The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-30

s,ns1aed again last ufgfzt." said Con.
....s,d re teiephoned police headquarters
ny.ys ~predved irsformatfDn tsraz ne left
sf,@re ts come here" When Inspector
asxd1assess,srs arrived he was subjected 70
severe questioning by Coz as 70 nss u
sxar,<-s.s standing ard the sources from
w1:iri, he gained fsss wealth.
ssuhaf age were yeu when you Joined
the police sorceg" asked Con- frenzy
one years cd.
..Wnen did YOU 3o.n the s-,s'ss = :. ~ .
yeYrs1er Is. 1856.
s.Iynw much money had you when you
4osaesi the force "Six thousand dol
lars. had three trucks In West Wash
tnqfors market for four years previous.
and / saved 1850 and sold my trucks
ard horses for 81 800. gave the money
10 my mother 10 keep for me. She
gave ii 10 me before she died on Sep
scInber Il. 1870. ! gave the money TO
my sweetheart. 20 whom was married
on November II. 1870
.-Then you had no confidence In your
self when you gave Jour money to
Your snot7aer. then to your sweetheart,
20 keep Tor your inquired Ar. Goff.
ss,So, sir; thought they could take b~t-
ter care OF 1t than could" was the
reply.
ssYou were a business man. and must
have been q saving man to accumulate
such a sum of money In four years.
Was your sweetheart In the trucking
busincssg'' The witness Jared up al
this. and appealed 10 the senator's. He
said that " was an unnatural and un-
manly question.
sir. LexDw told Mr. Gofr 70 change the
question and ask In what business the
young lady was engaged. In the candy
business was the reply.
Mr.. Goff then asked him II he ever
got back the $4,000 from his wife. but
the Inspector finally said that his wsfe
paid $1,000 on house in 1885. but he
did not Jake this as a payment 70 him
OF che s6,ooe.
Mr. Con went on putting the same
Question repeatedly. ibid you eyer get
hack that ss,o0o?" Finally Mclaughlin
said: II have received several moneys
frDn my wife. but as TO that original
G4nfainf I cannot say / ever got Il"
Were you ever engaged In any busi-
ness since you joined the foree?" Yes.
In 1881 ] invested sI.750 in a patent
Hills. bought the Jeffrey-Csark SWITCH
notes Of $3.50 each. payable at three.
Fix. ssine and twelve months. The bust
ness was In Chicago and was known as
TIE Ieffrcy-ciark Switch Company. The
notes were met and / made about $685.
coo to $4,000 our OF 1t. My brother-in-
law sold the royalty TO several manu-
fsctuiers and Isiisoad companies"
Name some of them" THE Ajax
Forge Company. the Adams Union Iron
and Steel Company. all OF Chicago. the
Missouri Pacific, and the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy"
Were you ever In Chicago?" Never
In my Iife.''
ny whom were the notes NADER"
ssBy my brother-in-law."
Was your name on them?'' NO"
The line followed BY Mr.. Goff after
reos-ss was an endeavor to ascertain
the value OF the property now owned
by Inspector Mclaughlin. The witness
said that in 1854 the pa dts from, the
patent right were larger than In the
previous year. He gave the money to
his wife. We bought house In M
seventh street for $4,000 and paid
$1,000 on IT,"
Why. II. ~ you say, Your wife had
about $4,000 lying idle. did you have a
5 mortgage OF $4,000 on the property"
because In case we wanted to sell the
property IL would be much better to
have a mortgage on it,
Mr.. Gon then asked a number of
questions as to the business HE wife
Was engaged In after she got this mon
- II refuse to answer until ] see
my counsel" replied The witness.
Would 1t tend 20 criminate or de-
grade your wife, "No"
MIR. tioff then got the witness to tell
what property his wife and he owned
or held Under purchase contracts. Mr.
Con placed the speculative value of all
the property at $4,000. and the equity
az ssa.1I3. The actuai cost OF these par
csis he figured at sess.i75. Witness
stated that ne had been offered recent
~ profits on the several properties
amounting 10 $4,000. thus making the
sctuas value of his equity sile. 01s.
AR. Con- figured az the amount Of SAL
airy which NeIsanghiin had received
since he WAS appointed sargoant In
July, 1884. and placed it at SCI. coo
Now. Inspector. where did you get the
Ssss.eoa. tho difference between the sal
airy earned and the money you invest
sds Ny wife made lot OF money in
her business
What bu&nesssr" II refuse 4, saw"
Wei, did sou make any money else
wteres, Yes. | have been huying and
selling real ESTATE and Il Is a matter OF
record that l made ste.aao on ~ deal of
xeai estate On the northeast corner OF
Liberty and Washington streets. / have
also been lucky enough 80 make money
oii other deals I am also interested
with my brother-in-tsw. Hills. In the
1enderfoot mine. Webb City. Mo"
How many detectives are under your
ctHn1sandg' srhi:ty-five detective ser-
grants and thirty detectives"
What g'iNs,inct did YOU first have
charge osg' The First precinct"
snd Burns. your ws4rsinaan, levied
aAsckmaii on builders and Other people
while yea were share9'' 'I never knew
IL, I always found Burns Ia be a com
ss'lentsous and brave man"
Nsr. Con- then asked the Witness !,
number or questions abort rh,, .olgn,.
ton OF money far protection. bonn L.,
tee First and Eleventh. precincts h,,,
the Inspector positively SenkA3 All
knowledge of such collections. FTe ex-
CLAIMED how be went. az she direction ~
ex-Asssxtans Attorney welinlan, te TIE
Frvach Line pier 10 fatercep Mrs
Schubert. the saach wanted witness
M 1h he