The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-29
sIssEss Two STATEMENTS.
One says he DID ard the Other says He
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sIssESs Two sTaTEsEsTs.
One says he DID ard the Other says He
Dtaa't.
n, e. S5s.en. ons Of the foreu1en On TIRE
sever work. fesls agrieysA sxer some II
the statements NJ s1e n the F9sT-IsrEEkf-
sxScss yesterday and has requested the
Publication Of . statement, skIcb gill e.e
found snbfoined, together With an AFT
daSis which Mr. sis.en INSIDE nexriv =
year ago. tie pvrrors 81 which nss' have
slipped bis memory. Nr. sssseBs present
statsmsn. Is as follows;
's@EsrrIE Jan. - tot
TO THu EpfTax- In yonr issus 81 today.
healed Vino eat the stick. yol have
eass serious reflections ny6n my c.pas,lsity
- 3 sorker a, Hsy trade and my character
A. a man. ard Ia justice 10 re | respect
folly - goa 20 pnhlish the letter. | an
depe f!ent "a pom my trade for livelihood.
ard fay reputation for dong good and
Competent work II ruy trade can be estsb-
lished by Frsn ~ sli parties here and sise-
where. Far eighteen years have
t'esn employed In doing sewer
Denver. san Francisco and Seattle tn
der Mr. George =. Alexander, former
street commissioner ard a Republican. /
did a good deal of WORK for this city ia the
say Of Law ng seser pipe. esc. l built all
81 the fnauhosss in the 1taeen Anne hill
SEVER sgstsrn, and the iEst thirty
81 brick catch basins ever ba.lt
serted that my work was well
done. and done for half the cost Of any
bficz work done on the sewers al that
time. AF. Aibro Gardner. former city en-
gine~r. eBgsgrd me 10 take charge Of alt
the brick work In the Lake UnioH sewer
tunnel, and IL wa1id have been done under
nay supervision but Tor Mr.. Gsrtnsr's re-
uaossl.
As regards the charge that offered
M. Cochran, member OF the board OF puo-
lie works 49, for his vote for me as street
com N ls~loner, / have 10 say that this i
un9uaIlhedIy false. aud my affidavit to
that effect vas Published in the Press- Tiaaes
some time SINCE. Very respectfully
III. G. SIs~ES.r
The closing paragraph OF the above let
ser IL hardly In accord with the statement
rnade and sworn to by Mr.. Sissen on April
ii. lee. which is ~ follows,
During the latter part Of November or
the early part 81 December, lsf,s ! made a
formal application ~ the board Of public
works for The position OF street commits
sioner. Shortly after ] made application
| had an interview with Nr. soehraf and
asked him IL he Vas going 10 assist me in
the tight vas making for the position.
lie replied:
"'snrely | would be sn nngratefHl man
~ did not. az yon have already zone rae
considerable favor in politicni affsirs and
asso assisted me In money affairs.
"f1e also stated that he believed that OF
any OF the men spoken Of that would be
"a sell qualified for the position as any.
aud Be saId that xith the indorsefnent
had ~ the tax12Ters II shs city tina,
he would not feel that ne was doing his
dssty unless he stuck 10 me until the last
moment. vi. said thai my chances we're
good, as he thought that II Mr. Van
Bfoc kiln sas that Cummings eoald net
stay maybe hs would favor me, as he
srew that wss practical man for such
q position.
"Abaut two weeks before I made appIiea-
ton Mr.. gochFaa made the statement 20
me tia. be VAS hard up and tia; he
wanted 70 so 10 Washington City and
would need about $50. and wanted "a
told him II | wa. working
steadily or had the position OF
street commissioner, which he knew a,
the time | was thinking of. and could
afford 10 let him have u: that is, | could
get 1t from some Of my friends. but If |
vas not working steadily or did not get
The position of street cofnmiss loner could
Ry friends for ~. 81 ! would require IL 20
conduct my personal business.
Mr.. Cochran came one day TO me in 4
hurry ishsls vas up at Joe Holman
cigar Store, on fesier avenue, and asked
the If had any money an my pockets as he
wanted 10 raw man SIC that he
owesi him. This VAS in the early par. Of De.
eembes. | told him YES. guess SO.
snd a. I said 80 Mn Cochran started "a
leave, aud as ! gas ia hurry | handed Ia
Joe Holman 81 or S. ~ and Joe Holman
handed IL tn Mr. Cochran soon after This
money was paid hack last Friday or
Saturday. In regard TO the 500 told
Nj. Cochran | could uot let han.
hnye - as | bad TO so into some business
IN order "a make living. as felt at the
time that he had not done his duty To-
wards me In getting the position
OF street commissioned for me as
hs on December - personally made
the motion 90 lay nay app ication Tor
street commissioner ON the table and
never made move thereafter to take II
I from the tables and gladly seconded MIR
/ VOTES motion Ia appoint Mr. Ryan Tor
the position ! sought Since tina, Mr.
Cochran and ! met on the city hail steps
IN the presence Of Judge Garrett, and after
| sad Good morning, gentlemen. | said
Friend Cochran. yon did not make
much Of hght for me. did yoU p said
AAit7 - stAtA VI angry AtNf. tie SAN
A" l dad the beat ! could
Il said That - al right, SIR. Cochran
all ask Of you nov Is never TO consider
me as a friend from this and ON. and hs
cot mad and swoFe aud SAID that was al
right.
Il have not had any friendly talk with
| Nj. Cochran since and have only spoken
tea words 30 him. III. q. NrSsEN."
''STArE 90 WhsHgxeroN.f
topST1 oT kt~a.
On this iigh day of April. I*5 hefor,
me. Ralph simon. n rotary pub8c in ana
for the state of Wash tnston, personally
appeared Ia e \ sen, the indivldus
named aud sho subscribe his nam,
/ 10 she annexed statement contained or
! pages from one - fifteen. Inclusive
aud marked "R' for identification
/ and relating 60 certain charge
against enc Jesse Cochran. tia
said >lssen. after hearing said ssatefnea
: read, wss bv lie duty ssoru and upon hi,
( cath depossd and said tAas said statement
( and al Of iheln are true. as ne verify 30
level 4 Ii NfS~rN
"~ubscrlhet az 4 sworn % before ne lhp
/ ilth day % tpfa. lNNe EARFR Sist1S.
Notary public residing NJ Seattle, ia saie
County an3 STATE
Reward.
all pay - reNAri Tor the detection
} 81 the person SAo cat off portion 81 u,
measuring rod in use on the Frnnt stree