The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-18

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A eosrsspondsnt Who thinks that The
polios department has bssn unjussly crit
icissd ~ ths Pos1-IsrELL1oEscxs n, writss
A. foilows:
s'osArTIR, Wash, Nay IL 1904
ITO fHD EDr1on: In your iseue Of this
mosning ron do N iniusucs to The poaica
was present. Last Sunday vheo the oc-
,curssnes uhtsh ron point out took plAcs.
and ], nks nsny oshsrs, followed q up
ssEossh S curiosity sns h G.nSe1 !. re g:
snoquaimis hossi With his revolver con-
spicuonsly displaysd. The potics seted
wiselyl Thus everything passed Oh in
noise. Had the police hesu too acttvs
SERIOUS Sssuits might have followed.
"JAnBs bnOwN."
Mr.. Brown. Is Will - notsd. doss not
dispute the facts in the oass, which are
abuudantiy attssssd By sye-vitnessss.
Thee ware that . man Who vss
acting In psrfscty psseeabls and
inofyensivs msunss was thseatsnsd
with yiolence By . turbulent crowd.
which undertook te mob him simply
because be was On o6icss Of the
United States court. He prudsntly with
drew from The sosne Of the disturbance
ana was followed Tor two blocks By .
noisy end tAssatsains mob. He ~
tempted 70 sntsr the Abbott house but
was refused shelter. He then crossed the
street 70 the 6noqualmie hotel and. draw
ing hls revolver, warned his tormsntors
ihat no would defend himsslf II necessary.
During all Of this time police officers OF
the city were present. but did not make
the slightest effort to protect the deputy
marshal. Mr.. Brown thinks that The POI
lice acted wisely. when - matter Of fact
they did not act ~ all They allowed
citizen to BE- sssailsd and driven from
street 70 street, and did not lift finger In
his defense.
The events Of Saturday morning were
no more crcditabls to the city. A party of
deputy msrshals Who had done nothing 70
bring on disturbance were followed by .
threatening crowd from Marion street
down Front TO Pioneer Place, thence back
to Columbia, thence TO Second and thence
to Cherry. and were hnally compelled to
draw weapons In their own defense and TO
take refuge in business building. While
these ofic,ais we're being thus traiisd about
the city they passed several police officers,
no one Of whom made any effort to pro-
tsct them or 10 qusll the disturbance.
There was ample time to have brought 4
squad Of police on the scene before the
deputies were compelled 10 draw their re-
volvsrs in their own defense.
There 10 no question n % the facts in
these cssss. Yet. a has been said. NO
effort uas made 20 protect the threatened
officials. and none has been made 20 hrine
10 Justice anybody who vas concerned In
either Of the disesacsful afFa,rs In the
opinion OF the police osylcials 10 10 an
parently no ofssnss 10 threaten and abuse
men who happen to b o0lcials Of the
United States.
II ought not TO be Necessary 70 make .
policeman understand that every men,
Der Of this community 10 entitled 20 pro-
lection from mob vrolsnce. II citissn Of
this community Is appointed . deputy
United States marshal he IL Just a much
entitled to protection from mob violsncs
- II he Vas not United States marshai
In the execution OF his duty a . Fsdersi
csncsr. II deputy marshal 10 resistsd, he
can call upon the Federal authorities 10
enable him 10 execute the Law, but whom
he walks the streets or seeks his breakfast
In restaurant he has the same right 70
police prctsstion from unlawful vsoisnes
- any other citizen OF this state or any
other state. II . deputy Cnited Ssasss
marshais house vas robbed in Seattle he
would csrsainly claim the assissanss OF
shs local police TO discover the thief II
this ~ true. cannot he walk the ssrssss in
reaco without being mohb>d By shs hs,s,d