subsequently developed a severe rupture as a result of
this treatment. He managed to make his way to Seattle and in spite of
his condition returned to Everett that same night.

Undaunted by their previous deportations, and determined to circumvent
the deputies who were seizing men from the railroad trains and regular
boats, a body of free speech fighters, on September 9th, took the train
to Mukilteo, a village about four miles from Everett, and there, by
pre-arrangement, were taken aboard the launch "Wanderer."

The little boat would not hold the entire party and six men were towed
behind in a large dory. There were 17 first class life preservers on
board, the captain borrowing some to supplement his equipment.

When the "Wanderer" reached a point about a mile and a half from the
Weyerhouser dock a boat was seen approaching. It was the scab tug
"Edison," belonging to the American Tugboat Company. On board was
Captain Harry Ramwell, Sheriff McRae and a body of about sixty deputies.
When the "Edison" was about 200 feet away the sheriff commenced
shooting--but let Captain Jack Mitten tell his own story.

"The first shot went over the bow. I don't know whether there was one
or two shots fired, then there was a shot struck right over my head onto
the big cast iron muffler. The next shot came on thru the boat,--I had
my bunk strapped up against the wall,--and thru the blanket,--and the
cotton in the blanket turned the bullet,--and it struck flat on the
bottom of the bunk.

"I shut the engine down and went out to the stern door and just as I
stepped out there was a shot went right by my head and at the same time
McRae hollered out and says 'You son-of-a-b--, you come over here!' Says
I, "If you want me, you come over here." With that they brought their
boat and my boat up together. Six shots in all were fired.

"McRae commenced to take the people off the boat and when he had them
all off he kicked the pilot house open and says, 'Oho, there is a woman
here!' Mrs. Frennette was sitting in the pilot house. Anyhow, they took
her and he says, 'You'll get a one piece suit on McNeil's island for
this,' and then he says to Cap Ramwell--Cap Ramwell was sitting on the
side--'This is Oscar Lindstrom, drag him along too.'

"Then they were going to make fast the line--they had made fast my stern
line--and as I bent over with the line McRae struck me with his revolver
on the back of the head, and when I straightened up he struck me in