The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-01

| New Werkmen Badly Trested-Two
Rioters Plead Guilty.
Two Of the Gilman strikers, David
| Thomas and James Martin, pleaded guilty
before Justice Won Tobel yesterday 70
charge Of disturbing the peace, and were
each fined so and costs. They we're only
brought 70 the city on Saturday By Deputy
Sheriff Mcdonald after what appeared 10
be an attempt at rescue by mob OF
strikers. As Mcdonald vas putting his
prisoners on the train, Rudolf ATnsler,
who had been cut on the face
with brass knEekles. Knocked down
and kicked by the strikers on
August III, and uho had been trying TO
identify his assailants, was mounting the
steps Of the train. One Of the strikers
struck ASnsler OH the side Of the face,
knocking him down and rolling him
under the wheels. This was done with
the apparent purpose Of distracting Nc
DonaId's attention from his prisoners
and then effecting rescue. Deputy
Stretch, however. held the mob back,
while Mcdonald put his prisoners on the
train and AuisIe- climbed on board. Be-
fore the moi could make another rush
the train moved off. 1t IL said that as il
passed out Of the town seven or eight men
with WiDchesters bobbed mp out OF the
brush. but none Of them fired.
The complaint against Thomas. as
drawn by John 3. Bottom, the attorney
for the Seattle Coal and Iron Company,
charges him and John Bullock with as
saul!ing Joseph Derham on August Is. 1t
states that Derham went to Gilman on
that day to go 10 the mines. and vas met
at the station by the company's wagon.
Bullock approached him az the station
and conversation followed, in which Bull
lock warned him against going 10 the
mines, claiming to be deputy sheriff, and
Derham persisted and finally climbed into
the wagon and started away Then Bull
lock shouted:
.For Christ's sake, don't let that fellow
get away"
A crowd armed with clubs rushed up
and Bullock climbed on the front OF the
wagon and began TO beat Derham with
club. Thomas climbed up behind and
pushed Derham. while Bullock pulled him
so that he was thrown out on the ground,
landing on his head and shoulders. He
was then beaten by the mob, and Bullock
and another man marched him ont Of the
town.
was the assault on Amsler on August II.
The complaint states that Amsler. Will
lam Feltand John Fischer went TO Gilman
on that day, and were assaulted near the
station by a mob with clubs and stones.
Felt was struck ON the head with a stone.
Knocked down and beaten and robbed Of
his baggage. Fischer was assaulted by
three men, thrown in the ditch. kicked
and stoned. Amsler was struck by Martin
with either a stone or brass nuckles,
thrown down and kicked. All three were
then driven half mile down the railroad
and stoned as they went.
On August % German named Carpenter.
his wife and two sons were captured by
the strikers after they had dragged Der
ham out Of the wagon. Carpenter and his
wife were allowed to go on 20 the mine,
but their sons were held as prisoners by
the strikers. On Sunday night the old
man went to the town in search of his
sons, but was Immediately surrounded by
crowd armed with clubs, who asked him
where he was going. Deputy Sheriff
Stretch took charge of him and escorted
him TO the train.
Frank Jendron. who was in the city yes-
terday, tells how he Yas attacked at Gil
man on the same day. Having heard that
there was some lathing and plastering TO
do at the mine, he went to Gilman on
August ~, but was stopped at the station
by thirty TO forty men armed with clubs.
who questioned him and whom he told he
was going to the mine One of them
struck him on the face with a club and told
him If he went to the mine ne 1.-THE striker
would break that club over his head.
Several Of them took him by the arms
and dragged him down the railroad,
while one started down the track with his
baggage. lie went 10 the station, told the
agent he had return ticket 10 Fremont,
speaking so loud that the mob could hear
him. and asked for baggage check. lie was
no further moiested and his baggage was
returned. lie has spoken 10 the prosecut-
ing attorney about the Office, but is doubt
full whether he can identify his assailant