The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-04
4 LIGHT SENTENCE.


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thing 10 Dc. He resssei th.: be had er
nr=9as-i Mrs. WAITE. sAe xirne>s ssz th~
f~w msaxtss Hhsss NJ. Tsrsoa Asf i>ren al
the afsernesn cross esazatlsSg 1e< ca sra-
material qGrsfsnsas. - seii - srfraing slsn
her zr9 sexetiaH<is commissioning her
sfasxrsrss Mr. Sarfs ara now sessres. that
be had sisted thar BE- t~sieses the state
racEs Of the wisaess that NJ. esrscn vas
srysng 70 6ePsSse he jest ewceS e: the sGnt
to give Il 90 xneshsr. aAs trne. His Cd
tceslcus 70 cxrssass esideHes being SIS
tainesi iesr the matter Ia that iiSst He
believed that Cur~en wxs evidently very
fngeh eBrsged 40 be siis-ssxrdess the rni
ing es the court
NE. csKsosss xraTExxsr-
Nj CArsea replied tlzsf Mr. sneli had no;
stated the fxrfs precisely. He sassea the
attention 81 the sesars 10 she very Hnyieas
ant position he corrupted Is special aseas
81 the government. with the eyeS 81 the
people on him. He did rot deny that be
was guilty. Of The charge, but said the as
s&sls Was provoked He said fhst Mr. sneil
hsd irrttatea him wsiA sarcastic remarks
and inaanaAfieuS.
SPIRITED RESPONSE
Mr.. Smell responded thss he did net give
vent 30 arr sarcasm until Nj. Carson cnEa-
rneneed 10 he very ds1aiaeeriag and OH
eiuas frequently referring 10 his position
aud hts familiarity with practice before
the land office aud the know ledge
be had Of the rulings of the depart,
he had the utmost confroi of the deraFt-
menf In ways unknown to Suell. The lat
ter continued that il appeared 10 be aues-
ton Of yeraeliy, and IL 80 witnesses coHld
easily be called who were present Mr.
Carson responded that be bad no wish TO
call witnesses. and asked that the matter
he closed. Mr.. Smell continued that be did
not consider Mr. Carson 81 incurah bent OF
the ONCE be occupied. and that ne had
used language in the trial before the land
osiee which no gentleman would use be-
fore ladies or before any court Justice
Joars rssd Mr.. Carson a little lecture sind
then imposed fine of IS. which was
paid. The trial was rather peculiar n
both the complaining witnesses and the
defendant acted as bis own attorney al the
same time he was giving his testimony.
Mr. eAKsoS's ALLEGED PAST.
prominent citizen, who Is not apt TO
make rash statements and WHO has evil
dentis paid more or less attention to Mr.
Carson's record. said TO a reporter yestsr-
day; "Thatscene ~ the land Office t. The
most dlsgraeeful thing have beard Of for
a long time. especially a. the principal SC
tor j. an Official of tie federal government
This Is mol the FIRST tune Carson has been
guilty Of similar conduct He has gained
a very uneusiahle reputation, especially
among the legal fraternity. since be has
been ia the territory. He Is Oxerb1ating
and ofiicious in the extreme and possessed
OF n very bad temper. Only short time
time ago he lost his temper dur
fee, aud said 10 q witness. cd
d-m you III get even With ycn
yet Another case was being tried al
Olympia last spring. soIae fellows had sold
claim aud when they proved up swore
that they had no bargain for selling These
same persons Told me that when they came
Into court as his witnesses, he told them TO
acknowledge that they had sold the claim
before proving up and thai he would guar
antce that they would not be prosecuted
Ter swearing differently AZ 9lHtftilt tthtr
OF In plain words for perjury and that II
they were not satisfied with his assurance
he woala re: that of the prosecuting atios-
ney. Carson seems TO tnislk that his mis-
sion out here is 10 harrsss honest settlers
and give iheta all the trouble he can. A
rather peculiar Circumstance is that he
discs not bother the large corporations. He
leaves them almost religioHsiy alone Did
you ever learn how he GOT his
appointment No9 Wei. / got II from
what ought to be reliable authority that be
was elected to the Ohio legislature To vote
for rendleion for United States senator.
II seems, how ever. that he voted for coal
oil Payne and the latter got aim his ap-
poinimeut in return Payne ought 10 be
proud of his prafege. | think he has been
10 that Office about long enough and al
though | consider myself @ pretty strong
Democrat / would not mind helping 10
Dust him. II Is shame and disgrace
that the United states government should
be represented by such men.