The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-25
cLALLAM COUNTY wHrrgcArs.
1sosAsnfs Leading Up o. the Tar and
Feathers and shooting.

Port Angeles. Aug. zA-speaia1. ~Ths
band Of WHlfAeaksz ia tB1 wess cad II 4nis
county have been searching Tot three hssn,
two Of whom are Accused 81 baFln@ saot
Darwin Hopkins. who y now lyspg sefi-
eusiy wounded In fhss city Taess three
men are ~ H. Do0lstfls, 81 Bigger and y.
A. Christopher All Of whom ars n9w IN
this city. and one Of them. sshFlatopbef.
ATTENDED tire Republican county e0nssn-
flon as delegate. TIE six men who car
ried Darwin Hopkins a distance 81 fifty
miles on litter ara also IN fae city. and.
although conflict has been invites sey-
srsi times. no trouble has yet occurred.
and ths Two parties viii leave today for
their homes. Unoisftie received = coat %
tar and feathers laat Sunday. and he gives
the following account % ais aIsaxreeabls
experience. He saye that last sunday be
went 70 the poxtoffscs at Collins Tor ban
mail. lie was riding ou horseback. and on
his way home ne took q neighbor's little
glri part Of the way, giving her seat be-
hind him On TIE horse " ben be reached
the forks Of ths trait be - uset - sisv-
On men. tAn of whom were armed with
rtnss saa the eleventh alta pistol The
men EsFe Wrapped IN sacks. and over their
heads wefs -four SACKS ~ffh eyeholez eat
in them. The ten rifles and the one pistol
were ali polaaea ~ Dooilttie. and ne Was
commanded 10 halt. The request vas COM
piled with At once. The little girl Was
aant home and DoolifsIe was taken from
his horse. His coat 4nd shirt we're re-
moved. and ths latter WAS wrapped about
kfs head as . bisHafold After his hands
were tied he was taken suto tie woods.
whsre he wss kept from Il ocieck ia the
naoraIug Until in the afternoon. The
only thing for which Nj D9olsisle appears
10 be grateful IL that when daring the
afternoon the mosquitoes hsE gan 10 deco
rate his bare back with red blofehes nss
wrap bis shirt abous him Ia order 20 keep
the trpuBsssofne insects or. Finally =
coat 81 hot psseh ~as applied 10 thc upper
portion % bis body. ard 81 Il a quantity
81 feathers The Whlsesaps then started
80 the road % the posiosflee With IDoellt-
fsw. wao appeared ike an animated festh-
sF 68efeF. Sn reaching tie Office ths
whsfe1apS called cut the postmaster. ana
IN his presence the prisoner was mounted
ssfride rail THIS. they sa3a. was IN
tended as an obieet lesson. and after eau
sioninx Dooiittls never again 70 NEEDLE
with nnsn who were proving ~ on claims.
and serving notice upon rim % Qpgt The
E8iSuek country. thn WblieearS left their
victim and marched or aawn the road.
IeaIigfle says that Re was informed shat
II he ever told any one Of tie manner "a
which he has been treated he would be
killed on sight.
ssgil adsrnes with - Goa. % .ar az.
AfND+4ktaN
after Winchester. bat his wIEe 9as 50
frightened that ~ decided q remain until
later in Tie afternoon. whNB Ne started.
"a company Rsth bigger 10 notify Chris
tnpher thAt The whltecaps we're altar
him. Tire men say they went dc-l -
ray % Tho river In order 20 svots ths
Nbisecape. bat that tbev NeFe a. last
compelled 20 take the road again After
walking q shcrs Distance thex flaln8 Them
sAixsS feee 70 nece Nib iAe enemy as
we're ordered 20 hat 81 vas - dark N
she wooss a. the time that BigIer says As
could not see the harrel of as snn- Doc
little and BIGGER both claim thal the Wffie-
ears fred upon them arst. ana that thsy
returned the IRE. aiming a. EAs nksh OF
tfe guns. After the voiley tHe tNso men
ran 1ack 20 thA river. whore thaY re-
manned enta morning In the morning.
they vert 20 Forks. where they rciafed
fheaF experiences an told ihe settlers that
Christopher gas IN danger sf meeting =
saaar fate. A PARTY 81 sight men Naa
horses. cnxy started fer Reaveg. a aisfaaes
81 twelve miles. which fhRv rss1e IN an
hour ans Ser slnatez. Christopher. how
ever was ssTrssy waru~& ard oug 81 the
way. noosittia says that an Monday morn
fRg sagss % gh@ white aofF seeks wrre
fssana on tie gress8 Al tbs place where
IN. shooting occurred sna nat csc %
them was sioef-s;sfne8-
The treebie Which NAV break cut OF
the return - tha meu trnm thig city.
arose cut % contests en- proving up es
Gains. The msH whom tbe Nhiteg aps
are after were visited some tsufe aEo BY
lArsA Atkisson. he and tnspecter seat
cut hv the Seattle lnn1 office Jpon his
nsk.ng inquiries eonc$ fairE the Improve
nssnf. made - 2. = tIupkfns en- he
esAtsu. they sos8 fhs Inspector thAt 20 ,fn-
rrovsmeats haa esea made un'n after hs
gave netlce 70 gxeve 9r. ast tsat Ne vas
halasng ore 81 fhe best claims in the as
srict rhss. win tAs protest whleA vac
affoFwara s'gne6 by Christopher. mae
1fupka-S' fgteaas exce@3 tnriv srsgv. ans
later when siTicaitiss sere feuef 10 have
faAn placed IN ire way 81 Z. 0A@ian8. whe
also waited TO prove "a On elAim. he
settlers decided 10 oaI step 20 protests
eg this ktnd.