The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-06
THEY REPUDIATE HIM.
Germans of Seattle Not Repre-
sented by Wegener.
THEY THINK CRaEmER GUILTY.
His Reflections on City Government
and the Courts Condemned-An-
other OF His screeds.


prise 70 the German population when tney
read II in the Post-Intelligencer. 7 ne f24As
assertion that Craensr's cause vas eSpJ'ls-
% by his German feIl0w-citizens ana trAt
his condemnation Is due 70 race preJudlce
against the Germans particularly startled
them; for they well remember that SHORTY
after Craenser's arrest his neigaoors from
South Seattle, who are mostly Germans.
were so incensed a. his brutal murder Of
Mrs Miller and her child that they mace
serious threats Of iynching him, ana mat
extra guards were put on the county J2H
as 4 uraeaufi0n. Almost with one accord
they repudiate Mr.. Wegener and deny tnat
he voices their sentiments
Several prominent business men ~ Ger
man origin we're interviewed By repre-
sentative Of the Post-Intelligeneer. ana
they united ia CONCERNING IN the strongest
language the mass Of miscellaneous which
Nr. Wegener has deluded the New York
staats-Zeitung into publishing. Germans
in the United States look with great pride
and almost with veneration 10 the Stats
Zeitung as their largest and strongest
newspaper and the Germans IN Seattle re-
gret 70 see the great weight OF that paper
supporting such movements as those OF
Wegener
Ferdinand schmltz. one Of tho propr!e-
tors Of the Butler hotel. said.
Believe the Courts Are Upright.
I've have perfect confidence in the
courts Of King county and Of the state OF
Washington. and believe that any man
regardless Of his nationality Is accorded
fair trial before them. II & man Is con-
victed in them after fair trial. such
craemer had. We believe that he IS guilty
and that II Is our duty as law-abiding cit
liens to support the finding OF the court
The theory that CFaemer has been perse-
cuted because ne is a German is absurd"
l.. kohn. OF the Goldstein Hat Company,
said.
'T have read the article in the Post-In-
telligencer, and have also seen Wegener's
original articles In the -Zeitung. !
must say that / consider his accounts the
grossest sxaggerations. I know OF no sin
gle instance in our courts where n German
has been dealt with unjustly. and Germans
certainly suffer no discount from public
sentiment In this community. The courts
have done full Justice 10 Craemer. regard
less Of his nationality. The statement
that he has been prosecuted. and that the
court has meditated a judicial murder in
coid blood In order 10 satisfy partisan pre-
JUDGE. is m0nstrous absurdi;y.'
Il. w. Dickman. when asked his opinion,
sai6:
''Oh. pshawi Mr.. Wegener is known as
a-ss an agitator and what do you expect.
The Germans have always been dealt with
fairly In the courts OF this state. There
IS no question OF this. And as to Craemer.
] think that he has been treated better
thaH ne Eedlly deserved
What the German Paper Says.
Paul weinhagen. the editor of the Seat
tie Demokrat. said of Mr. wegener's SLAM
der: That is all bosh. The Germans had
nothing 10 do with 1t. They believe Crae-
mer Is guilty.. My own personal belief is
that the man is guilty. but am against
death sentence I'm all cases OF circum-
stantial evidence. and think that il should
be life sentence, as in Germany. This
movement OF Wegener's Is not supported
by the Germans OF the city. and
Wegener-well. he Is Wegener. IL
the Germans here thought the
man was not guilty they would raise the
money for a new trial here. II would he
altogether unnecessary 10 send calls for
help to other places Here Is what I say
OF the matter in this issue Of the Demo-
krat:"
Mr. weinhagen then handed the reporter
a copy OF his paper, from which the follow
ing Is translated:
In answer TO several inquiries we con-
slider ourselves called upon TO declare that
the appeal In the case OF Craemer which
has been sent by Mr.. q. f. wegener 20
tho German papers OF the country erna-
mates from that gentleman alone The
Germans of this city have nothing what
ever 70 do with this appeal the great ma
1oriiy OF them DO not share Mr. Wegeuer's
opinion Of this case. but on the contrary
are of tho opinion that there Is no danger
whatever Of the commission Of a judicial
murder Craemer has been found guilty
Of numbering Mrs Philippine Mueller and
her child. The crime was committed more
than 4 year ago and although the evil
denco IF Craemer's guilt WIS only cir,um-
stantial. As n - called. Vet was u SO strong
that the conviction and sentence Of Crae-
mer cannot be regarded as an act OF mar
tiality or injustice. The police and courts
Of this city leave much ~ be desired az
they do everywhere IN this country hut
they are not by great deal So imrueasurs-
bly, bad As they are Represented - ne by
Mr.. Wegennr boz his appeal ~ course M
WeEener has the perfect right - hold =
different opinion ou this point AS we'll rs
on Crsemer's guilt. hut IN ;hs opinion no
IS Ia direct opposition ~ ihc opinion ~
the people OF this citv. and 81 viii require
the production ~ conNiur. NIX evidence 90
hiring about change. Should Mr. WeEc-
nef succeed IN producing this evidence
there viii only ~ cause 70 thank him Tor
n IS serious thing to send a man 20 the
FCaTold on CirrumSftnti8l evidence hpU
ever sure We may De- NJ his guilt The
execution ~ death sentence IS aui. tn.-
tiHef when tho evidence of guilt g. ,ir.fs,rt-
able and AS such evidence 8oes not exist
fu This ease. tho governor might exercise
the authority given hiw FOR such cases
when the matter 81 l2'7 hefe~r hini tu tina
proper manner. In This MANY C-rw1ns
viii probably agree With M WvEtner AS
= Is aisn true ih1' Crserer Rad a weak
lawyer and Thar his trial VAS conducted
With haste MT customary tu tht~ r1ltr-
trv. THIS much can Pc sstt i1 fac ~ ths
general horror az the Brutal ,rtn,, nlit ~
~ respect changes ruh.ie opinion y craze
fnevs guilt Had fhe puau- ana esr--
cfaiiy the German partssn - r. been 81
different opinion on this r. mt. then tha
means an4 TIRE Way wouli hive been fau~.
rtsht here - AID an ineo-cnt man con
eemned - death n securing hiz rights"
WeConsr l. Slandrrvr
IcSeph Croft. % the Trfa ~ G~oI &
psnus. real estate. loans aud steamship
asenfs. said.
My opinion tr-aHf I haze talked NTH "A
good many Germans 0he fhluk as do
that Craener hsa e perfectly rst~ trtai ana
I most certainly dispnOFste ~ the way
this naaa WeEeuer haS spread the affair ala
over the country. y was most ae4l-s3fy
not done With the consent - the Germans
ia tho community. II he di3 81 Simply IS
Individual. 10 should have SAD =,
AMI pot given out the impression thas Re
Vas acting Tor tho German pnpHIatto0.
II has had letters printed - q san Fran
cisco German PAPER about This ease
saw a cory OF this raper about week
axe. ara tt then has collected SSsS 20 ~,
seHf - Wegeney or whoever IS acting fer
htn. i rs shame that Ntq slanHe~auS
statements should be sent broadcast he
has M right % use TIRE names 81 German
citizens 81 this community II arv stich
manner. Tho evidence against Craerler
was circunsstzntiai Sat No rirht-tAf-kira-
man Will heiieve that f4ztice has nos hem
fs-frs d . a.