The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-26
fINNS WERE FOILtD
WANTED TO RUN NJ SAARELA
OUT or TOWN.
Sheriff Linvlllc Spoiled the Plan
aud Instigators Will Be Ar.
rested and Prosecuted.

| The threats Of the Finnish pOpula-
| tlDn Of UmOntOwn 10 run out Of town
| Mr Saarela. who swOre 20 the com
| plaint against DR.. Rosenberg. editor Of
"A local Finnish paper. would have been
made good last night but for the time
| ly Interference of Sheriff Nnylle. who
rescued the man from "A mob who had
| placed him aboard the TahOma and had
notified him that he must leave AstO-
ria or b. killed.
Saarcla s a recent arrival here. hay-
| Ing come 10 Astoria from Montana. An
| article WAS published by DR.. ROsen-
berg which was susceptible to two con-
strlctiOns. One was merely a technical
| reference to fishing matters. while the
other Interpretation was unfit % be pub
lIshed. Certain enemies OF DR.. ROSen-
berg chose 10 place the latter construc-
tlOn on the article In question. They
urged Saarcla 10 swear out "A COM
plalnt against Rosenberg. which he did.
charging him with conducting an In
decent and obscene newspaper. At the
preliminary trial before the justice Of
the peace Rosenberg was held 20 answer
10 the circuit court. and bonds were
fixed at 500.
Threat. were made by partisins OF DR..
Rosenberg that Saarela would he tar
red and fcathcr-d II he appeared in I'm
iOnlOwn. Yesterday afternoon crowd
~ some thirty or forty Finnish citizens
appe ired al Saarela's boarding pace
AT No. Ast0r street and Informed him
that he must leave the city. To this
he dcmurrcd and was told thaf there
was no other course open, and unless
he Obeyad the behests Of the lmpromp-
~ committee. that he would b. turned
over 10 the police Saarela offered 20
leave II the police 80 advised him. and
after some parleylng. agreed TO proceed
up town with five members u the vis-
Hing delegation.
Instead ~ five men. the entire crowd
accompanied him and he was taken to
the Fiavel dock and placed aboard the
steamer TahOma. bound for Portland.
In the meantime Slarela's friends were
searching for Sheriff Linvile. They
found that officer few moments before
the boat was scheduled 10 sail and he
proceeded Immediately to the dock. A
large crowd was assembled, the Finn
element predominatng The sheriff
went aboard the steamer and found
Siarela In the cabin on the upper deck
DO you want 10 leave the city,
asked the rhtrlU.
NO, sir" replied Saarela.
"All right. come with me-" Turning to
the crowd the sheriff said: III you
want this man come and get him. Of you
think YOU can" and between the sheriff
and Justice OF the Peace Brewer. Saa-
rela walked up town.
The crowd. numbering between two
and three hundred. followed and at the
court house the sheriff. Deputy Sheriff
Young and Saarela left the crowd and
started on a search for the men who
had forced him to board the steamer
one man. whose name was not learned
was arrested last night and the officials
are looking for three others. who are
involved to the extent Of laying hands
on Saarela
Saarela stated TO an Astorlan report
er last night that the crowd threat
ened 10 lynch him and that numerous
cries OF Kill him." give him tar AMI
feathers. and other threats We're made
10y the men who visited his boarding
house. There will be a serious charge
made against the men who laid hold Of
Saarrla and forced him to board the
boat. The penalty IS q penitentiary SEN
tence and the cases Will be pushed 70
the bitter end