The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-20

xxrznfuer. Aged - lears-He Ii
aid TO Have Used HI. Power Over
Her In scheme to Defraad the
eaxcspment-A Prominent Tacoma
pbvsSeian Implicated.
f,se AZ the most sensational arrests ever
.x.e.esi on the sound was made last Night
,sssr Probate Judge James wickersham Of
vseerus vas taken into custody on the
es.rre Of sedueing poor working girl
safg % years Of age. named sadie
y R-an,ues The case. aside from the
.s;s.at cold -biooded planning OF the
.s,,,s ruin. Is complicated with supposed
ersme against the government, ~ from the
81. ewn statement wickerxban. after
se,.sng her thoroughly under his infiu-
saec. Induced her 10 periure herself 70
,rsernr,t valuable piece Of government
Ind and then assign II TO hin. Beside, a
rrosainent firm of Tacoma physicians are
ilke,y 10 be implicated for producing an
.la-tiou after Miss Brantner was found 10
- sarifsfs. Her ruin was effected In Seat
if.0ruey CoineF 81 Tacoma has made sew
raj visits TO this city for conferences with
prosecuiing Attorney Ronald. From In
sarnsfion from Tacoma, and also gathered
nom 4 private source In this city, Posi-
fxTEIliCgscER reporter learned the cause
n he snspielonsfy frequent conferences,
md when Nr. C0iner came 70 seattle
arsin yesterday the reporter convinced
lin that he bad fun information concern
ing the matter Mr.. toiner was exceeding
II surprised that it should have leaked ont
Al he thought ID was bound In the strict
81 secrecy. He said the arrest would not
Be made until this afternoon and begged
he reporter not TO mention the matter
anti tomorrow morning. The reporter
hed no wish 10 publish premature news
and thus probably cause NickershaJn TO
take alarm and gave his word Of honor 10
aeeede to Mr.. C0lners wishes Last even
my however, contemporary had a
mention Of the matter. The PoST-iS-
rELIzsEScEL Immediately wired Mr..
coiner and was promptly released from
further secrecy. The action Of the even
Ing paper also made Il necessary 10 hasten
the arrest and Justice II. r. Jones AZ once
felegraphed warrant for Wiekersham' )
arrest 10 sheriff VIII Of Tacoma, and Jones
and the Prosecuting Attorney Ronald
wired Prosecuting Attorney coineF that a.
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was absglyei
from further secrecy aud won!d print n
statement OF the case this morning. the
arrest bad best be made at once.
THE VICTIM IN SEATTLE.
Miss Brantner, the young woman in the
case was brought 20 seattle clandestinely
yesterday. 30 that wiekersham might not
know her whereabouts. She was driven
from She Tacoma boat To lodgings which
had been obtained for her on Pike street
and WAS accompanied by Mrs. Saunders. =
friend from Tacoma shortly after her ar
rival she was waited upon by Justice II. y.
Jones and another Official, and unhesi.
.atiagiy swore 20 a complaint charging
Judge Wiekersham with effeesing her ruin.
Justice Jones at once issued warrant for
Hickersham's arrest aud an officer was 10
have been seat to Tacoma this morning Ia
serve Il and return with wickerxham on
the afternoon boat. IL was this warrrnt
which was telegraphed 10 the sheriff OF
Pierce county last night
MISS BrssTsER's STATEMENT.
Miss Bran;ner. the victim Of Wicker.
shams last duplicity, is decidedly
c0meiy Young woman nineteen years OF
age Sine Is rather slight and above medi.
UNI height, with fair hair and blue eyes.
che shows signs OF intelligence aud c0nsld
cradle refinement, and Is quiet and modest
in appearance. she has not yet regainesl
health, which was broken down by alleged
malpractice, aud was decidedly adverse %
making a statement, but finally consented
10. ns she saw that the whole matter would
have TO be made public. The following Is
her statement. elected step by step, by
u was born In wisconsin nineteen years
ago and lived one year In Iowa. Five
years ago removed 10 Tacoma with my
neither and other relatives. We are nos
rich people aud ! have generally assisted
In supporting the family by doing house
work since coming Ia Tacoma. was FIRST
employed at Mrs. Freeman's whose hus-
band keeps a livery stable. Then worked
several weeks for Mrs James Griiiiths.
