The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-13

aftsrnooa II May II the systsm Of signs
being IN old one nssd By the knights al
Labor when sl~ir oYEanisstion vss strietiy
sscrsI Guss ssouGh. = o'eIoek ahout
500 Coxeyitss and thsfr sympathissss
gsth3rsd on South second stssst bsside
shs old HoTthsrn Pacific depot and hsId
N opsn cir mesting which hsd I'll the
characteristics Of PopuIist gathering.
The first speakers name was kept closely
from the rspoFtsrs. bat his rsmsrks we're
deesdodiy incspdiary. He savassiy Do
nouncsd Ill who opposed Coxeyism and
advised the crowd 20 80 to she county
Jail and demand tkss Sheriff woossry sss
his prisoner free. He was loudly chsersd.
and the next spsskss. u. c. Whitney. also
INDUCED in abuse Of The authoritiss who
bad resisted train STEALING, bot dsvossd his
attention chiefly 20 advocacy Of the single
tax - the rsmsdy for Industrial dt6srsss.
Then came Jack Thompson. Who *
pounded the constitutions rights Of his
hearers In learned manner hardly 10 b
expected in . gambler. Last q oil came
Govnor Tsats, the Populiss candidate tor
attorney general in 1a)2 He denounced
congress In one breath for throwing writ
ten petitions in the waste basket snd In
the next promised that, II Judge Haaford
did not release the imprisoned Coxeyitss,
he should b impsaehsd by . congressional
committee - Judge Jenkins hsd besn.
He sxtoIisd the advantages Of the '.psti-
ton in boots and Of Coxsy's good roads
ball. bat advised the meeting 70 trust 70 .
revolution By ballots, not By bullets,
LOT shs redress OF tneR wrongA
The last thrss speeches. while full Of de-
uuHcSaffon of nfmaat avevvfhinD that q
were unexpeetsdiv conservative aud. judg-
they we're received. we're hardly - the
taste o. the meeting. Such oratory and
sssady downpour OF rain served 70 % thor
ou9niy qoencn the asdof o. the crowd thss
y broks up with IN admontfaOn from the
chairman 70 90 % the depot q 6:i0 and
osd iarsseii 70 their friends rom YAKIMA
Who we're to leave for their home ~ that
time. Tho coxsyitss did not appear in
any consdsrabis numbers. however. and
there Vas no demonstration; moreover.
most Of the Yakima men remained In the
CITY over night
While the crowd was gathering Tor the
meeting on the tide dass. . move was b.
ing made In the United States court to
secure the release Of the prisonsfa Asssrs.
kruis ana Auecnisr were hrss released on
.ne'r own rscoGnixancss % appear on Mon
osy morning ana tnsn James Hamilton
LeSss asked tnas oeh % nxsd Tor the
osnsr Yakima prisoners, saying shss al OF
snsm .ers pubic omciais. District Ateor-
ney brinksf SAID u Vas necessary 70 sus.
tain the SETON o. she marshal at this
tuna
N a. Lnossy slo No appeared scr
socu. no osnsrs vno we're nearly raupsrs
.nu 'ouio Io' iurnI.n osns Dus we're con.
unsu IN plsce 'nsoequs.e iof them ana
.ns.s .rs ssn.sssy conoaHons .eFe nos
eood. ineif asIorneys looked seriously q
sne ouenss Win which they were charged
ana u the somewhat excited state OF the
community. ous No ana me- associates
would give personal assurance Of their sp-
psarance u snsar rscoguisances were Co
espteo-
yudes hsniord saio no believed the only
safe way 70 conduct the government At
this time Was for the courts TO administer
the law ~ they 6nd IT. without making
any difference ON account Of persons or OF
the state Of public feeling. II the law
should come in conflict with men acting
under bad advice or hot feeling Il should
not deviats from the straight course. He
fred the bail Of each prisoner ct $500 and
must consider each case separately. re-
fnsing TO make . general order, but
could not accept the personal rscoen,xsnce
Of men who had no respon visibility. Speak.
ing Of the Coxsyites. he ssid the mar.hal
Vas doing the best he could for them.
They mad no doubt been having q hard
time for the last week or two. and perhaps
the place whore they we're vas the beat
place Tor them until Monday morning.
He fixed the hearing of ali the cases for
tomorrow morning ut 10 O'Clock.
The charge against all tho prisoners 10
contempt OF court In disregarding the in
junction against interference with the OPP
Grafton OF the Northern Pacific road, the
Yakima people being charged with the
same ofi~nse in inci,ing others 10 commit
IL There was some talk among the
Coxeyises about demanding . separate
trias Tor each OF the prisoners. and jury
trial at that.
All but two OF the Yakima prisoners
we're released on bonds furnished by A.
Amunas. e. A fwicnet and NJ. N. Koch.
representing various secret societies to
which they oesong. Messrs. kuechier and
hrux guaranteeing them. Those who
thus secured their liberty are: William
Meyer. contractor; 9. +. Lille. city mar
shaI: William steigeer, contractor; q. II.
Apr!egate. carpenter, @. A. Marshall.
James htse ana h X. Parker. farmers;
r. :. JAWS esroer- Ihe other two are
FRANK waits ana VIII Green. who are
sun IN lhl RESIDES these Thomas Lund.
J, Z. Me.aneriy, Matt Yates and +. f.
taooys editor OF tue 4 kima Repat}ic, were