The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-31
NEW ENGLAND
SEArTLE. Oct 30lh, 1876.

SEATTLE. Oct 30th, 1876
Eli lNTELLIGENCER 1t is u notori-
Gus fact that " hen - man i a candidate
for an Office that he At once becomes
the objective point for all the false
hoods and calumny that any malicious
aud evil disposed person may work TO
circulate against him. And especially
has this been the fact IN my own par
ticu,si case. At first | was charged
with detraudiug my partner That
story was good until denied hy nv
partner. Mr. Thorndike. in card pub
lish"d in the city papers. Then was
"A detaulter IN a large amount TO the
county. while holding the office of Coun-
IS Auditor This was also most eficc-
tnaIly disposed Of by the report of the
special committee appointed by the
Grand Jury 10 investigate those charges
which report WAS also published by me
In the 1ri5',a, of last week And now
comes Fred Dyer AMI makes affidavit
that III consideration OF his supporting
me. pledged myself 81 suppress the in
dictment found against him last term
If the District Court but while admit
ting that he does not know who took
the indictment, her Knows where il Is,
Isl,sl.s thar ! ss,l u. | have made sthda-
VIZ DENYING every allegation in his aii
d.vi'. never hada CONVEX sation with
Dyer herein the word Indictment WAS
had ar referred To- have not seen the
indictment since the last day Of the
court did not take it. nor have | any
know ledge Of who did never direct
" or indirectly asked Dyer Tor his sup
port. aud ID not want the public to
think teyen we're base enough to re-
sort Ia such means that | am such a
cnnsunmste fool as 10 approach Fred
Over with any such proposition - me
sets forth in hi. affidavit for the reason
that be i - ,,otori0usly dishonest un-
priuciplcd and INSCRIPTIONS that no
reliance could Ia placed upon
any promise be nigh: make. H. - for
80 and ~ nan that 1su. h.m fa-.}0V. h.
srsA I'll T. user.r'.r 90. ~ .i.2+tos' aIrsac<
ea fA< orsgjaal psrrlt~ pris How
much he Mas paid Tor his affidavit, If
ANYTHING. car I say. Whether his ob-
lect VAS 10 defeat ne or shield his
friend. | cannot SAY. but | will say that
both before and since my nomination
Fred Dyer aud I'D Bernard Crox4ua
have h-en most persistent in their e.
forts 20 accomplish my defeat, \ an
e.iien.e merely OF how cheaply Dyer
values his cath will state TIA; IA 3
cs,nver alton DYER had with the editor
II the lNTEI LIosScER DAVID Higgins
n~, prior 20 oar city election Dyer
stated that ia consideration Of his sup
porting Brown for Mayer. Ia Brown
had pledged himself ia stand - him
Over. and tie boss After telling
Higgins this, ami thinking perhaps
tina, Higgins might use the Information
asaiu~; Brown. be immediately says,
nj you publish this, ~ tell what have
ms, toll you. cal isas ga1'se's fs}l'Rg
ee1. 'b}s asi. - 80 eAafra. @7+ ss'fIr tat
! nscs ,..'{ sesa ~ bas ~ aay one &C
qua:ntci with DYER this i "a, - ali
s,rangc In justice u Mr. Brown |
will -ay. that he sweaFs that re never
male such a pledge - Dew
The ahiayi, If Higgins. a. - the
above conversation. : nn ne IA the
clerks o;fice. together with al the an
dAvits IN Connection with tie loss q the
iniic,men. aSAins, Dyer, ani anyone
i. priviAgei O. So them Now IL Il