The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-03
DEFIANCE 10 LIARS.
Csrrsspondents Who Naligned
the Wrong Nan.
HOIST ~ THEIR OWN pETARD.


- - H04ye3y 1oDss<eS
0EruprA, March This two newspsper
Ssppstsn Who - ruthIsssiy dragged The
name q Hon. H. q. Esruve. Of this city.
Into - atssmpisd scandal shout "a aiisged
alterafioo IL bfzI mads il his once white
secretary q The ssrTitory. have stirred up
mares nest Of IN entirely different stripe
from what shsy desired or expected when
thsy Published The story. Their charges
were dirsetiy that '.siarfng fraud" had
been committed In the alteration oe ths
word stcomp1eted" to scommenced" In the
bill validating The tide u the Seattle 4
WsiIa Wajia Railroad and Transportation
Company . ths tide lands Of Eliot bay.
and fhat The word completed" was In the
bill - II passsd he legislature. instead Of
commenced. RS printed in the sesnon laws
The dsnsrence In The use of the terms Vas
vital. In that the condition Of the grant Of
the tide lands, under the forgery. would
have been s'c0mmencement.' instead OF
compilation" Of the railroad 70 WaIla
walIa- By transparent and contemplate
insinuation judge struve Was held respon-
sibls for the alleged change: and IL was
asserted, upon the doubtful responsibility
Of some mythical "oid-time lawyers" and
Tor the assignment Of . motive for the
commission Of the crime. that Judge
Struve was 1T the time at orney for the
6esttIe n Wails WaiIa Railroad and Trans
portatson Company. the clear implication
being that be feioniousiy made the srasure
and substitution In the interest and for the
purposes Of that corporation. Tho history
Of tbs smasing "expose" made by the corr
respondents has been given in these COL
umns: but the sequel II more interesting
and pointed In It's moral than tho original
Judge Strive. after the charges we're
made. began IN investigation into the his
tory Of the supposed erasure; and the re-
suit Il . perfect vindication Of his name
and reputation. and . humilisting expos
ure Of the dirty and interruptions methods
employed BY the correspondents TO con-
coct = story that would hold water and e.
fsctualiy blacksn the Judges reputation.
The evidence compiled by Judge struve
consists Of letters from Jos. Foster, member
from King In the legislature OF 1873: Ros-
well Hcots, secretary Of the seattle d waila
Wslla Railroad and transportation Com
pany: Eiisha r. Ferry. governor Of the ter
riteTy in 1878; Miss n. A. O'Neili, enrolling
clerk Of the legislature In 1878; Francis
Henry. who prepared the index to the ses-
sion laws OF 1873: C. b. Bagisy. public
printer in 1873. and N. 8. Porter. who read
proof for the public printer In 1873.
In his letter 10 Judge Strive. Mr.. Foster
says that 70 The best Of his recollection. .
council amendment was made In accord
ancs with the law - now printed. by strik-
ing out the word completed and putting
In 'commsncsd.' and also the proviso re-
Iattng 10 loss embraced in the Maynard
plat" Mr.. Foster further says: 81 feel
very certain that The only restriction In
the oct vas, - II passed the council. that
fifteen miles had 20 b completed within
three years - make the oct valid"
The reporters publishsd statement a.
leEed 10 come from Governor Ferry 70 the
effect that whsn "hs signed the bill the
same VS. IN good shaps." Governor Ferry
says: II never made that statement, and
nsvsr used any words that could b % con-
strued. ] have no reason to
believe. nor do I believe, that aay portion
Of the bnl rsfsrrsd 10 was changed after Il
reached Tho once Of secretary Of the ter
ritory."
The Oppsaios and Gloss. after Judge
Strives smphstical denial in the Posr-
IxrEltIoExcH1 q Monday. February "a. on
the following morning published state
ment purportsd 10 have been OBJ
tanned from Miss O'Nsfll. the enroll
ing clerk. In which abe declared
she twas positive that she did not
make the alteration, and that the hand
writing Of the added letters ''mecedo
lmencedl vas not her handwriting and
that she had. with the aid OF . glass, de-
tected the long stroke OF the letter "p."
which evidently belonged to tho word
completed" How could lie be more
squareiy met than In thu following en-
phatio assertion Of Miss 0'Seillf ~ want
10 state to you that each and every part OF
the foregoing report is untrue. never
made any statement that would bear any
such construction"
The papers cody quoted Mr.. Francis
Henry ~ saying that "the enrolled bill
had undoubtedly been altered by changing
the word completed to 'commeced. >" Mr..
Henry denounees as misrepresentation
the statements Of the correspondents '.in
some important Particular"
Roswell Scott declares ON oath that az.
q. Strive never WAS. directly or indirectly,
connected with the Seattle & walia Walla
Railroad and Transportation Company
either as an attorney Tor said company,
ssstsootatf. us VA any ctaef capacity. nor
WAS he in any way interested therein"
The letters OF Mr.. Basley and Mr.. Porter
chow that their instructions from Secretary
struye we're 10 correct obvious errors of
photography aud punctuation. IL Judge
struve had collected this evidence for the
purpose of making defense In court. IL
could not possibly have been stronger. or
more complete and convincing.
considering the lapse OF years and
the nature IL the evidence the
case admits Of. Each and every innuendo
or malicious insinuation 81 the correspond
eats has been branded a. false and untrue.
and the result 10 humiliation and discorn-
nture for the perpetrators a The outrage.
II is undoubtedly the purpose Of Judge
Struve 10 demand q suitable retraction and
apology from the o.rvsaiaa and GtoA>.
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