The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-17
gamblers would burn the town and skas-

Rnmblerg would burn the town and akz9-
way. bus.t entirely OF iurter. wcsssG 10
like q nasa Every wharf wzs quart .
prevent the escape OF ary Of tne gans y
sEesr Oh haun6s were visited and fond
deserted The trails iea.sing 10 the lakes
were closely guarded Al ms occurred
SATURDAY night
Or Saturday a corsner's jury held an
inquest over Snasa's body. 4 clause In
their verdict reals: That Smith came 20
lis dests by reason OF pistol wound
piercing his heart That tf@ said wound
was the result OF a pistol ssiot fred ey one
Frank II. Eeid. who TOW lies ia the
Bishop Rowe hospital. OF sgkagway. dan
ee-ously wounded from shots received at
tie hands Of the deceaxed- That sucn shoot
ing on she part ~ said Reid was 10 self
defense and In the opinion OF the 3uyy
entirely lasfiaaoie.''
All DAY Saturday men who were con-
ssdoYe9 members OF the gang OF who were
wanfed by the citizsIss either gave them
selves up or were captured. Among those
who gave themselves up WAS ". +. ga
poTtas who was wanted for giving Smith
Information regarding the meeting TriDp.
the robber. whom Stewart Identifies az
having taken his money. also ca me out Of
tldln9 and was placed In jail. The saloons
closed at 8 o'clock by order OF Judge
6<hibrece. some Of the prisoners were
captured by the railroad employees and
brought back inso town.
II v said that when the prisoners were
Cold 10 come out and get something 20
eat on Saturday morning that they refused
One Of them Is reported to nave said:
what. tn that crowd? Thank you. I'm
not hungry"
The hottest chase was after Gambler
Bowers and some ofhsr men prominent in
the gang. They were tracked 10 Canyon
City and captured near there late Sunday
night. They made no fight against being
taken back to Skagway.
The woman that ''Soapy" Smith has been
living with a, Skagway purchased a ticket
on the City OF S5eAttie and Was coming 10
the Sound. The deputy mafshsis boarded
the boat and took her off They after
wards allowed her TO leave on the Tartar.
but II 10 said, took $500 which she had
concealed about her person.
LynchinG Avertea.
On Monday Bowers was placed before
Commissioner SehDsede. He Jumped
through a Window In an attempt TO escape.
The crowd " spectators were after him in
minute and be was soon captured. His
longing for liberty almost cost him his life.
The crowd Was determined 10 lynch him.
A rope was secured and prelimnares were
being rapidly arranged when Capt. Yeat-
man. at the head of company of United
States regulars. arrived from Dyea He
quickly restored order and the citizens de-
oided &c let the law take It's course. Had
Bowers been Iynched II Is probable that a
number of other gamblers would have been
strung UP before the crowd flashed.
On Tuesday a number Of the gamblers
were put on beard the steamer Tartar
bound south and ordered never TO return.
J. Allen Hornsby. editor Of the Alaskan.
Ard w L. Ssportas, whose connection with
Smith Is not kncwn here. also left or the
Tartar. Mos Of the gamblers who reached
Victoria On the Tartar came on To Seattle
yesterday afternoon on the City OF Kings
ton. II Is sa.d 10 he the intention of the
citizens to compel Deputy Marshal Taylor
TO leave.
Judge L. G. Million. Of Mount Vernon.
WIS in SksgHay on hnsiness on the event
fa Friday night. He arrived at the scene
OF 'ha shooting shortly after IL occurred.
Ills said yesterday TO Pogt-Inte.l;gencer
reporter:
The people OF Skagway were not much
surprised Ct the killing OF 'soapy' Smith.
They had been expecting II for a long
fime and the excitement was not as great
as one would have supposed There was
great feeling Of relief when the news
spread around the town that the big gam
bier was killed Skagway was undoubtedly
afraid of him. Only few days before ne
was sort OF popular hero. In the Fourth
OF July celebration he marched at the head
CT an organization called Smiths skagway
guards
DR.. j. Allen Hornsby. editor OF the Skag-
way Daily Alaskan. and w + Sapor,as
arrived from skagway on the Tartar and
came To Seattle yesterday afternoon on the
City OF Kingston. Dr Hornshy was very
indignant at the treatment he received at
the hands Of The vigilance committee and
expects to receive an invitation TO return
By the next boat, lie said 10 n Post-Intei-
ligencer reporter last night:
II was sent OUT Of Skagway in a most
arbitrary manner The United States COM
missioner said that there were 40 charges
against me, but that he had no power 20
combat the citizens committee that had
put me on tho boat at The point OF loaded
winchestera Every one was very much
excited. and although I was very badly
treated am not 'sauealing' The only thing
they seemed 10 have against me was that
had not published an account OF the rob
berry In my Friday evenings edition I
could have explained the omission sat
tsfactorily. but was not given the chance.
Several, OF my enemies are at the bottom
or tho trouble. but Il vii! turn out ali
right
W. r. Saportas will return on the next
steamer. He says he came out 10 look after
some business matters. He thinks that
''Soapy" Smith wanted TO commit suicide
when no went down To the wharf He
thinks that the matter might have ended
very differently had not ''Soapy'' ran I'D
against the nersy Reid. He agrees with
the prevailing opinion In the north that
Ekagway Mill be n much better town now
that Smith IL dead
nOTH PLACER AND QUARTZ.