The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25

few more years IL win be almost iuapos-
ssbis to get direct statements Of such hap
penings. Scarcely . month goes BY with
out one or more OF the participants in those
hereafter. slowly but surely taking away
the tangible vsstiges Of living history. The
sketches accompanying this article, which
represent two OF the most crucial occur
rencen ever kreWn IN Seattle, we're uads
from photographs owned by Mrs. Rather
lne 7. Maynard. sister Of the famous Col
Michael T. Simmons. who pioneered the
first expedition OF homeseekers across the
plains from Missouri to Puget sound. The
one representing the hanging was taken
from \ pencil drawing made from men,
fry By one Of the men who witnessed the
Hncaing. and the other IN q photograph
taken on the spot at the time one OF the
weIl-known men OF early times made the
sensational speech on the porch OF the
old Occidental hotel. on the site OF the
present Hotel Seattle, In which he de-
clared: when | get back TO the United
States Of America" etc. for which he mar
yowIy escaped punishment BY the enragcd
crowd.
This iynching bee was the last that ever
took place In Seattls and was tho only
one after. the hanging Of Thompson, tho
Rtnfon murderer. In the centennial year
1876 Three men--James Sullivan and VII
liam Howard. who fouiiy murdered
George II. Reynolds, head salesman
In Jennings Wholesale sud xetail -,
Enlistment. the might bef6re. sEd BlAja.
min Payne, who killed Office: Sjres the
previous October--wcre strung up In YES
Ter square by . crowd Of citizens, "cour-
prtsing ministers. lawyers. doctors, bust.
ness men and honest. iaw-ahtding ciexens,
al Of whom. WIKI one or two exceptions.
approved the peoples dotnxs, and assisted
hA t~~t frxkr -
chronicle OF that time put II.
The crime for which sullivan and How
ard paid such terrible penalty was COM
united ~ o'clock the night Of January
II. tSs2 Reynolds had the year pervious
married tho daughter OF William Meyden-
bauer. and was living on Marion street.
near fhird avenue. where he was enjoy
Ing a happy life with his bride That night
he had just finished his supper and was
returning to work. as usual. when he was
held up on Marion. within twenty-five feet
OF Third. He was not afraid and reached
Tor HIS pistol. whereupon one OF the two
men ssssulsing his.. said, Let him have
~. ana two shots were fired into him.
lie was carried 10 his home. which he had
LETT so happily few minutes before. and
after lingering two hours died In agony.
+ r r
TIME memory OF ser.e. OF aastars,ly
tho citizens. and they were determined
that II should come to an end They or
ganxed vigilance committee within AZ
hour after the shooting. and began a sys-
teruattc search OF the city. Al 10 O'Clock
the same night the two murdsrers were
found seeretei I'm a pile OF hay on Harrsns-
ton Il Smiths wharf. and delivered over
70 tho officers. unor tho iatters' assurance
that they would be examined the following
morning. The shoes az the prisoners were
taken 90 near the scene of the crime and
found to match exactly footprints I'm the
mud made by the fleeing assass,ns
In a report az the p~cceedtngs the TEL
lowing lay, the arpeneiea appeared In ,n.
Pusf~inteiiigsneer: by ? o'cicck A, least
20 people hsa eonSregased about the Jail
and few minutes later tho officers cane
cat with the prisoners between them by
the time they reached yeslor haiI ftae
same place where Cohen's cigar store now
stands,. where the examination was 10
take place. the hall was crowded and by
the time the proceedings commenced every