The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-16
More About Mulkey, Miss Hast
ings and Jim Lotan.
BLUM TELLS Why he sQueAlso.
His Pals Didn't Come 10 the Rescne
When He Was Pinehed.
How if Was Proposed TO Fix the Grand
Jury-Mulkey = Habitue OF Misc Fan
shsw's Hoase of Il-Fnme-Forrery
of Chinese Certincates


nmony IN the conspiracy ease seemed very
tame today after the interesting story of
Nat Blum. whose real name is Blumen-
krsli, and who retired from the stand with
the weli-earned reputation of being the
best and most Intelligent" witness
ever seen on that stand.
Sig Baer threw some light on the man.
ner OF making Chinese certificates lie
said that once when ship came in and
Bum was out of the city, Dunbar
go: him to make out twenty-five
atiidavits for certificates. Then he
wanted signatures 10 them. and was told
they would cost money. Baer was told to
90 out around the saloons and get them
cheap. He paid so cents and sometimes
81 for signatures. bat not often. lie did
not know whether these men knew the
Cinnamon or not Afterward he IA ade out
lot of afiidavits for Chinaman. Inspector
Cardineli handed him the certificates, and
he pasted the aftdavits in and handed
them back. He made out 100 certificates
for Dunbar. and was to have 81 apiece. but
he only got $i00. He did not think at the
time this was in violation of his oath as a
notary. as everybody was doing il.
When the trial was resumed this morn
ing the cross-examinaticn OF Nat Blum
was continued. lie stated that his con-
yersations with all the defendants except
Wilson. of Victoria. had been held in this
citv and county. He had Bannon's seal at
different times, all told about thirty DAYS.
A payment of $3.50, one of the last pay
ments made to Special Agent c. ]. Mulkey,
was made in Val Hastings room in Miss
Fanshaw's house of ill-fame. Mulkey
was drunk. lying on the bed with Miss
Hastings, at the time the money was paid.
Blum suggested to Mulkey that he would
better step out of the room to receive the
money. Muikey replied that il was not
necessary. Blum also testified that about
March l, 1s92. he paid Collector Jim Lotan
and MuIkey $500.
About July Jim Lotan. Whitney l..
Boise, chairman of the Republican state
central committee; T.. r. Thompson, At
torney Starr, himself and others met in q
saloon several times and determined to
try to prevent any indictments being
found by the grand jury. Blum continued:
1--WE even went SO far as to pick out GER
tain members OF the jury that each man
could see and try to handle. All Of these
parties asked me to stand pat, and |
agreed 10 do it said Ia. them: IL We
go to the penitentiary will go with you.
and will ask no favors except assistance
in securing bonds About September
| was arrested in San Francisco, brought
here and placed in Jail. 1 sent for
United States Attorney Murphy and
said 10 him: Il have stood pat with
these people. and they agreed to stay with
me. They have got me into jail, and
have quit me- They think they will send
me to the penitentiary and escape them
selves. | am willing to turn states evil
dencc. Murphy told me | could turn
states evidence IL l liked, but he could
make me no promise except TO recommend
me to the mercy OF the court. il did
what was right In the matter. / then
told him was ready to turn over all the
documentary evidence / had, and make a
full confession"
Maj. J. L. McGregory. special agent of
the treasury. testified to the handwriting
of number of letters received by Blum,
which he identified as Mulkey's.
An Identification certificate, one of
batch of 500 prepared by some of the con-
spirators, was produced. Counsel for the
government examined Blum rs TO his
work of filing out blanks in the certif-
cate. He testified 10 having written the
names of J. Ward and Charles Miller as
witnesses to that one certain certificate
either in his own or Bannon's Office. OPP
posing counsel then asked permission to
question the witness a. TO hi. positive
knowledge of the time and place this GER
tificate was made out For fully fifteen
minutes Attorney Fulton directed n furi-
ou. volley of cross questions at Blum.
who through it all remained cool and in
different.
After the admission of other certificates
Mike Bowman was called to coroborate
Blum's testimony regarding a meeting be-
tween Mulkey and Blnm on train be-
tween here and Tacoma in November,
1892 ]. ID. Meyer was also called and
coroborated this testimony. r.. 5. Perkins
was called to identify page OF the regis
ter of the Hotel Perkins showing Null
keys arrival.
W. II. Jackiing. chief engineer of the
Haytian Republic. was called and corrobo-
rated Blum's testimony in some import
ant particulars and minor details.