, 1890-01-23
IN A TIGHT BOX
Moultray and Cook Are
Shown UP.
ANTI-B0ODLE SOCIETY
Testimony Before the Iuves-
eating Committee.
A MERE QUESTION OF YERACITY
The Stories Told by Them DO Not
Harmonize With Other
Evidence.
A MERE QUESTION OF yERACITY

pushing the inyc-tigation of the story
published In the RryIEw, Orcgonian
Tacoma Globe and Seattle Journal tC
the effect that they were the promoters
OF the plan to organize an nnti-buodlC
society. II recalls the old story of th,
man who was charged with muir
der, and having virtually PROVED
his Innocence, ana further TO establish
his innocence demanded that q certain
Old woman DC called to the witness
stand. The woman happened to know
all about the crime aud gave eJidcncC
that sent him to the gnlows.
The evidence adducCd at to-
nights meeting OF the house committee
appointed 10 investigate the matter
corroboratcd the story of II. $. Scott
CORES pondcnt OF the Seattle Journal
who overheard their conversation to the
effect that they were taking steps to
iorma society to look up vicious lcgisla-
sion and light 1t. II showed that .thcy
considered that II deyolycd on them To
form q visilanc, committee to watch
over their brother members, whom they
suspected would urge the passage oi
vicious legislation.
Representative Judson, of Pierce, In
detailing the conversation lac had with
Mr.. Cook, brought out this fact, and
Iubstantiatcd Mr.. Scott story,
Toward the close Representative
Grant made Messrs Moultray and Cook
uneasy 10y repeating what Representa-
tive Eddy had said, to the effect that lac
had tccn asked to join the anti-boodle
society,
Mr. Eddy's testimony Is looked for,
aard to with Interest
Scott told his story in straightior.
wdsd and unaffected way. Mr.. Moul
tray wa, nervous during the sitting and
made a fool oi himself before lac took thC
stand. Mr.. Cook was composed.
Nicssrs Cook and Muultray denied Mr..
scott's story, so the whole matter has
resolved itself into u question ot veTaCity
between the two men jointly accused
and the reporter who overheard their
Conversation, with the corroborating cir
cums'huccs In MIR. Scotts iayoT.
Another strong point against Mcssrs
Moultvdy and Cook Is the fact thd, their
story that they were organiling to expo.
ditc business ana Mr.. ldson's rcpcti-
iion of what Mr. Cook said, to the effect
that they wanted to form society to
guard against vicious legislation do not
harmonizc.
Mr.. \ g. Bowman, an experienced
Seattle stcnosraphcr, was elected clerk
ul the commission.
II, $ Scott, correspondent Of the
Seattle journal, was the first witness.
His testimony was as follows: Last
Wednesday evening after the meeting
OF the committee on roads and high
ways, Of which am clerk, | sat in the
commitlcc-room writing report for my
paper. While I was there Mcssrs'
MOultrny and Cook uumo into the room
and sat at the other end Of the table
They began talking, ami heard Mr..
CoJk say that each member OF the pro.
posed society lad pledged himself to
watch all the crooked Lills. AIN
positive Of tho words. Mr.. Cook read
oil the list OF tho member, and MIR
Muultruy asked how lie 20, icty was to
lo supported. Mr. Cook answered by
individual subscriptions Mr. Moultray
was In favor oi hiring q room for the
society. lie thought the society woUh
have thirtccu members. AMI MIR. Cook
placed tnc number at tliuy Mcs-rs.
Cook and Noultray each made lists of
the members they would SOC next day,
uud it wa, decided to hold caucus the
next evening
"whai was yuur idea of tlc purpose
OF thi. susIciyT' asked Mr. o O.trandcr
TO watch all crooked bills and effect
honest legislation
"Whit WAS your impression Of the ma
turc ortlo soCicty?" asked Mr. Giant.
"lhat II was to be an nnti-boOdlc so
oicty."
Mr. scott was asked to give the names
OF the member, who were sure to join
the society, rs lie gathered from the con
yor,ntion, lie namgd Messrs. Cook,
Dean, Eddy, iicus, Parrish Gllchtlst,
trubh. Hughes, Judson, OF WhntcOm;
Judson of Pierce; Kennedy, Minkler
Moultray. Purdy, Randall aud Shaw,
scott then went on to say that Mcssrs
Hutchinson and iickrcll were put on the
list of dDnbtluls llo added that he WAS
convinced from what ho heard that
Mcssrs, Cook and Mnultray were trying
to tnrm uu Hnti-boodlc society.
"Dd you iulcr rom what you heard
that those who were not on the list were
considered susceptible to corruptionY'
asked Mr. Ostranlcr.
mo"
"Did you infer from what you heard
that any member not on the list was
opposed To honest lcglslatiOn?" queriod
Mr.. ElcnG.
NO, but heard MIR. Cook say that
the object Of the society was to effect
honest lcgislitiOn,'
MIR. Scott concluded his testimony by
repeating tho conversation lac had with
Ecprrscututivp Iudson, of NhatCom, at
Tacoma on Sunday. Mr. Judson was
quoted ns SAYING: scott, | know what
You said to be true. hnu talk with
certain party, and told him chat lie wns
d-n fool a. have anything 10 do with
tho anti. Doodle socicty. The object of
the society is to prevent vicious lsBtsln'
tion."
Thomas II. Boyd, correspondent of
the Tacoma Olnbe, and III. H. Reed, cor
respondent of the REVIEW, told of re-
ceiying he news FROM MIR Scott, Nflcr
having overheard the conversation bo
tween NlG,sr-. Coos and Muultruy. and
OF Investigating 1t brluic using Il.
Mr.. Moultriy, under .odin, said he
here looking for a sack, niid that ho
knew nothing of the formation
ot an nnti-booJle society. lir
wanted the committee to Understand
that what he was to say was voluntary
evidence, or else lac would not give IL.
lie said that the conyersation between
Him aud Mr. Cook was Tor the purpose
of oNpcdiling wholesale legislation and
that the nninc8 menti med and h card hy
Mr., Scott were those VINO would lie like
ly to join the society. lie said that
nothing was sOid that was dispspectiul
oi any mcnber.
"ln calling OIL these names, was there
any implication upon the other members
who were not on the iistT' asked Mr.,
Grant
NO"
Mr.. Moultray denied that II was the
intention 10 form mn antl-hooilo so
cicjy. lIc said also that Mr Scott do.
ned having furnished any thing about
tho society To- the Nporter who wrote