The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-15
JOE YOUNG's STORY.
The ReIfe Blackmailing Case
on Trial i'm Court.
THE womas IS DISCHARGED
Bosh Prisoners Tell Graphic stories Of
Their Relations With gsIfe-
Hard TO Get Counsel.

IHE Trial OF Joe 1OllZ aol u&s Ntips ANF
alleged blackmaiiers. on the charge OF as
ssaIt with intent TO roo Police consfnis-
sioner IS. 3. Relfe occupied the whole OF
yesterday IN Judge Hnmes' court, inelud-
ing an evening session, and vas marked
with several sensational incidents
The woman appeared IN court well
dressed and looking pretty aud attracted
the gaze OF the spectators, but 1 oung
proceedings soon distracted their attention
10 him. Having first objected 70 the at
torney who had been assigned 20 defend
him and thus forced his Withdrawal, he
found some difficulty in getting another
20 aeeept the assignment from the court.
and he. too. soon Withdrew from 1oung
case, and afterw ards from the woman's 8,
who. however, was discharged early In the
trial. Both the prisoners told their stories
os the affair. and tbs woman stood the IRE
OF eross-examination well. out Dung vas
badly ratified and contradicted himself on
many material points.
When the trial was shout 20 open,
Young objected TO T.. q Robbins. the at
torney who had been assigned 10 defend
him, and William O'Donneil was APP
pointed, but also declined. w. T. Scott
was then appointed and accepted. bot the
testimony had not proceeded far when
Young suddenly accused him help
ing the state To convict him,
and Mr.. Scott withdrew from his
defense, saying he was insane. but con-
tsnued to defend tho woman for time.
finally throwing up her case. saying she
was too much under Young's influence.
lie was replaced BY j. I. Cross.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Bride having stated the case. Mr. Relic
was called. lie told the same story as
was published in the PosT-IsTEILIG RINGER
at the time and 1t was corroborated
by Charles E. Sands. Miss Ber-
tha Harvey, Miss Minnie Ward.
q. X. Carpenter, 3. w. Hutchcraft,
George Russell. @. NJ. Stewart. Frank
Clancy, II. v. " Bean and S. II. Piles, ali
of whom filed in the small gaps left by
-him. Dir. Russell. who keeps the Russell
house, ana rented the room 10 Mrs
Young, gave testimony which went to
prove the premeiitanon of the crime.
Being called to stats his case. Young
started for the witness stand 'bnt was told
10 remain standing Evidently he thought
he Was to testify. and his statement of his
case was only his story OF the affair In
stead OF what he intended to Prove. Speak
ing with strong French accent, he said
''0n June "a went up TO room Il OF the
Russell house. found my wife and Mr.
Relfe in bed. Mr.. Belfe colored up and
said. Who are your ! said, Who are
your 10 said. Mr.. Jones' said
in bed with my wife. lie said: 4 did not
know she was married They both got
out of bed and were standing there.
i was mad. | raised up my hand and
struck my wife and she cried. |
called her scoundrel. Then
said that would go TO get an officer.
picked up their clothes and wrapped them
mp IL my wlfe's skirt. Then Mr.. Relic
called 10 me and asked where was going
! told him | vas going TO get an officer
Then he said My name is not Jones; my
name is so.and-so. III you will not get an
officer will give you thousand dollar
check. said | did not want money He
said that he was willing to give me 1850;
that he was willing 90 do what was right
He was nearly naked"
Here Young described Relies appear.
ance, and proceeded:
IL said I would take his offer. He did
not have a pen or pencil aud checks, so |
went out and got them. Hcwrote A check
for 81 800 lie was pretty nervous. I looked
NJ the check and said, Is that your
right name?' lie said Yes | said TO
Mrs. Young, 'Ioa know this man pretty
we'll, is that his right name2' | took the
note 10 Frank Clancy, 10 whom I owed
200 or $780, and Endorsed IL over TO him.
lie said II was not dated. | took il back 10
the room There sat Mr.. Relfe and my
wife on the lounge. | told him he had
not dated the cheek. lie said that he was
pretty nervous as an excuse and dated the
check. ] said TO him that ii lac was honest
he would come with me down TO the bank
and see me cash il. He said: oh. that
check Is payable to bearer; anybody can
cash it,
The witness then told OF the payment of
the check being refused and the repeated
attempts he had made 10 get Mr.. Relfe
10 sign his right name. about as il
has been already told in the
account given by Mr.. ReIfe, and told how
at last after several checks had been
signed and torn up. il became too tate 20
cash check At the bank. He then con
tinaed:
II said It was : O'Clock and tina, the
banks were closed. lie said Ia II that
late and then | accused him of
trying 10 play me. Then he called
me and my wife 20 him, and ne said mt
ting his hand on my shoulder: 1 ann sorry
for what have done. aud will make II
oil right with YOU. Now. Young, YOU go
I've with your wife aud both Of
You he good children am a police com
missioner. will put yoa on the notice
force. will give yea good beat. twiN
give YOU and your wife 500 besides this I
would not accept this offer and went out.
he followed me. | went down Cherry
street lie went after ne down TO Second
and James. There We talked awhile. ne
with his hand on nly shoulder. lie
sald; Now | mean business. You know
what human nature is, Young | have
went with your slle: she Is a pretty
woman and she Is 3 smart woman and
then he again made the proposition
about the rolice force. He said that he had
10 meet some friends. but that | was 10
NReel hin IA the saloon in seven hours
and II no dld not come down | was TO
come 60 his office. Then I went down
street and he went up town. That is all. :"
Young then went on the stand hu, he
evidently thought that he had been on
tho stand when he vas making his state
ment, Tor his story wAs s mere fepe;itsnn
OF hts former enc.
Ca crosse Examination ne told how Re
had had the conversations with Attorney
;. III. Piles about getting a divorce and
about Offering "a leave town Cor $50 As the
loST~ IHrst1tGENvEs related il IN Al
interview With Ne. Files. He earnF,is{aei
that the twenty-five witnesses ne IA! sub
pWaaea were nct on hand. but were shut
cit The appointments MAS then taken
Ssih Young stu on the stand
When court convened again Yoanr's
contamination by Mr. Mcbride Wa
resumed and he had the witness badly rAt-
tied. tie could nes remember many de
tails ani more than onca VAS
= a. Ia.