CHAPTER XXXIV.

‘* Home GUARDS ” FIRE INTO THE CROWD.—FIVE MEN WOUNDED.—THE CiTy
UNDER Martian Law, with Governor [Mason] in command.”—(The
only case of the kind in the history of the United States. )

He drives out White Vitizens and protects Chinese Masons.
(How to read ‘‘ between the lines.’’)

‘*You rule with all-oppressive hand,
Thy hideous soul, Oh ! fiend accurs’d,
Can there allay its bloody thirst.”

Tue Chinese needed no escort or protection from violence, when they
went from the wharf to the Court House and returned. And certainly
they needed none now in going to their houses, as was agreed upon.

They had perhaps never been more secure from violence than now,
but a ‘‘ conflict” must be had, or they would soon all be gone.

So, as if witha flaming desire for vengeance, at such a prospect, a fire-
brand—even a lot of detested armed deputies and militia—went to escort-
ing and parading the Chinamen in a body through the streets, with an air
of victory and bravado, and being ridiculed and rebuked by citizens
(who were not aware of the agreement at the wharf) instead of explain-
ing and disbanding—they undertook to arrest as criminals some of these
citizens for their rebuke and request for an explanation, and on their
resisting, shot them down in cold blood, and one after he was down ; and
he died. ]

‘*The crowd had fallen back, and the streets were swept by the rifles
of the military and the deputy sheriffs, The crowd commenced to gather
again after the wounded had been removed, and in a few minutes there
were thousands of men in the street on either side of the ‘authorities.’

[Who, though held to the spot, concluded it to be unnecessary to
attempt any more such arrests; the agreement at the wharf was now ex-
plained, and the military companies and the deputy sheriffs struck out for
the court house, while the Chinamen proceeded to their houses unmo-
lested.

The citizens wanted to lynch the masons who did the shooting, but on
the advice of the leading anti-Chinese agitators they abstained from any
violence, and peaceably dispersed to their homes, being assured that the
criminals would get justice by the courts. |

‘*So a warrant was sworn out against those who did the shooting,
charging them with murder.

But the Judge declared that ‘those men were officers of his court and
not subject to arrest,’

He further stated ‘ that

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5384 Martiat Law on Pucer Sovunp.

Martial Law
had been declared, and that civil process was no longer binding,’ where-
upon the constable returned his warrant unserved.”
[‘* The trail of the serpent was over them all.”

* *
*

Shortly after the shooting Governor [Mason] issued the following:
** Proclamation of Martial Law.”

‘‘ Whereas, Heretofore in consequence of an inflamed condition of
the public mind in Seattle, and grave disturbance of the public peace
therein, I [chief mason] issued my proclamation warning all persons to
desist from breaches of the peace, and peacefully to return to their
homes, except such as were disposed to assist the sheriff [mason] and
the other duly constituted authorities in maintaining law and order, and
requesting all persons who were disposed to assist in maintaining order
[the most influential of those doing so were arrested] to enroll them-
selves under the sheriff [mason] immediately for that purpose, and

Whereas, Said proclamation has proven ineffectual to quiet the pub-
lic mind and preserve the peace, and

Whereas, Numerous breaches of the peace have occurred [and the
most infamous indorsed by the ‘duly constituted authorities ’] and more
are threatened, and

Whereas, An insurrection exists in said city of Seattle, by which the
lives, liberties and property of citizens of the Territory and sojourners
within the Territory are endangered, and

Whereas, The civil authorities have proved powerless to suppress
said insurrection, or prevent such breaches of the peace, and

Whereas, the necessity for martial law within said city exists, and it
is deemed proper that all needful measures should be taken for the pro-
tection of such citizens and sojourners, and of all officers of the United
States and of the Territory in the discharge of their public duties within
said city. Now, therefore, be it known that I [chief mason] and com-
mander-in-chief of the military forces of said Territory, do hereby as-
sume military command of said city, and do hereby order that no per-
son exercise any office or authority in said city which may be inconsistent
with the laws and constitution of the United States or the laws of said
Territory, [and he was to be the Judge against the almost unanimous judg-
ment of the people] ‘and I do hereby suspend the writ of habeas corpus and
declare martial law within said city. The 8th day of February, 1886.”

