The herald., 1894-05-13
COMMONWEALERS JAILED
COxeyite Prisoners Brought
to Seattle.
A Mob Threatens to Lynch the
Officers.
A Similar Demonstration Made at
Spokane.
Federal Troops Ordersd Out-Arrest OF
Utah Industrials for 5eiziDg
Train - Commonwoal
Depredations.
By the Associated Pre,s.

BY the Associated fress-
SEATTLE, WASH, May 12.-This morn.
ing 81 deputy marshas arrived with l35
Coxeyites and 16 citizens of Nortn
Yakima. who were accused of melting
them to resist the authorities. Tho
Yakima men were arrested on Thursday
evening and were started for Spokane on
a Northern Pacific freight train, with a
view to being brought here over the
Union Pacific to Portland, but it was
learned that mob at Arlington, Ore,
had blockaded the tracks. The trains,
consequently, went to Spokane and then
back to Seattle. The party did not stop
for food during the 36 hours ride, ex.
cept once. On arrival here all were
locked up in the county Jail, but all ez-
cept two Of the Yakima people were
afterwards let out on bail by United
States Judge Hanford. Application for
the release of the Coxeyites on their own
recognizsnce was refused by the court.
On the way to the Jail a number OF
Populists hooted the deputy marshals
and three were arrested. About 1880
p. m. elk deputies were recognised on
the streets by q crowd Of local Coxey-
Lynch them" The crowd grew to
about 800 persons. and became more
threatening until the deputies sought
refuge in bank, slipped out of rear
door and concealed themselves for sew
eral hours. The mob then dwindled to
about 100. who hung around watching
all entrances, but they escaped,
In the afternoon q cipher summons
was chalked on the sidewalks and about
900 people gathered and held meeting
in the open air, The first speaker advo
Gated going in a body to the Jail and
forcing the sheriff to release the prison
ers, but succeeding speakers advocated
respect for the law.
The mob threatened to sack the house
OF Henry Shepard, the late general of
the Seattle Industrial army, charging
him with stealing money and provi-
sions.
Everything ia quiet tonight on the
streets, but the Jail is we'll guarded.
The Fourteenth infantry will arrive in
the morning from Vancouver, Wash.
TROUBLE AT SPOKANE.
SPOKANE, WASH, May 12.-For q
while today thousand people held
their breath, expecting a conflict be-
tween crowd of 'Wealers and force Of
deputy marshals. About o'clock the
Northern Pacific passenger train brought
Marshal V;neon and 20 OF his deputies
from the west. A crowd of 300 had
gathered at the depot, and when the
deputies emerged in double file, cat
calls came from the crowd. A bus
driver named Buttrick was particularly
noisy, aud Vinson arrested him.
The crowd demanded his release,
but the deputies marched up the street
without finching. The crowd josted
the deputies, cursed and vowed VEN
geance. Marshal Vinson finally gave
orders to his men to load. Twenty cart
ridges clicked into their Winchesters.
Vinson took his prisoner to the Hyde
block and the crowd swsrmed around
the entrance. After a consultation be-
tween United States Marshals Drake
and Vinson, Buttrick was released. The
crowd then dispersed.
INDUsTRIALs DROWNED.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, May 12.-Nine-
teen of the party of Coxeyitss who lett
Ellensburg in boat yesterday reached
here today after thrilling experience.
When four miles from Ellenburg their
boat, containing % men, capsizsd and
four men were drowned. They all came
from Seattle and their names were:
Brown, Lyons. Ransom and Davis.
Eleven of the party caught hold OF a
tree in the river, where they remained
10 hours before being taken off. The
remainder of the party held to the boat
and finally drifted ashore.
A report has reached here that nine
Coxeyites, who captured the ferry boat
at Zillah. were drowned in the Yakima
river today. They went over Presser
falls successfully, but are said to have
been cspsized at the rapids, q few miles
below.
TROOPS TO THE RESCUE
VANCOUVER, WASH, May 1.-Two
hundred and twenty-five men OF the
Fourteenth infsntry, U. s. A.. will leave
here at midnight for Seattle, where
trouble With the Induatrialists is ex-
pected.