The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
hrs ROBUST CHARGES.
.~ws r.ur ALASKA COURTS AND
COURT OFFICERS.
A~v Are Working With the
~Assky RIDE and Have Mad His
or,.ae. Arrested Because They
a. Their Daty-rreposes TO ffxhf


ryuz.os 10 she rost-IaseiIsgencer
I--s sD Or. sa1fe s.--AeeoFasgg
-. s.y~y 81 ]. " fvey. collector %
= a. the district Of Alaska who
49, 4. portland LAST night, the Whole
Il. s-s.r..r<u OF Rs deputies 10 deep
- waesns 70 undo 2i'L.
fv.v e a. comprehensive IN his
-. a. the sl.k3 gra-aa jury. ana EVIL
-, sssepas soon 70 pas Gown the
- .-or, .fas.r sss.. WAea seen last
- he sac:
-, ,~oarze MI Est srspead or dis
80. any os nsy deplsteS, t1st bece use
sssr. ssand Jury n HEsesis = mo q
- when I dishafEe taen. 1t VIII
80 = 10 IRE grams jury the. assist-
$1,000 % tn@ steamer CJErEses,
So q m~rsas= 81 *. said aftsrwsr ri
-. - s.d cot know %ao ~As 4adsttea.
trad % such Enasiesz Iae court
,Sra-a~s Russians on the grand
= sna pans Il naes them hear only
=. 50 al a case before ,Bi4ftinS > q IN
s-rsst. nave good testimony %
- sss. raeT we're offered money -
! 70 srstnet r,,e before fse grand jury.
~ s.~srzsd fae duties Of collector Aug
80. ard found that Alaska was
a..r port for Equ1f- slfEce have
- nos.sc;cr have seaZed w tons OF
4
..sss.s.a nv eaplIfses shst ms policy would
= - snsSrce the law. a. faf ~ possible.
=. tasy Tslst s@iZe all liquors SHg ar
- srngsg.ers ! so0k the field person
- 80 ID feg weeks a2fI seized many
-. ~ liol.or, ard / personally arrested
-. Eane. who had for eight years
- .ss leader Of Alaska sEuaggiers and
- ssvsr been tF!pps3 zap. lie had
ss.sss siat IL would east any man his
=. : zfves; him. ! concluded 10 take
. 4, es. fret and the smaller ones
- q. 70 I hunted down and arrested
zee Who. with his companions, mad
= sa,,z.z OF liquor on their s.oop, Kane
80 n<rt.y pus under bonds, indicted
go Ara afterward the district attor-
= aaA the corrupt court sent him word
-. sis counse! could plead guilty az
| ssss and eomproms. on a slo9 3ine.
sas,1r Eans's arrest and the blg seizure
=. Ila5er Ire whskY men became aroused
s .ss new departure which took their
,rs,usss officer and decided that vigoT-
- fpessufss must DE resorted to 10 get
"a OF h.m They tried persuasion and
tsrey With 10 success. 80 they openly
ssyezsesssd murder, mysterious diEap-
s.zrsnee and hIackniaI. and boosted that
souA BE- removed from office or dead
Iss3s 81 ninety days. In the whisky ring
| al tAska are thugs. thieves and the
hxrassi men on earth. who are capable
.. resas,.Rg TO anything.
In esgsanber / vas invited TO the Miner
es3es al Juneau and found there the pub
lSssr AMI an alien writer named W. a.
bssssa snd they threatened that II did
sss p, 10 IN nay warfare against the wills
h fne that certain articles already in type
sssesaesag me would be pablisht 1. and
sad result IN retiring me-. | gave them
een.Arsoa 10 go ahead with their coward
\ lssauasions and Misrepresentation and
a1 bsdeau that he vas a nj tool 10 ee
. 4 he bands Of the whisky ring. He is the
ssa sAo when drunk. ciax1s 10 he the
| legitimate son Of the Prince OF Wales.
\. > from Chicago. and lg a fugitive from
txSs who viii soon be overtaken.
NJ aggrsssivenozs in enforcing the Law
| la aroused bitter amnesty in uii the
ssas u Aieska. because the whisky ring
tss-fS ching and many-headed mon
X NJ Termination 10 enforce the law
ssa4@f them 10 decide on securing MY
Sssas b. dSapucrdbie means ana have
ssssAsd one of the most damnab bic con-
f8Ess that this gang ever conCoCted.
s*a ey have been guilty or many They
~ thoroughly organized and beaded by
Ek:sd States District Attorney r. r Benz
~ ard hHitssl States Judge {. :. John
y aaf by John II. Hr.a r. tools
& AZ Filg ever attempted 20 blow Gp the
| fss9ns hc8se a NTangci six weeks ago.
| ssfa ! waS Fl Il shielding TIVE witnesses in
sk-Skg ea1e--neu whom a nna WAS Try
e 70 ran out Of town 20 prevent prose-
t4lisn.
| rs eFiaeiaa. crime Is In doing my duty.
| ~ challenge the court and tae grand
~ "a fms one hios on ms record. wiz
9 lsslgn sud I can prove that United
xs'es AiIaFney =. +. Bennett consumes
safs faaef than ANY official In Alaska.
s4#ixs DsiFnF s2v- taHf Kenneth Is ;
Faaksa imheeie and he idea Of his pros
Alshg his friends tae smug2eirs. * "a
4se
talied States judge JOHNSON has not
@ts e2niiimed Bay the senate and W.
Cfsss : Row ou his WAY 10 Washing.
eNa charges against both Bennett and
AsNn NJ. iee n mining exneri. who
sssas aai all about the whisky ring con-
@faey asainss me is about to reach
sRasas:ea wl,h a. fat statement of the
ses
sss rreslden; kuew the f.tcts he would
t1nFe Bennett and Johnson instantly. and
q Sosl.d XII tho whisky ristg.
4 Nve ne N Alaska q good and honest
= ani attorney. ard will enforce the
~ tFeye ant need no soldiers