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

! a description of the nan from the witness. The
/ boy said, hesItatingly:
He was not very tall, kinder middle sixed- He
had moaxtache, not very dark or very Hgnf; IL
/ was kinder midding
aIooK at the defendant" commanded Nj.
/ Smell ..Dcss he lock like that man."
RI Aibsrtson reached forward 80 the witness
could see him
| He is about the same height and his NOUS
1 tachee 10 about the same. didn't notice that
/ man much, said the boy.
| This evident determination of the pfosecu-
don to connect r. B. Alberfson more directly
| with the commission OF the crime was new sur
prise. The boy had no new evidence to offsr,
| but the prosecution made him repeat the state
| ment that the inmate of room IS Fife hotel
was the man be was to call. Al another point
an indirect effort was made TO show that r b.
Albertson was at the Fife hotel that night
On eross-examination the boy said Detective
| Sullivan had talked to him about the matter;
that he saw the ticket for the call on the desk
early that night and that he saw the man In
the street about 40 O. m He could not tell
anything about the mans address or personal
appearance.
DID NOT REMEnBKR PHRAsEoLoGY.
Hugh Wallace, the next witness, ia brother of
President Wallace and director IN tie bank.
When asked his occupation he raised laugh
by saying he "was In the resi- estate business"
with emphasis on the was. he told how he re-
cetved the news of the robbery from his brother,
Of reading the letters and documents from
Edward Albertsoa, OF the signing OF the agree
ment, and of ais brothers trip. He could not
tell anything about the agreement except Its
purport, as outlined by mis- brother. He re-
membered nothing of its phraseology further
than that IL commenced, "know all
men by these presents'' He thought $4,000 in
cash had been taken but could not say anything
from his own knowledge although he had been
On q committee to look up the matter. He could
not give the value OF the securities. de was not
crossexamined.
NOTARY AND BANK DIRECTORS.
7. D. Powell the notary who acknowledged
the signatures, said he scanned the agreement
hastily, but could not tell how IL read 1t simply
LETT the impression of being release on the part
of the bank of any liability to Edward Abortion
and Chandler for anything they might have done
in connection with the bank. The instrument
was written with q pen on two sheets OF legal
cap and there was some writing on the back he
did not read Although a bank director
he was as ignorant az the others concern
ing the exact amount OF money taken
aad the value Of the securities. He had counted
the money in the safe after it was open, but
could not tell the shortage. He testified that he
took President Wallaee's acknowledgment to
the agreement, and had signed it himself as wit
ness. Hugh Wallace and Colonel Griggs were
also witnesses, although they were not
present when the paper was acknowledged.
The witness was not cross-examined.
L d. Campbell, another director, testified
substantially the same as his colleagues. He
had read the agreement but could remember
none of its phraseology, although
he could give its purport. The
receipt on the back might have described the
| securities in q general way. The agreement,
while it may not have said anything about the
bank being robbed, left that impression. He
was not cross-examined.
Ex-"DETKcTIvE' xocHERsPERGER.
The next witness called was John P. Kocher-
sperger, special agent of the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty Company, OF New York, the man who Is
behind the whole prosecution, the bank having
compounded the offense with Edward Albert
son not being in a position to push
him. The Fidelity and Casualty Company fur
nished Edward Albertson's $4,000 bond to the
bank and is trying to get at him. Ii was Koch
ersperger that came to Seattle with Sullivan last
Thursday and was with him up to within
a short time of the abduction. He is
a shoIt heavy-set man, by race Hebrew, and
very deliberate and positive in speech. At first
he was very willing witness, but when it
came to cross-exsmination and secrets OF
his past life were brought forth, he tried
TO hide behind the skirts of the court IL was
shown that he was ex-Pfnkerton detective
himself, and the forced admission made him
vince. to the amusement of the spectators.
At the outset he was enraged because Judge
Burke wanted his name spelled, and spoke of
him as detective.
81 object to being called a detective" said he
savagely.
The witness testified to his connection with
the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New
York, as special agent for the field west, south
and southwest of Chicago, and said he had the
adjustment OF all clal.ls. He said his
company had furnished a $4,000 bond
| for Edward Albertson to the Fidelity
| Trust Company, and that upon the shortage be-
| ing reported to the general office he had been
| sent here TO investigate It. He arrived here
Monday, August 81, at 1850 p. m, and COM
| meneed investigation. He said his only &C.
| quaintance with defendant was through a visit
| of the latter TO his room in Tacoma hotel one
week ago. He testified:
On the night of september l wanted r B.
AIbertson 10 meet me at the Tacoma hotel. He
| replied: 81 take Premier tonight to New West
minister. viii return in two days. VIII come
| later" On following day, September 2, wrote
| him personal letter OF seven pages, going over
| this case of Edward Albertson and making
| proposition to have him, K. b. AIbertson turn
! over TO me at least $4,000 of money taken by
| Edward Albertson and showing exact condition
| OF case
Why did you communicate with him in this
mapner?
Twas fully satisfied in my mind that he was
the author and drew up the triplicate agree
ment signed, or forced to be signed, by Wallace
What facts led you TO believe this?
First, the phraseology OF the legal agreement,
! knowing 1t to be in legal form.
now did you know its phraseology TO be legal?
Judging -
Here the witnessed paused. He put his hands
together in q helpless way. His assurance was
gone and his face was a perfect blank. For
several seconds his mouth was open but not a
word issued forth. Then he added 'from its
description as given to me-"
What other fact led you to write to r B.
Albertson?
The receipt of letter from Edward Albertson
under date OF August p
This letter upon examination proved to be
nothing but copy in type writer. Judge
Burke objected TO its admission as IL was
not letter, only purporting TO be a copy hay-
ing no written signature or anything to indicate
its genuineuess Upon the witness testifying
that the original had been sent for to Chicago
the objection was withdrawn The witness at
this point drew forth rebuke from the court
for being altogether too willing. The letter WAS
then resd. ltwas as follows:
Copy
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY,
TACOMA, Aug 22-p1
Mr.. +. Fermor Ball G-s New York-Deur Sir.
There is q dispute of some $4,000, winch this
company has lost, and tn will try to recover
$1,000 Of IL under the bond which was Issued
10 them guaranteeing my fedility, etc. No
5i,0s4 To save you the money and at the same
time 10 lesson chances OF my being prosecuted
i herewith return 10 you the bond and renewal
neither of which has been out OF my Dos.
session.
Their records do not show that they maid this
SO all you viii have TO do is TO refuse PAYMENT
else deny existence: or else declare same has
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