The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-27
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Tia PosylyrELLisBScxs makes vigorous
demand fos the Immediate tsias OF the murder
ess OF Thomas Henderson Boyd All lAw and
prececen. support il In this demand Even the
divine law declares that "who 20 rhefeesh
mans blood BY man shstl his bsoof BE she'd.
and most human lay cecscsises much the same
penalty. Tcooma Ledger
Only few dAys ago the 0'swpsan- Trsosas prb-
Hshed Communication from person as Seattle
who claimed that he saw the accused woman
travelling about the city rnaccompAnisd ~ ofi-
cerA No reply was ever made 70 this In any
way. II COW locks a. II there wsa NO doubt OF
the truth Of the statements contained In the ies-
ter OF our correspondent, sad tha: even at that
time the slayer OF Boyd knew her ground verr
well. and therefor had no cause TOT flight III
this woman killed Boyd 10 there any reason Why
she should not be punished II she has de-
Tense 10 there any reason Why she should not
be Treated ~ any other criminal until she pre-
senss that defense 10 . court and jury ana inss
have passed upon it--TAe o'ssapi1a
John Collins doesn't often write An editorial
for the seattle Telegraph. but when he dces 'is
gocs' in spite OF ali the blue pencils IN the
town. And when be does write he has some
thing he wants 20 say and he knows just how TO
say it Wha. delicious bit OF reading Is his
WORD ia season 20 Brother Hugh Wallace, OF
Tacoma. but 10: the prssen, captain OF the tiss'-
cum eovenanters a. Washington City. II was
known tha. the White House mau had shut the
doors on John ana had requested him To so
home, but !: is not 30 generally known thas
John Jailed - convince Hugh that he was H.
cludei in tie lockout, which accounts for
Hugh's hanging on. enjoying tho comforts OF
the hospitable Eobits Beside EuIaiia 10 there,
and the wea,he. is pleasant, and so on and so
forth. as Hugh might laz.ly answer.-Nooksaes
Reporter.
NO Democrat" soYrowgully says the Seattle
telegraph, ''who really desires the suecsss o; his
marty can derive much satisfaction from = con-
temptation OF the exis,ing condition oil Its Al
fairs within the state OF Washington" The
animus OF this lies in the reported assumption
by Hugh Wallace OF the disposal OF FEDERAL o.
Gees in the state of Washington. The Telegraph
is against Wallace. 1t stamps him tenderioot.
an unknown, aud one ignorant OF the wants OF
Washington or the needs of the party. and ad-
vises him 70 come Oft the high perch and wait
for his wing feathers to grow. Notwithstanding
all OF which, the birds continue to bear mes
eages that down at Washington Wallace will
positively dispense the plums.-Spokdne Reriey
The savoritc method adopted by these alleged
papers lsesttlc blackmail sheetsl to extort
blsckmail 10 to hint that they have discovered
some evidence against certain individual. or
lodging house, and "next week" they are going
to ''show them up" in the meantime trusted
agcut Of the paper calls upon the threatened
party and informs him that for q ten or twenty
the case will tie dropped. If the victim Is sen
sifive about having his name or business veati-
lated in print. he will generally put up the coin
TO prevent it, Occasionally the parasite strikes
man who refuses to be bled, and then there is
music in the air. especially II the threatened
posture takes place. Not unfreQuently the black
mailer goes to bed with q cracked skull, aud .
new leech is appointed to fill his place, which
he docs with moro or less success until he. in
turn. runs up against an obstruction and is
bundled Off to the hospital. Mount Vernon Sera