Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-09
THE PROSECUTION RESTS
Evidence For the State All In
in the Swiloos Murder
Case
Henry Williams Tells Again
His Story of Georges
Guilt
How Moses Younkin Was
Beaten to Death--Other
Evidence

Evidence
The prosecution completed its case in
the Swiloos murder trial before Judge
Winn in the superior court yesterday,
and rested about 4:2O O'Clock p. M,
when a recess was taken until $3.50 this
morning. Yesterdays proceedings
were watched with the iutensest in
terest by the largest audiences that
ever assembled in a court Of justice in
this county. The published announce
ment that Henry Williams, an eye
witness of the tragedy, would take the
stand brought out a large number Of
spectators. The crowd gathered in the
hall before the doors were opened, and
rushed wildly through when the bolts
were drawn. The aisIes and every
vacant space was occupied. The space
i'm front of the chairs Of the auditorium
was filed with "a solid mass Of standing
humanity, pressing against the rail.
Within the rail every seat was occupied
by members of the bar and ladies 1t
was with the greatest difficulty that
the bailifls kept the great audience
quiet. On one occasion the court
threatened to have the room cleared
unless better order was observed,
The examination Of Henry occupied
the greater portion Of the day. Upon
his testimony the case of the state de-
pends
His testimony yesterday differed but
slightly from his statements before the
coroner's jury. His knowledge and
understanding of English is imperfect
and it Is not improbable that the dis
crepancies can be accounted for in this
way.
There is only one important discrep-
aucy i'm the chain of evidence produced
| by the state. Jimmie Allen testified
/ that he saw two men come up to where
Moses GOunkin was sitting; that when
| he looked again Moses GOunkin aud
one Of the men had disappeared. Soon
one of them came back upon the track
and then both went down the embank.
| ment beside the track where GounkiI
was afterward found. Then both OF
| them came up together. Henry de
clares positively that he did not leave
| the track to go down the embankmenI
to where Nounkin lay when George
| inflicted the mortal wounds
Henry was called at 1880 O'clock in
the forenoon, the last witness place
on the stand by the state. Major COlC
moved that, owing to his deficiency il
the use of English, his testimony b,
given i'm Chinook through Nicto
! Roeder as interpreter. Mr.. Piles oh
iected to having testimony given il
Chinook, on the ground that il was
confused jargon, in which it was i'm
possible to translate English with an.
degree Of accuracy. If an interprete
was employed he wanted the testimOn.
taken i'm pure Siwash or Indian.
Major Cole insisted that Chinook wa
the common language of Puget Soun,
Indians.
Mr.. Piles wished to introduce ev
dence on the subject, and called out 70
Major Boniface Hallam, Hilaire Crock
EFT, Chief Henry and all Siwash philOlC
gists to come forward. He soon had
number of Indians Of assorted lengths
like the strings Of a harp, and varioU
shades Of complexion, standing i'm
row before the court like the ten littl
Indians of the nursery rhyme. The
, testified that they did not use ChinOo
now, but talked pure Siwash.
Major Cole stated that there was
bitter feeling against Henry among I'll
, Indians and objected TO an Indian il
:. terpreter.
Before the question was determine
, the noon hour arrived, and a recess WI
taken until 2 o'clock.
When the court adjourned couns
for the state announced that the
, would conduct the examination j
English. The oath was then admin
istered to Henry in Shakespeare
tongue and he took the stand. The d
II fense objected to his te5tifying on II
z ground that he was an accompice an
e could not testify against himself
q The court asked Henry if he wish,
y to testify and he said 80, yesW
. Jerry Neterer. Of Calvert ~ Netert
his attorneys, stated to the court tn
they consented to his testifying
!, what transpired while he was wi
= George. Mr. Piles objection was ovC
ruled.
: Henry then testified as follows,
imperfect English:
NV Home Samish. | think ] a
14I years old / know George S1
loos two or three years ! was
- Georges house not quite a wee
About Goth January ! come WhatcO
George come with me. We went
et Lummi in shovel canoe. Leave it
. Mack's. Come from Mack's TO RI
road track. Got to Whatcom about
n O'Clock morning. George Swiloos 60
W saloon get two-bit flask whisky.
get 10 big bridge Whatcom, Geo
drink. Go to Sehome, George dri
again and throw bottle away. TIL
90 TO Fairhaven. George send me
er saloon to get whisky. Saloon kee
called me Indian and not give it ]
Then give money TO George. He
two-bit flask. Then went to III
haven Company store and get sh