Charged with Forcible Expulsion
Three men are arrested for conspiracy against the U.S. government following the forced expulsion of Chinese residents from Snohomish.
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George Vivian, John Delfel and Pat Cull, residents of Snohomish City, were arrested and brought to this city on a charge of conspiracy against the Government of the United States, in having forcibly and unlawfully expelled a number of Chinese residents of that place some few weeks ago. The defendants had a hearing or examination before United States Commissioner Smith yesterday forenoon, who fixed their bonds for appearance before the Grand Jury as follows: George Vivian, $2000; John Delfel, $2000; Pat Cull, $1500. Delfel was the only one who had furnished bonds up to 6 o'clock last evening, but all the defendants expect to be able to secure them today.
“A charge of conspiracy against the Government of the United States, in having forcibly and unlawfully expelled a number of Chinese residents.”
This event is part of the broader, violent anti-Chinese movement that swept the Pacific Northwest in the mid-1880s. These arrests represent the federal government's attempt to intervene against the local mob violence that forced Chinese communities out of towns like Snohomish.
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