The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-07

Agent Squires Courts Arreat and Inves.
tigation-His Bonds MT Impaired.
To THE EDITOR: In reading the Tacoma
items in your today's issue notice in ref
erence to the late express robbery of : 900
that Mr.. Smith, night depoa agent. says
Mr.. Hopkins vas not Intoxicated on
the night the money was to;:t. OF course
any person can see that in order for Mr..
Smith to keep his positions u is for his in
terest TO say 30, but you: issue Of yester-
day says Mr.. Hopkins was discharged for
being drunk ana careless. We can prove
at any time when Mr.. Hail sees fit to
place me under arrest tor This theft that
Mr.. Hopkins vas intoxicated this night
and also the night previous. when he was
unable to do his work, aud; also have q
messenger to prove that tie night in ques.
ton the depot agent at Tacoma had to
pull him out of bed to 60 IN his run. This
item states said had $50 to 60 to the
Worlds fair with. This is. false. I did
say had threo or four hundred dollars
and was going to the Worlds fair, and
long before this thing happened. As to
my being in debt, never nave at any time
owed $50, all told, in the state of WASH
ington; or in the year have lived in Sc
attic have not owed $50; combined. I
have worked steadily for ten years at .
good salary ard four yesrs for this COM
pany, never losing day. and think if
did have 5000. would only be fair show
ing for ten years. savings. As to my leav-
ing the Office twice during the night, this
10 an utter faisehood. I never stepped
outside of the office until G O'Clock in the
morning to load a messenger leaving at that
time. and then at 6:2O t. s.nd telegram
which the agent had telSphoned down
during the night, and then Mr.. Hopkins
was in the Office and saw me 60 out In my
shirt sleeves, and this was over two hours
after Mr.. Harlow had come down and
made the investigation; but Mr.. Hopkins
and Burton (or Burkweli) did leave the
Office twice between the hours of and 4
to converse confidentialiy on the outside
My bondsman, Mr.. Mckenzie, left last
evening for Portland and before leaving
made demand in writing 10 his company
to protect my bonds and refuse to paw this
loss without proofs. ! efs., gave him my
expense account for the past two years
and proved had lived within my means
at all times. lie stated iaat his company
would refuse to pay this money on my
bonds, as he failed to Il nj any evidence
whatever tina. l was g'.iity, and unless
Mr.. Hall produced more evidence than he
had my bonds would net be impaired.
This is the situation rs il now stands. and
stand waiting for them 20 place me I'M
der arrest, ana have been fer over a week,
which evidently they do net care to do.
Two of Mr.. Sulivan's nSen have rented
rooms opposite my housc and spend the
long hours of night watching to see if
leave the city between two days.
Mr.. Hall says Mr.. Hopkins has to use
liquor for his health How many men
would Mr.. Hall employ that had to be
kept on liquor and use n pint of liquor a
day as the papers say Mr.. Hopkins does.
Mr.. Barber, for years a messenger for this
company. and who has alarge family to
support, was discharged "A few months
ago for using liquor when il was prescribed
for his health by an emipest physician of
Portland. Did Mr.. Hal show him auv
mercy No; lie was vir:uslly a poor man
and had to go; the same IN my case-they
try to place the blaue on me to clear
themselves, Yours truly,
IS III. Sou,REs.