The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-18

New and sensational disclosures OF the
alleged methods employed to get possess
sion Of Martin Everett. who Is held 10
have been kidnapped from Republic last
April and forced across the border into
Canada. without. even the formality, of
warrant or extradition papers. were made
to the Post-Intelligencer .ast night by II.
E. Weymouth. mining broker Of this city.
who was prac.ieins law at Republic at the
time, and In fact was one Of the attorneys
TO make out the habeas corpus papers in
the endeavor to secure Eyere.t's release.
Mr.. Weymouth said 1T was about mid
night the 9Th or 7th Of last April that
was awakened. while sleeping In my Of
nee. and told 10 hurry TO the barroom
across the street I hurried,y arose, and
when got over there found that the sheriff
had just taken Everett of to the jail. Ev-
ereit was standing at the bar when he was
approached by Deputy Sheriff Griswoid and
told he was under arrest and must go with
him. Everett asked why he was being ar
Rested, and II the officer had a warrant.
but was answered with oaths. No.
haven't q warrant said Griswoid, but l
want you. and you've got TO come with
me- And with that he went out with
Everett
The men In the saloon were wild, ana
at once sent over TO me / went down to
the jail. and when / got near II VIM
chester was dropped on me by one Of the
deputy sherins. / told them I was Attor-
ney Weymouth. and wanted to see Ever
ett- He told me to get out or he would
blow hole through me. Then fastened
back to the office and got my partner. w.
G. Brown, and we commenced to write out
gagged Sheriff Weisman walked by, and.
seeing what We were doing, went TO Judge
Jessup and took him to his house, SO we
could not find him to sign the writ. Well,
uro IL, lNa0 fa4 Odd h. rfe v.zA
II and deputized Mcdonald, the man who
sheriff.
Mcdonald went 10 the sherifY's house
and pounded on the door for a long time
before he could get any answer. Then the
door was suddenly thrown open and the
sheriff appeared. who pointed Winchester
at him: ana. upon being tole what s the
take IL back to the Judge. and that they
could both go to the devil. Then Jessup
deputized Mcdonald TO serve the papers
on Griswold. who with two or three others
had in the meantime started of IN a spring
wagon with Everett A posse of half
dozen men was organised. and the men
started after the party. They overlook
them at the halfway house this side OF
the line. When they appeared the depu-
ties with Everett pulled Winchesters on
the entire party OF followers and told them
their heads of. / had cautioned Mcdonald
against shedding blood and with that he
and his comrades returned
Everett was turned over TO Sheriff Dens-
more, the Canadian officer. at the boundary
line.
Two days later Mrs. Everett came TO
Republic to make an investigation and
was met there by Sheriff Weisman. who
ordered her 10 leave the country on the
stage next morning. You can't state what
/ have told you in too strong language.
All the papers, afIidavits OF all the wit
nesses concerned and everything Else bear
ing on the subject are with Judge Jessip
or my partner W. c. Brown. at Republic.
1t rs one OF the most outrageous proceed
ings ever knew. and should like to see
the people brought TO Justice"
Consul Ordered 10 Investigate.
VANCOUVER. y. C.. Nov. 17.-Col Ed
win Dudley. United States consul at Van
couver has received instructions from
Washington to proceed at once to Repub-
lie. Wash. to investigate thoroughly the
case OF Martin Everett. the man now held
by the Canadian authorities a: Kamloops.
1t is not unlikely that the outcome of this
viii be a demand made on the Canadian
authorities for the extradition of Everett.
as II Is alleged that he was brought over
from the American side. into Canadian
territory. without the proper hearing on the
southern side OF the boundary line first.