The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-02
MR.. PEDERsoN AGAIN.
A Few More Facts Concerning the
Alleged Conspiracy.


An attempt was made by an after
noon paper yesterday to throw discredit
on q portion of The Astorian'e account
of the Peterson case, aud in a manner,
evidently, which is unique in newspa-
per work 1t will be remembered that
yesterdays Astorian had an interview
with Peter Brach, in which he was
quoted as saying that his only converse
ton with a representative OF the after
noon paper was one in which he said
that "as far as he knew, Peterson was
all right" 1t may be stated also that
Mr.. Brach further said that Peterson
might have been insane on one subject
Geferring to his de,eelon regarding the
imagining wrongs done him by Mr.
Case), but that he had never heard him
talking on that subject. After The AS
torian's interview with Mr.. Brach had
been read it appeared singular that
even a partial denal should have ap-
peared over Mr. Brach's signature in an
afternoon paper. Mr.. Brach is quoted
as saying: Il wish, in justice to you
the afternoon paper. to say that in
substance the interview you published
from me was correct. There was per-
haps some coloring in it, but on the
whole it was right and the truth"
An Astorian reporter called on Mr..
Brach last evening and asked him if he
had written the above.
II would rather not say anything
more about the case" said Mr.. Brach.
He would neither say that he wrote 1t.
CT that he did not. Finally, however
Mr.. Brach said:
II answered all your questions, just
as you put them. Now, won't that sat
isfy you?"
The reporter replied that that was
not sufficient, remarlsing that the COM
munication in the afternoon paper was
evidently written by some one else than
Mr. Brach, but the latter reiterated
that he would not say whether he wrote
it or not.
Mr.. Brach's statement that he an
swered all The Astorian reporters
questions just as they were published
is, of course, sufficient to show that
the use of Mr.. Brachs name in the
afternoon paper was entirely unau-
thorized. Furthermore, Mr.. Brach is
scarcely likely to change his mind in
the course of few hours. IF, however,
Mr.. Brach will give to The Astorian
statement that the communication in
the afternoon paper was written by
him, then The Astorian will unhesitat-
ingly pronounce Mr.. Brach guilty of a
deliberate falsehood..
Some of Mr.. Pederson's friends, in
Guiding the afternoon paper, are of the
opinion that in arresting an insane per-
son the official making the arrest should
take brass band along, attract
crowd and then proclaim that the party |
wanted is believed to be insane, but |
such a course has Objectionable fea-
lures, insane people being slow of con-
viction that their mental balance is not |
of the first class.
The following is a certified copy of
the letter which was partly instrument
tai in causing Pederson's commitment:
Astoria, Ore, Sept. 2S 1S93
Mr.. l. w. Case-Dear Sir: I have
been informed that you have intereferd
with and stopped sale Of my timber
claim In -. There is 100000 due
me from a man in Oakland and you
have stopped me from getting it four or
i've times. Is there any thing else that
you have stopped. / want to hear tell
Of those 100000 within twenty-five
lays. G. H. Peterson.
The above might Of Itself be consid-
cred sufficient to warrant any physi-
,ian in committing it's author to the
asylum.