The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
just What Did Occur i'm Centralia ?
Star Staff Man Summarizes the Case

on playing ana marched away
while tho front ranks 81 tho parade.
including the fret platoona OF legion
men. thought II was just part
OF the celebration. The shots from
a high powered rifle hoard from
Seminary hlll are generally believed
20 have been the signal for tho bat
tie. nltho accounts dlffcr.
Armed men were seen crossing
Seminary hin ana striking into the
woods Armed men were running
along the viaduct a dozen or more
rifle shells and some loaded cart
ridges were found on the water
tower and around the base Of ele
tower Shots probably were fired
from the tower
when Wesley Everest was
brought back 90 town his belt had
been placed around his neck. lie
was subjected to rough treatment
by men who tried TO mako him tell
the whole story. An attempt was
made 10 lynch him. but cooierheads
stopped a. Everest was thrown
into lail,
Lights ESQ Out
About 80 or 10 o'clock TUESDAY
night while threatening mob
maaaed IN the street In front Of
the little city JAIN and a few legion
men and officers stood guard. Tive
city lights were all cxtingulshcd
How 70 happened nobody knows
Nobody even cares TO guess
A HIWh s.ufa d.. Fbx.s
the mob and stopped IN front OF the
jail In the darkness "A slcdge ham
msr broke a panel from the Jail door.
A hand reached IN and turned the
lock. Silent men walked In. neiked
Wesley Everest and hustled him into
the auto A few minutes later shots
were heard on tho bridge over the
che halls river. and the body OF Ev-
crest was swinging from beam.
During tho night hun.rcda OF PEG
pls went 10 tho bridge 10 soo the
body. Morbid souvenir hunters
hauled tho body up inch by inch and
cut away the rope. In the morning.
when legion men attempted 20 take
the body away. the rope broke and Il
fen into tho river. Coroner David
Livingston. himself captain with
OVERSEAS arrvtoa. refused 20 touch the
body. u wns dragged from The river
hy n pom'e and "Wednesday evening
a Jury went 10 the bridge for an In
quest The inquest was held before a
justice OF the peace because the cor
onsr refused 20 act. nune, holes
we're found In the body. Rrrponrihli-
ity FOR Ev-roat'a death was fixed on
persons unknown" Herman Allen.
prosecuting attorney. announced he
will prosecute tho iyncherr ~ he can
learn who they arr To date nobody
has volunteered "a ten.
Taoomans Arrive
About ~ o'clock Tuesday night the
first eotAohmen, OF Company y. Ma
uonRl ouArd. Of Tacoma. arrived. and
stationed guards around the 1all- At
2:1 "Wednesday morning Lieut. s
Prftchard with ~ NOR. Euardwrnen
got on tho ioh. The streets were rn-
trolied, the alleys guarded. and a
strong Gordon thrown about the iali
Al chance Of another outbreak Of
any kind disappeared
BY "Wednesday morning more than
30 reds haa been arrested. Red cards
and I. w. W. literature were neizna
In lunches. Tho entire nrmborwhsp
records ~ the Ccntraiia local OF the
l. W. W. were taken.
Late Tuesday afternoon a number
of American Legion men arr.zsed
Elmer Smith. attorney for The L w.
W. az his Office. lie was thrown
into jail. and kept there inccInmunl.
cAtn.
Frank Y Christensen. chief a.wsrt-
ant attorney general. arrived in Cen.
ualia shortly after the shooting. lie
was called by Herman Allen. county
prosecutor. 70 help arrange the mass
Of evidence. and he remained on the
job more than - hours without a
minutes rest.
Bland Escape
Wodn eaday u was reported that
Bert Hand. the man who is thought
TO have killed Lieut. Grimm. was al
Tho farm Of "old Man" Smith. father
OF Attorney Smith. near MENDOZA
Strong posses FASTENED to Mendoza.
seized quantities Of /. w. ". litera-
ture. but did not find Bland. Search
for Donald Boyle. also suspected Of
being an !. w. w, and badly wanted
by the authorities. failed
II Is estimated approximately 200
volunteers hunted reds Tuesday night
and Wcdne Hday. Scores were inter
rogated and many held
Dewey Bland. 1s-year-old boy. ar
rested Wednesday. was reported to
have confessed that he was in the
!. w w. hall Sunday: that nc heard
tho shooting planned. and that he
took position on the viaduct to
watch H.