The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-16
THE MURDER OF GLorsxErN.
People OF the Mica Nsigheorhood
Afraid TO Talk About It

People OF the Mica Nsigheorhood
Afraid 20 Talk About It
Spokane Review, Aug Il
A resident of the Mica neighoorhood
who Was in Spokane yesterday said fnat
the almost universal conviction there was
that Gloystein was murdered BY bis politi-
cal enemies THAT Is the real BELIEF OF
the community" he said. "but great
deal Of IL finds no expression because the
las-abiding people are terrorized and are
afraid to declare their belief lest they De
spotted for persecution by the men respon-
sible for Gioystein's murder.
"A few evenings since l was out IN the
dusk hunting my cows and knocked at
neighbours door. Who's there?' he asked
from inside the house. In spirit OF tun
/ made no answer, desiring 10 see
to what extent he would become
alsrmed- In half minute the
door vas thrown open and was
looking down the barrel of shotgun.
Throw mp your hands, he commanded,
and give me your name and your errand.
or viii blow the top of your head of. l
obeyed with alscrity. When he found
who it was at his d cor he apologized, say
ing that he did not propose TO allow any
Va WIG gan k1ak AAAeA INV
stein to get the drop on him. That is the
feeling that exists in scores OF homes.
Brave men who never flinched from visi-
bic danger have become timid since Gioy-
STEMS murder proved the existence in the
neigh borhood of o band of assasslns who
strike ar midnight and are sworn 10 pro-
tect each other in their murderous deeds"
1t Is felt that the assassins. having taken
chances with the gallows by numbering
fnsx nil - I'm faFva IN
tion to conceal their crime, and that they
would not hesitate to remove any proofs
that might arise as to their guilt tits
this fear that causes men to sleep with
loaded guns at their heads and to avoid
expression of their real convictions.
The following anonymous letter came
TO the Spokesman-ReVieg through the
mails:
SPOKANE. Aug. !. 1894
ITO THE EDITION: have read In your paper
an account OF the murder OF Charles I. Gloy-
stein. In which the theory - set forth that he
was killed by the Freeman's Protective Silver
Federation. ] am a member OF said society in
this city and have no doubt but what he was.
punishment--death-and all that disobsy NUT
suffer. AJAX you . favor that you destroy
this letter, after reading. as the handwriting
might lead TO detection. which would mean
death TO me.
Il wish to state here that am member be-
cause, through lies. was enticed into it, and
once In you cannot get out lou are noun0 10
them for life. All you can do Is to keep away
from them and make excuses for not attending.
or else leave the country. draw conclusions
from the paper that 10 was not the Spokane
gang that killed him, for 10 spoke of different
captafn. We have got lot OF blood
thirsty fellows in Ii who would walk
thirty miles TO do q job of murder
but the majority of the members do not sane
ton anything OF the sort. But IL fs time 70
speak and time to act. and IL a move Is made
two-thirds of the order would be glad to break
IL up and quit IL they dared to.
about six weeks ago or so there was q man
found Ia the river with q bullet hole in his
head. think about twenty different men
could have told you all about him II they had
wanted to.
I'll was not poor man, OF II had no family
TO support or nothing but myself TO look after,
or IL had enough money TO get out of the
country. would tell all know about the muir
derous curk
aI hope that no one who reads this will lay
the crime at the door Of the Peoples party, for
they are not to blame Although my prayer Il,
may the mighty hand of the law aud the curse
OF God fall on the +. P. A., still hope for the
success OF the Peoples party.
ZONE OF THE SOCIETY"