The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-10
DEATH TREE NEAR
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL.

left Fits was IN the center. Nalento
on the right.
DEATH TREE NEAR
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL
Groups Of grim faced men hurried
20 the scene and surrounded the
bodies shortly afterwards Later
women made their appearance, and
in several cases were led hysserieai
from tho scene.
The death tree OF vengeance is
within few feet 81 the center OF tho
Veterans memorial and the big sun
in tho soldiers plot was pointing a.
rccty az the bodies Of the dead men.
sheriff Boyes arrived M the scene
shortly after o'clock this morning.
IN company with Coroner Frank PHI.
lips. who cut down the bodies aud re-
moved them 20 a downtown under
takers
Il had no chance said Sheriff
noyes. six guns were poked IN my
faoe By tho mob and two men rushed
around the counter and grabbed my
arms They slammed me in chair
and one man went thru my pockets
They found my master key. hustled
mo into the shcrifrs office and kept
me there Just as was leaving the
telephone bell rang and with a pair
OF plncers a man cut the wire.
Every man ~ them was masked
and muffled until could not have
told whether or not my bcr; friends
wcr- In the bunch. They were too
finely organised.
when they rushed In. one man
cried. Where are those keys and |
told them did not have them. bat
they insisted on searching me
sHFRIrT SAYS Mob
MOVED SWIFTLY
The men were Wild and one
threatened 10 shoot the locks from
the doors Of the cells n the keys
did not fit
~All Of us Tn here tried To argue
with the men. bat they only pointed
to a picture Of Jimmy Pctray and
said. Don't argue with ": you hook
at that Isn't that enough~
The whole thing happened like =
streak Of lightning. and almost BE-
fore we could realize u they had
dragged BOYD out Of tho cot he VA.
on and hustled the other tNo men
down from their celia
Il had heard rumor that the raid
would come off tonight. and had
been informed that would he given
half an hour TO Determine whether
or not would give over the priv
oners without a fight ! rushed To
the Jail and phoned all my deputies
They were all on their way. and got
here with the exception OF Bob Dick
son. who was held up and stopped
at the point Of gun.
-All ! can say about the thing b
that the organization was toe vel
planned for any hitch IN the pro
ceedinrs-
District Attorney Hoyte ssfd-
The lawiessneas Of the thing n
what appans me II now becomes
my duty AS district attorney 70 COO
duct an investigation to drterrnine. n
possible. who are responsible for this
iavie-s act
OFF .CETtS INVESTIGATING
ON GIRLS
Tho staying Of the three officers
occurred last Sunday during an In
vestisAtion here Of one phase OF al.
tacks by rangstcrs on girls In San
Francisco. Three girls who had
been attacked IN the House Of Ter.
rors'' on Howard ST.. San Fran
cisco. were brought here by police
woman and Detectives jackson and
Dorrnan In an attempt to Identify
vaicnto.
Tho girls were left IN the shertfrs
office. sheriff Petray accompanied
the two detectives 20 the house where
vaientn. BOYD and Fftfs were stay
Ing. Tho officers entered and asked
the thr~c men TO step outside II
was then that Boyd rose from a
couch and began firing. As Jack.
son fell he fired. wounding the siay-
er OF tho three officers
Boyd. who said he was a former
seastlciie. was identified by the
young women ne one Of the prfnci-
pals IN an attack He was an ex-
convict. having been sentenced twice
IN California for burglary and rob
berry.
valenso served n term IN fan
Quentin for robbery and was also
identified an figuring In one OF the
attacks on Girls
Fits served a term IN the WASH
ington state pcnitentiary at waila
Waila IN 1904. He was later sent 20
a California institution on an as
sault charge. In 1914 he was arrest.
ed for burglary and while serving
time IN San Quentin was declared In
He was transferred 10
Folsom prison. where he completed
his term.
Captain Of Detectives Duncan
MathoOn. Of San Francisco. In a
telephone message 10 sheriff Boyes
before dawn this morning. said he
would be present NJ the inquest.
Coroner Phillips said that the In
quest will be held on Capt Mathew
sons arrival.
One inquest win be held for the
three men.
Dorothy ouinlan. OF San Francisco.
who was taken into custody along
with Fits. Boyd and Valento Sun
day, but who was held only on a
charge Of vagrancy. was In the jail
when the lynchers dragged her three
companions out into the night and to
their death.
District Attorney Hoyle said to
day that she would now be released
as thre was no evidence against
her.
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