The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28

himself 20 well that the marshais never
found aim until his term Of office expired.
The next Get Of judges. elected n lSS6. In
ciude4 Sam 'Peedan a. presiding Judge.
the same Sam Peedan who IL sleeping in
tree top these pleasant nights with q
rife and two revolvers hanging to him
Judges Captured.
Two weeks after Sam Peedan and his
colleagues were sworn into office they
were presented with writs, which they
dlsobeyed- They took to the woods. but
for some reason that has not been fully
explained the marshal captured two Of
them and brought them to Jefferson City,
where they were locked up. Peedan elud-
ed the officers until one night when Anne
Sutton was br.bed to lead the officers 70
him. Peedan was fox hunting that night,
and Amc Sutton. following the baying OF
the hounds. led the marshal TO where be
was.
Peedan. who Is an alert man. saw the
men approaching. and he climbed q tree.
He was located. and when he saw he was
discovered he jumped. He lit In the ton
Of . sapling and swung out OF reach and
started to ioT,o away. when q half dozen
bullets went singing 80 close to him he
stopped and surrendered Peedan was
taken to Jefferson City and lodged with
his judicial colleagues. II II worthy Of
note that Anne Sutton left the county the
next night and never came back
The spot where Sam Peedan was
censht 10 within . mile Of where John
and James Younger fought a running
night with Detective Allen. Of the Pinker.
ton force and Deputy Sheriff Daniels. Of
Osceoaa. in 1876. John Younger was killed.
but his bandit brother escaped after kill.
Ing Allen and Daniels.
While the Judges were In jail IN JefYer-
son City Gen. Henderson visited them
and had them released on condition thar
they would submit the tax levy 10 a vote
OF the people, and help TO carry Il in. the
election PeesdAn promised he would agree
10 submit II. but that he would not make
any speeches In favor OF n or against IL
The Judges. on being released. wen, back
TO St Clair county and submitted che
proposition TO the electors, as the law re-
auires. Peedan kept his word until one
day. when Gen. Henderson was making
speech in Collins. n small town in Doyai
township. The auditors kepe annoying
Gen. Henderson with pointed questions
until he 30 far lost his patience a TO po,nt
TO Sam Peedan and say:
There 10 one OF your Judges szhnrn I
80, out Of jsi. II was no, sr,e .,Aiv IN
you DO you suppose would have got him
cut Of jaii."
SO that's how you got cut Of fail. f. 4,
SAM asked one of mis- ne4gnhos&
feedan was thoroughly angered. and he
cried out:
Jest so on. general, I'll yoa finish. an.
then IN jest make a few rsmarhs."
Peedan Replies.
When Gen. Henderson finished. peeaaa
climbed UP on the hex HE little gray
eyes were naninS. and his massive Jaw
was ouiser1nx with suppressed excitement.
When he began 20 speak thu noisy ara
suroulen. crowd Was ssilled II. Il a mar
OF strong native force. and one born with
genius for orasory. nu. he never wastes
time Eosrs 70 schooi. although he IL no, An
ignorant mar.
You've all read the scr.ptur'." he cries.
II We hsin't read IL. We know II. ANYWAY
We know about the Israelf,es, ana anou,
Pharaoh. The israeli,as was the chcs>n
people OF God. And who wae Pharaoh ,
Why, Pharaoh was the ere who nuhsuel.
EN- Where are yore chosen p~opie today
Where are they. I cay. Why, the people
II the chosen people You are TIRE chosen
people and here - your PAaraoh" He
turned 30 Gen Henderson and pointed a
hong, sony finger az him There - yos.r
PnaEaoh." h< shouted. AN he il rahsusn.
We 10 tire "a az debt an destruction. An.
evsrsstin' rahis.ion"
That enc speech was al that Sam re~saa
made during tie campaign bat when tne
votes we're cast ap the tar levy was found
10 ~ beaten 50 badly e was not worth
while 30 count the Votes IN faver ~ II,
Tire Judges who save been in .asI As A
result 81 their refusal 20 obey the vrs.s
Of TIRE Fesera! courts. IN the order as ,helr
trca-c~rMsian, are ~ fellows. .sH Sam
Pe~.an- Albert Hoys. John r. Tandy IsS.
John =. Tanay. William Chapman. Jsspe.
Grimes fsssa Ben Cop>nAAxer. BAKER John
sor. ard Taomas NEWT. iss2 Ben cap.r-
havex George Lyons, Thomas Nsss;s. 1874
Te- CHI. gee n~fexser. J~-~e Alexander
;ss. Tenn lsHl. Bob Lyons. Tom Sev.ts
TIE election gave the JUICES respsis unta
tie next yeass uAsa The TINA came tos -