The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30
BANKS KILLED No ONE HERE.
Charge Made by the Graphic Sen
tinel Unfounded.
HIS CAREER IN THIS SECTION.
He was Threatened and shot While
Pastor at Vancouver, Wash
Hravea the Wrath OF the Chinese
AgffatoFs in Tacoma and Seattle
and volunteered TO Aid sheriff Of
King County In Keeping Peace.

A special dispatch 10 the Pos.-InteIii-
gencer late Saturday night from Cleve-
land. o., said that the grand jury In that
city had indicted JOAN A. FsiIer. editor
Of the Graphic Sentinel. a weekly paper.
for criminal Lbel- Feiier claimed that
Rev. Louis Alder, Banks. one Of the most
noted ministers IN the United States. SHOT
and killed a boy In Seattle as the result
OF an alteration in which the boy passed
the Tie" to him.
Rev. Mr.. Banks denies having killed any
one IN seatties and g. L. Crawford, the
veteran newspaper man. wins knew Mr..
Banks Intimately, says he never heard OF
any such occurrence or charge.
Banks never killed any one." said Mr..
Crawford. "but he was sho. himself In the
thigh just before he came TO Seattle. Per
Aaps the people In Cleveland have got the
saair turned around.
Rev. Louis Albert Banks lived in Seat
lie from lisa 10 1856. and acquired a large
circle OF acquaintance and made many
warm friends. vino have kept their eyes
on him, and with pleasure have watched
him grow during the last twelve years
from preacher in tina little Battery Stree:
Methodist Episcopal church, in Seattle
. 10 pastor Of Hanson Place church. in
Brooklyn, the largest church In Method
ism, and later 10 Cleveland. Banks Is an
Oregon boy. having been born in the VIII
famette valley, 100 miles south OF Port
| land. forty-two years ago. HIS father
| crossed the plains In 1s52 from Benton
county, Ark, TO Benton county, Or, with
an OK team.
owing 10 his eombative disposition and
| utter lack of fear when his convictions ara
| aroused. his life has been full Of exciting
! and oftentimes painful incidents and ex-
! periences. Just before coming to Seattle
| be was stationed at Vancouver, Wash.
+, where he was in charge OF a Methodist
/ church. a temperance agitation sprang
/ PIP there. and Mr.. Banks. who has al
| ways been a prominent temperance work.
/ or, threw himself into the forefront Of the
| fight. He was notified by a saloonkeeper
| that X he did not cease his foundations
/ OF him and his business be would be held
| personally responsible. The threat only
/ tended 10 inspire Banks to work the hard
! er, and the next time they met the saloon
/ keeper drew revolver and shot the
| preacher in the thigh. The wound was
quite painful, but did not prove serious.
! and Rev. Mr.. Banks was still limping from
! the effects Of the gunshot wound when he
! came TO Seattle. Before leaving Vancouver
/ he prosecuted his assailant, who, If | re-
| member correctly, was convicted OF as
! sault with intent 20 commit murder. and
received a long sentence in the peniten-
! tlary.
| III was while Rev. Louis Albert Banks
| was pastor Of the Battery street church in
/ Seattle that the people OF Tacoma drove
| the Chinese from their city. and burned
| their houses after they had gone. Mr..
Banks denounced the work of the Ia
| coma mob in no measured terms and
! though some OF the members of his church
/ were active in the anti-Chinese movement
! In Seattle and threatened to withdraw from
| the organization If he did not change his
| attitude. he continued his denuncia ton.
| and declared that Il was the same spirit OF
| envy and Intolerance that eliminated in
| the cruclfxion of the Savior Of mankind
| that prompted the expulsion OF the CHI
| nese from Tacoma. He took every occa-
sion 70 let /; be known that he did no; APP
| prove OF the threats being made by certain,
| agitators In Seattle 10 follow the example
| OF the Tacoma agitators, and he became a
| mark for the hatred OF those prominent
in the anu-chinese movement.
| "Whiis on his way - church, on the
| morning OF Sunday, June {. 1855, a news
! hoy handed him an extra issued by the
| Post-Inteil!gencer. announcing that the
work OF unlawfully driving the Chinese
| from Seattle was under way, and contain
, ing copy Of the governors proclamation
which had been Issued at 10 O'clock tina,
}, morning He did not preach 4 sermon
| but after prayer took the Post-Tntelligen.
Ger from his pocket and read the follow
. ing proclamation:
ITO the People OF the State OF Washing
Whereas. It is represented to me By
Hon. Watson c. Squire. EsI.-sir: TIE
are being unlawfully removed from the
/ city by a mob unlawfully gathered TO-
| gether. The authority OF the city Is no;
| sufficient 70 keep The peace or preserve
! order. I appeal 10 you for aid and as
HENRY L. YEsLER. Mayor"
Nov. therefore. T. Watson c. Squire
! governor OF Washing ton territory, do here
ali persons to desist from breach 81 the
| peace and that peacefully disposed per-
/ sons shall retire 70 their homes except
! such persons "a are disposed 10 assist the
sheriff and the duly constituted civil au-
| thorities in main talning law and order
! And I request all persons who are dis
posed 70 assist n maintaining order to I'M
/ sheriff For that purpose.
| Furthermore. / order the military com.
panies OF the. city 10 Immediately place
/ themselves under arms. and that the COM
! Taandlng officers OF such companies report
| forthwith 10 the sheriff of King county for
the purpose OF rendering him military as
sistance. II need be. in maintaining the
/ law.
Done 1T sea;tle this. the 7th day @.
! February. \. u. 1885.
"'wATsON c. SQUIRE. Governor
After reading the proclamation Rev.
| banks said 7 see plainly where my duty
/ lies. and shall act accordingly We will
. row sing the 3oxo.ogy ard 80 dismissed
Church Militant.
As the members o. the congregation
! fled out % The church 4 number ~ the
members asked their pastor what he was
/ going % %. Tn compliance Vl.h ira