The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-03
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WooLERY's DIsoKAcEFuL Pro-
CEEDING.

SO many nisstatements have been made
and ere being made concerning the dis
graceful occurrence at the Republican
primaries in the First ward on Saturday
that q Few statements Of facts concerning
important points may not be out of place.
The statement that the police officers
resisted the service Of the warrants by the
sheriff and his deputies Is untrue. On
the contrary the judges at both polling
places permitted themselves TO he
arrested without offering resistance,
and when WooIery arrested sew
eraI OF the officers themselves on the
warrant sworn out by John Considins
they submitted without q pretsnse Of re-
sistsace. In fact. they went at once TO
Justice Humphreys court alone. Sheriff
wooiery. whose prisoners they were, hav-
Ing left them In order that he might return
10 the polling place and engage in dis
graceful disturbance.
The only conflict occurred when Wool
cry and bis deputies attempted, without .
warrant or any legal authority whatever.
TO drag the officers who we're not under
arrest from the polling place. where they
bad been stationed in accordance with
the mayors instructions, and where
they were performing their legal
.uty in q perfectly proper manner.
For such an assault as this. whether IL was
made by the sheriff of King county or by
She verisst hobo. there was neither ex-
euse nor justification, and the officers
acted with entire propriety when
they resisted the attack and in-
sisted upon remaining where they
had been stationed and where they would
doubtless have been beaten into insensihii-
ity II their feliow-ofiicers, returning from
Justice Humphreys court. had not
FASTENED TO their rescue. For this con dict
Sheriff Woolsry. and Sheriff Woolery
alone. was responsible.
The pretense of Sheriff woolsry that he
acted in this matter In good faith, with q
view TO preserving the public peace aud pro-
tscsing the rights Of citizens. is the verisst
make-belisvs. His own actions give him the
lie. II be had really anticipated q conflict
between the factions and had been DESTROYS
OF avsrtlng IL. be would have chosen depu-
ties from among unprejudiccd and law
abiding citizens. He could have secured
such deputies without difficulty. Hun
dreds upon hundreds Of reputable men
IN this community are willing TO aid the
sheriff in maintaining law and order
whenever called upon TO do so and under
whatever circumstances they may bo
placed.
Did Sheriff woolsry call upon such
menf Did he station lsvel-headed and
unpreiudiced men in the First ward3 lie
did not. On the contrary. he chose for
his deputies men Who could be relied
upon TO provoke q riot II Il were pos.
sihle TO do so. He made . deputy OF
the notorious considsns. who. in addition
10 his general bad reputation. was bitter
partisan in the quarrel. lie made a
deputy OF Lampkin. who was intoxicated
throughout the affair. lie made deputy
Of Dave Black, murderer and
wsll-known gun fighter" who was
released from the Jail IN Tacoma
apparently for the sole purpose
OF coming TO Seattle to act Is q deputy
sheriff. IL vas such men as these that
Sheriff Woolsry chose 70 aid him in pre-
serving the peace. He will soon be asking
King county to pay them for their serv.
ices
woolery has dlsgraesd himself and hi.
Office by bis actions lie has insulted
King county BY placing arms and legal
authority in the haads Of such men as be
chose for his deputies on Friday.