The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-04

have the riot caused in order to have the militia
ordered out2 No, sir.
Frank 7. Carmichael testified that he was the
outside pit boss at the mines On June Is he
nao been to Seattle and was returning on the
train with four or five Sullivan guards aud two
or three negroes. When the train was below
the OLD depot 1t was fred upon from the bushes
Inc men on the train drew their pistols aud
nred back. There were no shots from the train
until 1t was fred on
None OF the evidence OF this witness had any
direct bearing on the shooting Of Williams ana
Morris, only going to show the general state of
affairs
The next witness was Park Robinson, the de-
fen1ant. During the trial he had been sitting
quietly at Mr.. Burleigh's table, only whispering
an occasional answer to a question from the at
torney. On the stand he gave no evidence of
uneasineEs, unless it was in the movements of
MS myers as he locked and unlocked them. He
testined In q straightforward, almost cheerful
manner, as If glad o.! the opportunity. He
ssemed TO make no attempt at concealment, and
mentioned several incidents not in his favor
That might easily have been omitted
He first explained, in answer to Mr.
Burleigh's question, that he had gore TO work in
the mines on May IL, having been idle for about
month previous. He went in as pit boss aud
had charge OF from $50 to 200 men working in
the mines
Now" said Mr Burleigh, ego on and tell the
18th of last June, beginning early in the day."
Robinson began without hesitation and, with
suggestions now and then from his attorney
told the story of the shooting as follows:
Invent fishing in the morning with a friend
ana got back about $3.50. / met my wife out
walking about 4;3o ut the blacksmith shop near
the old depot We went to see German the
blacksmith, and his wife, He told me 10 be very
careful as people had said they didn't want to
nave anything more to do with me. He said /
mad peter look out a. there was going to be
troupe, out l didn't pay much attention
to @,,,i him We went from there to Mr..
and then, went home. After supper
went TO the shoemaker's shop NV wife OBJ
lec'ed 10 my going as she was afraid to have
me out went over and the shoemaker was
not tnere Just opposite were two or three
colored men talking. / asked one of them to
come come ana get my working shoes and mend
tnem before went TO work in the morning l
then went on past the saloon for three or four
RODS anu met sam White. l stopped and had a
tag with him. He warned me not to be out, to
pc careful and not go walking without gun,
saying that the strikers were getting to work
then went on to the store Passing the house
my VIE called to me to come in, but went oil.
About thirty feet from the store l heard
shooting at the lower end OF the camp First
there were two or three shots and then a volley.
M Williams, who was standing on the porch of
Jimmy Morris house, called out to me:
started"
at once ran home. As reached the door nv
wife opened it. told her to go to the neigh
bors with the children. By that time there was
continual firing. My wife said:
"They're there in The timber"
picked my gun up from behind the stove
There was box of cartridges the mantel-
piece. | put them in my pocket and rushed
out the door. When got four or Eve feet out
saw men up on the mountain. / could only
see indistinctly. threw up my gun and fred
twice without taking it from my shoulder.
heard groans. 1 ran around the house to see
my wife aud got her into Mr.. Williams house.
Everybody there was very much excited.
went from there to the store and Mr.. Williams
came right after me. told some of the men
about the occurrence and then went In and
saw stretch.
Mr.. Burleigh was plainly not satisfied with
his clients testimony, and by questioning, drew
out these further statements:
As ran from wilIiams house home. they
were shooting down the hill at me. As got to
the pipe line a bullet struck right in front Of
me.
Did you see the guns fash? Yes sir; 1 saw
the fash and the smoke and heard the reports
! noticed two bullets struck the ground I
cou d see the dust fly up.
In firing at those men did you believe It nece.-
sary to the defense of yourself and family? Yes,
sir.
Mr.. Hughes cross-examination of Robinson
was fierce and unrelenting. His testimony was
not shaken, however, and only once, when asked
about his skill as a marksman, did he show any
hesitancy in answering. The attorney began:
What time did you eat supper? couldn't tell
Just when; about an hour before train time.
What were you doing in the meantime?
went to the shoemaker,s shop; then talked to
pany's store and heard the firing.
What did Williams say? He said: Park,
you'd better get your gun; they've started"
You ran, did you? Yes, sir.
You will swear you heard shots from this
thicket? Yes. sir.
And you ran in the face OF the bullets2 Yes,
sir.
Did you look up? Yes, sir. 1 could see the
smoke. The shooting Stacked after crossed the
pipe line. Right there two OF the bullets nearly
You were approaching those men all the time?
Yes, sir; was going home.
And you went to the back door, the one near
est the shooting? Yes, sir.
Why not to the front door, 1t was easiest to
get in the back door. There was steep en-
bankment before the front door
And the first thing you did was to get your
gun from behind the door? Yes, sir
What did you say to your wife, =, ! tod her to
take the children and go to Mrs. Williams.
You deliberately told them to go out where
they might easily have been hit through the
trees, did your | didn't think they'd hurt
them if they weren't with me. didn't care II
they killed me If my wife got away with the
children while covered their retreat
When you ran out at the back of the house
you fred at the first person You saw? Yes sir;
/ fred three times--twice at the same person.
Are you not crack shotH No, sir don't
know that am.
you shot without taking close sight and that
you generally hit your mark? No, sir; did
not.
When you hunt for game, isn't that the way
you shoot-without taking close aim? Yes, sir;
generally do.
And wouldn't you hunt human game that
way? l never hunted any
Did you never shoot at a human being before?
Didn't YOU know that you hit him the frst
shot? l didn't know.
SO you shot again? Yes, sir.
And shot at his head. didn't you? Ididut
LOOK at lust what part shot at When You are
shooting so quick you don't aim at any partieu-
lar part.
No. sir; thought in the body.
So YOU stood there and eooly thought about
where YOU hit him. did you, and then fired againY
had reasons 20 think 1t was in the body-the
yay he stood up the hill
Didn't you hear him groanf After the third
And after the second shot a man fell? Yes,
"a And you sho. him in the back7 don't know.
sir; didn't look.
"a And then you pulled your gun on tho second
in IN what part of the body did you hit him?
couldn't say.
ssmuol White testified that he had been
,oirer AT franklin for four years. He had been
stck but on June IS he got out for the first
time and went down 10 the store Coming
hack. he met Park Robinson, and had
tslk with him about going to work in
IN. mines He warned Robinson TO be Careful
shont going out alone. After they separated he
hoard shots He was walking along the county
"a ana some OF the balls came over his head.
He could only walk slowly. When he got nearly
ho,,s he heard Ted Williams in the woods cali
ir- for helm. He wss sitting on log and begged
Gov a drink of water He had asked for doctor
~. ,.itrasa had zone to find one. Ted had