The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-05
AFATHERLY OLD MAN.
Mrs. (ilasscock Didn't Shrink
From Stewards Caresses-
ne TOOK ADVANTAGE or Her.
Ia. Uahapoy soatbsrn Lady Tells ct
un1.wf.i nsiasfsas with the
gr.as PopaIfss Leader.

g.serwaroz err. sept. Mrs. Carrie
Br.ay gsgssseock. ths defendant "a the d.
woses suit ia Nhiea -enator 7f-~aFt' O
Mazda. - co-responaent, has STitfen
abatement az her case for the Raleigh ssss
arr 0bs>rfer. she gives IN detail the stofE
- her alleged relssloas Eith The Nevada
seassor. beginning With her Office -ssesinz
attempts In Washington CltT. and q The
senator's promising her place and loAn-
ing her money when the position bad not
been obtained. Her statement. after mar
rating the senator's absence from the city,
then goes on ns ioiloEs.
ole f@pnnter stewnrtl vas xery cordial
ara frE4ndgv. even fatherly toward fnr-
His venerable fare prevented MS demon
ssr.tl9us IL affection from being as orisu-
ave a. they otherNise wouid have been.
lie seated me on bis sofa and inquired
after nv health. - was stail nfiiieied
with malaria. he said be bad sure rem
edy whseh he took himself lie made NJ
. dose in glass and gave it % me 10
drfuk Is put me 10 sleep. " ben cams
10 myself found he had taken
advantage Of me. accused
him 81 bis crime and started
10 leave his office lie pleaded with me
not 20 make n scene; that be had iamtif
Al home: that he had been overcome with
me SO long. bad worked 80 hard 90 get nae
a position. bad given me money when mv
family vas SICK aud ! vas tn great dls-
tress. hat I ought not 20 do him the great
injury Of exposure. He assured me ne hac
certain and immediate prospects Of secgr-
Ing permanent position Tor roe ioF ;
large salary which would place me and
my children in comfort aud beyond
ali want IA the future. His promises
and datlsry finally 0Vefcame my iudtKna-
ton. and | consented to accept the
permanent position be WAS soon 10 have
ready for me. When | called again TO
receive the appointment u was not ready.
but bis promises ard hattery were. lie
had nov acquired power over me. As |
had not exposed him he could not expose
me: beside, ] Owed him money, which
could not pay lie persuaded me 10
submit 10 him. / was nos at his mercy.
and he conid command me as be pleased.
Then follow details of money paid,
promises 10 obtain the position and fre-
quent calls At the senator's Office.
zone OF his hank checks Mrs. Glass
cock says. (which was found in my
pocket by nav husband. aroused hts sus-
picions, aud then he followed ME when |
went out and had others watch me. lie
met me soon afterward coming out OF the
senator's room. lie created n stormy
scene with ME. aud ! realized the great
shadows into which I had been led and
life vas no longer worth living. but for nv
children, I think | would have drowned
myself"
nrs. 8lasseoek then narrates the bring
ing of the suit for divorce by her husband,
and her truitiess appeals 20 Senator Stew
art for relief for herself and family. She
says the story was sent for her 20 the
Nsus and 0bsertsr by Frank Daniels. chief
clerk Of the interior department., who Is
part owner o. the paper.
To reporter of the Washington City
Ereaiaq Star she reiterated today the
statement made In the Raleigh paper. say
ing her husband had been going down hail
through drink, and added Senator
Stewards secretary could verify what
have said. If he would tell the truth. lie
entered the office one dag aud found US in
a compromising situation. bni Of course
his mouth is sealed. stewarts money
has bought everything in sight"
Mrs. Glasscoek denied that she had been
living with her husband since be applied
for divorce, as Senator Stewart charged
in a recent statement in which he accused
Mr.. Giasscock of conspiracy TO black mail
him, and said he had obtained proofs Of
their having lived together since the suit
for divorce was begun and would prose-
cute them. The senator's secretary could
nos he seen today as he was absent on a
vacation.
Senator Stewart was seen concerning the
statements OF Mrs. Glasseoek. but beyond
reiterating the charge that the husband
and wife we're trying Co extori money from
him, he would say nothing The case. he
said is fn court and he Would mako no
further statement before coming 20 trial.