The record-union., 1896-09-27
CASSBLMAN VICTORIOUS.
His Cohorts Garry the Day in the
Washington Primaries.
Justice Gill and a Deputy Constable
Knocked Out by One of His
Followers.

The Republican primaries held in
Washington-across -the-river yester-
day afternoon We're at one time some
thing on the line with old-time prima-
ries and caused the ancient politicians
to hug themselves in anticipation of
what might follow.
The bone of contention was the NOM
ination of a candidate for Supervisor,
and Ezra CasSelman, the present in
cdmbent and A. H. Berger were the
aspirantS for the honor
The Casselman end of the combina-
ton at caucus recently held placed
in nomination as delegates from South
Washington King Lee, Frank w. Tod
hunter and Joseph Ross, and from
North Washington j. j. Merkeley and
Jacob Casselman, while the Berger eau
Gus nominated, from South Washington,
!. y. Gill, Jesse Doran and Charles
Phillips, and from the North End, Alex.
FourneSS and William King.
The polls opened promptly at o'clock
and not a wave of trouble was to be
seen upon the political horizon until
young man representing himself to be
John Dewey, and that he lived short
distance down the river, appeared on
the scene and innocently enough offered
q Casselman ballot. He was strictly
challenged by the Berger man who held
the place Of honor al the window sill,
but succeeded in depositing his ballot.
Then the complaints grew loud, and
in the end one of the four deputies who
had been appointed to assist Constable
F'rommelt arrested the evoter and march
ed him down to the saloon kept by Jus
tice Of the Peace Gill, in order that the
matter might be settled in the Justice
Court. The difficulty probably would
have been settled then and there had
not rancher Butler, one of the Cassel-
man men, who resides number of miles
down the river been in the village. 1t
CHANGED to happen that Dewey was en-
rlOyed by Butler as a ranch hand and
the latter was sore wroth because his
hired help had been placed in durance
vile. He therefore started for the sa-
loon OF the aforesaid Justice Gill with
| the scowl of battle lingering about his
brow, and upon arriving at the place
lie sought for, found his hired man in
the hands of the deputy, who was doing
the best he knew how to perform his
dlty.
Not for an instant did farmer Butler
stay his hand. He was out to secure the
y
The unsuspecting deputy was his first
mark, and with stiff right straight
from the shoulder, the representative
OF the law measured his length upon the
sidewalk.
Justice of the Peace Gill had been
spectator of the deed and appeared
stupefed by the action of the pugna-
| ciuUs rancher. He merely stood still
and looked Mortified Only for an in
| stant, though, and then Butler, swing
| ing around, said to the Justice:
'D-n you; you're in this, too. amt
| you?" and with that the long strong
arm once more shot out, connecting
| with the chin of Washingtons Justice
| of the Peace, whose heels flew up like
the broken handspring of a watch.
| For a moment the silence was sicken-
| irg and then friend of the knocked
out Justice of the Peace bent over to
| lift the representative of justice from
his hard, hard bed, but the rancher was
not yet done, and the friend measured
his length alongside of the PROSTATE
| Justice. The sidewalk was literally
sprinkled with the blood of the august
| representative Of the law thus cruelty
outraged
| Then Butler and his hired help con-
! cluded that the time had arrived to va
NOSE, and the thought proved father to
| the deed. They vamosed! and they
never came back"
Some difficulty was had in discover
| ing just who Butler was and where he
was to be found, and word went out that
| he was a Sacramento slogger hired by
! the Casselman faction "to help out" A
warrant was accordingly drawn out
asking permission to make his arrest
| in this city. The document was frescoed
with red spots, and in this form present
cd to the veteran Justice Of the Peace
| Henry.
What does that mean?" demanded
! Judge Henry, indicating the red
| blotches.
That" returned the officer who made
| the presentation, 'is the blood of our
honorable Justice of the Peace Gill;
and Judge Henry signed the bloody
warrant, but at late hour Butler was
| still at large.
Otherwise the primaries passed off
quietly enough, the Casselman delegates
| being victorious at all points. The vote
was as follows: South Washington
Casselman delegates-king Lee d. F.
W. Todhunter 30, Joe Ross 80. Berger
| de,egates-I. n. Gill 43, Jesse Doran "A,
Charles Phillips A.
North hington-Casselman dele
gates-J. j. Merkeley and Jacob Cassel
man each %. Berger delegates-Alex.
F'ourness and William King each %