The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-17

filled the room, although but few were
his acquaintances. On the other
hand, those interested in the prose-
cntion were mainly conspicuous by their
| absence. Kochersperger was not there.
Sullivan did not even stand on the out
skirts of the crowd. The bank people
| were not out in force, as on the previous
days. Hugh Wallace appeared to be the
only one that mad not lost all hope that
the detectives theory would be given anv
credence by the court. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Smell was a little late in arriving. and.
when he saw that Justice Sharpe had
taken his seat, turned to Judge Burke
with the remark that 1--WE had better go
ahead with her."
ALBERTsoNts PARTNERS ON THE STAND.
George Hyde Preston, the last witness
OF the preceding day, was recalled by
Judge Burke, and testified concerning the
manner In which the firm of Preston, AL
bertson & Donworth keep their. books.
VIZ: each member making entries of
transactions in which ne receives or PAYS
out money, on the book of original entries,
which books are afterward posted by
man employed to do that and other work.
This point was make TO corroborate
Albertson's testimony concerning the
$40 from Chandler, alias Ross.
George Donworth, Mr. Albertson's other
partner, was the next witness. After
stating his connection with the firm, he
testified that he was in Seattle during the
entire month of June. He remembered
the visit of Chandler, alias Ross, to the
frm's office. He knew that this visit was
about a month before July %, when he
| went East with his wife. He said that r.
Is. Aibertson had at the time told him of
| hoss' visit and all of the incidents connected
herewith. He then detailed the circum-
stances surrounding the visit of Ross to
tnelr Office substantially as related by r.
| ID. AlDertson, corroDorating him upon all
| points. witness said he asked Albertson
II he knew this man Ross and Albertson
SAID he had never seen or heard
| OF him before. Witness knew a man
named Ross who had recently come
to Seattle, and described him
TO Albertson who said the description did
not tally with that of his visitor at all. AL
/ bertson had asked witness his advice upon
the matter and witness had advised
| him that under the circumstances as re-
lated by Ross, it would not be improper
| TO draw the agreement. Later wit
ness was told by Albertson that
he had drawn the agreement, that Ross
| had called for it and paid $40 for it, Al
bertson had told witness that if one of his
| friends had committed a crime he did not
want to know who ne was. Witness then
| told of Sullivan's visit to their Office after
| his (witnesso return from the East, and
| two days before Albertson's arrest As
soon as Sullivan entered the office Albert
son had called witness into the room, tell
inc the Hptaptiya hat txpifr 40
ner. Sullivan looked at Albertson for
moment and said, "Mr. Albertson, L
came over on the Tacoma bank business
| Mr.. Albertson replied, II suppose you did,
| if you say So" Sullivan asked him if he
had any of the securities taken from the
| bank. Mr.. Albertson refused to say any,
thing to Sullivan, and refused positively to
| hold any conversation with him whatever
| Sullivan told Albertson he had a way of
making people talk. Mr.. Albertson said,
"Mr. Sullivan, don't you threaten
me-" Sullivan went out and re-
| turned a few minutes later and
asked Mr.. Albertson if he (Sulivan)
might not wire to President Wallace
| to come over. Mr.. Albertson turned to
/ Sullivan and told him that he would not
recognize him as his agent in this or any
other matter. Sullivan went out angrily
repeating his threat. The witness said the
| first he heard of Edward Albertson was by
reading of the defalcation in a newspaper
| while he was returning home about the
last Saturday in August.
THE CELEBRATED AGREEMENT.
Walter A. kean, stenographer in the
| Office of Preston, Albertson & Donworth,
| testified to taking an agreement from Mr..
Albertson's dictation about June 1S. Here
n Il
| Albertson dictated and which furnishes
! the most important part of the evidence.
| The agreement read:
| Know all men by these presents, that whereas
| certain personal property hereinafter described
| has been taken from the possession of -,
| corporation organized and existing under the
/ laws of the state, formerly territory, of Wash
| ington; and, whereas said corporation is desir-
GUS of having said property returned to it, and
| in consideration of such return is willing 10
| release -- from any and all liability on
| count of said taking hereinafter provided.
| Now, therefore, it is eovenanted and agreed
by said corporation rs follows, to-wit:
| The said - is at any time within -
| days from the date hereof to deliver or cause to
| be delivered to the undersigned, president of
| said corporation, for and in behalf of said cor
| poration the following described personal prop
erty heretofore taken from its possession afore-
said, to-wit: eight lines blank)
| The eatd - is further within said period to
| make known to said president the combination
upon the safe of said corporation, said eombina-
| ton having heen changed at the time OF said
| taking.
| And after delivery to said president OF said
| above described property, and OF the key OF said
| safe combination, said corporation shall forth
| with execute and deliver to said a writ
| ten receipt for the same, which receipt Is here
| unto annexed.
| It is further expressly covenanted and agreed
that such delivery of said property and key shall
| be deemed TO be and shall be a complete salts
/ faction of all and every claims or demands of
! whatever nature kind said corporation may
| have or may have had against said and
| -- either of them account of tho
! taking of any property from the possession of
| said corporation, or on account of the changing
| of said safe combination otherwise, and that
| upon such delivery TO said president be-
| ing made as aforesaid, said corporation
| will forever refrain from prosecuting or
| causing to be prosecuted the sad--and -
or either of them, directly indirectly, on ac-
/ count OF the taking from its possession of said
described property or Of any property whatever,
| or on account of any act or deed of said-
/ and or either of them, win reference to
! said corporation.
| In witness whereof the said corporation has
| duly caused these presents to be executed under
| its corporate name and seal, by its president
| this day Of, lS3i.
BLANK for signature.)
In presence of
! STATE OF WAsHtSGToS .