The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11
SEATTLE. THURSDAY. SEP. 10.
AN UsMrTrGArED OUTRAGE.

The outrage perpetrated last evening
upon two weIl-known and highly-respected
citizens of Seattle is without parallel in
the history of this commonwealth. r. B.
Albertson and w. E. Bailey. while quietly
walking on a business street in the
heart of the city, were induced by
lying pretense to enter a closed
carriage and against their will were driven
TO the railroad station of Black River
Junction, nine miles from Seattle They
were restrained by violence and threats
from leaving the carriage or commune
eating with their friends. No element of
coarseness or brutality was lacking to
make the outrage complete. The unfor-
tunate gentlemen were accorded such
treatment as the most abandoned criminal
might justly resent.
The color for this outrage was a war
rant sworn out in Pierce county for the
of receiving stolen goods, knowing
them to be such. The merits of
this charge the Posr-INTELLIeEScER does
not care to discuss at present. 1t is suffi-
cient to say that nobody who is acquainted
with Mr.. Albertson has the slightest
doubt of his innocence His life in
Seattle has been an open book, and
his career has been such as to commend
itself to those who love fairness, upright
ness and honor. That there is absolutely
no ground for the accusation made against
him, that his vindication will be thorough
and complete, no one who knows him can
for an instant doubt.
No matter how well substantiated the
charge against Mr.. Albertson might have
been, however, u affords no justification
for the treatment to which he
was subjected 1t was evidently
not the intention to serve the warrant
on him In a regular manner. 1t was
rather the intention to kidnap him and
probably to keep him in confne-
ment in some secluded place in
the hope OF wringing from
him information which might be of use to
laundering detectives. lie was given no
opportunity to communicate with his
friends, and the plot was plainly
prepared to have Mr.. Albertson dis
appear mysteriously and to keep
him secluded until his ruffianly cap
tors saw fit to release him. Mr..
Bailey was included in the kidnap-
ing merely because he happened to
be in Mr.. Albertson's company. To have
left him at large would have been to let
the public know what had become of Mr..
Albertson, and SO TO spoil the stupid plot
of the detectives.
When the story of this gross outrage is
told. 1t is unnecessary TO add that its
lustlgdtof diiI per ptiTatOE " dS NJ. -. Sulll-
van. This stupid ruflian has been permitted
TO perpetrate outrage after outrage in the
state of Washington until ne has evidently
come to believe that lie is superior to the
people and to the law. His name is
associated with all that is corrupt,
contemplate and vile. IN using his ruff
fianly and lawless methods upon such
justly respected citizens as Mr.. Bailey and
Mr.. Albertson, however, he has overstepped
all limits. and if he is not sent to the peni-
tertiary for his crime, it will be because
the laws of Washington are worthless.
1t is disgraceful that such an outrage
should be perpetrated in n community
80 law-abiding and orderly as Seattle,
and the people of this city owe it to
themselves TO see that 10 lawful effort
TO bring the criminal to punishment is
neglected.
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