The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-25

carry this ssguggie % 3 Successful termsns-
1loo, esd - % not inssad 20 uss or coun-
5eoaaes sny vsolsBce vhAtsver. Very
sspsetfnlly. !cxs IIsssSAS.
y. A. HALDugS,
CnAalU w. kgxD.
Committee.
4 = Lsmbsst 70 employed ~ the
oNmeon MIL Company - Sossman In
piacs ~ 0us Brinksrman. . union man.
who resigpsd on Monday of last week, st
~ tins of The stTiks. He SAID ysst<rday
that Gasurdsy night. while he was ~ Paul
HOPKINS residence, Burr Rickerson came
aiong and called out from the ssdes ak for
him 70 eoms out. shst 10 (Rickerson)
wanssd 70 80 him (Lambert) Lambert
vens out, wbea Jim Beckett ard three
ether unioa men sho wers hiding beside
the house. Joined them. Dave Powers.
baskerville and two other union men also
esms up Lambert says they asked him
what he thouGhs at himssiffor working for
ossmson. and with scab crew. lie ~
Piled thas be vas not . union
man and intended 70 work for whom he
ple1ssd. One 81 the crowd then said 70
Lambert, LET me give you BIT of good
adyice. You better leave town." LAM
bert replied: twill leave town when
want 10" Then Jim Beckett said: Link
Lambert, you won's live longer than .
week II ron don't Leave town" To this
Lambert replied: II sm not going 10
lsavs town II do not live" With this
Lambert says Beckett struck him and he
struck Beckett. hooking the latter down.
IAmber. shows black eye ~ proof that
- MS his. and says: 1.-THE whole crowd
Were union mso, end went there 70 give
ne . thrashing. There was nothing per-
oonal about 1t. and IL vas bseauss I am
working for stimson and would not take
their abuse and thrests-"
IA Hopkius son Of ex-CounciIman Paul
Hopkins, rooms with Lameers in has
fathers house and tells Substantially the
same story - Lambert, and has this 10 say
shout the pistol and knife: II went in 10
ssii lambert that Burs Ricksrson vas out
there and wanted 20 - him. He said:
Il wont 60 out know what they are
sfles.s said: You better 20 out 10 see
him. You ase not afraid OF one man.
He said: He hes not come alone. There
are othsss.' He then picked up ATS pistol
aud sasd: i will go.' / asked him to
give me The pistol. and hs did. was
afraid Il might b used rashiy. We both
went oat and seven union men began talk
lag. Landsfviile taking louder and more
than the ress. One word led 70 another.
when Beckett stepped OF ths sidewalk
Into the lot and msde pass
% Lambert A tgh. ensued. The
other fellows began TO crowd in
when ldvsw the pistol and told them TO
stand OF. Beckett had pocket knife in
his hand. which dropr~d on the grass
daring the fight. The knife WAS shus and
] do not think he intended to use IL. but
that IL how tho report started about him
chasing Lambert with knife. The reason
Beckett stepped ia was. think, because
Lambert called them . scab union and
eaid they we're = lot OF seab fools, who
would lie around lille for two or three
months and then 60 to work for less than
e2-2h day. lie said this in reply 10 their
threat TO k.u him or drive him GU. Of
town"
Merton Hawiey 10 . young man. rs
years old. ssa Of ex.Counciimau Il T.
Hawiey. uswmbcr 81 the board of school
directors. since the strike he has been
learning knot saving in S.in,sons shin
gle mill. and - rapidly becoming a skilled
workman. He said: IT vas passing along
Haasard av.nne ON Saturday night. be-
tween ! and 4 clock. when 1 pS.sef n
csosd ct fifteen o. twenty men. uns,,own
81 me- Some OF them said, There ia one
Of them others shouted 'Scah.' China.
man. etc. paid no attention 10 them
bat went on to Mrs. lie Moss store. When
! came cut the crowd was on TIA
sidewalk. and shouted at me n,.;,
went into Watneyss store and was look.
Ing At some goods, Jim Hsck~tt s,g,o.i on
the sidewalk, and cursed and called N.
abusive names: He said. Come ON. an,
] viii hill yon.' repeating the thr.a, .
number of timea lie then came into IN.
ssase. swearing and using shu,.vs ,.,-
GaaSe and swinging his arms. Iraia na
sst~ation 10 him then o. AZ any a,hs-
aase. and sad nothing in rsp,y IN nj. =.
other saunts, Bicke,t then ..yurk -.
three times IN the face. Twas .,an.i,n, =,
tie end OF the counter. behind ~h,.h
stepped. aas " his way, when Mr.. W.,r.x
"fueF~a PICKETT oas oil the store. Shortly
Afterwards he came in again. when To-,
shsvs nea came AFTER him aud took hin,
sxay. Waen len the store a nume.r
~ them followed me UP R.u.,,,
avenue eaf attempted no more vio,ens.
although Jim Beckett carsei and e.Ils.;
me abusive names waen he passed. ,,,.
With swo OF ny friends who jolne. me
never saw Pickett before and know ~ "a
reason Why he shoala attack me unirx, !,
Il eeesasa am WORKING for S,isnsan An.
era nos union man"
:. I. WAtnsy, proprietor Of the ,,,,.
connrms Merton Hawiey's statement. =,
far - they occurred in the s.ore Al
units Ia SAYING Beckett was under IA. sr
fu~aes Of lsaaer. though nas drank.
Lambert & sullivan once ownsa |. ..,,
gle mill in Ballard ana seia oa, Isun.-,
10 an old hand ~ tho business, ,hnn-a
net Q union mar.