The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-28
NAT SOME GILL MEN
FODAY THOUGHT OF
CANDIDATE
| FIVE YEARS AGO

! e,.y seay prints an incident in the public career
III !. generally known as the "Dr Matthews incident.
YEARS old and under ordinary circumstances imprint
4, Star has pondered long and earnestly over the al
i setting Il before the public aud ouly came 20 con
~. convinced that the iuiur, that ellis election wou
II ske community more than justified the disgust tina
II e.sioned b, perlsal % the details d this vile
- ufgumssance.
H., uoev ii the Matthews incident Is briefly this:
Inu Matthews made public accusation that the cit
slowing signs Of grat'itis. and he went before ID
.sft ID accuse Mr. Gil g hts face nr Matthews mad
- md ior proof 81 his assertions produced the files
~ naptr Gin was in the chair Hc left the chair an
- D Matthews charges Since that time Gill hinsel
t. .ha there was NOT word Of truth in what he sa
II D Matthews. that he made them up" in his rockies
Y AAsr Dr. Matthews had clt the council chamber CIT
/ nat dog (Mat,hewsl was gambler back in Ten
~. runnlng negro crap game.
I II. came here 70 this town and was eonsorting with
khwss prostitutes this town going there twice week
u, .sssd hack In the dark hours Of the night
! i kspt hin out Of the peni,sntiary because man
Y. my cHixs with young girl less than one year
I'd he e vas under "A years Of age because she was
h. under the shadow Of his ehureh-to save her repu-
n nd hsr name.
i ~ vas 10 bring a worthless like him into the
publicity and let him get away because you could
: Eve il He shows the - from which he de-
-
sAnd tbs church Is up here with lot Of charges
~ from that paper without any more foundation Tor
= han sd that he had been born into a white family
bctas msxeitntx
Ha Descendants would not LEI him live two months in
kwnug xheFs he born today
Atht God above me will always get ii (bail money
rdra accused d erine) in spite OF Mr. Matthews and
- Delaney and r A. Bahnger will always get IT,"
q y verbatim report Of what Hi CHI sad ia III,
Gambler that night. His language il quoted exactly
Fssn' ihs newspaper from using the United States
however. an exact report with the profanity aue
e emitted
q 7 tAs manner Of editorial comment Of the Times
$50 supporting Gin. following the incident:
Tie charges made by Gill against Dr. Matthews were
nsh nat lo~born degenerate would dare TO utter
~ hn fellow
course the practice Of this man Gill lies wholly
nc criminal classes. and criminals would not
u y 90 anything for their master Or their attorney
= NAN WHO BOASTS THE INFAMOUS PoR-
IL VI THE COMMUNITY AS HIS CHIEF
$50 IAN EASILY CHARGE CRIME AGAINST
slIIzEN OF THE TOWN. AS AN OFFSET TO
DR. MATTHEW'S -
- not one single criminal whom this degenerate
spaae N any court would be believed by any inteIi-
- honest mainland the chances are that they would
: PRISON by the presiding Judge for subornation OF
1eaasy the conduct OF Hi Gill last night would sur
n 'ssngsnt community and honest peope-but that
u not Be the case
80 soNDUCT OF HI GILL LAST NIGHT WAS
IS ..lzLY CONSISTENT WITH HIS ENTIRE
In ~ 80 METHODS, HIS CLIENTAGE. AND HIS
1gss,..ne rEklENcE. NOTHING COULD MORE
II rurs rDEMoNSTRATE THE DEGENERACY
/ M as s~' ass THAN THE TRADE WHICH HE
a0i NIGHT AGAINST DR. MATTHEWS.
VIC other hand If the charges which DR. Matthews
~ HI Gill could possibly be conserved
IL ~na' an opportunity presented last
~ lsnonsrsse the fact
-. ! would be hard for any degenerate mind 70
~ M. infamous charges than Hi Gill specifically
many o. them are unprntable
o. ~ WIN guarantee that there isn't an honest
~. go. - me city Of Seattle today who gives the
II The .r.. . = single charge Hi Gill made.
Il Ii, auaek on Dr. Matthews-.uith no word 70
Hkah 'snse-was characteristic Of the vilest Of
Asl NIGHT .SECisELY WHAT III GILL DID
IssaTY wA,r AM WHAT MORE DOES THE COM
HpyEATlrpr - TO PROVE BEYOND PER-
DEED 4 nn M = DOUBT THAT THIS MAN IS
SaEsP 'ANERATE OF THE DEGENER-
with a bis Githv tongue and fIt, mind
n bd IL ps q Seattle - make b,e, ,,,.,.rf
r. paper thar told 49, ,....t