The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11
THE KIDNAPPING OF CoHooN.
Russian Methods Tolerated in Tacoma.
Light ON sullivan's Tactica


TACOMA, Sept. 10-[special l-SulI!van's &C.
ton in kidnapping Albertson and Bailey is essen
TALLY similar 10 the detention in this CITY n
couple of weeks ago of John l. Cohoon brother
in-law of Edward Albertson, who robbed the
Fidelity Trust Company bank here. The only
tangible reason for Cohoon's detention
for five days in room I'm ,ba
Fife hotel. - lar rs can be learned from inter
ested parties, is the fact that letter addressed
To Cohoon had been intercepted. This letter wss
from Albertson, the absconder, and requested
COhoon TO carry mail to his family and the
family OF Chandler, ana another SUSPECTED ri
having aided in the robbery. Cohoon's coupsa,
claim that this is no just cause why he shouId
be thrown into Jail.
But as TO sul.ivau's tactics: Cohoon saws he
requested him TO 20 TO q room in the hotel and
talk over the situation. Arriving at the room,
he was confronted by several Sullivan de.ao'
tiyes. sullivan Haunted a paper in his taco
COhoon saws, and told MIN Il was a warrant fo,
has arrest, but would not allow him 10 read II
Cohoou was then givea the alternative of go;r,,
TO Jail or remaining in the room. lie could not
learn the contents of the alleged warrant
and, I'm the hope of not having his nsrns
connected with the scandal. agreed 10 remain l.,
the room. provided, however, sullivan Doti6o1
his family OF his vhereabDuts Sullivan acres,,
but Mrs. Cohoon was not told what had become
Of her husband. His friends talked of swe4ring
ont wTit OF h4beas corpus 10 secure the Iibartv
OF CohOOu- Mrs. CohOou and Alhertson's wife q "a
in Frustrated condition as the result of The
robocry snd Cohoous disappearance sullivan
wen; 10 a deputy sheriff and had him arrairn
Cohoon on warrant charging him with com.
p4CIiy In tie robbery. Through an attorney @,
hoon proposes 70 bring suit for damages against
sullivan. Cohoou g sill in Jail, as is also on,
Scott, Alias Williams, s detective who WAS put
there on an alleged charge of defalcation. hut
really for the purpose OF pumping Coaoon. Co
hoou was 20 have oeen arraigaed today. but the
case was continued.
II. X. smell, CohOol's attorney and attorney
also for Foreman Case. of the Tacoma Rslwsv
and Motor COmpanys works whom Sullivan il
charged with beating and choking in "A brutal
manner, said ton;gh. TO the correspondent of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
sullivan is a bulldozer. He is M Satoc+ive
Falling 10 get information, he resnr;s IN at
eMpS Al brutal iut.miiatlop. Some day he
deposition of the mau Case. whom SnIIiyTn
CHECKED and beat nearly 20 death haca,isa no
would not swear as Sullivan wanted mir, To
anu thereby cTlmInate parties against whom
sui.lsan was irving - secure evidence Case q
etlt under q doctors care, although Sullivan
attacked him SIX weeks ago. HS ewes w.
beaten BLACK snd blue, his head w4s cutaoi oIs
WlucNlpe broken by SQiiivan's tnre-. l.. rL0,.
Ing aim Case VII bring suit for damages and
assault agslns! sullivan.
Tonight when the news Of the kianapfng ~
Bailey and Aibertson was received. Mr. Brain
ard, OF the Press Ttnscs, at once opened cornrnun
icauon with Seattle by telephone While thus
conFerSing the enTerprising MAYOR OF slaughter
who happened ~ oyeEhcar by telephone mart Of
the sensational disclosure, volunteered TO assist
n The capture OF sullivan The mayor was IN