The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22

sigm wfsn TIRE depf5rzSle Circumstance
Na4ch psace1 oar eldest boy. Harry na~
Der arr@s1 for the sal shooting affair q
tne nlghf ~ she f4th uIt- TIE case being
now ssB s2dica I am aware that Z can
only deal wffh the most Important occuT-
renee tn general terms.
''FfrEt Ia correction % your notice !
have 70 state snak have been rnirfy-iise
years ~ British Columbia. an III senior
clergyman % the Anglican church ia that
province ard an entitled 10 - ranked
amongst ile early pioneers ~ sfsis Coast
II have. beside Harry. four grown sons
whose good reputation r. generally know n
3 here trey reside that they ned no
en1ozsiBm % mine Ny sou Harry I had
ngt seen for nearly four years. D1rlng
rhe whole time b. has been the trusted
and highiy appreciates head clerk o. the
Weu known rrm OF Cooper & Levy. IN
your city. and has continuously resided
with most respectable lady. Mrs. Boyd.
V1ose son s. ~ the first National bank.
MFs Boyd has stood 70 Harry more a.
mother than lsndiady. and shares with Is
iu car sresent sad dtstress-
II nave 70 thank the clergy. Drs. Wat
son and Garrett. for ther br1thsrly sym
pathy and concern for the issue OF The
present trial Also I cannot sufficiently
express the obligation ] am uader 20
Messrs. Cooper q Levy. the kind friends
81 their employ, the Northern hotel, rot
forgetting Mr.. Lynch and the many others
who have shown as such true-heaFted
- mpathy az this time
Having secured the serves as leading
counsel OF your well-known citizen. Law
yer : r. Piles, | have the satisfaction Of
knowing the matter could not be ia ADLER
hands.
My son has gone through an agony Of
remorse for what has occurred tie -
no rough or tough. but was led away.
alas. a. Eastertide. into company and
associations which ended ia MS int0xica-
ton, In which state men say
and do things which. on recovery.
aversion and dismay. AS a Britisher,
though cosmopolitan. I am not likely 10
be an apoligist for either carrying deadly
weapons or using hem though under the
notion Of self-defense many justify the
right - use aay means IT command.
There are peculiar circumstances. how
ever, connected with the incident, which
no doubt will be most carefully consid-
cred before judgment Is rendered. My
81 n. with myeclf are deeply concerned
FOR the unfortunate officer and his family.
whose condition is such that the very
best medical supervision is needed for
lessening Mr.. Glascock's present severe
suffering and speeding his recovery.
Finally. permit me 20 add that | have
the very highest respect for the intelli-
Eence. the power and the general good
sense represented By the public press OF
the Coast,
Il can only appeal 10 the same at this
time. and ask through you that all repre-
sentatlves of the public papers In your
city will forbear any harsh illusions 10
one who IL now powerless TO speak for
himself.
The Old proverb. Give a dog a bad
name and then hang him., applies not less
forcihly TO ourselves. IL can be no wish
on the part 81 press or public 70 make
the hard road of all transgressors any
rougher than II is for my poor boy. for
whom and over whom We need continue
20 watch and pray. and every parent viii
understand with what feeling | subscribe
myself his deeply distressed and anxious
father. j. II. GOOD"