Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-24
PACIFIC COAST.
Fhe TyIer-eampel Comma.

&&atEMEA.
sAs Francisco, Jan 2.-The Sharon
disofee case and matters incident 20 il
are sns s1seet Of much talk this morn
ln2. Ihis . IN a grsat measure due 20
We Embarrassment II the nee afadaviss
70 Dc Rad IN Judge Sullivan court to-
morrow morning and which are said 20
= OF an extraordinary character. Strong
eaorts are being made BY the Tyler side
20 have the affidavit Of Captain Lees
Gnlel detective OF police suppressed.
Inc Barnes side insist on its being pre-
ssnted. a. u will, u is alleged. throw
mes lignt on the Tyler Gampel co.,
traes for which 5000 was paid,
THIS contract, how II vas Oh
tanned BY Mclaughlin, clerk for
Tyler, and whether il IL eenu-
Inc docament or not, constitute the
ehlef features of Lees affidavit. Nv
ans, one Of the attorneys on sharou's
slde, stated to Judge Sullivan in cham
bers that there we're strong and good
reasons Why the affidavit shenId be pre-
sented and read. Exams argued as fol
lows: Mr.. Tyler claims that Ne
LauRhlin vas acting under bis inssrue-
items and thst be made that contract
up for him, and told him 10 sell it. We
selisve that the compact 10 a genuine
one, and II what Mclaughlin reptes sut-
ed II TO be. and hope We shall be able
20 develop circumstances which will
demonstrate that IL Was 50. and that, 80
TAR from being sought out BY General
Barnes, Mclaughlin sought Mr.. Barnes
and Captain Lees, showed Ices this
paper, and, in the course of negotia-
tons. In order 90 give Lees conf
deucs 10 him. he went out of
his wpy 10 say, 40 convince you that
am acting in perfect faith in this mat
ter, and that this paper is what repre-
sent 10 to be, tall you now that I am
not afraid of Tyler. | have got him ia
my pover. A crime has been commit
ted IN his office of which I have knovl-
edge" And il We can 90 on TO show
that the crime was committed, that is a
circumstance to show shat McLaughliu
was dealing With Lees and Barnes, and
was not in confidential relations with
Tyler az all, bat entirely on
his own account, and In hostility to
Tyler. II he had been acting as Tyier's
decoy and vas assisted oy Tyler, by no
human possibility could he have given
this information. We think this is a
potential circumstance to show that If
Mclaughlin did disclose a crime in Ty-
ler's office, by no human reason coold il
be said that he was acting for Tyler.
We say that the Gumpel contract was a
genuine document, the evidence of q
crime, and | would break down the
door of house If | were told that be-
hind il lay the dead body of a murdered
man, although had nothing to do with
the transaction
Evans continued, saying that the sx-
istence of the Tyler Gumpel contract
was known a long time ago 20 q mem
Der Of the bar Of this city. bat he de-
clined to state his name. Ii was after
wards learned that the gentleman allud-
ed to was Jndge Mcguire. The latter
stated that he had heard of the con-
tract. The information came to him
through ID. NJ. Seaton, a lawyer Of this
city, who had learned IL direct from
Mclaughlin. Mr.. Seaton was inter-
viewed. Acknowledged his knowledge of
the existence of the contract, and ex-
Plaiued the way in which Mclaughlin
had told him Of it. Mclaughlin, he said,
was being pressed for the return of some
nancy which had been confidsd to him.
but which be had used for his personal
purposes. In order 10 raise money to re-
pay this sum, Mclaughlin went toISea-
ton, told him of this contract, and said
be wanted him (Seat0n) to 90 to Barnes
aud see how much he would paw for
facts establishing that Gumpel had tes-
titled under a contract. Mclaughlin at
that time volunteered the further infor-
nation that Tyler was TO pay Gumpel
i've hundred dollars down, and the
balance at the close of the suit. The
balance TO be paid Gumpel Was either
$4,000 or $4,000. Mclaughlin went
to Mamie Pleasanoe, who drew a check
for the 900, which was cashed and paid
to Gumpel after he had given his first
testimony. Seaton says The statement
that GeRersl Barnes first approached
Mclaughlin on the subject of this Tyler
Gumpel contract, is deliberate lie.
shipping Intelligence.
SAN FRAScIsoo, Jan. 23.-Arrived-
Ship Occidental, Nanaimo; steamer
Oregon, Portland.
Cleared-Steamer Queen of the Pa
cific, Astoria /; steamer Willamette, Sc
attic bark Majestic, Nanaimo.
Sailed-Ship Richard Ill, Port Town
aend.
PxsHr, Jan. 2a--Light rain light
west wind.
PoRr ANGELES, Jan. 23.-rug Tyee,
with bark Cowlitz. passed west fresh
vest wind.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Jan. 23.-Arrived-
German bark Arcoud, from Valparaiso.
PoRr BLAKELY, Jan. 8.-Arrived-
Banks Latana aud Il. Z. Ham.