The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-09

,AusV,<. ven,ho-n managed Schmieg's
North Pacific brewery. On First Gvs1as.
for a number CT years during The latter
sexertS ard tas owner beng IN GER
many Mr. -4sslho~a lei bis wages sccUm0-
late nrtn Schmelg owed aim IN the neigh
oo-h0c1 ~ SSesa Being grsoae 10 Sc
settlement. Nehiaorn sued his claim set
q judgment. and finally the property,
12sx1sa feet en- the corner Of FIRST avenue
and Columbia street. was put I'D for sale
20 satisfy re judgment When the day
for tae sase came round there were no Did
ders. AID sheriff McGraw postponed the
sale When the next date arrived there
were staI no bidders. and the sheriff n
formed Mr.. AsaiAorn that ne would %
compelled TO take the property for his
esaias Tbs he did not want 70 do. but
seeing no way ont 81 X he very reluctant
Il accepted the snevitaols and hld In TIE
properly for hss claim. A few years after
ward lie sold The S0xlea feet on whlea .ae
san Francisco store building STANDS Tor
ssa.eo cash. and st5l! retains the remaining
4axlaa feet. on whieh. in connection WIN
Commissioner Fred Esasch, who owEs the
land adjoining he erected the Union block
K has been truly said that some peon.e
acquire wealth By easy degrees WAAs
others have riches thrust upon them.
The sudden death cf John T. Jordan,
ten years ago. resulted in the Illustration
% a deeply laid plan 10 asssssfnate Twelve
OF the leading cttIsens and property-hoia-
ers or Seattle The murders were 70 20
committed by members OF an ansrehistie
society, a branch OF the Chicago oTganiza-
ton, which al that time existed in this
city under the name and style or the
Red Iaternationalist Society OF America
Among those who were marked TO pay
the death penalty for the alleged crime
-. I.
Ter. a. A. Denny. Dexter Horton, d. t.
Denny. w y. Bell George ktnnear and
many other prominent and respected Pc
neers The motto of the local anarchist
society was divide up Their theory
was that some people had too much prop
erty and others did not have enough, and
IN order 70 equalize the matter. those who
had too mpch should be killed. and their
property divided un among those who had
been less fortunate and did not have
enough.
John r. Jordan was a good man. Hs
was a pioneer. had been mayor OK the
city in ISg2 and stood well In the commu-
nifty. but he had connected himself with
various organizations, and had nnaliy
drifted into the Red Internationslists be-
fore ne realized what he had done. or
what the ultimate aim OF the society really
was. and once in the upper circle OF that
organization. there IS no retreat.
At every meeting OF the organization
where unlawful means OF accomplishing
the ends os the society were proposed 1or-
dan would protes. with all his power. but
he would be Invariably voted down. Jor-
dan was q warm personal friend OF both
Mr.. Horton and Mr.. Denny, and at the risk
o. his own life. after ple6ging them 10
secrecy. ne told them OF tie plans laid 10
take their lives. and urged them 20 quietly
leave the city until the danger was over.
Both Mr.. Denny ana Mr.. Horton were
placed in a most unpleasant position. II
they divulged the information they had
received their friend and benefactor. Jor-
dan. would pay the penalty with his life
and II they kept the secret. some OF their
friends and neighbors would In all prob
ability be murdered without word OF
warning.
IL was finally arranged that Jordan
should attend the next meeting OF the or
gsnization. at which the final details OF
the proposed massacre were TO be dis
cussed. end that while there he should
make bold stand against any further
proceedings OF an unlawful nature. that
after the meeting Mr.. Jordan was 10 meet
Nessrs. Denny and Horton. notify them
OF the result. ana then their plans as TO
their future conduct were 10 be made.
While on the way 10 the meeting that
night John T. Jordan fell dead. His death
ahsolved his friends from their pledge OF
secrecy. and they a. once notified the
authorities of the Information they had
received from Mr.. Jordan. and steps were
taken 20 thwart the murderous plans or
the would-be assasslns,
No specific sEusi1n was made 20 this
particular case, but Mr.. William II.
White. who at that time was United
States prosecuting attorney. caused a
number OF the members OF this organiZa-
ton 10 be brought before the court. IN con-
nection with the anti-Chlnese trouble. and
in the report of the grand jury. the plans
Of the organization and its aims were
spread out before the people. and the Red
Tnternaeonalists" organsEa xon. so far as
Seattle was concerned. became thing OF
the past.
Charles G.. Stewart. who lead the mob
in an attack on the Home Guards during
the anu-Chinese riot on February 6. 1856.
died a couple OF days later at Providence
hospital from the effects OF the gun
shot wounds received al the hands OF the
flfffn hand engaged "A fsuhoiitnN thu LAZY