The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-26
violence At ALL.



E'|zS< 81 ! Grand Jury 1t his pesrs In
1rnssnd in April. 1sse. charging him
~ Inrceny 81 ayols1me Of The Bee
Moneys Received from Al Sources"
Is cuxt0mhoase at Port Townsend.
- when he was collector Of Gus
Colonel J. c. Haines. Mr.. Beecher's
-. vas rot present. 4. h. Coleman,
- Townsend, conducted the de1enss.
s! Iees seainst Beecber have been most
y co1nmenfed upeu by the press of the
=. and hare given these custom
- their great nosoyieiy. from, the
s = NJ. B<ect1cr h son Of the Rev.
Ward Beeciser. and also the political
80 was made Of his appointment
81 President Cleveland. He was
IA collector If the Puget
llsfsict iii tes5. The Senate refused
m his appointment. whereupon he
&1o special agent of the treasury By
iS6tand. His case figured isrsesy in
\ 1slnud's second campaign Tor the
ntid nomination. tised by such
- = the New York Sun aud San
80 Chronicle. the latter dsvosing as
$ sevenseen columns in asingie Issue
- Beecher. A jury was impapeied
1opted without = single peremptory
- The prosecuting attorney
~ case briefly and proceeded
- oxaminAtion Of the witness in
mon the bisl OF Indictment. Near
~ g tie testimony Is in and
5onatns bur one more witness
oxnmtned ard not q particle
s. = - hes yet been produced against
nndant. Every witness testified that
d ~ nothing about the case. aud tes'i-
lf(her that be had given no evidences
Il charge before the grand jury.
Z. Fennemore, the only remaining
pa. viii also testify that he knows
~ about II.
IN ajl the witnesses had been exam
~ Unitsd states Attorney Winston
l y the court:
toW no testimony In this case. I
that on the first day Of the term.
= none at the departments. How.
- have not confined myself TO the
- on the bill OF indictment, but
I'D other sources 10 get testimony
~ -. working four months on It. and
Nr|1 ~ DO 20. The court said that In re-
- ri. Winston's motion on the first
IL
tn1od aenlnsf the United States attorney
s ~ intlmation THAT his statements wers
- oofrect On the contrary. the court
"a perfectly satisfied that the United
ntsa attorney had used great zeal in tho
after and done his entire duty. bat he
"a refused the motion because the de-
sdaut was entitled to = trial. This case
~ been 90 magnificent that there was no
ker way to put II In srch shape that the
3 1ople Of tho country could see what there
800 b It. Some papers. the court said.
- eons 30 far - to say that President
1plland ought to pay into the treasury
nmeney neccher hAd stolen.
y witnesses called By the government
Nd = follows,
4 4 Lupton-~ Don't know whether any
- book was ever IN the cnstomhouse.
{ ~ hoafd that Il was missing. Did not
~ esy testimony In the case before the
pand 1psy.
L1slie culIorn--Know nothing other than
IA = ~ reported missing. Don't
m0v Nak Il was ever there. They did
,ot testify before the grand jury about it,
N B onyder--Don't know anything
leoat ~ book. nor nothing connecting
>eechef With II. Beecher's name was not
nontoned TO me before the grand jury.
Nalinf Bowen Never knew anything
went the book, nor Beeeher's
sanction with II. Was not
nhpd about 1t before the grand Jury.
100 AcCAbe knew nothing about the
- Did not say anything ABOUT IL be-
~ he grand jury.
VI Thurman was not present. but
Naenel Winston stated that be had exam
hed him and be knew nothing about ii.
Clarence Morgan never saw the book:
Nref gave any evidence before the grand
hry upon 1t.
= + Penn never saw the book. First
us he ever heard that II was missing was
eday. Was NOS asked anything about IL
stors the grand jury.
=. q. Wintrode didn't know whether
neh book was there or not Made no
eesment to grand jury about IL.
James NJ. 6rishths. J. IL Stctssn and A.
kesves Ayres were not present. but the
Fossensing attorney stated that he had
uamined them and they knew
asalnx about it, and had not testified
scut 4 before the grand jury.
". r Ledgerwood--Do Don't know whether
not they had such book in the GUS
omhouse. Never said anything about II
9 the grand jury.
Z T. Mnnday, assistant United states
Hsoxney. when the indictments we're
eand. knew nothing about the book. and
~ said nothing about il TO the grand jury.
copy of the indictment was handed
W. He said it was written la
handwriting. he copied the In
ntment By dictation. He was
sxd What II he knew OF anybody who
80 anything about IL. He did not.
se1a no, tell how the indictment Was OBJ
-. There were six indict meuts found
NE grand jury, and oil the witnesses
~ Endorsed on every bill.
William II. Harmed was called by the
puft He saw the book in the custom
0ese short time before he left in isSS.
20 years after Beecher left the custom
house.
", II. Whitslesey knew nothing what
ser about the book or Beecher's eonnec-
.on with II. Had not testified about il TO
he grand jury.
he Prosecuting attorney stated that A.
sesves Ayres Endorsed on the bill bat told
u'n IN the presence OF the court that ne
New nothing about IL
W. =. Fsnnemore. the last witness TO be
s.ed. had been excused for the afternoon
90 TIE court adjourned until this morn
ax' when be viii he examined. and the
esefnment's case will be before the jury
usustained by the evidence Of single
sstaess.
RARSHxp AccrtgrKp.
Ane trial Of William NJ. Harmed, which
oeen progressing before Judge Han.
IN the United States district court for
- ~ DAYS. terminated Suddenly yesterday
sesnooa In . verdict of aequitiAl. found