The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-05

r,d. Yesterday. and VA rs once BE-
sI,e1d on 10 sides for bis version of
{ - story Of his c6nnection with the
srnt Wirker<hafn~ Brsnsrer affair.
: n, ! P0sT-I reporter
IS called or him IN his ofzsee af s
- evening SIR. White 5asde The for
& uu5ng statement
,s{)n SUNDAY last receisel 4 teie-
SS5~nt from Mr.. Muuday inst was
Snted at the Office That HAs al
B - was III the telegram CAME il
s - nv farm on tbs Monday nlorn-
49, fss;n and came 10 che Office. and
Tx. Munday informed me that Mr.
Ifrkeyshasu wished 20 see me- short
- after Mr.. Wickersham came into
Z Office and said thAf Misc BrAHfer
1l1f.ed 10 make etafexneY.f
/ = me when Mrs. Handsaker was not
;Srrre1,<. touching the homestead entry
{ - He said he had seen Miss
<61nc to my Office II / would write 4
1 note for her. ! declined e. tlrst 10 send
~ Miss BrantneY. He said 70 me IL
u1s uy duty to know the whole truth
Saut the matter, and that Miss
Wosta eke = alHtfenf
s1fotemen1 y tnAt fnf dlu bezorc the
fend Jury n!ia qfkeu xns Y send ior
~ ~ isss seihetAnhf epnsfnsra
- 90 20: uhen ASKED RS Y he
Eould lo present the infEr-
y1ew Hitn Afs bfantuef l Told
I'm no. snen wrote .
noN 70 ftanosaker, the
4outenfs o. Wh1cn were not made
DOwn 70 slr. W1cksrsnafn. asking
- 20 pfing Mlss nfsntner 70 tne
e1sce as assiIsa g taik " her apoui
re Wickersnam case;
tneh iesepnoncu Fer M a -.
bowman. courI IePoTtef. y come e
NJ ostice, Hhteua1he Inat &c shotta
ke Gown any staten1enI mat MIS-
hammer Hagns make, ana informed
HickefSnAm that ! expscteu MIN q
1e1nburse ar. Bowman Tor BIS ser
nee, - mere Was no other way foI
MIN 70 Tec<7te pay inis ne agreed
. do. Wckershnm tnen lett my
once.
Two hours nftcTWaruss e the tiLnf
- ~ Mrf- Hanusakers e5Is ana Mss
Bxanfner came 70 the once | told
ehef and Mf. Munday and NJ. Bow.
men 20 step into the ADJOINING ROOM
thAt desired to speak 20 Miss Brant
ner alone srs. Handsaker az firs'
objected but hnhiIy stepped into ths
adjoining room with Nj. Bowman
having Miss Brantner aud myself
elone. said 70 Miss Brantner Mr.
Wjckershaul has been 20 the Office to
day and has told me that you desire
70 make statement about the home
Sfaad entry case. Ii you have any,
thing to say different from what yox
sad before the grand jury, am vii,
ling to hear Il.
s'She commenced 10 make q state
ment and In the midst OF Ii stoppes
her and told her that Is hnd been nay
intsnfion 10 take down what she said
b. the court reporter, but that ! hat
changed my mind and that what sht
had 20 say she would have to say II
the district court before Judge Han
ford, and refused TO allow her To pre-
ceod further with her statement
then stepped 70 the door and told Mrs
Handsaker that would not take Mis-!
Brnntner's statement now. but would
take Il when the district court naet
She asked me when that would
be and told her thu
last Monday in May abuul
four weeks. She and Miss Brantriel
then LETT the office and turned 4
Mr.. bowman and said 10 him II d
not think il i proper 10 take the state
n1eut of til cifl, nnnder the circum
stances bn. viii lay the whole matter
before Judge Hanford before the cas-
Is called for trial, aud II want you
will send for You shcn.
That evening. ol my way 20 sup
per, | met Nickefshana OF The street
and he azked mas u MISS bfantnsr has
inade statement 70 me l Told nitl
that she mad talked 90 me little, mi
that did not have Dir. bowman TAX
her statement down, as ! deemed
my duty 70 call u 70 the attention @
judge hanford, aid let him exafiih
the girl himself.
lie asked me What she said 10 me
told him II was none 81 his business
and that her statement Was privileges
communications and he was not IN !
position 20 receive Il. lie scenes
analoun y so1'aa,'.e 80 su'ssSasao'
have not secs him or anyone IN his
behalf since.
knew nothing about where b
met the girl or how he met Der an
my first knowledge was gained iron
reasiing the fosT-i NJ kifia KScEh III
evening wiiets coming IN on the IRAN
After ] had called Mrs. Hanslsake
back into the room Miss bfanine
called me 70 ono side and feqaeste'
me not 10 tell Mrs. HaHusaker tia
she had seen W1ckersham, This
promised her to to- What Mis-
Brantner said 80 tue Is not for the pub
sic nor for anyone but the officers Q
the court or the grand jury
VT ~ nase us.,li.sea ss.as, AZ ~ 80
for ratification. He remarked. how
ever, during desnltory convsrsaflol
that followed the above statement
that he had "seen through the thing
within three minutes from the tim
that Miss Brantner had been lei alon
in the room with him He would nc
say what conclusion he had come {
in regard 10 Miss Brantfer and he
evidence before the grand jury.
mss sfytrn xrtft AuxrSY.
-, - >.
MISS sauae eVsse1. Ahe sosssass ~
tecti7e, Is not a. ubiquitous now .
she appears 10 have been prior 20 ia
expose. Tenants Of the Denny bloc
say that she often came there a
many as i've times day. This wi
explain Why she was So often ahsen
.au.' s -, .snlisssas soy s Nn's 1,
seer, aranna the benny hssil.iinu sius.
We.Iuesriay and a Reporter who rslIs.
there 4 number al times yes.prsia
could rel no rexnafsa from room 8
some facts .an,.ers.snv her nast his
torv trauspirea YESTERDAY snd viii i
uxe.i l.v Mis-. Brantner,x attorneys,