Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-03
ADDITIONAL TELEcRArn NEWS.


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Col. JnRersoll
WIS interviewed on special counsel
Weliss report Ia the star route bribery
case. Ingersoll says: have read the
reports, and am very much Obliged ~
Wells for making it. He has corrobo-
rated my statement In many particulars,
and has furnished much evidence In
favor of the absolute truth. For that
feel under certain obligations to him.
I charged that Fall was employed by
the Government at $40 a day. Wells
admits it. That Nelson was employed
at $50 month. Wells admits 1t. That
both these men wecs hsrs because Falls
said he and Nelson had bribed Brown
in the former case. Wells admits this.
also charged that Falls employed
FOote, and that Foote brought Payne TO
Falls, and that Falls got Payne TO offer
Brown $3.50 for his vote. Wells admits
this. The only difference between
Wells's statement and my own up to
this point is as to the form Of the writ
ten agreement Falls wrote for Brown to
sign. All evidence taken together
shows without one shadow of doubt that
Falls was employed by the Department
of Justice, and that in the interest Of
his employers Falls attempted to cor
rupt Brown. He carried his i'm
pudencs to the extent of making i'm
proper proposals TO the Department of
Justice. Wells substantially admits
that Falls did 60 TO Holman, and did
tell him that all other jurors were under
the bar of suspicion, and that he (Hol-
man was the only juror III whom the
Attorney General had any confidence.
Holman did not regard this conversation
a. an attempt to bride. and 50 stated as
a matter of fact. To approach juror
in that way is Just as reprehensable az
to offer money, and il simply infamous.
The real question, and the only ques-
ton really in the case is, who was Falls
acting for? The Government or the
defense7 Suppose it turned out that
the defendants were paying Falls $40 a
day and the Department of Justice no.
thing. Would It be possible TO make
any one believe that he was acting Tor
the Department of Justice? 1t Is ad-
United that the Department paid him
&fb q day, and the suppositiou Is that he
was at work for his employers, and
WltuOQb bOlAC PsyoitAvp hCotAhAohy w viz
contrary we are compelled to believe he
did work for the Department OF Justice.
lie says he WAS engaged by the Depart
ment, and worked for the Department,
that il was his business to find whether
any jurors had been approached, and
whsther any juror could be approached,
and no objection was made 10y the De-
partment 70 that kind Of business. 1t
has been charged hundred times that
after Falls was discharged on the 18th
OF July, and that he was re-employed
under the name of +. Hill, and he was
paid $500 for information furnished In
the criminal prosecution, and he re-
ceived the money under the name of 4.
Hill. October 18th Falls, being some
what uneasy III mind, wrote letter to
Nelson, as follows:
JrM:-I am told the Government would
abandon us, and say tried to bride the
jury for the defense, and also that you
and bribed Brown in the Long case.
/ do not believe you gave Brown a cent.
and will stand by you il it comes to the
worst. Should the Government aban-
don me, shall expect your earnest sup
port. You may be assured ! shall not
lot you suffer for anything you have
done for the Government, through the
Government arrests. 1t will be bad
act for the prosecution, as you well
know. and l must fight to the bitter
end. did what was done for the Gov
eminent Yours ' +. Z. FALLS.
am content after this to leave to the
public whether Falls was employed by
the Department Of Justice or by defend
ants. There 10 secret service fund in
the Department of Justice. On the first
of last July fund of $4,000 was ap-
propgiated for the prosecution Of crimes,
for the investigation of official acts, re-
cords, etc.I Ut became available, and it
will not do TO say the Government had
no money. These arrests have been
made. These charges have been full
minated against jurors for the purpose
Of the Inauguration of such rein of
terror in the district that the next jury
will be afraid to acquit. No greater
outrage ever was perpetrated in this Dis
trict than the arrest of William Dickson.
His arrest was based wholly upon the
affidavit Of Bowen, tho very man who
endeav0red to corrupt Kim. The De-
partment of Justice endorsed Bowen by
arrssting Dickson. The Department is
30 ashamed of first having appointed
Bowen that he agreed to throw the re-
sponsibility OF his appointment on Sec
rotary Lincoln. Now he is accepted as
truthful and competent witness, and
with his testimony they are trying to
wreck the reputation of an honest man.
Who can read the report of Wells with
out feeling Inundated by the admitted
action Of the Department of Justice?
The Department Of Justice should not
act as dstective or spy or tempter, and
when the Department il charged with
having acted illegally and improperly
it should investigate itself, but It should
opsn wide its doors and records and
invite tho scrutiny Of the world.
A Terrible Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Ars. Samuel Sc
guin, aged Is, wife Of DR.. EDWARD g. Sc
gum, the noted specialist on diseases of
the brain, killed her three young chill
dren yesterday afternoon and then
killed herself, ut No. II West Twentieth
street. There IL no other cause known
for the horrible act than Insanity OF tho
mother. The children were Edward D.,
aged six years, John vandwyn, aged five,
and Jeanette, four years. They were
all shot through the head and instantly
killed. The mothers death was as sud
den as theirs. The friehtful feature Of
the tragedy Ia the manner Of the mur-
der. Mrs. Scguin took the children to
an empty spare room at the top of a
five-story house, in the absence Of her
husband and when the servants were en-
gagged in the basement, and locked her
self in with them. The servants believed
they had gone out for walk. What
happened then Is not known, but
when DR.. Ameden, Mrs. Seguin's brother
called at 3 o'clock and with his suspi-
cions aroused by the long absence of the
family, made \ search Of the house, the
mother and children were found dead,
all shot through the head. The chiidren's
hands were tied behind their backs with
whipcord. They were blindfolded with
handkerchicfs, and were probably
shot while playing at Blind Mans
Buzz" with their executioneer, They
were dead at least an hour aud a hall.
and were quite cold when discovered.
Three pistols were found in the room.
all of heavy calibcr, all used. Mrn.
SeGuin had besn despondcnt from phy-
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