The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-09

Mr ?. =. ThoFpe. lie v<I; kuswn Kzens.
bzsxA ensfse n1Aa gAo 80 rereaxzy e.
fexxst for siJ<xcd izaaaify In sais cry and
/ prU4P<55 Discharged sSrived here aea,z
yesterday - pczseeuse 4he case n<nsnys
css~;ss u. rnoekes. Who ks1 Mf. TAsrp<
arreses1 aud uhem the sax1er ehnrxxs wish
ebtafnsns - rndrr fasse pre4ensea n
wiH Be rraeutrred shss !; f-anspared slas
NJ Therpe xas d-isen % kfs r.she- pe<r-
lsas aessssss In Safs cisy - his &sa and ssn~
tn laS- Who fhrssteacd 10 have him
AkkxsrED 90 = pAsE czARsx
Unless he tarsef sser - them Q certsIs
ps9yfi1a Of his exsnse
-wsH- NJ Tsoxp-. I hope ysa- trcxsses
ar@ ~ over novs sad . rxrsrser 10 hin
Hello. Oh. yoasr- one Of ,he-. nsvs
PAPER fszssrs has priased lo< 81 s<a6
aouut me tae LAST xrnx MAS ay4r hsrr.
sin7s y01s Vel. semesnber IL vas : prrs-
~ BAR fsissa< Stssry sAaz yon printed. bzs
Il Was the raoss frushfzi \ A1u Yes.
tAinx the s1rss Of my tso1klcs are over /
sus< cane soun from the court house. sad
xes erAad Jury las last refsf ned An issdirt-
Ezcfaf against Lsaf Etnn Croker, wts e~zs
shAs $50 Of raine ca IA axrcement t. take
me TO yirsogta azzt then k4s me xrsss.et
ss charge Of irxArity instead. I lost
fanse ever ea thss case Sud aEail sray uu-
q. & i triea. aud Tn AFRAID ~. Croker
~ih and that Ne sxs no: dealing with such
. unafie ~ be shoaxht'
Did yse have ray more trouhle With
Jonr s-sn ADD sya-in-law OsHAra on your
return 70 Elieasb1rg from heress
YES. ! bad only beea back day o. swo
when they
cAxKtxD oct THEIR THRxAT
And had me arrested on the charge OF ons-
rzsinx . hsiforeod girl I heard that the
b1ts were rers mad becaasc tAer thought
had rad the whole story printed In the
pas,rzs over here. S9w tou know fhar 1
neser had anything printed about IL here
though and IL ras no fault Of mine. Wei.
they had tne ARRESTED and taken into court
~ Eiiensbaxx. but II did not take . rrcss
while 70 dispose Of the case Why, think
Of an oid naAa ostrasinx little Gifi that
bofn and broaxhf ap 80 near cur housr.
They had the girl fxed. however, add abe
svore point blank against me and said
bad done the deed shout yskr ago. tel
yor. lis pretty
rocsB ON Az Old MaS
Who has gone through life and never been
aroused OF nofhsux urunx and mean he
~ amt crazy its no fault OF them bpys.
Wen. proved that before the trial fhry
had senf me word that tary would Eef the
Eiri 10 swear that never had nothing 20
do with her II ! would give them 900 .
psece. bad the case all won and nay In
noceuce established when nv doctor came
into court aad sssd that while IL might
make sd difference he wanted TO make the
voluntary statement that nj the time the
Outrage WAS claimed To hare been com
n.tted was under HIS care for sickness
did not know that the d,rtor vas Ksing
10 testify At all, but the judge said his tes-
uuiony was not need 81 Tor
MY INNOCENCE MAS cIK4R
Enough without and uxs DISCHARGED"
do you taink they win let you alone
now"
..weii. I aint afraid Of them. The only
thing ever was afraid OF was that they
uoUid bring out that base scandal ~ they
threatened | would have done anyfhinas
% have avoided that ard that's the reason
tried 10 get over 10 British Columbia aud
cut up ~ here. Amt afraid IT them any
more, now that tina; IL settled and am
they viii xiii me. bn, ! doa't mind thai.
I'm an old man and I've lived Ia the WOODS
nearly all my hfe and ! never got scared
yet They Dtghs lef me alone, think, for
don't eapecf TO live grss; while and b.
IN their way much leuger. But IL they
ever Try 10 put ne ont Of the way, theg had
better be careful that someone else DOM
get hurt ! don't care mnch whether I
live or no, bat don't intend 10 let auyoue
get the drop on sne Just the sans"
soNg yacfs
A ii-knowD gentleman who has Known
Mr.. Thorpe long time said 10 q reporter:
-Eyeryone who knew the old man win not
be surprised y. his yindicstion. lie 10 one
Of the most honest aud conscientious men
in the world He kss lived ia this country
nearly aii bis life and his reputation II too
thoroughly established 10 be salIis-d by thu
base attack made upon him by his era,,e-
grace sou and snts-ia.las O'Hsra- IL wss
one Of the most yiilainous plots | ever
heard Of. o'ffara is an unprineipled fellow
aad msrried Thorpe daughter when be ad
ANOTHER sIFx LIVING.
His afss wife put la an appearance later
on ard Ii cost him two or three thousand
dollars 10 get rid of her. They are both
reckless. gambling fellows aud spend the
mos, of their time In town. Thew are mad
eeeaase Mrs Thorpe left viii bequeath-
Ing her interest in the estate 10 her kux-
hand She only died q couple OF months
Ago and she WAS scarcely cold when they
ssssaa taataiixins their sorrow-sfrieken
father and attempting to get hin 10 deed
them over ZONE Of the property. He Was
naturally in an afssefsi d state Of mind be-
cause Of bis wife's death and they
SEAziS DROVE HIN MID.
"It was yiiliaHnsis piece of work and
wouldn't wcssdsr but they had forfeited
By whatever the old man might
have left them when he died They are
i9alish 30 attempt 80 scare him by threats
OF bodily harm. for TAorye woa't mind
that lie i not afraid 81 his iife and has
not been pioneer nearly all OF his fife for
nothing I hone tbzss all lot I'm on him