The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-05
MRS. RADLOFF ALONE.
No Other Witness to Testify
Against DIR. Ballard.
HE is PROMPTLY DISCHARGED.
Charges Utterly Without support-Mrs.
Radlof,s story Prompted by Fury
of Woman Scorned.

DR.. Frank z. Ballard the Fremont
physician who was arrested a week ago
upon a charge of completely in the Rad
loff conspiracy. was given a hearing be-
fore Justice Seagie yesterday morning,
the specific charges being arson and grave
robbery. The state failed 10 make out a
case against him and he was discharged
There was only one witness against the
doctor and that was Mrs. Radloff; but in
asmueh as she was a party 70 the crime
the justice declared that he would not
bind any man over for trial unless such
evidence was corroborated. In summing
up the case the justice declared the
charge TO be biased on vague, shadowy
and iimsy pretext," and he regarded DR..
Billiards. arrest as very unfortunate
affair.
The courtroom was crowded during the
hearing, and after the case was dismissed
many PERSONS congratulated Dr.. Ballard
upon his discharge. Mayor Ronald. who
has aided the police in getting evidence in
the Radlof mystery. and who was natu-
rally aware of the evidence to be produced,
acted rs DR.. Billiards. attorney, and made
a strong defense.
Promptly at 9 O'Clock Mrs Radioff ar
rived at the courtroom, and Immediately
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Caldwell
announced that the state was ready to
proceed with the examination. The
woman was placed on the stand, and she
said that Radloff and Kostrauch planned to
swindle the insurance companies out of
$500: that she had arranged with DR..
Ballard TO have him identify cadayer
burned in the house as the remains OF her
husband. Il was to get the insurance
money" said she. land after sending SIS
0o0 TO Radioff was 10 keep the balance,
$50, 900, and give DR.. Ballard $1,000
liked the doctor, and he agreed that in
about year and a half he would settle
down at Fremont and marry me-"
The woman was subjected TO q rigid
cross-examination, and she swore that the
interview she had with DR.. Ballard took
place i've weeks ago in a box in the Royal
restaurant. The woman's story was not
shaken materially; but it was evident few
in the courtroom believed what she said.
The next witness was kostrauch. He
walked boldly TO the witness stand, and
seemed 10 enjoy the gaze of the curious
crowd. When sworn he objected to the
word God, saying, I'm an infdeI." and
affirmed he would tell the truth He de-
clared that he knew nothing about Dr.
Billiards. interest in the plot. and was not
questioned further.
DR.. Ballard took tneItand and denied
everything that appeared in the charges
He declared that he had never written to
Mrs. Radloff at any time and defied the
states attorney 10 produce any letters
When he left the stand Justice Neagle re-
fused TO listen to argument and discharged
the defendant.
immediately upon the dismissal of the
case DIR. Ballard was hustled off by his
friends, all eager TO shake him by the
hand. Mrs. Radloff was not at all discon-
ceried because Of the dismissal and went
away smiling.
Mayor Ronald said in an interview yes
terday afternoon that the woman's testi-
mony was a complete fabrication; that
DR.. Ballard was in no way connected with
the plot, and that the alleged interview
the woman said she had with DIR. Ballard
in the Royal restaurant never took place.
''The whole truth of the matter is said
the mayor, ''that the woman was in love
with the doctor and. because he spurned
her, she sought TO ruin him"