[‘‘ He makes a solitude and calls it peace.”’|

* *
*

‘*T [chief mason] hereby announce the following [brethren] members
of my staff, who will be respected and obeyed accordingly.” [One of
whom is a notorious thief. |

nding,’ where-

> following:

d condition of
e public peace
all persons to
return to their
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and order, and
intaining order
o enroll them-
irpose, and
, quiet the pub-

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ities ’] and more

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and sojourners

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Ken for the pro-
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ruary, 1886.”

ethren| members
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MarriaL Law on Puaer Sounp. 535

‘© Muarary HEADQUARTERS.”

‘Until further notice all saloons and places where intoxicating liquor
is sold will be forthwith and permanently closed [though he could swill it
down himself], and all other places of business shall be and remain
closed between the hours of 7 P. M. and6 A, M. each night. All persons
found on the streets after 7 P. M. and before 5 A. M. without the consent
in writing of the [masonic] Provost Marshal, will be arrested.”

‘*By command of the [chief mason].”

* *
*

‘‘Three captains [masons] will report with their respective companies
to the Adjutant General at headquarters forthwith.”

* *
*

‘Captain [Mason], with his command, will report forthwith for duty
to Provost Marshal.” [At this writing he is under $10,000 bail as belong-
ing to a gang of opium smugglers, and for stealing. |

‘* All persons willing to enlist in the military service of the Territory
[for the Chinamen against the people] to serve in the city of Seattle, are
hereby called upon to report as recruits to the [masonic] Provost Mar-
shal.”

‘All persons disposed to violate any law of the Territory [which he
himself had trampled under foot] or treaty [which had been virtually
abrogated by law] or the constitution of the United States [which he himself
was basely violating] are hereby warned and commanded to leave the city
forthwith.” [Members of the gang excepted. |

* *
*

‘The guns in the keeping of Stevens Post of the Grand Army were
taken charge of by the Governor on Sunday, and removed.” He was
afraid of the old veterans. ]

‘*Services in the churches were cut short insome cases, and dispensed
with in others, on Sunday, and the public meetings set for Monday even-
ing were both indefinitely postponed.” [The people were being squelched
to protect the lawless masons, and for plunder.] -

** About 7 o’clock last night sentinels were stationed all over town, and
patrolled the streets all night. Every man on the street after that time
without a permit from the Provost Marshal was marched either to his
home or to the guard house. At daylight the sentinels were released,
and during the day the streets were patrolled by militia.

The [prostituted] court house which is the headquarters of the [ma-
sonic] authorities under [despotic] military regime was closely guarded,
and a sufficient force kept on duty [at the expense of the people] to
repel any ordinary attack [of the people] and a cannon was taken to the
court house” |to kill the people].

‘During Tuesday the [masons] in command concluded that passes
for persons to be about the streets had been too generously granted, and

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536 MartiaL Law on Puaet Sounp.

all passes were ordered called in, and a more rigid rule of granting them
established.”’

[And still there was no ‘‘ violence,” or ‘“‘ conflict,” or ‘ rebellion”
on the part of the citizens. And the only ‘‘invaders” were the masonic
highbinders thus protected. |

* *

The President in a message says...... ‘* under this article [of treaty] an
act of Congress approved 1882, amended 1884, suspended for ten years the
coming of Chinese laborers to the United States... .It was, however, soon
made evident that the mercenary greed of parties [masons] who were trad-
ing in their labor was proving too strong for the just execution of the law,
and that the virtual defeat of the object and intent of both the law and the
treaty was being fraudulenily accomplished by false pretense and perjury
contrary to the expressed will of both governments, ....has produced deep-
seated and increasing discontent among the people of the United States, and
especially with those resident on the Pacific coast,....and the earnest pop-
ular demand for the absolute exclusion of Chinese laborers....... It is ad-
mitted to be a paramount right and duty ef every government to exclude
from its borders all elements of foreign population which, for any reason,
retard its prosperity, or are detrimental to the moral and physical health
of its people.”

[Because such foreign element is masonic and thus conspires in the
dark with the native masonic element, and by ‘‘ unpunished and indorsed
false pretenses” and ‘‘ perjury ” prostitute and debauch the courts and
‘authorities’ for their protection against the law and the people, is no
good reason that the people should not enforce the law and protect
themselves against the gang. |

* *
*

‘“The headquarters of Commander-in-chief (chief mason] are in the

Judge’s chambers.”
¢ Military Headquarters.”

‘‘Any person violating the provisions of any law of the United States
or Washington Territory, or the ordinances of the city in force at the time
of the proclamation of martial law heretofore made [the Chinese and
other brethren excepted] will be promptly arrested and summarily dealt
with. By order of the [chief mason].”

