The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11
THE RESCUE.
How the Tables Were Turned and In.
k{dnapSrs Arrested.


When kr. Bailey put his head out OF TIE win
dow fora last alarm lie was successful TIE
man OF horseback followed iae carriage for :
Little WY, Until sullivan, WHO was IN
the box warned HIN 10 t1ra back Hs gave
the slarn e. he came up the bridge %
two men. Geiger AID Pressing. who are
employed g; tas vinegar works They
came INTO town and az about oeloek-iust Is
the kidnapped msn were reaching Black River
!unetion-they arrived at ths Rainier hotel
TIE astounding news spread quickly. People
eould scarcely believe thst sullivan would
maze such q Desperate ATTEMPT 70 get
Albartson and Bailey into Pierce county. The
cause of tbs trouble was no: known, aad the
widest co13ec;urss were Gfoat
u tpok but 8 few minutes 70 arouse
resczing party, consisting Of Judge
Thomas Burke, Abran Barker, p 4 GoldIe
j. II. Gilman and others The Judge, who was
boiling over with rage, ssysgely declared thai
he would have sullivan fl jail haiore ne sun
rose the next morning. and he Ewu-e CIT ihs
following warrant hefoTe Justice Won Tobel:
WHEEEAs Thomas Burke has tins day con-
planned in writing under oaih 70 TIE
the Eesee' in and for said county.
thai the 19th dsy Of September. 1S3I, at Seattle,
IA said eeunts oi King and stste Of Washington,
one n = sullivan did commit the crine OF as
sault with deadly weapon
Wiz this IS a legal weapon, the services q
Chlei ol Police Bolton Rogers and Of5oerz Jack
barck 2ad Cudlhee were secured. They
hurried down 70 take the $50 train
3or IEcoTns but Ike sullivan they found fs
LAte 1hsn Efforts were made 70 get z sIsscisl,
but : 4 Aadsau- the general agent ot the North
en- Pacific, could not De found until il Was TOO
late
Meantime the following two telegrnras came
froIn Black River Junction. 81 little after
O'Clock:
BLACK RIVER JUNCTION
A. barseT, hn17ser Clab-Telephone Preston
sad Donsorth 70 tske arst train for Tacoma
Not necessary ior say one 70 come
We BAIIEY.
BLACK RIvEE JUNCTION.
g. 81 Preston, RGia.er ciab; Take ereniag
train Tor Isco5na / an waiting here for thar
train. Bring Donworth Il you ca1-
L. g. ALBKKrsox.
These Instructions were not obsyed, however.
for the trends oi tie men were furious, and
tie city was sghast AZ the boldaeSs OF the out
rage.
At abou, 10 o'clock the rescuing party gath
ere1 ~ the stAtion. Judge Burke Chief
Bolton Rogers, and Officers Bsrek ana
/ Cudihes, who had been swor1 IN
as special deputies by Justice Won 7obel. AbrAm
Barker, Z. L. GoIdie, Joseph Gavin and one
or two others A curious crowd collected
on tie platform, and several a sullivAn's spot
tiers wandered around watching the proceed
iDgs.
The train arrived 81 last, and at about
1o:4o pulled out Judge Burke paced
up and down the Alzle Of the Car.
every now and then Stopping TO declare
that in all his life be had never heard Of such q
high-handed outrage. Ths men talked eagerly
discussing the meageT details of the affair then
known.
The excitement grew intense as the train
came near tie Black rive- junction II stopped
On side track a few hundred feet
away. Rogers and his officers jumped Of
quiskly ana down the track toward the
station The judge and Barker and Goldle al
followed 3: couble-quick.
When the men from seattle came near they
saw standing in the Light Of the station lamps
| Albertson and Bailey with the officers Rogers
quietly said:
'You are Under arrest"
Sullivan glanced st il and answered ss
quietly:
IAN right; III ccneF
Rogers. Ba-ck and Cn3ihee then turned
10 Mckay and Evans, who showed
signs Of resistance at the prospect Of the release
OF the man they hsd played such q experAte
game 20 capture But Sullivan checked them,
saying:
''It's aIl night; these fellows are oH5ee-s."
Judge Burke and Gol1ie and Barker came up.
''Youre not under arrest" cried the judge.
addressing Albertson-
"We found you sf Las: and were going 20 take
yog back exclaimed Barker and Goldis.
There was g genera hAndshAklng there On
Inc 0Eii-lg1ieo Platform While -uA1EFan, kFArs
and Mckay looked Oh sullen and savage
Evans stepped Il 10 declare thai AIbe-tson
was held On 8 warrant
Held on 8 warrant" shouted the Judge;
"yoz thieves, you ielons, you ki6nGpers, wen
have Jon al II the pelite3tia-y IL few wesks,'
and TIE judges right arm b~zi emphasis 70 his
words.
Evans made motion 70 STRIKE Judge Burke
shook & heEvy cane within hsh al inch
Of the fellows pose and ksio: "4ou
miserable whelp. i you dare 10 touch man Of
ttis party Il = INNER your head into jelly."
Come" inte-posed Chief Rogers, '.l]l take
care OF this raan," and ae Led EyGus OF into the
station
IN twenty minutes the CTerisnd for Seattle
resChed the junction And a. 20; aboard Arriv-
5ng here they drove 70 the p,ollce headquarters
where TIE matter vas settled.