The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-04

tTzes On he gar. OF tie city 70 par -naagy for
/ establishing the VIII wngssd b. Illegal. and
fbe-esyon Gr. Eochssts- said he had though. oil
/ tLas and re wanted ths city 70 employ him ss
ia attorney OF 8 contingent fee AMI tia! Is
vyga.s - uoze Of TIE cguneii's business x.&.
he got@ A 30 not remember. II might kgvs
taken place.
q, DID Mr Rochestsr state 20 you n any Of
these conversation tbs. he has already been %
zee Mr. L5wnsn ii tbs natter :. have en
i1Gisiioes recoi4setioa inst ae saw IL. Losaan
aid Gf;erwards he told Eae that NJ Losnsa Gid
10: kuow a. n.uea abogE i az did AZ ire
sseoaz meeting Of The committee lt szs rezovea
- le4ve The entire matter OF employing Mr.
Rochester is W. Doawort3s hands. The M
r5t.ee was than practically disso!vei- gr. Dsu-
worth consulted feg=r1.ag this mater Win
Preston, Carr 4 Preston.
Roeaes ter and discussed the character o. TIE
testimony. Rochester ai1 not ssy where the
Witnesses were. bu; nnde-s.1oi they were IL
town. AM the impression On Try mind WAS tnAs
he bEd seen them befo'e be cane 70 ne iid
70: talk 10 Enr one about il til Ess called -
the stand. When asked for further Information,
Rochester said the committee was Standing n
its Light, and would lose gaai the city
Il GIT get: Tbs: he had 10 protect Clients. Hs
sci: Mr. Carr had given him some OF his in.or-
msiion.
ar. whi.e--T called on you last sunday, and
We got - talking about this matter. / said
te.Ieve1 there had been conspiracy TO drag
Mr.. Yes.er lE:o II, aud you raid IL Looked that
way.
III. gonald--Yes; said she had pretty nar-
row escape.
AZ tne opening Of The afternoon session
Mr.. White said Nr. Carr had inst made
statement that nigh. mislesd the court.
as K had one Of the newspapers into the
belief that they were acting n concert III
the matter. The only communication he
had received from the prosecution was
about the meeting Of counsel and the blue
envelop. Mr. Carr said he had not in
tended 10 carry any such meaning. but
only consulted with Mr.. White with
view 20 learning the truth. Mr.. White
told him ii there were any evidence that
Mrs. Yeser was lmplica ted his firm would
have nothing TO do with the ease. Mr..
White knew nothing OF the arrests before
they were made.
". II. White. attorney for Mrs. Yesler,
was then examined by Mr., Carr. and testi-
fed as follows:
had al interview with Junius Rochester on
the day following the arrest O: the parties in
this case, think. Mr. Rochester sought the In
terriew with fae. lie came in IN the afternoon
nbou. o'clock. told him thought, as far
ny knowledge OF the matter was concerned,
that Dr.. Jordan was not connected with IL, and
EXPIRE sei sorne indignation at the manner In
which Mrs. Iesler was treatef when s1e was
arrested. He remarked 20 me that there was
will IN existence. 1t was not such d viii as Mr.
Lowman thought IL was He said that this Will
could be established, but il would lie by Wit
nesses who were not residents Of the state OF
Wash ngtoD, and whose character might no: be
Of the best, and some other conversation that !
Cannot recall - mind. That is the only CONVEX
sation Lhad with Mr.. Rochester al-o said
during that conversation that had not very
high REGARD for Van Buren,.
DR. J. P. Sweeney. president of the board
of aldermen. was called. and raised some
objections to testifying without the pres
ence Of Corporation Counsel Danworth to
raise questions as TO the competency OF
his testimony, bu, they were overruled.
He then said that Rochester had made
some communication to the council at
secret meeting at which all the members
were present except Jordan. He refused
to tell what Rochester proposed TO the
council, saying it was a privileged COM
munication because il was to the city's in
terest TO keep it secret. The court ruled
that he must answer, and he proceeded as
follows:
The meeting was calIei on the evening Of
January l9, and was held at the city hall the
next morning. The mayor stated that Junius
Rochester had a comm in icaiion 10 present 20
the council in regari 10 the will of Henry Z
Yeser Rochester stated that q will was in
existence, he thought, and that the same could
be produced If sufficient sum OF money
was placed at his disposal to enable him to carry
out the purpose Of finding the viii He
cid not indicate what sum of money he would
Ike, TO my know ledge. TIE mayor spoke OF 10
per cent a contingent fee in case ne should
be successful. Judge" Roche.ter thought that
he might act in connection with the corpora
ton counsel, and sum of money lie paid him
for use as al attorney Of the city Thereupon a
committee appointed 20 confer with Mr..
Rochester to consider the proposition submitted
by him. The mayor notified US to meet at
O'Clock on The day following. II wa held in
The mayors private Office Juuius Rochester
was present The mayor stated the question
that he thought 10 per cent would be asufticieut
fee for the produciiy II Of tn. Will. Mr.. Roches-
ter said ne wouli not be able to produce the
will for any such sum. That was the conclusion
we arrived at We then lett the matter IN the
bands of Mr. Donwortn. ] do not recoilect that
| Il % per cent. fee was mentioned by any one at
that meeting. The proposition Of paying d sum
| of money on, Of the city treasury ques-
ton submitted To the corporation counsel,
aad he said IL would be- Illegal, bat
| that If Nj Rochester was employed
| MS an attorney. II would not be
necessary TO draw any money out of the
| ditionai attorney was no, necessary in the case
Mr. Donworth was instructed TO carry out an
| investigation in the interests Of the city, and
| IL tie desired the com mttee TO meet again IL
would meet. The committee met once after
| tha. What have stated relates entirely 10 the
| frat meeting At the second meeting Juuius
Rochester was present short time, and then
| withdrew. He awaited the opinion Of the COM
rnittee, and said that he would not agree To
! produce this Will for ~ per cent. He said tina,
the cost would be considerable. and that the
rarties who knew OF the existence of the will
felt that thew ought to receive something TIE
city to get great amount Of money
aud they ought TO receive something in consil-
Grafton for their bringing IL to tie knowledge of
the city. He said one OF the witnesses was not
| n resident Of the state aud would liseIv leave
! the state at any time. He urged the committee
| to act Immediately FOR the reason that he will
| might be destroyed The question of the applj.
| istrato- o; the les3er estate came mp and Mr
/ auce
o DID Mr.. Rochester make any statemen.
| abo.ssAe provisions OF the vii? A Mr R9ch-
/ ester stated. from all that cold learn that the
city wuu,d receive the greater portion OF the es.
| tate.
Mr.. White then took the witness in hand
| and no sooner asked question in relation
10 the communications with Rochester
! than he struck the old snag of the doctors
| regard FOR the Judges" confidence. Mr.
| White then asked him: