The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26
Walla Walla Is Indignant Over
the Mob Outrage.
COL. COMPTON APOLOGIES,
Local Authorities Make Complaint to
the Federal Government.


WALLA WALLA, April 25-[Special.]
The city is in state Of great excitement
over the mob violence by the soldiers last
night. Superior Judge Upton this nsofn-
ing called on Colonel Compton, comm and
ing Fort Walla Walla, for aid in ferreting
out the guilty parties and bringing them
give all the aid in his power, and that only
q misconception of the gravity of the sita-
alton on his part prevented his taking
more active steps to prevent the trouble.
Colonel Compton stigmatized the mob's
action as disgrace to himself, his officers,
the troops and the entire army. Judge
Upton informed Posr-IxrELIlGExcER re-
porter that the grand jury has been
summoned to sit Wednesday next
to inquire into the tragedy, and, il
possible. indict the ringleaders, and
bring them to punishment. Upton said
he regarded it as hard matter to get hold
of ringleaders of the mob with sufficient
evidence to convict, and believed that re-
wards should be offered for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of tho
ringleaders, and advocated granting im-
munity to the first three or four perpe.
traitors who turned states evidence. Early
this morning Prosecuting Attorney Bland
ford teiegraphed to the secretary of war
the main points Of the tragedy, with .
statement that the authorities were unable
to protect themselves from lawless SOL
diers, and asked that immediate action be
taken. No answer has yet been received.
Late this afternoon the sheriff and pros
ecuting attorney received what they re-
garded as authentic information that q
plan had been concocted by the soldiers to
kill Policemen Ames and Morse, who are
objects OF hatred, and Gamblers George
Taylor, and gut the gambling saloons Of
Charles Rose and A. Bird. The prosecut-
ing attorney wrote Colonel Compton, re-
citing these facts and demanding, in the
name of the law, that he confine his force
within the military reservation. An order
was immediately ISSUED by Compton that
no enlisted man should be allowed out of
the post until further orders, and that the
check roll call be made every hour through
out the night, and until danger of an In
surrection was past. The city marshal
took the matter in hand and, with the
sheriff, armed over 100 men, who are now
on guard in readiness to repel an attack.
Late tonight q meeting of the city coun-
Gil and prominent citizens was held, when
It was decided to enlarge the police force
and guard all parts Of tie city. Il vas de-
cided to notify the saloons not to permit
any drunkenness or boisterous behavior,
and the police were notified not to allow
any gathering of people on the streets.
1t Is believed that the danger is over for
the present, though further trouble is felt
to be an unpleasant possibility. Every
thing is quiet now, and mounted patrol
Of cavalry are in the city gathering up
stragglers. It has been noticeable all day
that but few soldiers in uniform were to be
seen on the streets, but nearly 100 were
counted in citizens clothes.
From gentleman in the confidence of
the soldiers, it was learned that over
eighty were in the mob last night, nearly
all armed with carbines, and all wearing
masks of cloth. From him it is learned
that the soldiers say that when they led
Hunt out OF the Jail he said: '.Weil, my
end has come, and I've got to die" They
led him to the cepter of the square. and
then, while one man held him, soldier
placed the muzzle of revolver to his
breast and shot Hunt through the heart.
The attacking party then shot him while
he lay on the ground, intiicting sixteen
mortal wounds, ten in the head. They
then smashed Hunts skull with the butt
of musket