The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-15
HE OBEYED ORDERS.
Why Rowlands Did Not Know
the St0ne-Thr0wer.
a CONCESSION TO RIOTERS.
The Facts About the Release of WALL
Miner Beaten-Grand Jury's Work
withdrawing Militia.

NEWCASTLE, July H.--lspeciall - Warrants
viii be issued today for Martin Wall on charge
OF ssssulting Captain Carney, and on John Red
dingan and j. p. Boylan for melting riot. The
story of the assault on Carney, the arrest OF
Wall and his subsequent release has already
been sketched briefly, but at the time the iuii
particulars were locked within the bosons OF an
officer and very few members OF the Natlonai
Guard post stationed at Newcastle. Then It was
that the man Wall was identified as Carney as
sailaut by Private Rowland, OF Company 7. ne
was turned over to the military au-
thorities by Deputy Sheriff Miller, on the
strength of Rowlsnds sworn statement,
the officer acting under the belief that ne
would substantiate that statement under oatn
in court when the case came up Tor Trial. MAJ
ters looked sQuaiy for q time while wall was
being confined in the gusrd-house. IL was an
angry crowd that surrounded the camp. and 1t
was during this time that Reddigan and Boylan
acted in such manner as to warrant their ar
rest on the charge above mentioned. The fear
that there would be trouble led an over-conserv-
stive officer Of the post to exceed his
authority. He issued q command professedly
in tho interest of peace and harmony,
and in the belief that to hold Wall
would mean bloodshed, while TO release
him would harm no one in particular, so the
officer ordered Private Rowland to say that he
was not sure that Wall was the man after all.
The order came as the command OF a superior
officer and the soldier obeyed il as such. wall
was released and peace was restored, even
though through violation of principle. Deputy
Sheriff Miller was uniustly censured for ar
resting the man in the first place and, not know
ing the facts. could not set up much of a de-
Tense. To observation-disclosures reporter who
interviewed the officers the next day, the state
ment was made that Private Rowland, not being
accustomed TO the faces of the miners, had made
o mistake and that was all there was in it. At
that time nothing was said of the fear Of the
officer and the coercion that was used to pre-
vent the possibility OF his being called into &c
ton.
Private Rowland said today in conversation
with the correspondent OF the PosT-INTELLI-
GEscER that he intended to lay the whole mat
ter before the commander OF his own company,
Captain Fife, whom he considered to be one of
the fairest men in the service, and be guided by
his advice with regard TO his future conduct in
the matter. He said that ever since he had
identified the man Wall the members OF Com
pany G had annoyed him in various ways and
made life q burden 10 him as far as
they could. He explained that the
had declined TO identity the man because he
had received definite orders to that effect and
feared the conseq uences of disobedience of those
orders
Captain shank said that his course in the
matter had been influenced by the fact that
two OF whom had guns, and he thought that If
any one was to be held all four ought to be.
"When 1t comes 10 any monkey business" Cap
tain Shank said, al want it distinctly under
stood that Company G is not in Ii. / don't in
tend to incur danger where the cause does not
justify it. IL think that the civil authority is
attempting game of any sort shall refuse to
obey it."
Private Rowland was very positive in asserting
the fact that he had proceeded according to or
ders when he declined to identity Wall the
second time, although 1t was only with great
deal of hesitancy that he said anything at all
1t was evident that certain members of Company
G had shown q disposition to "haze' him, and
he was still under the influence of implied
threats that life would be made burden to him
under certain circumstances.
The deputy sheriffs have been gathering evil
denee against all three of the parties for whom
warrants have been issued, and an officer went
to Seattle today with that express purpose in
view. Boylan and Reddigan are the men who
advised the crowd TO rescue the prisoner, and
the evidence against them is said to be conclu-
sive.
This morning at O'Clock Billy Howell, one OF
the strikers, went to the shack where II. Olsen
a miner who is now at work, lives, and struck
him with cane while he was asleep. Howell
then very calmly took seat at the table and
informed Olsen that he had come to stay, in the
meantime playfully bringing the stick into play
and iniiicting sundry superhuous but painful
wounds on olsen's head and face "You -
- -, you will take my job away from me, will
your Howell said, while he played with his
thoroughly frightened victim much as q cat
would with mouse. "I'll teach you a -
sight better If | have to sit here all summer.
You can bet that will stay with you if it takes
a month"
guard had been kept at olsen's door all
D aIs HI
O'Clock, so that Howell must have watched
pretty closely to find an opportunity to enter
Olsen's cabin. That he made up for lost time
when he did go in is amply sttested by the lat.
ter's lacerated head. Today Deputy Sheriff Mil
Ter arrested Howell and delivered him TO the
military forces with Olsen who is being held as
o witness. Both men will be taken to Seattle on
tho morning train. No effort was made to
cross the action OF the officers, although How
ellis friends offered to give a bond for his
appearance, which could not be made out be-
cause there is no justice of the peace in New.
castle The assailant readily admitted his
guilt, and signified his intention of pleading
guilty, and stated that he was intoxicated in
mitigation of his oifense Superintendent
Dixon says that he knew Howell OF old, that he
was acquainted with him in Illinois and then
he never knew him TO be anything else but an
agitator. and OF no account in general prin-
ciples The man is no; considered very tough
except in speech, but Olsen ia q singularly quiet
sort of a fellow, who will not fight under any
circumstances.
The dance of last night furnishes a good deal
of food Tor conversation among the men today
ii was public affair, and Superintendent Corey
paid his 80 cents aud went in with the crowd,
IN spite OF the report that price had been put
npon his head. He had previously been an
preached by number OF the men who wanted
20 so work, but were afraid TO- Among these
was man named Comiant, who has heretofore
been a leader among the strikers Mr. Corey
entered the hall very soon after the
dance began and took part in one of the sets.
just TO show the men that there was no real
danger. He was not molested in any way, and
LETT soon after as quietly he had entered,
having put 20 practical test the spirit OF the
strikers who are against him. Mr.. Corey sx-
presses himself as being thoroughly satisfied
that the backbone OF the strike has been hrok en-
and that nothing more than single acts of VIC
ience will ever disturb the even tenor of affairs
Sly of the old men returned 20 work this morn
Ing, aud Others arc said TO be awaiting an oppor-
tunity. The camp il very quiet today The
strikers and soldiers iratsrnixs very freely, and
those of the latter who have taken short leaves
al absence and gone 10 Renton have been ena-
Died To seal the treaty Of peace over bottles of
the best product of the stills
Major Gans, commander Of the post here has
received the following orders
Captain shank. with his company, q, viii
strike his tents ana proceed TO Tacoma to-nor.
row. Wednesday You with the dotachment of
Company now stationed az Newcastle will re-
main at your present station until further or
deFS. CoLoSEl ] c HAMS
The detachment Of Troop stationed at Coal
Greek vas ordered 10 leave and go 10 Gilman,
and had just packed It's tents when the orders
were countermanded The detachment ia now
CHARTERED in new house built expressly for It's
accommodation. The sullivan guards have