* *
*

‘*Martial law,” says Blackstone, ‘is in effect no law at all.”

‘*Martial law,” says Judge Nelson, ‘‘1s neither more nor less than the
will of the General who commands the army. It overrides and suppresses
all existing civil laws, civil officers and civil authorities, by the arbitrary
exercise of military power, and every citizen or subject (in other words
the entire population of the country within the confines of its power) is

granting them

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MartiaL Law on Pucer Sovunp. 537

subject to the mere will or caprice of the commander. He holds the
lives, liberty and property of all in the palm of his hand.”

[Unmeasurable Gall.]

‘*No passes shall be issued to any one to appear on the streets
after night, except such persons as have duties which absolutely re-
quire such passes ; then only when it is made to appear to the satis-
faction of the Provost Marshal that the person applying has been a
peaceable, /aw-abiding citizen, who has endeavored to uphold the law [?]
within the last ten days. All passes shall be registered in a book kept for that
purpose, and the person receiving the same shall enroll his name in
said book. Said pass shall specify the hours within which it is good.
All permits to keep open any places of business must be recorded in
the Provost Marshal’s office. By order of the [chief mason],”

* *
*

[‘‘ Treason doth never prosper.
What’s the reason ?

Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”’]

* *
*

‘Tt was learned yesterday morning that the President had not yet
ordered troops to Seattle, although urgently requested to do so by [the
chief mason]. This fact was laid before prominent [masons] of the town,
most of whom joined in earnest requests to [masonic] Senators to urge
upon the President the necessity for speedy action in this matter. Tele-
grams were received from Vancouver that the troops were in readiness
to start at a moment’s notice, A train is in waiting, so as to bring them
through in short order.”

* *
*

‘‘Charles G. Stewart [shot by the masons] died from the effects of his
wounds at three o’clock Tuesday morning.”’

[He had sworn] that ‘‘this [mason] raised his gun and struck me
across the head, and at the same time a bullet struck me on the arm, and
I fell from the effects of the blow on my head and the wound on the arm.
Some man then shot me in the body when I was down.”

‘‘The three others [that were dangerously wounded] ar.» doing as
well as can be expected, but cannot tell the result until the fourth day.”

[The murderers were being shielded and sanctioned by the gang with
the powers of our Government, and] ‘‘The authorities [in fear of their
lives for their conduct] have seized all the fire-arms offered for sale in
the city, and given strict orders that no dealer in ammunition dispose of
any, except upon an order from [the Masonic] ‘authorities,’ ”’

538 Martiat Law on Puaer Sovunp.

‘“‘No theater or place of amusement has been opened to the public
since martial law was declared.”

* *
*

‘‘The comparatively few Chinamen in town are waiting anxiously for
the day to arrive when they can leave Seattle. Nine-tenths of those now
here will go below on the ‘ Elder,’ if nothing unforeseen happens to prevent
their departure.”

* * *

“A request by the citizens for return to civil law.”

‘‘Whereas, it is of the greatest importance that the civil authorities
resume their sway,

We, the undersigned, on behalf of a large number of citizens, respect-
fully request your Excellency to place our city under the control of the
civil authorities, in order that the peace of the city may be maintained
and that business may resume the even tenor of its way, and the civil
authorities be empowered to serve and execute all processes Qf law, civil or
criminal, without fear or favor. We, therefore, represent that the great
majority of our citizens are in favor of the re-instatement of the civil
authorities, and are determined to support and respect the laws.”

[But this was spurned by the favored and curled darlings, and] ‘The
mercenary greed of parties who were trading in Chinese labor, and by
fraud, false pretenses and perjury, was too strong for the law.”

And I quote: ‘‘Those officials who have been bribed and bulldozed
into letting the leprous heathens land in San Francisco and other places,
have already made fortunes, and like the Chinese ‘they must go.’”

* *
*

[ But they would go.|—‘‘ Between boats and trains fully 150 Chinamen
have gone from Seattle during the past three days, not to return. They
have been working busily to get off, and those who can go seem eager aud
happy enough to go. Many white persons went among them seeing them
pack, and here and there buying a curio, Scenes of this kind, though
common in Europe, have been few and far between in America.”

* *
*

“The gatherings upon the street corners yesterday were smaller than
the days before, and the utterances less violent and revolutionary [against
the gang]. There are still a few men and women who talk about hanging
this [murderer] and that [murderer], but steps have been taken to arrest
and severely punish such offenders against the [Masons] and it will soon
be stopped. Yesterday a number of arrests were made.”

