The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-21
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
--...rx JrpGE wIcEERsHAn HELD
roe TEE GRAND July.
males Absolutely that He Be-
ssyed sadie Brantner and Brand.
prosecution as a Political
.,.ekmaiIing Conspiracy

.,...s Jzdee James wiekershara
-. whose arrest late wedaesdzy
ss.st fo- The seduction of sadie 6 hrzrt
= q his ctr. vas mentioned IN xesseF
-. pas7 IxrEIIleEScKg, spent wsslnes
- .,rht IN the Pierce county Jail Cen
=. -. sixeIi left tslSs city for Tacoma o.
- s.-fr traiu yesterday 70 bring wick
- % seattle. de had not arsised
-. DE boat iefs for seatfle. and Wick.
-.-s..ss was brought down without a war.
- 4 flez,ss;y sheriff DufeIsf Of Tacoma.
q, nsr =, accompanied bg BIS 9ssoTaey. Mr.
- .~ 4 Ashton. ef Mitchell. Ashton z
<<s.s-.su Nesxrs. John Forbes, ~. i SIND
- sssd 90 81 kAufman. MeSsrs Fsyfte<
- ssfds,srx came down 10 90 on Hiek
s-.sS,as. As1sids. Cal Kaufman aas AROUSED
= ~ I. ri and vas requested 10 come e
e.sssy Re WIS waited 10 identify tue
n parties Interested tn the
- A well a. wish the court.
p,essessfing Attorney Csiner. who has
80 isrxe3y Instrumental IN working q,
r. eese came en the sans boat. ON ar.
ssrtng Il seattle WiekeFshasn and f4is
,.srfy veat alrees 70 the Office 81 efra4e.
EeSses & MealeksH. where a prssracfesi
fFsrszli sHfsfN t-sSN 4Ffst N1t4t sftssf s-fi f0T
Jassiee Jones : eaust - ] I, NJ fheS were
- been engaged Is ne defense
There WIS nof Fery large crowd abort
d. eouff room, IS u Has not generally
Esawn that the ease Was coming up A.
sIstfirns. Ade.ay 81 fully bali an Eoar
"a questioned b the absence Of Prose
esfi5x Aiforneys Goiaer ard Kogald and
NV. II suiiFan ni Tacoma, who 4 a.
= * . Tn 81
net we're engaged II consultation al Nf
Eona;sE's sfIees
xJcSEgsHSas < AYrE4EAscE-
gsire Hfekersham took seas an4
eaietlv awaited The result ~ the pFoeeed
iugs. he hooked somewhat haggarts aBa
gl. bit showed no signs Of nervousness
NJ eoayersed considerably with his nffor-
revs snd shook hands with several
friends ln the erowd. His deIneansg
vas very sefiDBs, one ere was
tIoodshot aud he did not snile. Finally
DE attorneys for the prosecution appeared
sna Immediately Mr. Ashton addressed
he court a. folleRs Your honor, VIC are
hers ready 10 proceed with THIS exan5iEa.
ion We came here voluntarily ard with
ofl a warrant ana would like 20 hare q
full examination DoE, hns ] an informed
thai the wlfne- ses Tor the Prosecution are
not here ana that they are not ready. I'm
DER the eiTcurz stances We will waive ex.
smiaafton and are ready TO give ball IN
suy reaaenahse amount for Iasge wicker.
shaf7s appearance before the next Efaud
jny. He IL pHhsje osiicsf aud has duties
10 peTioFm which require his presence
AELEsssp on BAIL.
Bail was Fixed 81 tss01 aud Messrs. Sond
berg aud Forbes qualified In that amount
M cF0wd dispersed aud Wiekersham aud
h.s friends returned to Tacoma on the
afternoon boat II Is said that the defense
viii III 70 prove that Miss Brngtnef Sas
rather fast yonng WOMAN before she met
Judge Nieksfsham, and thai determined
ea1ft vii be made 70 biaeken her ehafae.
ter. Already il Is being reported that two
or three years ago. while engaged as do
nestle. she wore valuable jewelry which
A I..rl earning {i2 month could not afford
TIE pTasee,.. Ion claim 70 have a dead ease
and i6at her tesfin,e..,'f VIII ee eofreeo'
fased IN every particular.
