The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26


ers. bakers and candestick makers were
aoore5 one after another To such ques-
tian as In order to justify the inference
az legal guilt from eircumstantiat evidence
the fnculpa.ory facts must be aosoiutsN
snepmratible with the Innocence Oh the
accused. Could you understand that. the
answer was unanimously, "Not In nun
bred years..
Our forefathers fought and bled TO OBJ
tain this great privilege OF trial by jury,
and VET il is one of the things that most
men think they are justified in doogng.
Young Americans are taught the patftne-
ism of singing popular songs and wlFihs
the Stars and Stripes. but they are not
taught that the duty OF an American CIT
zen is to uphold the laws Of his native
land and give his personal services at ms
rorntrv's call. Monlineux may be an inno-
cent man. Many people in New YORK be-
ueve that he is. Now Is the time or All
others when he wants men or ms own
class In i.fe. educated men. men OF inter
ngence 10 hear his case and decide ms
fate He must look hack in his own HE
with something like reTnorse for the tunes
he has evaded jury duty. l take II for
granted that he did. for VINO ever hearu
Of a clubnan on a jury!
" sgK
Miss Julia Arthur. who is playing the
mart Of Josephine in 1.-The Only Way"
caused a sensation the other night that
was not down in the bills. box party
was very messy. and laughed and taikeu
during the performance In the midst or
a speech in the first act the beausifai
young actress walked deliberately down
10 the fooslights. and looking up al the
box, requested the occupants to make less
noise. The play proceeded. when the chat
tering recommended. Miss Arthur, Win
an angry gesture. ordered the curtain
rung down, and coming before the loot
tights barely announced that the play
would not proceed unless the people IN the
box leave the house. There was storm
of applause and some Kisses the latter no
doubt directed against the chatterers. who
departed in a body, and the play was re-
sumed, to the satisfaction OF all con-
cerned.
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Children have supplied good deal or
interest to the public for the last week IN
New York boy of 10 came into a
police station and said that he thought
his brother Henry, 6 years old. was dying
in stable nearby The boy said that ms
parents had abandoned him and as
brother a week ago. A policeman went TO
the stable end found Henry lying on
heap of straw. suffering greatly from ex-
posture. The two buys were sent to the
Children's Society.
A small negro boy. years old, was
brought into the Thirty-seventh street
station by a street Arab who had founo
him lying on the sidewalk. evidently
starving. The chiid's condition was
pitiable He was very emaciated ana
clothed only in n girls skirt. DIR. Holden.
summoned from Bellevue, examined the
child and declared Ii was the first case
of starvation in his experience. There is
small chance of his recovery.
Another boy of I, John kemp, was
found crouched in doorway OF saloon
on Eleventh avenue, and taken TO the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. He said that his mother died
some time ago and since that time he
has been buffeted about from one place
to another
These are only a few of the many sad
cases of neglect and misery: the others
are of fights and bloodshed, that read
more like the wild West than the most
civilized part of the United States. A
boy'of H. August Luca, was walking to-
ward his home when gang of young
roughs about the same age. with shouts
of there goes the dude" fell upon him
with sticks and stones. He drew n pocket
knife and defended himself; the crowd
dispersed. and a policeman coming along
later found boy named Cockburn dying
he had been stabbed The boy Luca has
a grim history. He is the son of Chris
tian Luca. "a grocer. who was murdered
In lSsa by burglar named Macilraine.
who was afterward executed for the
crime. When the boy was taken to the
Fulton street station he saw. on the desk
a testimonial that had been given To
Scrgt. Reynolds by the citizens of the
neighborhood for the capture OF the elder
u
through, and after ne had done so turned
to Capt. Druhan and said: Captain,
after reading that | tell you solemnly
that | did not kill Cockburn. | swear IL
my fathers iifer'
The other affair was I'm Long Island
city August and Willie Jacobs went
10 school and for some reason or other
were unpopular. the other children TAX
ing every occasion 10 chase and fight
them. The other day. as Mr.. and Mrs
Jacobs had to be away. August STAYED
NJ home to take care OF the younger chill
dren. while Willie had y, go to school
Biore Shortly after school was dis
missed child came running 10 August
10 tell him that the children were ston.
ing his brother Willie. August went 10
me rescue OF his younger brother. and
finally got him inside the gate. Then
the crowd OF children followed and uada
an attack on the house with sticks and
STONES. Finally August, In desperation.
took down his fathers shotgun and start,
ed Tor the door. He threw II omen ara
hred point blank at the crowd of yelling
ch'lafen- There was a wild shrek and
q sehefat stampede. One BIZ was so
naoay wounded that 1T il doubtful whether
ne VIII recover, August declares that he
shof In defense Of his brother and the
younger children who were left In his
care. " ia"
Is " ~
aoe president OF the board OF park corn-
fh'sSiofers has discovered a way on. Of she
quarrel with the Automobile Club; ana a
very wise one. He has given n permit N
one or two OF the members to run their
machines IN the park. II no accidents han.
lNn more permits win be given until the
Sorses gradually get used 20 tbs new
vehicles. The roads Of Central park wina
about somewhat abruptly. ard tho tt,rn-
lhss are screened with clarnpa Of trees
ana bushes, so that an automobile g. No.
seen unit, II suddenly xlides aro.n,, :
CORNER which IL somewhat startling to
hixn-spirfsed horse. However, no aer,asrts
"a x4ax3Fp e.