‘‘Members of the local military companies who refused ‘duty’ and
who are charged with ‘treasonable utterances,’ have been arrested, and
will be court-martialed.”

[‘*Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the throne.”’]

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Martiat Law on Puaetr Sounp. 539

‘* All ‘disorderly’ persons, or persons wandering about and having no
visible calling or business to maintain themselves, and generally all

vagrants, [having been despoiled by the gang], are requested to leave the
city of Seattle forthwith.

All such persons found in this city after this date will be arrested and
summarily dealt with. All persons uttering treasonable or seditious lan-
guage |members of the gang excepted], or who are guilty of publicly
using words or actions tending to disturb the peace or in contempt of the
[Masonic] constituted authorities, will be promptly arrested.

The Provost Marshal and other officers and [Masonic] persons, autho-
rized to make arrests, are especially charged with the prompt execution of
this order.”

Signed, [Noble-Grand-High-Chief-Mason. |

CHAPTER ».XXV.

Court Martian AND A Minirary Commisston.— With a Judge Advocate
and Recorder now under eight indictments for forgery and robbery.
— With other big criminals in command.—Crime made respectable
and to TELL THE TRUTH is made a crime.

‘*February 10th, 1886.

a A GENERAL court martial is hereby convened to meet at these head-
quarters at 1 o’clock this afternoon for the trial of all offenders [against
the masons] who may be brought before it.

General [Mason] [who is now under eight indictments for forgery and
robbery] is hereby detained as Judge Advocate of the Court.”

[‘‘ Put into every honest hand a whip to lash the rascals naked through
the world.’’|

* *
*

[No wonder.] ‘‘A feeling of relief pervaded the whole community
when it was learned that troops had been ordered to Seattle.”

* *
*

‘‘Immediately after the shooting February 8th, a warrant was sworn
out against [the masons who did the shooting] charging them with mur-
der. ‘Whe warrant has never been served. However, three of them have
since presented themselves at court, waived examination, and were re-
leased on $5,000 bail each.”

*¢ An authentic account,—W.. pulled Stewart roughly toward him, and
C.. grabbed Stewart by the throat. With this W.. released his hold,
clubbed his Winchester and dealt Stewart a blow on the head that felled
him to the ground. As he lay upon the ground B.. and B.. fired their
rifles into his prostrate body, inflicting the death wounds. They then
raised their guns, and together with C.. and H.. emptied them into the
defenseless and inoffensive crowd, seriously wounding four other citizens.”

[What kind of justice is it that indorses and turns such cases loose,
and hangs others for less crime ?

And they and their accessories say: ‘‘ We have a good judiciary.’’]

* *
*

‘¢ When the soldiers (300) arrived, a man who was in the crowd on the
Ocean Dock pointed to the ‘home guards,’ who were ‘on duty’ near by,
and shouted to the soldiers, loud enough to be heard by the vast concourse
of people: ‘There is a murderer in that crowd! There is a murderer in
that crowd !! There is a murderer in that crowd!!!’

Then addressing himself to the masses, exclaimed: ‘Thank God!
we are out from under the control of the murderers !’

(540)

Judge Advocate
y and robbery.
nade respectable

10th, 1886.

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‘Thank God!

A Tyrant in ComManp. 541

He was arrested and placed in jail” [for thus expressing the senti-
ments of the people and of his own heart, and evidently the truth ; thus is
justice murdered.

Murder, like treason, when it prospers, it is made respectable, and
called virtue, and it is made a crime to call it murder.

It is the weakest, not the worst, that goes to the wall.

* *
*

‘A clerk of the Probate court was arrested for uttering loud an!
‘treasonable’ language on the streets.’ ”’

‘*Mr. McMillan was arrested for ‘treasonable’ utterances, and put in
jail. He has often said that he would willingly serve a sentence in the
penitentiary if it would aid in ridding Seattle of the Chinese.”

** Military Headquarters.”’

‘Special order heretofore issued, relating to the appointment of the
court martial is set aside, and the following officers are appointed a Mili-
tary Commission to inquire into all matters that may be brought before
them: Captain [Mason] [now under $10,000 bail, he being indicted as
one of the gang of smugglers that has been operating for many years (they
being winked at by masonic officials) and also for stealing. |

Ce ar

General [Mason] is hereby detained as Judge Advocate and Re-
corder.”” [This gentleman being now under eight indictments for forgery
and robbery of over $60,000.

