The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-26
MORE FOUND GUILTY.
Batch Of Eighty -Four Wealers
Disposed Of.
FOUR SECURE THEIR RELEASE.
1wsssy - Ksss County 50 rhisssss -
Pierce csussy SssIs-esmsisAss
% Mexsiass 1ssssA

E5shty-fous wsaasss vsrs pat On their
ds1snss bsfors Judge Hsnfcrd yesterday
CHARGED wtih capturing train ~ Yakima
prisoners vita tbs men captured - II ak
ina, though no individual classification
VS. hsd of ssy one Of the prssonsrs- The
dsSsnss rsfussd 10 psssent any testimony
In viss n the judEs's position. and the
result was thas four men uess discharged,
thirteen youths sent 10 the Pierce county
iaii Tor Ten dsys. one 20 The King county
jail for Hike period, and the rsmaindsr.
ccnsjdsssd mors guilty. we're sent.
ninssesn 70 The King county jail. and
fossy-ssvsn 20 the Usited States psnissn-
tiary q NcNsii's Island for . period Of
sssty dsya
This disposes Of Ill the cases with the
sxcspsion Of thrss or four. some Of whom
ere wounded sud In the hospital ~ YAK
Ina
Judge Hanford called the roll Of the men
and considerable time VS. consumed tn
checkisg and correcting names. The men
thsn answered 10 the following list: =.
Butler. ID. Bryan, IT,. J. Barker. J. Brown.
l. B. Beck. w. s. I3owden. q. Coz. George
COhisr. Charles Chairman. 3. O. Coblsr.
II. l. CFsie. II. r. Crsagsf. John Crockett.
A. Cunningham. A. Donasdson, Al Dixon.
D. n. Evans. 3. Engfeit. I'd Esburg. r. J.
Flynn. Georgs Gordon. c. Gregory, Charles
0erkhs,.. II. Gsrkhs. Charles Hall, Tom
Harris, I'd Holisnbeck, T. Heller. l..
Huntingtou. II. A. Inger, William john
son. Sam johnson. r. II. Keenan,. T. KEN
nsdy, Jack Kelley, Fred Lsmpson. Charles
Lawrence, Charles Larson, Nels Lang
aoa, Joe I. Laraossa. n. Lee, l. Leonard.
Allan Morrison, George Morrison. II.
Noors, n. McCrum. r. McCutcheon, NJ.
r. Nassam, Joe Muller. p. AcNeili. Simon
Mashswson. j. A. Miske. John Newell.
John Nilsson, A. Newell. John Olson.
Jossph O'rools. l. w. Ofisuhouss, George
II. Perry, G. Pstsrson, J. b. Rsator. d.
Rockwell, r. w. Ryan. Adam Smith. II
6slhsr9. I'd Smith, Ben 6timsr. 4 K.
ehuii. Theo 5orrsnson. r. n. Scott. q.
gayder. Chasi6s Wright, q. w. Walker,
Sam Watson, ]. Winuest, II. Williams,
Jee Watson, r.. w. Wsrd, James Wilson,
Jes White. II. Warner.
eeott aas the only one OF the indictsd
Dsn ont en- ball, and . bailin VS. sent out
after him.
Judge Brinksr then read the information
70 the prisoners, which accuses them Of
taking forcibls possession Of railroad prop
esty Ct Yakima. Nay 10. thsn In the hands
q the United States court
Aftsr the reading Judge Hanford asked
the prisoners 10 plead, and general cno-
rus Of mot guilty" vent up. On being
sested. Judge Hanford asked for any Who
wished 70 plead guilty 10 stand up.
il Huntington availsd himself Of the
onsr. stood up and said he would plead
guilty"
The trial Of The rest Va then ordered TO
proceed, and the same attorneys on beth
sides prosecuted and defended the prison.
ere.
In his opsning statement Mr.. Burlsieh
rsco0nted the Equalization OF the Indus
trial Army Of which the defendants were
msmhsrs and followed their movements to
Elisnsburg and YAKIMA, where they can
tursd train ana held possession OF il I'M
I'll captured May II BY posse Of deputy
marshats and brought here 70 answer for
contempt Of the courts order.
The substance Of the evidence given 1.
~ follows:
r. A. Mitchell. Northern Pacific station
aRsnt at Cie-Elum, said about seventy
Wsalers captured coal car May 10 and
started Il toward EilsnsburR. hrst break
ing switch lock; freight train was de-
tanned at Gle Eium two hours ~ the result
Of the slid car on tho road; the Wealers
had bean about the station for several
dsya Identified Charles Lawrencs a.
bang on that car.
d. Powers. yardmastes at Ellensburg.
sew the Wealers arrive at Eilensburg in
the coal car. About o in the evening thev
took two stock cara and started for YAK.
Ina They pounded open tho swith lock.
which he picked up in useless condition.
Lock introduced In evidence. Regular
trains we're delayed by the weaiers; could
not identify any Of the prisoners.
Z. Vincent carpenter ut Eilensburr.
saw the Wsaiers capture two stock car,
cut Of the yard; saw them break op.n the
switch lock with Q bar of IRON: didn.t
know who did it: saw them push the two
cars ON the main track; they started of
down tho track and small squads kent
boarding the cars until about hundred
got on; they started for North Yakima.
J. A. Duncan, OF Eliensbarg. saw tho
men tsks the two cars from the stock
yard heard them pounding 1t tho switch.
then run out the cars and start down the
road; could not identify any Of the men.
L. Morts. iives "ali over the country :"
was II Eiiensbarg tho night tho men took
the stock cars. identified Charles Wright.
weaier who carried the dag; heard hlm
cay that there we're cars down ~ the stock
yard. not sealed. aud ready to start ca,
Wright said this to about q hundred of h .
men and they all started far the stock yard.
Identified Lawrence, Olsen. and '.most all
the prisoners" ~ being there: used to be a
member Of the Industrial Army. but lief,
them, as he did not want 10 make any
bad breaks" lie Joined the Taeoms
army. and. together with others. expected
Cant~ei. TO furnish train 90 take this
men To Washington.
+. c. Mrtsrath, marshal Of Eliensbu.r
told tho Wsalsrs not To take any car. and
cautioned them OF the court order and ,bs
penalty for contempt; could not identify
any of the prisoners; identified Wright .,
wsaier at Eiiensearx, who kept order
among shs men.
v. NJ. Massey, . deputy marshh IN
charge Of pcsss ~ North YAKIMA can.
tarsd seons eighty men on . "wi!a" car
about milo from Yakima; had been al.
vssed that the car WAS coming and I'm
ssrueled 10 arrest the msa; these eighty
men sere she prisoners.
cFass-sxssntastsoa--In capturing The
men some fifteen shots we're nr~d, hu.
could not say sho did 81: one man va,
shet shroagh the leg; distractions hal
h~en placed On The tack by the dspas.ss
Ia check the car.
J. A. Banee. deputy, aided In the CAP
tars Of the men Who had captured shs
coal car, IN the iaii the witness teok down