The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-31
GOV. WAITE'S SHAME.
Violated the Federal Law in the
Persecution Of a Woman.
SHE WAS A REPUBLICAN,.
Popuiists Wanted Her Removed, and
Opened Her Mail in the Effort to
Blacken Her Character.

DENvER. Aug. 3o-The hearing in the
case against Gov. Waite, President Null
Inns, of the ire and police board; Chief of
Police Armstrong. and Police Matron
Kate Dryer, charged with conspiracy TO
Police Matron Likens, was begun
before United States Commissioner
Hinsdale today. Testimony was intro
duced showing conspiracy TO besmirch
Mrs. Likens' character in order to pave
the way for her removal as matron. A let
ter TO her from Jesse Parr, of Pueblo, in
answer TO an advertisement for position
as housekeeper, was used for this purpose.
Ex-Matron Likens testified that the rea-
son given her by the police board for her
dismissal was economy. No opportunity
was ever given her TO explain the letter
from Jesse Parr. She considered PARIS let
ter, an answer 10 the advertisement of Mrs.
Ellen Harnett for a situation as cook or
housekeeper. private and not official BUSH
ness.
District Attorney Johnson asked Mrs.
Likens TO what party she belonged. As
sistant Attorney General Sales, who ap-
peared for defendants. objected.
Mr.. Johnson declared: II expect to
of the Populist party; that witness is a
member of the Republican party. and that
every effort was made to get her out of Office.
expect TO show that although this letter
was addressed TO Mrs. Likens. it was de-
tanned from her, was carried to the presi-
dent of the board. and that IL was an
nounced by him that it was the evidence
upon which he could remove this wit
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Sales objection.
Jesse Parr, who wrote the letter, testi-
fed that be did not intend il for any Of
the defendants, but for Mrs. Likens
Mrs. Flora Frincke, formerly house
keeper for Matron Dryer, testified tina,
Miss Dwyer, over s year ago, in her pres
ence, told Gov. Waits's private secretary
that she would have Mrs. Likens' place il
10 took her a year TO get It. Mrs. Frincke
testified that Miss Dryer discharged her
because she refused to take letter from
Mrs. Likeus' desk.
Friends Of Mrs. Likens testified that
Matron Dwyer gave them TO understand
that Mrs. Likens was removed because
she was engaged In an immoral business.
Police Commissioner Barnes said
that President Mullins produced the
HaYf letter BcIore khe O0aTQ ana declared
that il proved her TO be an improper
person for the Office Of ma.ron. Mr.. Barnes
replied that the letter contained nothing
derogatory 70 Mrs. Likens. She was never
notified 10 appear in regard TO the matter
Mr.. Johnson put in evidence President
Mullins letter TO the Roeky Mountain Neses,
in which be announced; should the very
ardent defenders OF MIRA Likens desire
further information IS TO the reasons
Why Mrs. Llksns vas chosen as the
one to be sacrificed 10 reduce expenses
in the department, they can obtain such
information by calling upon the Ere and
police board. who are reluctant TO submit
these matters 20 the public and press"
Mr.. Mullins denied having written that
portion Of the letter quoted, but acknowl-
edged having attached bis signature 90 L.
A few more witnesses we're examined,
bat gave unlmportant testimony. after
which the hearing was continued until to-
morrow. y hen Gov. Waite wLl take the