The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-03

VIII Ar. " hits then spoxe as follows:
ANY amount OF evidence can he addIced that
W. Jordan, cstizea here who 8ss al intimate
friend D. the Yesiers for May years so rnnch 80
thas Ny. fesler took him into his own ho8ss
ara gave hIra au Office there for a number OF
Years. Visited Mrs Yesier'z mother in company
wish Mrs Yesisr Van Buren,, the other man,
va also, l telleys, q partner 0! DR.. Jordan, az
least, together they had Offices n Mr. Yesler 3
pf.Ta'e residence. hese two defendants, in
pace OF seexiag aa examination Ia this curt,
saw NJ. Ii tEe3r Own wisdom and ind rrn len I,
and under the aGyice OF tne.r counsel. hsve no
doubt, 20 com" into thss court AID waive exam
inatign. as trey. under he .aw, had right 10
do We have always Insisted Gp9g al exaInina-
ton Mr.. juntUs Rochester appears rs one of
me attorneys IN TIE matter for DR.. Jordan, aud
o. not know bu. what perhaps Tor the other
defendant IL vii De demonstrated or shown
during the progress OF this investigation that
one oI the other defendants in taiS action, eli n
the absence - Mrs. YesleE, La been talk
Ing sbont what he knew of this case
II Will appear here 10 doubt that two ill.,
tsrests are at stake 10 break down this
woosn's case. As far as tals woman is COLI
the dark, with not glimTner Of light. and about
her fest are pitfalls. shortly alter the death 81
M fe,se- il appears Eha; ramors we're circa.
lated ali over ms town that Mr.. Ysser had left
q VIII. Mr. LoTEnau, who bad been his ai-
wiser and confidential agent for years, ani
have no doubt he has acted honest and sin
eere!y a. such. has an interest Numerically OBJ
posed 10 Mrs. Eesler. have faith in Mr.. Low
man, despite the raIo-s " aich nave been going
round that ne administered poison 10 Mr.. Yes
Ter. / DO not believe IN anything OF that kiDd.
Bat Mr.. L9wulsn - deeply interested in the ap-
pogntment OF an adm!uis.Fat0r of this estate.
l. viii appear taat DIR. LGwMan has received,
no DOUBT a large portion Of the property from
Mr.. Ie-ler for his services. After the death of
ar. fesler came numerous rumor, that Mr..
J esler had left will and these rurnors grew
out oil this state OF facts. Mayor Ronald was
whom SIR. Rochester WAS acting | do not know.
30 not .apdse his honesty in this matter. Mr..
Rochester met Mayor Ronald and persuaded
~ u 10 cal together secret III Getting OF the city
council. Now II i. estimated that the total
value Of Ar. Yesler's estate reaches the sum of
si.30g00. aud il viii appear III the case that
NJ. Yes or lett that amount OF property. It has
been rurnOEed aud published that Ar Yesler
left viii; that by that will he left to Mrs Min
ME YesieT the cOrneT down here, valued at o.
90; piece of property lying near Lake Wash
u, ana All annuity Of 1900; that he had left
Ar. Lawmsn tbat yellow corner building over
there, the fesler building, valued a. 100000,
leaving, as you see, about the same amount TO
each; that the balance OF his estate was left 10
the city OF Seattle, which would be sl.D0)O00
worth OF property. AS | FAY the mayor
Rochester. q am stating now what will 10
established later on.) MAYOR Ronald then
called together q secret meeting of the city
council / am Informed that it was there stated
ia substance that such will DID exist. which
made the above distribution of the property,
ana IL was there stated thai that will Itself
cOuGI Dc produced or us contents could DO
proven aad established If II had been destroyed,
but that the party who mad DO session and con.
tro o. IL would not produce II unless moneyed
consideration was paid to b i'm. Mr. Donworth,
who Was present at these proceedings, stated
that il would DC al Illegal contract 10 Offer 10
give 10 any Que sum OF money TO make such
al agreement a. this. To this Mr. Rochester re-
piled, 80 am Informed, "You make contract
with me Dy which | can secure 25- per cent,
al that recover for the benefit of the city OF
Seattle. and, no matter what others may think.
that woud be legal contract as far as nm con-
cerued and may 10 what | please with the
amount which recover" II such contract
as thRt was entered into We do not know. We
have hhI 40 negotiations with the city council
OF this city. neither that plan was abandoned
know not. but $1,000 is q sum large
enough calculated TO induce some people
10 make aud set for Sir. Iesler Will; in
other words, TO conspira to deiraud the heirs AT
law of Henry J. YesleT. Nov, here are two
things which this woman must meet IL Is a
conspiracy TO set mp and maze for Mr.. Yesler Il
viii on the one hand, and an attempt TO drag Mrs.
fesier into the conspiracy on the other. and
these things must be explained. Now, then,
your hoaoI, that being our theory of the de-
fense, do say that there ought 10 be more posi-
tive evidence establishing me conspiracy 10 de-
stroy the VIII by these three parties or anybody
acting III con- junction with them. They ought
20 prove a common design on the part OF the
conspIrators.
