The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-05

whatcou. Sept. 4.-R H. Strauh. who
killed Leo Lanterman on Blakeley ISLAND
August 81. and Irving Parberry, the roy
whose quarrel with Lanterman appears 70
have been the immediate cause Of the
tragedy. were brought % this city today
from Friday Hzrbor in custody OF Sheriff
Jones, and lodged in the county jail for
safe keeping They came in the United
States revenue launch Scout, commanded
by Lieut. Garden
The sheriff lieutenant and others con-
firm the story that the prisoners narrow
y escaped lynching at the hands or mob
Of forty or fifty armed men as they we-e
leaving last night. They were taken from
the Jail about s O'Clock. when most of he
mob were at supper. and hurried % 4 mn
CT the water front. They were separately
manacied and left in charge OF one dcpu-
y. while another remained at the jail. sp
parentiy still on guard.
This action was seen. however. hy a
picket OF tie mob stationed on a h.l Ie
twee. the jail and water, ard h fred
his pistol as a signal to the Others, woo
hurr.edly gathered IN the street. The
launch had not arrived. and the sheriff, 10
gain time. ran in al opposite direct on. as
II ~ pursuit OF some one and told t,Ie
mob one Of the prisoners had escaped TIE
launch steamed past the wharf TO the
mill. and the sheriff ran TO the reniez
The mob, nearly all armed with rifles.
followed.
Lieut. Garden drew a pistol. and sail
he would fire upon any man VINO fired
up, the United States flag. IT ary man
urdcr ts protection. His action Vas taken
only afic- the receipt Of a written appeal
from the sheriff. setting forth n c..cum-
stances and stating that he h11 no possi-
bic way 10 convey the prisoners L place
- safety
The Post-Intelligencer correspondent in
terviewed Straub and Parberry at the
county jail this afternoon. Both say that
the reports Of the tragedy thus far pub
lished are untrue, and both claim that
Lanterman and Blythe began the trouble
and that Lanterman knocked Parberry
down with a club and fired at him before
Straub shot. According 10 Straub's story
he fired 10 save young Parberry, who has
been living with him He says he was pass
ing in a boat from the p0stofiice when he
heard I.anterman abusing Parberry and
thinking there might be trouble. went
ashore and climbed the bank just in time
10 see Parberry knocked down and see
Ianterman shoot az him. lie denies shoot
Ing at Mrs. Burns or Blythe lie admits
having had trouble with Lanterman. but
says he never had any with Burns or his
wife.
He feared no violence from the citizen.
OF Friday Harbor, but says the feeling
against him on Blakelsy. Decatur and Lo-
PEE islands was greatly intensified by a
sermon preached by Rev. Isaac Dillon al
tho funeral OF Lauterman at Lopez sun
day The men constituting the so-called
mob nearly all came from the islands men
tI0ned. and most Of them from Lopez.
Straub Is not a vicious appearing man. is
quite intelligent, uses good language and
talks freely though very guardedly abou.
the shooting He SAYS he is ~ years old
and was born In Southeastern Canada. lie
moved TO Illinois when a child. came %
Puget sound in 1859, went hack to Illinois
IN 1872. returned to the Sound ten year
later, and has lived in San Juan county six
years.