Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN TIE STAR


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the Dlstrict court, was the subject OF res
oiution OF expulsion voted upon by the
1cuse on the l4th OF July, 1885. After
VARIOUS amendments mad been voted upon
ana rejected, relating to various phases OF
'ne case. the resolution OF expulsion was
submitted to the House The ayes were III
anu the nays %, but inasmuch as two
lhiros did not vote in the amrmative the
resolution was lost MT BROOKS immaculate
" resigned his seat as member of the
House. after delivering an address that
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1885, says.
HE made It perfectly plain that the ma
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i.cal eHect, oversteppins the pounus OF
their authority and aiding and abetting
dastardly conduct on the part OF some only
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Ii Inc Star OF 9uiy ios 1900 appears
repr oduction OF an address issued by the
vigilance committee Of
Vigilance San Franctsco exnlana tory
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munlty. Ine star says
Below we publish the address of the San
Francisco COMMITTEES of vigilance to the
n,,blic Il, i,st,fco tfcv ~ +ha ,royon oo tto,,
Of their orsanization which has heen Forced
,,nor tbov, h,r ~ eact 49, sa,s, ts,re -
six hundref, or the non,,,afion 81 the state
proclaimed In many rewsnaneys to he for
fhe noost mort syynra tht-ars o,d ooonaro
tors with the Williams and desnerasoes the
- -AA>A 1852 ~-.S
ment of the STATE 10 taEa arms apatnst
them. The committees forces on the sail-
ing of the last steamer numbered 5000
bona hde business citizens OF the city OF
a nar,nar sa,,a aross VINO hho Wa Inc
such number Of the men Of anv city repu-
larIy engaged in various branches OF bust
ness, including nearly all to whom the
people look up on account OF their probity,
usefulness and true public spirit, would
law unless revolution was absolutely nee
essary Tor the preservation OF the lives and
property OF the honest and peaceful cati-
zens. II 1t were not true as alleged in this
address and vouched for by such men as
Bailey Peyton, William Duer and a host OF
others of deservedly high character. who
are well known on this side, that the courts
of justice there are the mere instruments
for screening murderers. burglars. thieves
etc.. and that on account Of their system of
ballot box stuffing. naught but revolution
such as has occurred there could possibly
relieve society of the terrible evils brought
on 1t bv permitting the nraacrfhod ola
to obtain the control of the states political
and judicial affairs by means Of bribery.
perjury, fraud and force. to which such
persons do not hesitate to resort. 1t is very
certain that such citizens as those who
compose the San Francisco vigilance COM
mittee would never array themselves
against the authority OF the law"
X
Representative Herbert of California, who
shot and killed a waiter named Heating In
"niafo no.ei oufihs tue
Acqu1ttaI- spfils VI iooo' was placed
w u iai curly An July anu
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and SO printed that the iurv stood seven
for acquittal and FIVE for conviction for
manslaughter The case was Immediately
sci DOWN Ior retrial. beginning Wednes-
Gay, July 10. 1886. The keenest interest was
oispiayed by all Washingtonians In the dis
posai OF TINS case PARTISAN feeling ran
nigh. .Ine friends OF the accused repre-
sentative were staunch In their support OF
ms plea tnat the shooting OF Heating was
Justified; that Herbert believed that his
ire was In danger. On the other hand. the
TRENDS or keating and many who were not
personally partisan in the case declared
that the high official position of the de-
ferdent was being utilized as factor in
a fhn
second jury In the case was formed as fol-
lows: Francis B. Lord, Thos Milstead.
Samuel Owens, John G. Robinson, Leonard
Storm, Richard Butt, John Ball, John D.
Scribener. John D. Evans, Joseph F. Hodg-
son.. Michael Coombs and James Crandall.
The second trial lasted nine days and the
jury after an absence from the box of one
hour returned with a verdict OF acquittal
thus ending one Of the most celebrated
criminal proceedings In the history Of the
District
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One of the worst railroad accidents in the
history OF the United States occurred IN
the Nortn pa,,srl,,ar,,o H.
p,,s tsaii.a Iihe
JUST oul ot Germantown, "a,
Disaster early on the morning of July
II, 1885, Some f1fty-two peo
rla wora LiI,aa o,.r,,ht ana ho,4 TOO
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