The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-06
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| ened n pair OF ball'S horns. ON the feet
were pair OF oyerShoes. The eiiigy was
| SUSPENDED lsy wiFe from a limb thirty
/ Tees above the sroand. The trunk Of the
/ ttee was literally covered with signs, some
OF Them too obscene Tor publication, but
i the following viii give an idea of what
they were:
4 'tgsuie7and see me 20 to hellf'
i 'sThe Lord said, Depart from Ne, We
/ workers OF iBiqalty: | know We mott
/ Sim Republican because love Doodle
/ Charles h. Gloysteinl'
"CroMs should dnot cav IN punlici"
I Notice Flk3s IS the shadow cast by the
/ board at 5EaIifornia creek -
~Ail fcpulists ngay for this lost Repuh-
death To trait8rsf' On this piacara
was a heart painted blue, penetrated by q
dagger, from which the blood was drip
| pmg ireelys
i etn other signs were skull aud cross.
| bones. fgOres of dangling wretches. with
crows and yultures lowering about On
most of the signs dollar marks were con-
spicuous 8 81
The stiigy Was first discovered hy chill
dren going 10 school, and when Gloystein's
Oldest boy, who is not quite 7. reached the
school the older boys pointed TO the figure
swaying in the breeze. and said:
THAT your papa hanging there T.
/ lnasmuch as the etiigy was really about
1 the size of Gloystein. the little boy became
| terror stricken and ran home. but was re-
! joiced 20 tind his father working in bis
| held. Glosstein, as soon as he aseertained
the cause Of his little sons fear, went Co
/ the school house and examined the efiigy.
/ From the character of the drawings and
/ the general outline of the letters hs
/ jumped at the conclusion that IL was tho
/ work a Rubeck. and9 IN this he was not
mistaken. FOR Rubeck has since admitted
that he was q party to the outrage. At
/ first Rubeck denied knowing anything
about the matter. but dloystein induced
/ Wesley Kinear. q mutual friend, to 20 TO
Rubeck and . demand that the eliigy be
| taken down., Rubeck would admit or
/ deny nothing. but after some talk he made
use of this ambiguous remark:
| II Won't take down that thing: but l
want them overalls back" referring to the
overalls ON the effigy.
| 3Gleystein waited three days. and then
cut down che efligy, and took possession of
the sign. intending 10 bring the matter be-
tore the grand jury at Spokane.
RuBRcE ABUSES eIoYsrKIS.
/ A ACSpokaneD paper published a story OF
| thee effigy episode connecting Rubeck's
name with the deed. and the latter on
/ July IL wrote atwo-column letter consist
ihg of bitter personal abuse OF Gloystein,
/ y hich appeared In the Rockford Lslfer-
prise In this letter Rubeck defended tho
| perpetration Of the offigy outrage, al
though denying having anything per-
sonaay 10 do with the matter. lie ad-
mitted. however. that IL was done by Pop
i xRIsa fha Ahn
/ sign at California creek Ruheck con-
/ tinues:
"No9 ssnce Mr.. Goystein has settled at
Mica in n peaeeable community where
everybody as at peace with his neigh
/ bor. this d1sturber of the peace Is playing
his old tricks for row and he got larger
dose than he could swallow. and he Is
/ boo-h -hooing like a calf. Now. Mr.. Editor.
/ ! will detail AS far as | can the cause of
the alleged outrage. and in justice and
/ fairness ask IL IL wasn't a challenge TO the
| Peoples party members by this man
| Charles r. Gloystein for row
/ "The board with n sign on was nailed to
/ two posts about twelve ieet above the
water. planted out OF the reach OF any one
and on his own grounds. Amy one would
Chave TO wade the stream % take 1t down.
and of course ha expected the whole
/ Popnlist population would pounce upon
1 it oand tear it TO pieces and then eat the
/ board
/ Snow. Mr.. Editor. to show you that he
/ challenged the Popnlists 10 ngnt We will
| see how ne went at it:
"In the first place he asked n question
/ and answered Sit himself: None. This
/ one word suggested that the PopuIists
i could not evsn say no. But he told lie
| hen he said nopes for the Popuiisls were
i watching t@r results AMI knew them before
/ he did, because every body reads from one
i tosix papers a week. aud that is more
4 than ne does; he goes 20 the postoiIlce and
/ b0Frows the heNs. Now TO the other
reason: 500
sfWh hen ne planted the board In the creek
/ it showed on TING haee oi u that he expected
4 sorlle one W0lad tear IL down, but no one
1 followed bIs7hne1ot campaign.
"Now. Mr. Editor, as I have been
polnted oat asthe leader Of the alleged
4 outrageI make denial of the charge and
can prove it,
II hope he will push il TO an issue, and
| will then bring out his character in
/ glowing terms
As 4 peace-loviug citizen I will con-
i tfnne advocating peace. but the time IL
/ fast approaching Yhen peace will be
4 moS kerry and war must be the ultimate re-
4 suit Of ihis vicious legislation that has
heen grinding the country down for the
/ past thirty years"
runEArrsiSa IFrrra
The publication of Rubeck's 5 Iettercaused
j much excitement At Mica aud Rockford.
and even at Spokane the Popuiists used
violent language concerning the audacious
Republican iarmar. Bat Gloystein would
/ not be sabdued ne continued to talk. and
on July q he received the following sell.
explanatory note.
o2.ssFoEAsK, Wash, July 10. 1904
~ r. Gi8ustsfn Ii you don't let this
/ matter drop we will make i bot for yon.
90 "FopuLisT"
The note worried Gl0ysteF1 a good deal,
/ but he41as still persistent. and IA the fob.
/ lomng issue of thu EafvTgiss a letter ap-
1 peared over his signature Ia which he 40
cused kubeck Of 0ba nging him ia efigys
] La Closing, the letter reads:
1 -"1ae 1innocenre! as vile as darkness,
+ When the proper time comes this case
J wlE be taken up. unless you shake the
/ dust Of ~ ashington off yoar feet and Join
/ one al your confedefates ai9sad W lied In
/ order t. keep out oCshe psniientiAFy.
II am not the1gaan 20 6e ifiufted by any
I such character as A. q. Rubeek. Let him
show ~ rag character much - hs
pleeses. | am ready to meet him Wita
4 egefY accusation, aud prove to the world
that ne i aDont a. big peace dist4Fber IS
| should b. permitted t. live outside OF
/ Walla Walls. With these reinagks / bid
adleato tue captain Of 4. T.. =. r.
aroYarFfs NYsEEa0reIY pfsAprEana
4 Gloystein's reply was printed last satur-
/ day. and the following night he was en-
/ siced from his home and has not since
i been seen. Mrs. 6ioysteln wAs seen as her