The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-02

Prosecuting Attorney Major believes IN
Judge Held. and when seen today he dis
eoussed al length % the trial, the events
that led I'D 10 1t. ard the aftermath that
is now botherssg Everett After some hesi-
tasson. ne said
@Yez, I believe that Judge Reid Mas far
ard impartial In that trial. and yea may
quote me ~ saying that az save both the
prosecution and defense al that Se cosiih
/ do not believe that any fair-minded man
who has read the fsii text Of his charge
70 the jury would DO Otherwise"
,usige Reid did not appear on the streets
to-day. The fact that It was stormy may
Rave been the reason He seems personal
y brave In this great rsysiisson OF public
Sentiment, ard has the iisa that. Ike a
nsne-aay wonder. II will pass, and he Will
then not have been found wanting.
'sThe people are excited now" no said this
nurgsfng .'snd nothing reasonable Will Eat
isfy them. Few ef them have read the full
text Of my charge to tile jury. anl thsre-
fore. with biased minds ard spufred or by
their leaders. they are iGdsiigIng IN spienetic
outhursss that will later pass away. But
they must have found oaf by this time that
! am not the man 10 sacrifice my couvic-
tons OF right 10 popular sentiment. If
they want such man In judicial Office.
one who VIII render his decisions for thu
purpose Of making himself popular $40 az
TO b. In aaeord with the popular mind, re-
CARELESS Of justice. | ain not that man
The Judge was particularly bitter. bat
not tn tho least excited, against what hs
considered the Injustice of newspaper ar
ticless regarding tao iate trial. He was
not given fair play. he claimed. AMI his
utssrances had been misrepresersesi Tire
enrTs4sy OF ex-Maysr J. T. Ronald. Of SEE
attic. WIN WAS allied with the prosecution.
the judgw says. was ca4aei by the Grant
episcae. ami this he also says was mis-
represented IN tha newspapers. He hal
not heard OF the resolutions adopted last
night. bat when told Of their salient points
he naly shrugged his shoulders
''rAo you think would rv~zign7" he ex
Gained That would only IVA dis
play nf cowardics Of which | should rot
le guilty. l VIII not resign"
Mayor ]. A. Falconer reiterated the mo
eesSfsngs OF the Indignation meeting as
his personal heliefs this afternoon lie
said hn counted 40 people who attended.
ard there were forty ar fifty who wen. In
aff"rward They all were voters being
nearly half 90 the voters or fhe city. They
were conservative 60 tho last degree. hn
said. and their action voiced the convtc-
sions CT nearly everybody IN tho com
muniiv
When asked the meaning Of ,ha last
CLAUSE In the resolutions. IL Il meant that
Connella would Is hung II he returned 10
Evorctt. the mayer said:
1T might. There, IL A determined hs.
a, the same time assniiied, Feeling here
against THAT dos. and eeea conservatism
might have It's limits. The mass meeting
was hcae to convey a warning 10 a'argsslga, Z
friends that Ne had hssiter net return Ia
Everett AMI ths. business men do 10.
want The blot Of iynesAing on their city. =
An unfortunate emission occurred IN sais
mornings report &c ths' proceedings Of sha
meeting. wherein 1t was stated thar X. !
Craig advocated THE ts3Yeottinr ~ varsossa
merchants The arnrnanssa Mr. ts~afw
dlsi oHcr WAS one condesaniax tha Ever.s
indep~naent foe advocating es4oa n eoHr~e