The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04

sURBAEA, o.. Time s.-oascx action was
E&nAen toHax6t Ii The case Of .'slick'' Mich
~ ne kTo who assaulted Mrs. Eliza Gau-
ner. - threatened iyncnins was
Ths erand Jury returned An indictment
I1GAsrst the negro thix afteracon- TsnsSat
Nnile = cfeWd " angry men swarfned
aoout <ne courthcuse ana jail. the snessor
Who hnd draHad In scsdier's uniform.
NAs marched Mp TO the courtroom n the
middle q 4 squad Of nilis4amen. As the
militia Nas on 6uty everywhere about the
Gourtnouoe and jail. the disKsasse worked
,AfxeckY, MA the crowd DID rot recognize
! The pksSp1<f. Mitchell VIM had .secosic
ENh<spuehay Sczsed. waived ali preiins.narsss
Ftn the court. dc pg@adsd gsiisty and was
epeeo1ly eeAt9nced to twenty years Ia The
eeniaentiasy. the txtreme limit for his
Altar 11,tcheli was sentenced by the
~ Gotun1hain toui8ht, there was Trouble
Ag1iE MAS thought that thu officers Halxals
AxzIn eet 1Gttchsii through the CROWD In
9he 0jnGuaAe u = solder. but their plans
s 4eea43e known and & carriage was driver
Mp ~ the jn1i. Then the uieb broke - and
demanded the prisoner. The jail WAS
5 Nttenely guarded by the militia ana the
& ek,ss19 fSk safe 70 long - be did not ven
~ - = ~. the mob advanced on the
6 5all. Tbs Pennsylvania depot was sur
yuuit1od by = mob ~ well as the court
i nuupe ana the jail The troops do not
a2joN the lines 10 be passed.
FOR two hours the jail was surrounded
8 ~ Rowling mob OF ~ least thousand
TN crowd was howiing for the prisoner
ana more determined to sseufe him. II
&Iaad crowded into tie jail yard and was
&NroWdtng toward the Jail Capt. George
# Leonard, IN command Of the militia.
b Atdre16ed tho crowd and gave them three
Hluut1A 70 disperse. There was a general
s&uah from the Jail yard. but the crowd
MeAan returned.
The demonstration WAS less pronounced,
9 nAd fully half an hour had elapsed from
lie time tha order WAS given when the
toar 81 the musketry was heard. volley
ynffer voyley was fired until AZ many as
81 fNenty shots had been Aired into the crowd
H3heye was general panic for while, and
E&h9 dead and wounded were carried In ey-
3 ~ direction IN search Of doctors Offices.
Il d. Robert Henderson. DR.. II. r.. Pearce.
~. 7. 6. Hurcher ard DR.. Haven were all
sjA1I4d Into service. and their offices locked
13Ee regular hospital.
HAIRY Bell. Of this city. was shot
br0nah the head and instantly killed.
youn& man NAMED Hagins was shot
46rUuHh the body and Instantly killed
pennis Grancy. Of urbana. was shot In
NE foot
81. charies Thompson. OF North lewis
b1rg: was shot slightly In the forehead.
Wesley Bowen. OF Cable was shot In
IN hip and wounded seriously.
10y Dickinson. Twins near the city. was
n6nE in the shoulder.
Lay Mcclure. OF I'rbana, was shot
flropsh the right arm.
Gus Weiesr. who was standing on the
otreot. received a slight wound in the face.
and John Wank was shot In the foot.
When the shooting occurred a crowd of
l.do6 people stood about the Jail. II had
been rttsnored that an attempt would be-
made on the jail 10 hang Mitchell. The
crowd was more boistsrous than at any
tins aimee the prisoner has been confined
IN the jail.
The shooting occurred at go a. N.
Trouble Rad been looked for during the
Z ntght. and II was feared the militia would
4 20 too far and IRE into DE crowd
The affair has cubttsrea the feeling to
Intensity. The streets are crowded and
the most intense excitement prevails.
Now that TIRE people have seen their
nei9hbern shot down the feeling Ia get
ting Intense. The people are worked up.
4 ana fhe-s .nay he mere trouble.
another victim % the shooting has Just
been reported. Ralph Met'oomb OF this
city, Wne was shot Ia the arm.