The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-21
T4n HnNpRIcKsEN CASE.
Sheriff Smith Makes Few Remarks
on the Subject.

Sheriff Smith Makes a Few Remark
on the Subject
t The following dispatch appeared i
the Oregonian yesterday. under date 0
San Francisco: 'P. w. Weeks. deput,
sheriff of Astoria, Or. who came her
a few days ago with requisition from
Governor Pennoyer for the arrest 0
Henry Hendrickson. one Of the chic
witnesses against John Hansen. th'
dynamiter now on trial before Judg
Daingeriield for attempting to blow
up the tug Ethel and Marion. is still
in town. Despite the protestatlons O
Weeks that his visit here was not II
the interests OF the dynamiter the cir
,umstances of the case indicate thai
Sheriff Smith, Of Clatsop county, Ore
gon, is a sympathizer Of Hansen, ano
his action in sending Weeks here tc
gather in the chief witness against fbe
dynamiter was prompted by u desiIe tc
aid the defendant in the present. case in
one or more ways. He was either to
get Hendrickson out OF the state. and
thus prevent him from testifylng, or
else he was to impeach his testimony
by bringing his criminal record into
prominence. Sheriff Smith IS leader
ard member of the Tishcrmans Union,
one Of the strongest labor organizations
on the coast, and one thar is closely re-
laIed to the Sailors Union. Weeks de-
clares that Hendricksun is simply q
stool pigeon for the police. lie viii &c
to Sacramento a few days after the
trial and endeavor to have the governor
issue another warraat FOR The man
wanted in Oregon. but he will 1nd that
Captain Lees has headed him off. and
he will be compelled to return to tho
Webfoot state without his prisoner"
The attention of Sheriff Smith was
called to the article shortly after the
Oregonian arrived here. and he was
asked for q statement. He said: "Un-
til heard OF the difficulties encoun-
tered by Mr.. Weeks, in San Francisco.
1 was unaware that Hendrickson was
in any manner interested in or con-
nected with the case against those
charged with an attempt to blow up
the Ethel and Marion. The statement
is so absurd on it's face that II is
scarcely worth noticing. Had there
been any foundation in fact for the story
which was manifestly conceived in
the imagination of some newspaper re-
porter certainly would not have had
Mr.. Weeks let Mr., Crowly know any
thing Of his intentions to arrest Hen
when he could. after having
seen the governor of California, have
arrested his man and brought him here
without interference"
Sheriff Smith stated further, 81 nev,
er knew anybody Interested in the
Joast seamen's Union, nor did I ever
znow any member of 1t. and never
lad any correspondence with that so
,iety or any of its members. AS for the
,harges alleged in the indictment
against Hendrickspn I was in total
of them until I got a bench
for his arrest issued upon the
equest of the prosecuting witness.
am perfectly well aware of the fact
hat warrant issued upon requis,.
Ion by governor gives the agent full
,uthority to arrest his RaA whereve
ound, and while courtesy usually de-
Aapds that the head OF the police de-
artment be notified as to the service
T such warrant. the observance of that
ustom would plainly have defeated
ny such object as the one lmputed 10
le." II
HendylSkson was indicted in 1So
'intly with John Rock, Frank Silva
nd John Doe for assault and robbery
on the person Of Henry
aoxalo. Silva was the only one
rQugft to trial the others having
cared out, and until recently no op-
ortunity presented ltself to bring any
the other defendants to justice, Sill
\ was tried in August, 1891, and the
Try disagreed on the 18th Of that
onth, A second trial resulted In con-
ction, and on August 22d. he was sen.
need to Ave years in the penitentiary.