get North at
I'M
M no use for you to attempt to fight the
-" mid Dr. Jones. mo matter what the ev-
|ln,e Or fscts are In the case, pou will be found
kilD, and the chances are you will get the ex-
Inc penalty of the law
aGleun came back to Chicago, after receiving
sdeerous object lesson on political economy in
Z enlightened commonwealth of Mississippi.