The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
THE M'COOMBS CASE.
Hearing Of the Ex-Secretary
Will be Held Today.
WILL NOT WAIVE EXAMINATION.


Ihe preliminary exemlnssiou % - T.
McCoombs, ex-secTetayy al the relief COM
mittse. upon the charge Of embszz emens
preferYsd against him by Mrs. Mage
Eesssrs. viii bsgin before Justice Miller st
~ O'Clock this morning.
T. b. AIbsrtson. bstoYney for the de-
sendaHt. Vas seen yesterday afternoon rel
ssivs 20 the cas-. He stated that unless be
changed his mind be would 90 into "a ex-
animation instead OF waving preliminary
hearing. - wos first contemplated
The defendant himself was also seen. and
be was apparently satisfied 70 go into an
examination. bat stated that II he was held
he would not proceed 70 trial OF the case
for some tfms ret. - &. :. Gleason and
g. q. BAbcork, who be claims were
both present when the 80 was paid 10 Mrs.
6ellsre. are In the East, aud wiz not return
for some time. II Is understood that both
sides viii b. ready 70 60 ahead this morn
ing. Prosecuting Attorney Z. N. Carr viii
no doubt appear In person for the state.
Great interest IL manifested in the preiim-
mary hearing by the public at large. The
impression seems 70 prevail that the prose-
eution cannot make out very strong case
against McCoombs on the selIars matter,
Miller he will be Immediately rc-arrested-
John Lsary and Griffith Davies, OF the
relief committee. spent some time In the
Puget Sound National bank with Jacob
Firth Yesterday morning comparing the
signatures upon checks Endorsed and the
applications Of the thirteen cases investi-
gated By Officer Barck. under orders from
Dectsctive Rogers. The applications in
dorsed by John Mansfield and Ralph
West" 10 which frequent reference has
been made, we're In the opinion Of Mr..
Furth both written with the left hand and
possibly by the same person. The writing
on ell Of the other applications was care
fully examined and compared with the
signatures on the backs OF the checks. but
nothing suspicious was found.
John Ieary, George III. Hebron and
Grifiith Davies, OF the committee, met
Mayor Moran Ut his Office at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
talking over the situation. both in regard
TO the McCoombs matter and the final
disposition OF the funds. The meeting
was entirely informal. Mr.. Leary stated
- objects Of the meeting and asked for q
suggestion from the mayor with regard 10
winding up the affairs OF the committee.
lie added that he had always regarded the
committee as being under the mayors
supervision and thought plan suggested
by him for closing up the committees
affairs would be gladly received BY the
committee.
Mr.. Leary was interrupted by Mr..
Davies, who said: Gentlemen. think
that the McCoombs matter has the first
call upon our attention"
Mayor Moran thought that the time for
winding up the committees affairs was st
hand. but desired that the work OF doing
no should rest eRtirely with the committee.
Said he: IAN expert should be put upon
MoCoombs' books, and when his work is
the committee can then settle
It's affairs. and think that the committee
should have full charge OF the settlement"
After full discussion IL was decided to
name three auditors to 60 over the entire
accounts Of the relief committee, and TO
also look into the case OF Secretary Nc
Coombs- r. w. Waid, James Franklin
and Clarence Bagiey were selected as
auditors
The entire case Was then gone over, and
II was the unanimous sen timent that the
charges against ex-Secretary McCoombs
should be sifted 10 the bottom. Mayor
Moran assured the members OF the CON-
mittse that the city detective force would
be directed 10 use its best endeayors 10 in
vestigate the matter.
Mayor Moran requested the members of
the committee 10 formulate plan for the
final disposition OF the to5 900 now in the
relief fund when /: is turned over 10 him,
and the meeting adjourned
Detective Bolton Rogers and his assist
ants are still at work on the case under in
structions from Mayor Moran, but have
not made public any new facts twas
stated yesterday that new discovery in
the way OF large steal by the ex-secrstary
had been made. but nothing definite rels.
tive TO the matter could be learned. Ii Was
further said that the case WAS to be kent
secret until the pending case is settled.
Several different clues were being worked
up yesterday. but AZ far as kown. no,hin,
Was accomplished.
Ex-Secretary Nee omhs vas on the
streets IS usual yesterday. and the charge of
endorsement seemed to rest lightly upon
him. for he appeared TO be in good spirits
lie was not disposed 90 talk freely Of his
case with Posr-lSrsLLtekxcER reporter
who approached him. However. he ex-
pressed himself as satisfied that he woula
come out OF to-day examination all right