The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-19

he saslenIy refused 20 basge from his
chair. Then Care AMI Roberts each pss
on tie '.nipp-rs" they bad taken OF whtle
"Dr" Nanrc. was officiating. and he
vas asxei onc- more 20 get up and walk
Agaia he refused. and. While TIE officers
zere hesstating IS 10 the course 10 pursue.
Blanck suddenly jaFaped from his chair.
sao. his arms OCT with al hls strength
ard tried TO shske his guards OF. IL
seemed as Il the devil vas let loose In hifE,
for bis eyes fairly cleaned. and he dashed
frs. 81 Care and then So Roberfs, gnash-
ing his fsaih and making every effort
imagsnsbie to bite their hands
This unexpected demonstration on
Bisnck's part caused general stampede.
and in sbont three seconds the only people
LETT 20 see the fgnt cut we're the guards.
Manroe. Corhsst and Sheriff Woolerv.
MEnroe jumped for Blanck's throat, bat
the latter shifted his position so quickly
that be caught the Eirst finger Of MunTocs
right hand ~ the second joint snd chung
on until sheriff Woosery him an upper
cut on the Jaw. Then he gave q witch of
his head and tore out p.ecs of flesh from
Mnnroe's Bnger and still kept on strug-
Cling with his guards. Finally Corbe't
and Munroe grabbed him from behind and
he concluded 20 quit the fracss- Still he
refused 10 go into court. and il Was simply
by the main force Of four men that he WAS
hurried along. Cave and Roberts had him
by the arms and Aunroe and Corbett each
had a hand on kis hip and shoulder
Bisnek kept his legs stiif and hung back
With Mi his might. II was shove and pull
on the part of four men against the '-buck-
ing" OF one, and OF course Thomas Blanck
moved along toward the court room, bat
in anything bat eignified manner. He
would get leverage on every stair and
hang back until forced up to the next
One man who saw The proceeding said it
reminded him Of what the boys call "mak-
ing a feIIsr walk turkey
EzYfsALLY REACHES COURT.
The court room door having been
reached, Bianck vas hustled into Judge
Humes' private Office. A moment later
Sheriff Woolery walked into the court
room as If nothing had happened and
called Mr.. Fairfield aside. The crowd had
not the slightest idea what the whispered
conversation meant. but IL related TO
blanck's attempt 10 escape, and was for
the purpose Of getting the consent of the
defense 10 have Blaack chained while in
court. Mr.. Fairfield. the sheriff and Pros
ecuting Attorney Miller walked together
up to the judges bench and held hurried
consultation, after which the sheriff disap-
peared from the room A moment later
there was stir in the crowd in the halls
and the whisper ran over the court room,
"Blanck is coming"
1t was true, bu. he was in the midst of a
small army of deputies. Sheriff Woolery
walked ahead. Then came Cave and Rob-
erts, each holding one Of the prisoners
wrists with ''nippers." Back of them
walked Deputies Jack Mcdonald and John
Roberts
Blanck appeared anxious 70 reach his
seat and hurried along like a man trying
to catch a Front street cable car He
p.unked into his seat, threw his chin on
his breast and let his eyeIids half close.
Mcdonald and Roberts took chairs di-
rectiy af the prisoners back and kept
every one away from HIM. Ii was a;42
o'clock when Judge Humes told Mr.. Fair
field TO proceed with the defense of
Thomas Blanck. The crowd grew inter-
ested, but rs yet only few whispers went
around about the meaning of the tour
guards, the chains on both of Blanck's
wrists and the big red lump on his right
temple close to the hair. People did not
know what IL meant when Deputy Sheriff
Jack Mcdonald got UP and washed off
some blood drops from his forehead.
THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE
Mr.. Fairfield. the attorney for the de-
tense, did however, aud, for some reason
he has not seen fit to explain, alter his
line of defense. 1t is well-known fact
that he had subp@naed several newspaper
men. county officials and expert witnesses
in insanity, but not one of them were
called. Mr.. Fairfield simply arose and to
the astonishmsnt of all present said II
desire 20 say that the defense rests"
After the sstonishment had slowly van
ished from Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney MeBride's face, he arose to make the
opening argument FOR the state. He was
very matter-of-fsct in his talk. and con-
fined himself strictly 10 what occurred in
the Mug saloon when Bridwell was shot.
He said that the defendant had pleaded
guilty. and that therefore IL was Simply
the duty OF the jury to decide the degree
Of quit. He contended that the verdict
should DO in the first degree. because when
Bisnck entered the saloon he had made
mp his mind TO Kill some one il his de-
mands were disobeyed. The element of
premeditation was evident, and Blanck
was a TT subject for the gallows, If King
county ever had one.
Mr.. Fairfield followed for the defense
and, II eloquencc and cleverly nut arru-
ments on fine points Geld have influenced
tie Jury. Thomas Blanck would have been
found guilty of murder ia the second de-
gree. In the beginning Mr. Fairfield
spoke of the duties Of ths jury to the state
and the defendant, and said that the res
son why plea Of guilty had been entered
vas as much 3 secret 20 him rs any Of the
Jurors. The life OF his client " as un known
to him. Continuing he said:
II have no apologies 10 make; have
acted according TO tny conscience and the
order Of the constitution OF this state
have done NV duty 70 the best Of my abii-
ity 90 sec that tue defendant has lost none
of his rights under the law"
Mr.. Fairfield then reviewed the proceed.
ings In the Mug saloon when Bridvell was
shot. and brought cut the discrepancy be-
tween the statements Of W. Ii. Coarlck
aud Edward Reese as TO what Briawen
said about getting gun.
He argued that Blanek lid not act with
deliberat.on and reconciliation. bat be-
cause he thought he would receive a
wound from GrtdWelt. He admitted that
the shooting Nss malicious. In; not pre-
medltAtsd. Therefore he asked for a YER
diet Of murder 81 the second degree.
uE sIGRlEs IN HIS CRMKS
Prosecuting Attorney Miller made the
closing argument, and ii any individual
received searching in connection with a
statement Of facts thai person was Thomas