The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-11

edness. and it is right to believe that tns
life Of Cameron was in danger. II will be
remembered that Cobien;z called at Cam
eron's Office few minutes before he COM
mitted his awful deed. When asked about
IL today. Mr.. Cameron said:
"Coblentz came in and backed up against
the door, with his hand in his right-hand
coat pocket. lie said: Cameron, | did
not steal anything from the state. | can
not help what the convicts have done
lie then turned as white rs a sheet. He
thought | was at the bottom of bringing
these charges against him. but when
talked with him and told him that II was
a bad state of affairs, but that | had no
reason 10 charge him with erookedness. he
seemed To change. lie then shook hands
and hAde me good-hy. i watched him all
this time. for l thought he was desperate.
Ii was but a few minutes later when l
heard of his suicide"
The reporter asked TO see Albertson and
Dusinberre. This request was granted.
and Albertson was called. The reporter
asked:
"Mr. Albertson, what information can
you give regarding gtheirreguiarities Of the
books aud reports of this institntion7"
II was approached by Coblentz about
three weeks ago and asked TO examine the
iute mill books kept by Widlake, and see
what shape they we're ip. had not
looked into them five minutes before
saw enough 10 convince me that SONS
crooked work had been done. ! WAS
simply astonshed. ii was so unexpected.
Though Mr.. Cobientz had his many faults.
/ never thought him dishonest, but in this
i've minutes looking over the books
grasped the whole situation, though
dared not tell hln what thought. When
asked by him II the books were sill right,
| answered that they were not, the
iute mill aud warehouse ledgers did not
balance ia bags transferred from mill 10
warehouse. What's the trouble7' no
asked. | replied In one place the mill
has the warehouse charged with 10000
bags, while the warehouse has gwen the
mill credit with only 10000. difference Of
20on0 In this one item, Here IL is said.
pointing out the entries. That many bags
we're never put In the warehouse in any
one day, he said. Scratch this and make
IL 1000 referring 10 the entry in the jnis
mill ledger. If do that, ] replied. the
balance as carried forward will not bs
right There, take enough out OF tho
bags manufactured, said Cohlentz. These
figures are all wrong. There never
was that many bags made And then. in
his quick, commanding way, he said:
Take these books over 10 my Office and
TX them OF course 1 had to do rs hs
said. In half an pour l had the ledger
agreeing told bim about il and left tbs
Office Tuesday afternoon az about Sd
O'Clock he sent for me 10 90 over 20 bis
Office lie called me into his private Of
Gce. cloaed the door and said: Now |
want you to take these books and Il 4 them
80 an expert cant find anything wrong
with them | answered. 'MT Cobienfx,
that i utterly impossible. Those books
are IN such shape that an expert would
want ouiysa glance AZ them 70 satisfy him
they had been tampered with, and hs
frst tuf h a
put you in bad plight 'How's
/ that7f he asked quickly, IN q tone OF
alarm why. in the hrst place, they ars
scratched up 50 badly and -, well.
I that's all right. WiGlake did not know
how 20 keep books, and can say had
bis mistakes corrected. DO the bags
manufactured. as shown on the ledger.
agree with the sales - 4 tbink not 'LOox
and see. he said. ! figured them over for
him and showed him tbaf there was still q
difference of some "a 90 between the bags
manufactured and bags sod. "A, 600 more
on the ledger. scratch thefn ana fnaks
them agree ae said. / did what / was
told 20 do. but owing 10 the fact that tbs
books had Already been badly scratched,
had 20 te very careful 20 avoid making
holes ~ THE paper and did not get through
uutA about 80 O'Clock. W hen every
body had gone - supper Mr.. Coblenix
came up close 20 rn8 and ssGd in
low voice. 'jow's your family liked =
hes.tAtingiy replied that they were not
ln the best ~ circumstances. send that
/ TO tbefn,' putting a so hiA on the book 1
vas working on. NO. Ar- Eobientx [
Eoai3 rather not Take Il; ron need IL
more than I do 'S5' said 4. 4 cannot
lie gave me Q look that did rot just sx-
E acty ike, and ssl4. Take r. I then
f thoughs IL wise - DO So, and said Thank
I yeu, and put the hili in nay pocket
Z goE through a. about 7sso o'clock. and
I taeH came back 20 the prison. hardly
/ slept wink that night ! vas under sael
/ o nervous strain. The next morning