The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-24
rACOMA NEWS.


Railroad Rifle Match.
TACOMA, March .. Instead OF re-
giving rebuttaI evidence this morn
fnx in the investigation OF the charges
q bribery alleged to have been com.
mitted BY officers Of the Pnyallup
Valley Railroad 70 induce the Indians
% vote and use their influence toward
che tribes selling a rigfls-of way
Aren't Eells continued the examina-
Ton Of Indians who had received
money or who had been approached.
Georec Cashier received - from
George D0ugherty. one OF the officers
az the road, for labor. John Swan
vas offered IS by Charles Ross for
heIpfnR To work for the railroad
nOss told him lac could have $50 or $40,
" so, II be wanted il 20 distribute
among the Indians. He did not take
the money offered him for himself or
for distribution. Chehalis Bill nc
cepted 81 from George Dougherty not
1of voting for the railroad but In pay
ment for his time John leighton
vas paid money by Dougherty 10 help
eet the railroad through, and was
promised ~ day and 80 more II the
railroad company won. Ed Mcleod
was promised " day BY George
D0ugherty but he did not take i,
John Carson was paid g. George
Doughersy went to his house and said
hc would pay him for his time II he
would 90 down and vote, and that he
1ould vote rs he pleased. He prom
led him IS day for his time ard $40
for the election. Witness told Dough
cTty that he was In favor OF the road
after he got the money.
John kyler testified thst Dongherty
came to his place with Joe Taylor.
The latter did the talking. ,sIIe
wanted me to say that | was in favor
Of the road, and II was In favor of
The road | would receive some money.
and that ] had better be in favor
a. It
John Mcleod was offered money by
George Dougherty. II told him |
was opposed 10 the road. He offered
me IS per day and $40 besides II
would help them. | would not do ID.
He said could give II 10 my wife. |
went out and he left
Burnt Charley testified "Dougher-
y asked mcif would 20 in favor 81
the railroad. told him wanted him
% show me his paper and tell me how
many people favored the road. lie
showed me the paper because | was
afraid to sign Alone. He coanted the
names aud said there were 81 names
on the paper. Then ! signed any
name. Tie paid me money after i
signed my name, and promised me 81
. day besides. Several Indians ex-
amined this afternoon testified sub.
stantially the same as the foregoing.
SPORTING ryEsrs.
r. b. Mullen still retains the badge
Of the military rifle championship Of
Che Northwest, having deieAsed ] NJ.
BELL this afternoon at the range OF the
Tacoma Rifle. Rod and tiun Club by
rcore OF 369 To 3i6 The match Was
shot with military rifles, so shots al
DO yards. The score follows:
X. Il. Mullen-s, p. 1, I. 10. O. : 10.
7,7,s,0. ., s, q. 10. q. 5. $. In, I, :. 6, \,
4, b. 2, q. !, Z. q, !. o. q, 1, .. 1, = s. D. 4,
3. 4, D. 4. .. 10 10. tl~-aa.
j. NJ. Bcll--Iti, Z. 4, 3, %. !. s, 9, 3. 4,
d. Z. 3. 0, ., q. s. d, A. 10, !. q. Z. !, 10,
10, &. y. =, 3, ., 4. q. O. 10, \. :, Z, \.
ID, g, q. q. Z, u. q, 5, q. Isle.
Wind and sun conspiIed against
good shooting. AT one minute the
target stood cut distinctly against the
bright sun and the next minute IL was
dim and indistinct under the light OF
the sun ohscurcd by black rain clouds.
The wind varied between the extremes
Of calm and velocity that was we'll
indicated by the Gags extending out
straight from their poles. Conditions
could not well have been more an.
favorable.
At the driving park this afternoon
Col. Cowdell's horse. Col. Lewis,
trotted against Joseph Cooks mare.
Nellie h. and took two heats in three,
best time 2:4a. for purse of $40
John Laumeister drove IL buggy
against Scott, proprietor of milk
dairy, and defeated him.
run coUaGs
Herman c. Jones aud Lizzie
iennng were granted license 10 we'd
to-day.
Reginald Cooper Willis, an English,
man: John A. Mcintyre. a Canadian !.
Harry Tondevcld, q Norwegian; JOAN
lsoiacher. German Alfred
Stuekey, an Englishmaa: Nicolsi
lyersen. Dane; George Frederick
ycrdon, an tsishman; Robert Turn.
bull, a Srotchman. and Albert Long.
man. a Canadian, DECLARED their in.
tentions of becoming eitlxenS nf The
United States to-day.
Jofgcn Jensen WAS appointed All.
minssirator OF the estate of his wife.
Elizabeth J. Jensen. and CLARENCE 4
Danfpffis ai,.4fntktraS... - a. = I. n
al bis brother, the late Coral Ii Dan.
forth. in the prohatdaaurt to-day,
Il. Al, shannon. a hyeryman, and 4,
Simon. a shot dealer. hstasae involved
In tight this afternoon. both were
arrested. The former was tined sia
and costs. aud the latter s. and casts