After that ! went 20 school four or ave
months, for | was only about fifteen years
old then. Miss Kane was my teacher. But
! had 81 leave school to earn some money
aud went TO work at Rev. Mf. Larson's.
was then home for awhile, and then was
employed by Mrs. Charles Uhlman. ! have
also worked la Tacoma for Mrs tiarretson,
Mr.. Kaufman aud Rev. Mrs. Macia;'eriy
WHEN SHE FIRST saw wieKEasHAN.
"Abcut a year ago began csnyassins
Cor book known as the Royal Path oi
life, aud while engaged In that work
frequently was obliged to take my meals
down town went into Chilberg's fes
sanrani one afternoon for dinner. While
waiting for my order picked up 9
then first saw Niekersham. | saw thai
be vas watching me very closely but pre-
tended not to notice him. The next daS
a messenger hoy came 20 me with a nots
saying that a gentleman who had certain
osilcc in the cont house, wanted to sec Inf
and secure one Of the books. ! sent a 70
nly by the boy that | WASN'T eanvsssins
Offices aud determined not 10 go. He sent
word 20 me again. however, tnat he wanted
TO get one Of the books, and decided q
20 and see him When got into the Office
found that IL was the same man who had
watched me 50 closely IN the restaurant
aud that man was Probate Judge JAMES
Mickersham lie dsd not like the binding
Oi The copy ! had, and made iannmeraots
excuses 10 get me - come back te tat
oliice. They seemed piausible enonsh thct
but can see now that ] was fool. HIS
always wanted me ~ come ia the eYeuine
AMI ! supposed Il was because hs
was engaged ia the day time. We
got quite well acquainted and be oace
asked me II was engaged and told btm
lsBghingly that had been engaged 10 NJ
teen ynnng fellows. lie said that wa
pretty good noticed pletnFs
% a little boy on his desk and asked hin
who il was. He biuShcd and said II was !
relative I asked him what kiGd OF !
relative and he anslly said U was his liu'
boy and that his wife was back East
when be was a married man He huaiN
said he did not know a. he wanted us
book but would pas me the money. toss
aim would not take the money unless ~
took the book and he then took the wofi
aud paid me. when he was paving me h
squeezed my hand 50 il hurt awfuliy. Ate
this went 20 see hiin onee g ask MS ~
slice about accepting some hooks whiei
Had h.esn damaged by the express company
lie seemed pleased that should ask III
advice but tried familiaTities with me ans
4 made Gsc angry and left and did not 8
back again Two or three weeks attei
word he sent note asking me why ! ai'
not entne down and see hiia. ! dsa no
answer this al ali,
Bus4Y s1pH.
'-Sasne time after this was walking OF
Tacoma avenue 0Hc evening waeu wicker
sham drove by ia 8 buggy lie strppes
aud asked me 60 gc; ia aud take rde-
thanked him aud replied thai J cid ne
carr 20. lie persisted aad said e would d
me good and huaily epi tn. Tie drew
out ~ town aud We must have isccn gsif
gWa ~ three hours He acted vcFy ifi
properly white We wcrc Gus and .nsuiie'
ne aud took liberties WITH ne.
cawAHptY TuHEArs
~Asicr wc got hagk he wanted me 8
make an appointment for another Ufit'
and refused He replied that nc c0u'
tell thNts abcut nae. Z heceed Ism 20 i
ne alone and mol 20 say anything ae1i'
Neal be bad attempted. ior he knew ! va
1ei a had gis}. Hp answered Wen, !
Gen't make any difevnCe. You En0e
could 60 Hai ,el things aa3 hat facl
would believe i and women. too Snd
Gao FtsN down EuEr Casra ter terft0tt. ~
insn'engs me inta making "a euSsss u
toF the next evening ! met him 90 N-ut
.lIeei and We 6reVe ont Tacoma aygnne z