The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-21

Il was impossible 70 verify hss ss..er..-..
about the alleged eonsrfrsrx - ssss-e.s@;
We government The feil01srix q ssrrsr, 4:
inoszn ~ from Official xourres -wfpker-
SIAM ~ right She did not ssrr 4 rslsr,.
sulshfnsnt TO him. for you "a, s,rafv r~sss..
anisH % the Ensted states Th4s sfs s;5s
g r1Faer be did. after she sas ssstss - Fs,,ss
ne x~ore that she had esnrJevea bI.a =,
AZ ier her aud had given Aim her ress.s-,t
-. ne hsa losf 4. This Was false. foF Il
- - Der possession and believe 4 rfIJf
After relsn4uishtpx the ard i rer,r-s.t -
NE government, and was oF-ru 10 settle
taeht Mteker<ss1rn could NOT f,e ar =
al Hn1erssSp1 est q friend 70 sake Il ar
20 aln1 u i supSssef that . move vii;
= maze n the matter % this ssiegs<i frzrfl
Washington
A POSITIVE DgxfaL
IN reply % Inquiries Prosecuting Al
tcrne7 Roaaid aid. sf7se ssnfersss.ss {.
faise that filis preseeution l. IA arsv wsT
eeanefisd with politics % The best q nj
satsnz 70 make = aroFe. for fear that ssgefs 4
CONSTRUCTING might be put ca f. We
NDHst have delayed the arrest Until After
me Pferee county Convention. had Ne r,sst
learned That We we're being xhaaowe6
lalz aiasfs1eii as little, and We decided 70
tossfieE eater into IL. for / doss'f ssssrsee
Gus 9tse sbtnSs ! wvnid lend rnvxeIf xuss
NJ ONES - further Pierce county rs1titiszf
schemes or tAst woasd have gone int,
sssls y : fina 1on been thoroughly satisfied
about the meFffkDf the easr Ss,Ft a fs~agsa
sikion = sslli nsarp slssieuosss - ssssrxss,,s
Knows thaf / &rs Democrat ard fs.sisIe.
never saw Rasi%AAuxh The caee vii, s.ats,e
Up ~ tie February terra uniesk Mr. BOYLE
. ea'ssiirsHsd ~ chief justice and calls 4
special term before.
cgEzoEGEA1FwE
u i learned that last fail q friend OF
Wifkersham'x asked h9as enc day - meet
him thar eseuing q. his 0asee wIeker-
sham replied that be could nos possibly 30
70. The friend said s'BHt This Thing cant
be delayed. It's 80 important matter aud
want u consult With yoa tonight
LbsIes no use ~ taking, HirkersAsm
II said 70 hare replied. II have al engage
aent In fac; IA going 70 take ziri oas
riding" His friend warned Eira shas he'd
better be careful even II his gife was azay
from bone, as be was Liable 70 get into
trouble. Wiekersham = said 70 have re-
piled. .stjh, that's all right I've had her
ont before and kBSw " hat a,a doing
THE PryIsHxEST
The penalty provided b. section SIC Of
the code, for seduction + imprisonment Ia
the peaitensiary for net more than fge
years or tns Dot excecsing 1900 and ina
prsspnmcat in the county Jail for not more
Than one year. Ia cases where the accused
y single man be H1ay stop proceedings
before Judgment upon al indictment b
marry ing bis victim.
LITTER Fg0s wIcKKRsHAs.
