The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-04

house az midnight with 9 warrant 1
gave him $50 not 10 take me TO . cell that
night Then went to see wsl.-known
lawyer. uho told me to ncts every Incl
dent"
And that lawyer Vas II" asked Mr..
GOT.
Yes. sir"
The last charge involved Miss Bsrshold.
The witness Was taken 70 the Jefferson
Market police court
.I met Mr.. Friend there" said he.
.and paid him $50 In biiia Vas held
by Judge Koch TO the grand jury. After
ward Lawyer Friend wanted $50. Sergt
0'Toole got 500 out of me. Friend said
0'Toole would get people to swear any
thing agains, ne, so I was forced TO give
the sergeant 500. also gave Friend 500.
for which he said he would keep me from
being tried"
R"But YOU were indictedf"
"Yes; but have never been brought to
trial"
serst. o'Too,e Was In court. and White
head identified him. Tears were IN
O'Tools's eyes,
did you pay any more money!"
Lots more. / paid q lawyer named
Gottleib $500, by the advice Of Mr.. Friend.
who said Gossleib would get people to tes-
tify against me If / did not buy him"
The money Was paid to Gottieib by
check, and the check was offered in evil
dence.
"Did you pay any more to sergs
O'Tooge?"
Yes. sent him $50 by Mrs Ruggles.
Sergt. o'Toole said he was going to give 1t
II a. $S
case of q woman / was interested in.
don't know whether O'Toole gave the
money to Judge Koch or not"
''But the hail was reducedf"
Yes
Mrs. Ruggles was placed on the stand.
She is known as a mission worker In the
slums Witness testified that some time
ago Mr. Goff asked her to take $50 to Sergt.
O'Toole from the doctor.
"He took the money and said everything
would be all right"
Dr.. Whitehead resumed his testimony.
Last spring a woman named Alexander
came TO me. She wanted an operation
performed. | declined on the ground that
had been in enough trouble. The police
were prosecuting me. She said: a judge is
responsible for my condition. and asked
what justice / had been arraigned before.
When / told her Judge Koch she ex-
claimed: Great Godl That's the Judge
who has gotten me this way five times.
She told me to see Judge Koch. I did so.
He said: why, has my girl been to You =
I've had her that way i've times Just
then Mr.. Friend cams in. Judge Koch
turned to Friend and said: I'm In
trouble with that Alexander woman again.
The woman came to my house again.
Mean while told Goff he was to have a
dozen detectives on hand to hear her state
ments regarding Judge Koch. She came
before the appointed time. and when / put
her off she went to another doctor. who
treated her."
Mrs. Ruggles again testified that she had
visited the Alexander woman, who told
her she could not wait for DR.. Whitehead,
because she was an actress and had to fill
an engagement
DIR. Whitehead resumed the stand. He
had been anxious to be brought to trial.
but had not succeeded. He had engaged
Lawyer Hugh O. Pentecost, who con-
tracted for $3.50 TO havs the indictments
dismissed or return themoney. The wit
ness agreed to this effort. and the agree
ments were produced in evidence.
Lawyer Pentecost has kept the money.
but the indictments are not dismissed, ("
said the witness.
Lawyer Pentecost was present Mr..
Goff said it had been proven that a hor-
rible state of corruption existed in official
life in New York city. Senator Pound
praised Mr.. Goff for his energy. courage
and endurance in prosecuting the COM
mittee's work and with loud cheers for
Counsel Goff the audience dispersed.
Hugh O. Psntecost is . notorious Tam
many leader. He poses as friend of the
labor unions. Once he was q preacher,
but now he Is an infidel.