Alter minutes conference with Mr.. White,
Col. Carr addressed the court ~ follows:
IL Nfiuiu De ifnpbNsIDle Tor me 20 eXp-eSs the
gratitude which / feel toward Mr.. White for
making the fair ard manly Statement: which he
has made here In this case. While b. has gone.
perhaps, outside Of the record in maklng such
statement az this tim are glad that
h has done so. We have waited until SONG
thing Of that kind shoutd come from him be-
fore We have said n word, and have simply gone
along In our own way according TO our view of
the proper manner OF conducting this case
desire now, in behalf OF myself and tho
other counsel for the prosecution in this case,
TO meet him right upon that ground, and it is
only right that something in this line should be
said a. tins time, on account OF the deep inter
est which the public of seattle take N this ease
undertake 10 say that Mr.. White has not our
ing any time since the arrest OF these parties
made any attempt, directly or indirectly to try
this ease in the newspapers, and viii say also,
that the state or any person connected with the
prosecution o. this case has rot attempted in
any way 10 Try tals case in the newspapers, but
il is evident TO every one connected with this
case, to every one VINO reads the newspapers,
that some one connected with this case has
been trying the case in advance in the papers,
aud that person s. not Mr.. White nor his client
Mr.. White aas alluded 10 g thing, which in itself
~ startling, and perhaps unique in history a fact
OF which an AZ well aware as he il, tina. sine.
the death OF Henry l.. fes.er, sn attorney occu-
plying an honorable position al this bar has an
preached the city council and deliberately pro-
posed that iCr con tingent Fec OF . per cent of
the amount To DC recovered for tie city, he
would undertake 10 obtain for the city property
of immense valae by establishing will Tor
fee he would be abe to pay blood money, when
those who had this Will or those who coutd
prove Us contents would deinant. undertake
TO say that 1t is a fact that such oyertures were
made, bus Mr.. W h;tc II ms AIKEN in saying that
these negotiations were continued because. I IN,
in position TO know that the honorable cnrpo-
ration counsel, Ar. DoDwur h, tod Mr. Roches-
Ter At that meeting that the city % seattle
could not engage II such nelarious under
taxing, in other wOf; -, IL oouil not nav
money To reward crime. even though
il would heneut Itself thereby. and that then
these ucg0t atloHs ended, and have not
teen resumed. Now, this l. ii strange and start
ling act la connection win Jhi- case but tha,
Tact of itself has very ii;t.e 10 dot has some.
thing 10 DO, OF conyse, bu; not .ea: deal 10 10
with the belief whlth exists III The mind, OF
those connected with this prosecution, that n At
Wi existed, aad HAT II la, been either de-
s;royei or that il = teI.g ned back.
New, the tact l. that 'ao.t.y sitter the death o.
Mr.. Henry l. leslcT facts and circumstances
came TO the knowledge o. these concerned
which CONVINCED them that Mr.. Ycsicr did eaye
VIII, AMI before this case is concluded uu-
dertaAe - say that your honor AMI every one
connected " III tIe case Viii Oe fuzzy persuaded
that Henry l. Yesgcr lett his last viii and tes-
lament unreyoked Of course, the uatural H.
qiiFy was; -" hat became OF that wilI?'
Now. IN short time negotiations
@. Seattle - that was matter which
came later negotiations were opened
WIKI others IN this case upol behalf of II. Mar
tn Van Ruren 10. the sale OF taat Will That
taHSe negotiations continued until The nlEht
te.orS the arrest OF Mr.. Van BnEen and Dr. lor-
uau. Now undertake 10 say that 10 not be-
icVe that Nj Waite will Tor = moment doubt
the 60 faith Of hose Concerned in This prose-
cu.i aud / VIII show yuG why-becauss O
knows aud viii -Dtstaufiate me in saving that NJ
per ,oU Connected with this pro ecuiiou or COn-
uected with that matter in any way, ever en-
tered into these negotiations or continued in
thsn witt any ID a whatsoever Of paying money
% get information regarding that will or for