The following are extracts from a letter
pub.tshed in the Tacoma Mars last evening
over Hickersiagn' : signature
Hr. ksdebaugh. did yen not Within two
months las; past send private note 70 a
man who lives IN this city, asking him 20
e9tnF 20 your house a. night, and when he
came did you not "a The secrecy OF your
own apartments seek 70 obtain from him
facts 10 enable yof 10 ROB me Of nv home
Rave you not within ten DAYS f,ersyu
ally approached a business man ofthis city
and sought % obtain from him facts IL
help fe~seH this sery charge 81 seduction
upon me-
~I5id you not personally approach NJ. ).
n. y. spinning with that intent. within the
last two weeks
@Dia yua not on the day before yesterday
meet with Prosecuting Attorney Coiner
and i'0eliitie & Prlichard, ia the latfers
Office, fDy tire purpose % giving The aniSf-
ing touches 81 the mine before Il was ez-
pie1edg
IN Mr. 4. r. Radebaagh would honestly
answer these questions. ani they must be
honestly answered. Il H0Bld be clear 70 the
public that but for him no such charges
Bb4tI Jr Hlhit a-1tt1t Nff+ if Wiz kRE
do il. however be wi.i continue. 81 here
teiere, 10 hisiifiousiy hlackmaH and be-
s'aifeA nay eaaiaegss. assss - ,.av-s, ~
-. paper 10 strike down citizens wno can
make no defense. He has. With all that
mighi and privately, sought TO Saek-
mali me. has assisted ia this damnable
conspiracy be WIZ cause more pain,
shame aud troubte than his vale carcass y
worth; he siil get the tools Of t'lis present
fs..
and my family, and Al the sHme tlIne az
eomplizh revenge.
have lived thirty-onc years aud during
that time no breath II suspicion has ever
been raised against ne, Iex.ssi. b. Ggas
leave, 10 live lhirty-one years more, in To
coma, and lnteud that second period 10 be
as clean and as honest a the arst. Thirty
one years ~ - clean and honest life
ought 10 count something against Seonu-
arcl. Fer these reasons aad for the reason
that even II | were guilty ~ 81 manner Of
crimes my family. az least, s. iiucCcHf.and
for the further reason that IL 4 vile con
spiracy. Matchmaking venture, an at
tempt on the part Of the TilcSt OF black
mailing hounds 10 vent his private spite.
For these reasons ] ask the people Of this
county, who have known me for six years,
10 walt without eeusure until the courts
I have settled this matter"
rHE VICTIM LEAvZs sTogs.
Miss Braniney. accompanied by her
mother and Mrs. Saunders, drove 10 the
city dock shortly before midnight They
at oace went absard the Alaskan and re.
+ tired, leaving on the boat ~ $40 this morn.
ing for Tacoma. Miss BFantuef walked
aboard unaided.
TACOMA AGIrArxn.
TACOMA. sept. a0--The news Of the ar
7 rest OF Probate Judge Niekershsm created
= profound sensation in The city this mora
/ Ing. II was the topic Of conversation ali
Z day long and the fosT-lSTELLIGEScEE con
tanning the report was eagerly sought Tor
even a. late as o'clock this evening aud
long after the large edition had been ex-
I hausted
Z The opinions passed were varied. aud
while ever body agreed that the circum-
stances detailed looked very damaging and
that there must be some foundation for y
sufficiently bad IN Itself stiil there seemed
70 be vety gvHersi disposition 20 reserve
T Judgment unul the other side was heard
The Gland feature ~ the story seemed 10
be that which struck the public mind as
that which gave 20 the whole story the
strongest seiahlsuce u truth- The result
% the hcafiag VIII he looked for Win
{ great interest
The Tacoma Ns,rs tonight has an iu-
teTVicw with brs. Miller ana Brown IN
which they state thst they treated Miss
BrsninrF several times 81 her personal re
+ quest and that DR. Miller came down 10
SEATTLE Ia answer to telegram. and saw
her at the brunswick. She was suffering
ffaIa hYsteria blt they dcuy that snc was
eacisnfe during the time they attended her
OF that they performed an operation 81
any kind. Finally she came into their
ulsice aud said she was gVing Fast, and
they next heard from her froM La Duna,
Iowa. she wrote thar she was well, but
thai her child was suffering from paralysis.
E This was surpffss, 10 thcm, a. they did
not know she had a child.
ANOTHER CABLE ROAD.