The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-23

Yakiua Cfstssus On Their Defsnso-1we
Held. Others Discbssgea.
The trial ofthe second batch Of what are
generally known a Wealers. bus in this
case really eightesn citizens of North YAK
ina. was commenced as 8 o'clock yester-
day afternhou before Judge Hanford.
James Hamilton Lewis was the only At
tornev looking altar the defendants and
he agreed 20 the PROPOSITION Of the prose-
cution to contine the evidences to individ-
ual participation. This arrangement
tended to shorten the proceedings materi-
ally and she testimony Of twenty-eighs
witnesses Vas taken inside Of two hours.
The evidences. however. was given very
reluctantly and answers had to DO screwed
out Of the reluctant witnesses. some
Of them making admissions tending
10 show that many persons in tho
town Of Yakima had evidently risen
up in arms against the arrest Of its citi-
gems. and had made up their minds 70 in
.truct all witnesses to say % little ~ posi-
BILE against their suffering follow townsmen
The result was that shortly before s
o'clock Judge Hanford announced that
unless stronger proof OF gait could Dc ad-
duced he would decide the case for . ma
jority of the defendants. Judge Brinker
said the evidence Of the rest OF their wit
nsssss would be shout to the same pur-
pose. The judge then discharged all
except White Ind Kelley. and their trial
will DO continued IN the United States
court room ON Front street as o'clock to-
lnorrow afternoon
The following Il the evidence given
for the prosecution by the twenty-eight
witnesses:
Jim Knox, deputy marshal. identified
White. Kruts and Marshall; White fred
rock or two Ct the cars; heard Krutz say:
Stay BY her, boys: put on those brakes:"
Marshall advised him to keep away from
tho cars.
]. e. Baxter, deputy. identified Kuech-
Ter, who Was actively sympathixing with
the crowd; Kruta was excited; had been
given to understand that he must not tes-
tify against these men; information had
come to him from several parties; was adj
yised 70 get away and not testify; friend
Of his, Jim O'Donnsll. told him that
party had said the best thing he could do
was 20 get out OF town or else he would
be cinched; il was said that If he did not
do a. desired they would swear he had
come to them and asked them for money
a. q bride.
James Donald, of North Yakima, identi-
fed Krutx, Kuechler. Lilly and Null -
among the crowd meeting the men on the
train: had been told by McCafferty that
Baxter had better get out of town and
wanted some friend Of his to tell him 90;
never told Baxter that unless he got out
Of town without testifying the men would
swear that he (Baxtsr) had asked for
bribs money.
Up. McCaferty. one of the prisoners
discharged on motion Of Judge Brinker.
had talk with Donald about Baxter; told
Jimmy, Baxter 10 going to get himself
into q scrape;" understood Baxter went to
a Mr.. Luther, telling him he had . war
rant Tor his arrest and offered TO let them
of for money, also had gone to Kuscher
and had asked $50 to let him of; heard
the talk among townsmen.
August Cultum. . deputy. identified
Peter Kellcy, colored. who was following
in the crowd 70 the men on the train. say
ing: .You are not American citizens If
YOU don't stay on the train and kill tho
marshaIs and dump them in the river"
+. A. Minch, deputy, identified Kru's.
White, Kelley; saw Kelley throw rocks;
w. 7. Wright q deputy, identified Ksl-
ley 40 shouting to the men on the train.
saying. Throw them OF; take his gun
away"
J. /. Devoign, . deputy, recognised
White - the man throwing rocks at the
train.
D. g. Lowell identified White and saw
him throwing two rocks towards the wit
ness. the second rock struck Deputy Welsh
on the back Of the head: while Welsh Was
reading the order of the court.
William Welsh, . deputy. was hit by .
rock after the firing commenced, but was
not reading an order whom 30 struck.
w. z. Shame, . deputy, recognized
White and saw him throwing rocks at the
cars.
NJ. Temple. . deputy. identified Marshall
~ sitting IN buggy, but saw him take No
part in the fray.
@. 8. Courier saw Libby and Lilly near
the depot after the trouble was over. Both
were sympathixing with the men.
F. l. Chandler. . citizen of Yakima.
identified Appiegate, Krutz, Marshall and
White; saw White have . rock in his
hand; the rest were excited, especially 80
Apologize.
III. 4. Kearney recognized Kelley - the
man shouting in the crowd.
r. l. Rodman identified krutx as being
in = buggy; too much noise to say wha.
he said or did; saw Wealers piIing rocks
Awarded
Highest fionors-Wosld's Fair.