The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-05

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Jones answered that he would work a few
days until they got man in his place aud then
no would quit Morris then said to the witness:
Jimmy, what are you going to dot" and re-
ceived the reply: "Not to give you a short an
swer, it's none OF your business" The witnesses
story oil the shooting on June % was as follows:
was standing on my porch with Mr.. Will
scream and ran around the house. The bullets
were flying, and knowing the feeling against
me, cidn't want to make target OF myself,
went into the house. / looked and saw Park
Robinson running for home. went upstairs.
ana locking out of the back window, saw men
up IN the woods, more TO the right, toward Rob
inson's house. should say there were eight or
nine shots.
Eugene Walker, colored testified that he lived
In the south end of Franklin. near where Tommy
MOTHS lived. He saw Morris on the county road
on sunday afternoon about o'clock, going
north. He had gun with him. The witness
saw the body the next morning. He could tell
1t by the clothes. He was about 100 yards south
oil Robinson's house when the firing began. He
saw ten or twelve shots from the side of the hill
back Of the house. When the balls began to fly
the witness ran home for his gun.
On eross-examination Mr.. Hughes put the
question:
You know Tommy Morris, do you? wouldn't
know him now, guess
What kind OF a looking man was he? I
dunno, zackly. / could tell him by his pants
Morris in front OF the witness. and said:
Look at that picture and tell me If that ia
Morris / couldn't cay jess whethah OATS de
man or not
Does be look like the man you saw with the
And you broke and run when the shooting be-
gan. did you? Yes, sab.
linen you weren't in very good position to
see where they came from were youe I want
gwlne to run to'ahd whah dey wus shootin' Qn-
dignsntiy).
William Thomas, an old negro of perhaps 60
years. Destined that he was a miner and con-
iessea that he also preached 'occasintly." In
the evening he had taken his Bible and gone to
church to preach. While he was standing in
'front.' oil the church the train came in and the
shooting began. The witness continued
:, ! bean ball vhiz by up de hill, an make a
little daht and run from theh
Did you paTe church that evening? No no:
no ehu'ch dat ebenin. l was iookin' fob gun
DID you go back for your Bible? No, sab; I
didn' go back fob week
,, How many shots were there? Lots of 'em. If
myself.
That was q pretty exciting day, wasn't it9
les, sab; things wuz dife'nt. Deb want no
Sc vices; doh want white men round; de
white folks didn' have no meesin, 'caws | wen
by &c ehu'ch an see.
The evidence of Fred jenkins. another colored
man, was Of a very material nature, although 1t
differed considerably from that OF other wit
nesses. His story follows:
He had spent most of the day at the hotel
shooting craps During this time he saw
aud finally decided TO so up himself and see
what 1t was all about He went up the trail
back OF Park Robinson's house and heard a
voice like that OF hslf-grown boy say: Here
comes q niger" He could not see the owner
OF the voice, but saw Tommy Morris standing
between two trees leaning on gun. Morris
said: ~ amt after niger. He's a pretty
good old niger, anyhow. It's Park Robinson
IN after. Inc witness stopped to talk. In
about five minutes he saw Park Robinson run
ming up the hill. Morris threw up his gun and
fired at him. Robin.on ran into the house and
came out with his gun. Morris fired again;
then Park Robinson fred twice and Morris fell.
The witness continued his story as follows:
Den de guns begin to crack lively an cut an
gun. / say / b'leeve Pahk Robi sons nail one
to de cross an Wen go up an nail de res to de
wouldn' come out.
On crossexamination Jenkins insisted that
only one shot was fired at Park Robinson before
he reached the house, and that after Morris fell
there came dozen shots.
Frank Capley and J. D. Cave swore that they
were at the store during the riot, and saw firing
from the woods back of Park Robinson's house.
William P. Williams testified that he was
the assistant superintendent OF the mines.
Prior to June q he had received a notice from
the wife of one of the striking miners. He was
plainly of the hostile element because he had
been friendly, but at that time would not speak
to the witness and scowled at him.
"What did this woman say to your" asked Mr..
Burleigh.
The answer was stopped by an objection from
the prosecution, which the court sustained.
The witness was allowed, however. to tell that
he had communicated the message to Park
Robinson. Then he told this story of the
shooting:
When the shooting began he was on James
Morris porch. He Robinson in the road
and called: "Park get your gun; they're COM
Ing" He then ran to his own house, where he
heard his wife, mother and sister screaming.
There was shooting from the hill-he could hear
the bullets whistle past aud see the Hash OF the
guns. when he got to the door a deaf and dumb
boy and Tommy Williams were trying TO get
inside with the women, and the sister of the
witness was trying to keep young Williams out.
Rnhinsnn came in with his gun. He had child
in his arms In a few minutes Robinson had
gone down TO the store and the witness went
after him.
On cross-examination the superintendent said
he was not certain whether he knew Eddy Will
Jams The boy had never been in the employ OF
the company to his knowledge. Tommy Morris
had quit work two months before.
Mrs Catherine Robinson, the wife of the de-
PENDANT, was the next witness called and the
last one of the day. She was apparently suffer
ing from nervous excitement, but kept her COM
nosure and gave her evidence in clear, dis
tiuct tone On the Sunday afternoon of the riot
she had met her husband at the old blacksmith
shop when he came back from fishing. They
went together to Mr.. Germans house. German
gave them warning against the strikers. They
went from there to Mr.. williams house and
then home About o'clock Park went out to
| the shoemaker's The witness described what
| followed in this way:
looked out and saw two men on the tran.
| had started to go to my brothers house-Mr
williams. Inever men on the trail before,
| and was frightened. They went down the
trail toward Mr.. Williams and ont OF sight
went out in front of the house and heard shots
NV husband was Just opposite Mr.. Williams
| house | motioued to him and went back INTO
| the house. He came Immediately. While he
was coming l heard shots. They were very
close / saw him pass the window and opened
the door. ] looked UP in the bushes anu saw
men Park said for me to take the chlIdren OUT
the front door and 20 20 Mr.. Williams. went
| to- the front door snd il was locked. Then
| I went out the back door ana arounu tne
| house and down the trail to Williams house
| nv that time the shooting was over. MY nus
band caught up with me ana tooA W Sne "a 'tle
| chjIdreu Then ne put it down and sali ne
| would 20 back and stand guard; me oioest OF
| the three children is years old. Don Anow
| whether Park had gun or nor. was very
! ,n,teh excited and have been very nerVoue ever
since.
Mr.. Hughes toss-exsmiuation was conducted
| in a considerate manner although he went CON
| siderably into detail. The result was, however,
| 10 bring out nothing new.
| With the close OF Mrs. Robinson's testimony
| the defense rested its case.
| The state produced a number OF witnesses IN
| rehuttaI. but although they directly contra
/ dioted testimony for the defense, It was not on
| material points except concerning the oyins