The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30

.INIELLIGENCEK, NUM-,
Commercial. where an immense crowd nad
caagreEatee- As ths procession aisssSoacn-
ed rvsas ard a0a,< were afar1 On al sides
At the 3-sEcstSn - &c streets naHsssi an
effort Eas made "a 3sree he t,asaese ans
fheir eSe2rt Gsvsn Commercial street to-
wari ire slepoF TIE guards directed the
Cinnamon - r-aeesd ire .f2y kasy were
going. aEa ordered t'ae crowd y ae@.st-
Finally a few Of the crowd made rush
fer the Cinnamon, attempting % break
through tie l.ns Of ,sse guards Ar impress
sion seemed 10 prevail taaE the gnar1s
y6ul6 not sheof and the crowd had little
would rot shoot. and the crowd rad -lEtle
far Of them Al FIRST the guards attempt
Cd 10 beat back their assaiiants with the
butts OF their guns bur the latter attempt
ed 20 EreSt Ehsa- weapons from them
general melee followed. The crowd was
repeatedly warned 20 fall back. but under
the lead Of large, pogerfaE man named
Charles G. Stewart, they taronged around
the guards g-zsping the barrels OF their
rifles and threatening 20 oisarrn them. A
hand-to-hard conflict had begun, and
Stewart was the center Of the disturbance.
He fought desperately, and above the tu-
mutt his voice could be heard urging his
followers forward. and screaming curses
al the Cinnamon and their defenders. Ev.
cry moment the situation became more
serious I. vas evident that the guards
would be overwhelmed by numbers unless
some decisive move were made. Suddenly.
and withou, an order 10 fire having been
given. = number Of rife shots rang out.
ard as the crowd fell back four CT It's
number lay writing in the mud. Among
these was Stewart leader Of the mob
whose blood rushed from a ghastly wound
and Redeemed the ground upon which he
lay. The excitement was now intense. and
as the wounded were placed in wagons for
removal 10 the hospital. the angry crowd
uttered al manner OF threats against the
members Of the Home Guard. After this
first conflict. before the crowd could be
organized sor a second attack, the military
companies. under Capt Green ard
ID under Col. Haines, FASTENED to the as
sistance OF the guards. and further blood
shed was arsrted. The anger OF The crowd,
however. grew fercer, and open threats
were made against the lives OF certain
members Of the guards. including Preacher
Banks.
With the Home Guards.
After the Chinese had been escorted 20
their quarters. the Home Guards proceed
ed TO the court house, now the city hall.
Great angry crowds were gathered and
running from place 10 place, and serious
trouble was feared. and Il was felt that
the time had arrived when heroic meas
ures must be resorted TO. A scheme was
Matched on the part Of the mob 10 have
some irresponsible devil swear out a war
rant against Judge Thomas Burke. e n
Carr, Frank Hanford and Louis A. Banks,
charging them with murder. and while
they were on the way TO the justices
court, set upon them and Kill them. The
warrant was sworn out In Justice Hits
court and placed in the hands OF Con-
stable III. G.. Thornton for service. Con-
stable Thornton, armed with his warrant.
proceeded to the court house. where he
was met by Judge Roger S. Greene. then
chief justice OF the territory. What
brings You here?' asked Judge Greene.
have a warrant for the arrest of
Louis A. Banks, Thomas Burke. E. NJ
Carr and Frank Hanfori,' replied Con-
stable Thornton. and I AM told they are
here II 50. 1 want them
You cannot have Them replied Judge
Greene: those men are all officers OF my
court. and not subject 20 arrest
las the constable seemed determined 70
serve the warrant at al hazards. Judge
Greene Informed him that martial law
had just been declared ana the writ of
habeas corpus suspended, wnereupon Of
ficer Thornton left the court house with
his warrant unseryed.
Il wish 10 state right here in order that
no injustice may be done Constable Thorn
ton, that he knew nothing of the plan on
the part OF the mob to tear the prisoners
from him and hang them. and in attempt
ing 10 serve the warrant he was only do
ing his sworn duty
THE first two nights after enlisting In
the Home Guards Private Banks, in COM
pany with d. T. Denny and Albert Bryan,
was detailed for guard duty at the Arm.
DRY. where 80 guns belonging 10 the
Grand Army boys were stored 1t was
feared the agitators would get hold O!
these guns and make trouble. and TO avoid
this constant guard was maintained
over them.
when Private Banks was mustered out
OF the service, four days after enlistment
he found his troubles had just com.
menced. His house, which was located
near the Western mill, on Lake Union
was SD besieged by Chinese agitators
who made all sorts OF threats against tn.
members Of his household, that his wife
and two children had been compelled 4
flee and take up their abode with thu
family OF Mr.. d. r. Denny Mr. Bank:
wished to so back into the house, but al
the solicitation OF neighbors and friend:
he went off on hunting and fishing tr.y
with Albert Bryan. They made theil
headquarters az ID. T. Denny-s big ranci
north Of Green lake. and spent severa
days In true sportsman style. Banks is ar
expert angler and fly caster. as We'll as a
dead shot with rife or pistol. On return
ing TO Seattle he discovered that his wife'i
heath was breaking down under the ner
yous strain she was enduring. Picking u,
their few earthly possessions. they wen
East. where Mr.. Banks took a post
graduate course In one OF the great theo
logical schools. On finishing this cours,
/ he was given a church IN South Boston
/ II did not take him long 10 make Il nam
| for himself there. He took hold of som,
needed reforms in the legislation Of IN,
| state Of Massachusetts,. and N Il few
short years had the satisfaction Of seeirs
the measures he advocated enacted int,
laws. From Boston he went 10 Brooklyn
y. Y. and became pastor OF the Hanson
place church. Later he moved 10 C.eve
land"