wicgEHsmAH' STATEMENT
Jp.iue ~ lekesshaEn was asked Yesterday
afternoon for a statement. aud said This
Is q political bIaeksnailing
pure and simple. The Tacoma
Lofger has heea fighting me fnr two or
thtce years. The matter started about two
years ago, when Radebasgh. The pr0pFie.
tor OF the Lgagef. cafsie to M Office and
said be had secured the county printing,
and demanded that I give him Eli The pro
lmie court notices ! fold him tAn4 had
consulted With the prosecuting attorney
and was advised that the probate eourl
printing should be disposed " SIS The per
IONS interested desired. OF the court de
creed Ra8elaugh has fought me sindici
lively ever since He aerused me 81 voting
for aud helping elect Bill keeiy 70 the ellis
council, OF being n Voorhees, Republican.
and OF political crimes Of AL sorts He has
control Of all Of the county patron
age except that from the pro
bate court have had several tilis with
him through the papers, aud have neyes
hesiiates to brand him rs liar. He
worked up this scheme ard sprung u lasi
at this time to prevent my nomination 81
the convention next week. II i political
hiackmailing job, engineered BY Mr.. Rade'
baEgh, Mr. Conner and the other misters
who opposed me two years ago. Kade
bangh p0sps as political boss, although
he has not the respect or confidence Of his
party. and he has forced Coiner to take
hisfhing M for fear he Radehsogh1 would
knife him Why. Radebaugh has been go
ing through the country trying % collect
evidence against me He was the chlel
e0nspirafor. Only day or two ago ] saw
Radehaush. C0iner and Do1littie rome 0Hi
OF NtHftlAtt > NA4ft ttfAEtaAAfs ttattt ia Y
been kept posted as 10 dexelopments ali The
way through. was informed two or three
weeks ago that they were laying this trap
ior inc. and knew all about what they were
doing down here 50 hours ia advance 81
my arrest. came down here to-day vol
unfairly aud withou. a warrant. ! am
prosecuted Ia this district because oHI
court meets next week. Here they can
postpone ny sial February, and keeI
a a4ff me ta.sa until fhan
nE Dennis THE CHARGE
'Bnt al thls does not affect the story told
BY Miss tirautner"
~ DENY Il absolutely | ,ia,.'t care 10 e
into that part 81 Il, bur ~ course ] know
the Girl, aud lhsre are inst enough taei'
with what they eau get the girl 10 swear e
upon V hleh 30 base that kind Of q story"
THE ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONSPIRACY
'whas have yau to say about the accuse
tons that yea used htr ia a conspiracy e
dctFaud the government o. a valuable piec'
OF iand1
"As Ear as am concerned that Is paEel,
and simply lie. There Is nothing In u
except II the girls stery now i true. sh,
committed perjury; but she VIII not D,
prosecuted heUaase she Is not running 70
ofhce. She hook up that land a. a widow
prepared her papers and helped her 90
her application iu, bat there was Hu toi
put up by me. She told nae she Was I
widow aud thought she was and think 81
still
"pid yoa think she was a widow whes
you FIRST met herr
"Na, iifst knew her as sadie nraniner
but when she wanted 81 Hie on this lauf
she consisted 10 the that her Bame WIS Mrs
Waterman that she was n Is idow and has
aehilA back Easi believed the story
aad believe it yet. Il Is entirely falls
that she ever signed rctuQaishment a
the land io ute. She never did, sud ucve
knew thar she gave = gglinaBislmeut 4
any one. We viii dispose 81 tsRt land frame
psri 81 The Story vita the greatest ease
when The time comes The fact Is
eoalap'g hold say more laad II wantes
70. ] have claim moss outside IT Tacoma
which Rade5augh has heeu trAins 4
lamp
sliow ana you happen TO assist her II
hling on thai land
"ican't remember exactly how ii cami
Sboat. but ! suppose ! was employed =
any other attorney might have b, en-.
We'll, uow, hat about The real charge
tina, yea betrayed here
u deny &c absolutely. rs BE, I Al
hsi sven Intimately acquainted Win hel
and have met hey au4y few times
when did Yea iiFSi sac hsrs'
= think ihe hcsi tiHae nset her she cam
ihiu my Office settling books.
After thar did you try 10 cultivate hc
Scquainisucc-Saakc appointments tomeg
her, etc"
-NeVeFH
~Eseg take her cur riding"
''Neyer'
"hid yea uai meet bsr ence a. 0lympi
aer0sclne O. apr3.HtNeAg
New. I DON Q care "a make sEsa m8a