The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15

Paul schuize cams N Iate ana managed 70 &c
standing room back OF Attorney smell, to WHOM
ha Whispered frequently. John J. Koeher
| sperger, agent Of the Fidelity aud Casualty Com
pauy, of New York, the most important witnes.
for the prosecution. stood back In the crowd
aud Detective sullivan was content 70 stand
with the mob in one Of the sate-rooms. This
with the crowd and newspaper men, made VI
the scene
NEW TACK OF PROSECUTION.
In the meantime new warrant was served on
r. B. Albertson by Deputy sheriff Crooke. The
former complaint under which 1t was expected
that be would be tried, charged him with re
eeiving money and securities stolen from ths
Fidelity Trust Company, knowing the
same to be stolen. This was the war
rant which gave q color OF legality
70 the kidnapping OF Albsrtson several days ago
The new warrant, 20 the sstonishment OF all
charged r. r. Albertson with committing tbs
robbery and receiving the entire proceeds Of tbs
crime. The service Of this warrant was ac
cepted and Judge Burke smiled significantly Al
the tscit admission of the prosecution that
their first move nad been blunder. The new
warrant read:
STATE OF wAsHINsros,l
COUNTY OF PIERCE,
In justice coprt, Tacoma precinct, Pierce county,
before Harry IL. sharp, esq, justice OF she
To the sheriff or any constable Of said county:
Whereas T. B. Wallace has this day complained
in writing under oath to the undersigned, one
of the justices of The peace In and for said
county, that on the I'D day of August 1881, at
- in said county r. b. Aibertson COM
mitted the crime of grand larceny a. follows:
The said z. b. Albertson tnsn and there
being certain gold coins Of the current
money of the United States of America, bank
notes, certificates of stock and valuable
securities of the value, then and there OF $o,VD,
lawful money OF The United States OF America.
the personal property, then and there, OF the
Fidelity Trust Company, a corporation then ana
there organized and existing under aud oy VT
onfously did steal, take and carry away contrary
20 the form of the statute in such cases MADE
and provided, ard sgainstthe peace and dignity
OF the state of Washington;
Therefore, in the name of the state OF wash
ington, you are commanded forthwith 10 sppre-
bend the said K. B. Albertson and bring him De-
fore me to be dealt with according 70 law.
Given under my hand this i4ta day OF sep-
TENDER, 1891. HARRY II. SHARP,
Justice OF the Peace.
FAcErfoUs RETURN.
The Endorsement showing service of the first
warrant was passed around amongst the Seattle
contingent, and caused no little comment 1t
read:
warrant on the sth day OF September. l duly
served the same by arresting 4. b. Albertson
according 70 law; the said Z. b. Albertson was
taken from me by force by a MOE led BY one
away from me by force was placed under
rest by one b. Rogers, who represented himself
duly'authorized officer Of King county.
ISAAC EVANS, Deputy.
At2:2o the belated stenographer arrived, and
the bailiff called order
The frat move was motion made by the
prosecuting officer for the dismissal OF the first
complaint, charging the defendant with receiv-
ing the stolen money and securities.
Judge Burke asked that the records show the
dismissal 10 be on motion by the prosecution.
Mr.. Smell then asked if tie defense was ready
to go to trial on the new charge of grand larceny
and Judge Burke replied that the defense was
ready to answer any charge at once.
PRESIDENT VILLAGES SURPRISE.
T. B. Wallace, president Of the Fidelity Trust
Company, was the first witness called. IA he
stood up 10 be sworn his uplifted hand trembled
and he appeared To be iii at ease. His face was
pinched and haggard and his eyes gave evidence
OF sleepless nights and great worry. He testified
That the Fidelity Trust Company was a banking
institution, organized under the laws OF the
state, aud that Edward AIbertson, the
abseonder, was secretary of the company
prior to August "a He was asked by
Attorney Smell to relate what occurred on Au-
gust %. He reminded the attorney that the
date mentioned was Sunday, and that il was
thought by the bank officials that the robbery
the previous day. lie was then asked
TO relate how he learned about the robbery lie
testified in substance:
An A. d. 7. messenger boy came to my house
about o'clock Monday morning with letter
addressed TO me in a large envelope. | opened
IL and found letter from Edward Albertson
telling OF the robbery, an agreement in tripli-
cate and Instructions how to meet Chandler on
Browns point.
Witness then stated that he had the letter aud
instructions, but that he did not have the agree
ment in triplcate.
Where are the triplicate agreements? asked the
attorney
delivered them to Fred n Chandler, accom-
piiee OF Edward Albertson.
Do you know where ne Is?
do not ! wish did.
What was the agreement in triplicate? Give
it's purport
cannot tell YOU Just how it read / had read
the letter telling me the bank had been robbed,
but its purport was that the Fidelity Trust Com
pany In consideration that certain notes, col
laterals and securities he claimed TO have
be returned he should not be prose-
euted. On the back Of this was
receipt for the collaterals, securities, etc. 1t
ward Albertson and the Fidelity Trust Com
pany that in consideration OF our promising
not TO prosecute him, he would return the se-
enFities. He did not promise to return any
money.
wish you would state as fully as possible
what the agreement contained, insisted Attor-
ney SMELL
w hat told you, 1 can't remember the phrase.
ology. l read the letter and Instructions glanced
over the agreement and sent for brother and we
read them. We sent for l. ID. Campbell one Of
our directors and our attorney He saw the
papers then went 70 r. b. Powelfs house and
went with him to his office, where i signed the
agreement in triplicate on behalf of the Fidelity
Trust Company before Z. b. Powell, notary, who
also read the papers. / then got into buggy,
drove to Old Town, got a skif and had a boat
man named Mitchell to row me over.
EDWARD ALBERTsoN's LETTER
Here the attorney changed the course OF the
testimony by recurring to the letter from Albert
son and the accompanying agreement. Witness
testified to having both in his possession and
produced them. He testified that both were in
Edward Albertsons handwriting.
Mr. snell-Your honor, in order to make con-
reotion between the testimony, wish here to
introduce as evidence the letter and agreement
which have been fully identified.
The papers were admitted without objection.
Both were written In ink upon paper bearing the
heading of the Fidelity Trust Company, in a fine
close hand. with very small space between the
lines Both bore date of August y, and had evil
IDENTITY been written in the bank before Edward
Alhertson left II on the Saturday afternoon he
looted the vault Mr.. Smell read the letter rst
aud as the deep cunning of the deiaulter became
more apparent with each line, the interest be-
came intense and the audience, standing breath
less 10 catcn every worn, puhCtuateu each period
with whispered comments on the daring AMI in
genuity of the man who indited it. The letter
read:
T. II. Wallace, Prestdent-Dadr Sir: am short
In my accounts sil.750. being an aggregate of
sums sQusndered by me at different times since
one year ago this month III speculation and L
hayen'ta dollar left Realizing the imposs biz
ity of ever replacing il, and being in constant
dread OF detection, have become desperate
taken enough more 10 make $4,000 and left
4 he M a. ia &.
in addition 10 this cash. is over {s00D00. which
includes AL the conpaAys notes, collateral and
Land com psny contracts. IL addition To thi.
have changed all the combinations. after lock