Such gentry are the ones who have so much secret influence with
blackleg Governors and courts against honest citizens. |

* *
*

“©, H. M., a plasterer, one of the leading agitators, was arrested
and placed in jail.” [He is now attorney general. |

‘‘By order of the Provost Marshal, Police Officer Murphy was re-
lieved from duty [and then arrested and imprisoned] on account of his
alleged complicity with the expulsion of the Chinese.”

[I give a few examples only of the tyranny and brutality of the gang.
Murphy was made Mayor of the city the following election, and the whole
administration of the city and county was placed in the hands of the
agitators and ‘‘ Mob ”’—with which was inaugurated and maintained a
season of peaceful prosperity wrknown before.

The people had no use for dogfish and blackleg despots, for militia,
or for United States troops. For the people ruled, and the laws were then

more evenly enforced. |

* *
*

‘*Fourteen Chinamen who were induced to leave the Puyallup Valley

passed by here on their way to Port Townsend yesterday morning, and one
Chinaman came down from Olympia bound for Victoria. He says all the

542 A Tyrant IN CoMMAND.

Chinamen will leave Olympia if the money can be raised to pay their pas-
sage,” [but they were induced to remain by the white brethren. |

ad *
*

‘Yesterday morning v'e published the fact that the miners had gone
over from Black Diamond and Franklin to Carbonadoto drive the Chinese
out. On arrival there, the miners assisted the Chinamen, fifty-six in num-
ber, on board the train. They were brought to Tacoma, where they
boarded the steamer for Port Townsend, While at Seattle the writer
boarded the steamer and found one member of the [masonic] band who
could talk good English. He said the Chinamen were paid off Wednes-
day. Thursday morning a big crowd of miners, two or three hundred,
came, and the spokesman said :

‘*China boys, we want you all to leave this camp.” I said to him,
** You bet your life we want to go, As so many miners wanted us to leave,
we concluded to go. I think we will go to China.”

[The people were simply enforcing the laws that their masonic per-
jured agents had refused to do and had overridden—they owing their tivst
allegiance to their masonic government and brethren in the dark, who
were thus too strong for the law.

A single masonic-ridden court smuggled about 10,000 Chinamen into
the country—using the ‘‘court”’ as a blind. ]

* *
*

‘* Captain (now Colonel) [Mason] was one of the first persons to report
to the Sheriff for duty when it was learned that the ‘law was being vio-
lated!’ He was appointed to take charge of the provost guard, which
was equivalent to an appointment as military chief of police.”

[When at the very time, according to recent indictmeats, he was in a
‘‘ereat conspiracy” with his secret gang against the Government and its
laws.

And he was, and is, also ‘the leading member of the bar’ [court
gang] in the Territory, and talked of by ring papers as bound for Con-
gress.

If this blistering wrong and secret power was not on the throne, so as
to make itself respectable, a despot, tyrant, and assassin with impunity,
and make it a crime to tell the truth and expose the cancer I, with my ex-
perience and information, could give dozens of such ecamples. ‘‘ Tremble,
thou wretch, thou hast within thee undivulged crimes unwhipp’d of
justice.’’]

* *
*

“ Further arrests were made for ‘seditious language’ which, with
others under arrest, will be tried [?] by the military commission as soon as
charges can be formulated against them. The commission will sit wethout
regard to hours. The proceedings will be private.”

———$—$—————

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A Tyrant IN ComMMAND. 543

‘* Leaving town.—A large number of the non-producing classes [ma-
sons, etc., excepted] have ieft Seattle since martial law was declared.”

[They were driven out in violation of law and the Constitution of the United
States. |

‘©SixrH Day or Martian Law.”

“The existence of martial Jaw has completely prostrated business.
All branches of business are suffering, except the hotels and restaurants.

Travel is very light, and but few people are coming into town, while a
great many are driven out.”

* *
*

‘Reports reached the ears of the ‘authorities’ that the agitators were
holding secret meetings in the suburbs, and the [masonic] ‘home guards’
were called together and sent out to do skirmish duty last night.”’

[But the white and Chinese Masons & Co, can hold their secret meet-
ings with brazen impunity.

The martial law-masonic-despotism was ground into the people for
about fifteen days, but yet, even this did not goad the people into a con-
flict, so determined were they to maintain the peace as was the case before.

The United States troops remained for several months, The object
of which will appear in the succeeding chapter. |

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