Martial Law Prisoners Released
Following the cessation of martial law in Seattle, three men previously jailed for seditious language are released without bail.
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W. D. Inglis, C. O. Young and Ed. Donohoe, who were put in jail during the reign of martial law for using seditious language calculated to create a breach of the peace, were taken before Judge Greene yesterday afternoon on a writ of habeas corpus, and inasmuch as no charge had been lodged against them since the re-establishment of civil law, they were released without bail and are now at large.
“Inasmuch as no charge had been lodged against them since the re-establishment of civil law, they were released without bail.”
This event took place during the height of the anti-Chinese expulsion riots in Seattle, when martial law was imposed to control the city. The release of these men signals the delicate transition back to civil authority following one of the most violent periods in the city's history.
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