Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-11
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TWO SIDES OF A STORY.


TWO SIDES OF A STORY.
Walden suuricH WANTS JusrIJ., AND
EAssE HI oaTs n AsD AAYRs NOT.
The following letter hss been received
BY the Posr-IxrELIIoKsoEa from J. q
Justice. warden Of the territorial peni.
teptisry. and II explains Itself;
an the issue Of March /. 1888. Of the
SEATTLE DAILY Posr lHTEILioExcEs,
appears srpcie IN feiAsioo 10 the penI.
tissy 81 Wallis Wsiia, 10 vhich the fol-
loving language h used in relation 70
myself.
".wardsu Justice, IL 10 said, will most
rr,babiy join thoss Who viil Ruash
their teeth. lie Is Democrat. bat be
has pos 90 oonducted himself. 10 10 sai1,
thai she commissioners vii retain him.
The particular axe which will sever his
otficial head from his Official body 10 \
hstie ffacas which took place day or
% ago. He had Q quarrel With the
depoty warden; and shot guns are SAID
10 have come into play IN toe settle
nent Of the affair. The report. a. II
reaoned the ears OF the commission. II
10 the effect that the warden wa not
sober when the quarrel Vas preoipsta
ted. And that 10 what gill precipitase
his official decaptitstiou.'
Il desire 10 say that the above 10
false In many particulars, aud does me
great injustice. have ~ no time b ID
quarrel Of any kind with the depaty
warden, Apd at 20 time have bad .
qaasrei With any one 10 vbicn shot
suus came into play. Neither have Al
any time since | have filed she position
Of warden at the penitenttaSy, been IN
der the iLhaenoe Of iiQaor, and have al
sll t,nes while performing my official
dodies, bsen daily sober. l can clearly
establish these hsois by the evidence OF
tbs ofiioisis az the penitenIiary. The
above articles hich rejects upon me,
Was evidently seat to your ofiioe by
some eas my who d sired to vest bis
spite against myself. Ii Is urQas,i
tiedly false respectfully request thar
YOU publish this statement IN ye1r
paper.'
Fee information upon which the ayti-
Gle referred 20 was written vas received
from J. L. Rouald. prosecuting attorney
II King county, u few days after be re-
turned from visit TO Walia Walla 10
company with Sheriff Cochran. The
above istter vas shown TO Mr.. Ronald
Yesterday, and after be searched for ana
fooEd letter IN bis de-k. he said:
My inf rmatiop that Warden jas.
tlee had become involved ia quarrel
III the prnitsntissy and tSat ~ the
quarrel snotguns came in as pfomi
asut feature. vas derived from this let.
ter, and tas man who wrote IL 10 not a
man WHO xoold circulate such a report
snless he Vas satisfied II vas true.
have every confidence IN bis verscity.
fsa eau see for yourself that the letter
- o; vorded that 10 IL reported OF
',nsre Il q Inmor.' or IN any Ambiguous
patsse, but the words are, There hss
been q quarrel. etc. lie states u ss n
fast aEd wnsp the writer OF that lctstf
says fsct IL q fact | can fe.v on hit
statement. dou's want his name pub
ii.hed, bot 10 10 available. So much for
she story about the quarrel. Nov. as "a
the cornwall habits Of Warden Justice
| vas told personally while In Wsils
waiia last month. by a man Who lives
there and Who IL in position to know
that Warden Justice 10 very much ad,
dicied to the use Of Intoxicating iiQsors
and that be IL very frequently drunk.
received the very distinct impressior
from shat VAS told me that Warden
Jestice vas more or lees intoxicated
OF srly all tie tina"
IVY does the commission retAiu
himg" was asked.
..ks / aid heretofore, the oonmissier
isn't eoire TO retain him"
~ 20 gill te tie pev varderG"
"he will De selected ess, Ct the moun
! tssns. and be doesat live IN Walls
W allie"
And thus matters stand.