The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

edy. IN hta testimo1y before The eoEn0is-
etoner stated that he had anthori-
~ for Killing the people when asked
where he got TIM authority. he sid: From
the book Of all books the Bsbie: from the
pasaee which reads Thou shall not suf-
Ter . witch to 1--we
When seen at the 5ai! his eye was
mild. hi features sransquE. ana ais
voice soft and gentle. He grasped the cor
respondents hand and said he was glad 20
see him. that he rad . statement for him
TO give % the press; that he knew the Trib-
une WAS an excellent paper: and that he
desired copies Of the same containing his
statement. as he knew the Tribune would
give IL correctly.
photographed.
Those who were discharged seemed 70
look upon the proceeding - q commonplace
affair. and those who were held exhibited
no symptoms OF remorse or emotion. In
fact. a casual observer could not have told
who were held for murder or who were Dis
charged BY the expressions Of their coun-
tenances.
HSteaa's Remarkable Career.
Hotema was born In 1854. and raised two
miles eas, OF Grant. l. T. He lived with
his father. John Ho.ema. until ne Was .
years Old. His father was a consecrated
ruling elder Of Goodiand Presbyterian
church for about hfty~two years. Al the
age Of 70 his father died.
In ;s7i. ~ the age Of II. Timothy Dwight
granted him ticket TO enter old spencer
academy as one OF the students He re-
mainsd there until is77, joined the Presby-
terrain church In iS73: clerked for ex-Gov,
Jones In . store from about the middle Of
July. 1871. until January. Is7x Ex-Gov.
Jones granted him q ticket to 80 TO school
in the states. then ex-Gov. Edmund Nc
Curtain took him TO Roanoke college, Sal
en-. Va. on the 18th day OF February. 1878
He remained there until February. isi !:
returned home on account Of his fathers
health. and taught the neighborhood
school al Old Goodiand church In isSz
and . part OF lsSa. He travelled with
John Casseli as an interpreter to orSan-
de and establish the American Sunday
School Union In the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations until 1854. On the 18th day
Of April. lisa. he married Miss Nancy
Coleman. He improved \ small place
one mile from Goodland and taught the
neighborhood school at Goodland church.
In iSs7 he WAS ordained ~ ruling elder
of that church.
In 1855 he gave his improvements to J.
p. Gibbons. = white missionary. and en-
tered into partnership with James Usery
In mercantile business at Grant. /. T.
In Iss2 he decided to farm. and improved
about leo acres eight miles west Of Grant.
In lse8 he built q church house about one
mile from hts place and lived there.
carrying on the church and school work.
He was ordained q minister OF the gospel
In 1897.
Since his return from Roanoke college
he has been elected at different times
county clerk. county judge. representa-
tive. senator and district attorney.
The following statement was written
and signed by Hotema In Antier's Jail:
I ask all the Christians Of the land to
remember your imprisoned friend in their
prayers. and ask the God OF mercy to
bless and console my dear wife and my
loving daughter Corneita And my darling
little son Frank: also remember Thomas
and Louisa Coleman. Mrs Sina Morris.
Hall Greenwood and his stepson. to give
their whole heart to Christ and Cold
Spring, that God may build His temple
there for the salvation of the last soul.
A man do not know his journey through
this world. but the great God OF heaven
knowcth man denieth his maker and say
eth there Is no God. but I tell you he
sayeth. Awake, thou that slecpeth. and
arise from the dead and Christ shall give
thee light" Your imprisoned friend,
g. r. HOTEMA.