The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-21

Gardner Kellogg Tells Just Where the
Responsibility Lies.

-4SHAS1Ututy IdGss
Editor Post-Intelhgencer. The COM
edy entitled THE Hunt yindication
Farce" Is still on. The curtain is again
rung up and discIoses snan prominent
in the affairs Of the city as chief cap
tain IN the defense OF the skipper chief.
His appearafice viii surprise no one
familiar with the case, for had 1t not
been for the strenuous efforts made by
men prominent in the affairs of tie city
to shield Hunt In his infamy the truths
so plain to the reader world have been
disclosed dong ago and Hunt would
either have been serving out his sem
tence or would have skipped to his ma
tive land.
Hunt has not gone 10 Canada to Sc
cure evidence. he has gone to Canada
because ne could not stay and face
what there is here. and has left his sup
porters. men prominent in the affairs
OF the city. In the slough OF despond, In
the quicksand. where every struggle to
vindtcate Hunt or themselves only sinks
them deeper and deeper.
The monument of the efficiency OF the
fire department as evidenced by the
sixteen roasted victims OF the West
street fire has ingiorloasly fed. leaving
his friends, man prominent In the af-
fairs OF the city. TO get out the best way
they can. AS to the alleged theft of
the Pe.rolia fire department books,
and 7 only. am responsible for their
being here. I. and / only. had any
hand In securing them. They we're
neither stolen or uggaed. I have
oorresponded with different persons in
Canada for the past two years An
agent. a travelling man in that portion
OF the country. was my agent In getting
information about Hunt. I was conf
dent he WIS an impostor ard deter
mined 10 expose him. A detective was
employed by ms and secured evidence
which alone would convince any un-
prejudiced man that he was an impos-
tor then learned of the Petroiia fire
department records being obtainabie.
These records were kept by Hunt,
which shows he vas elected member
May II. 1852. ard that April /. 1885, he
obtained leave Of absence for one year
These records contain Hunts writing
and Hunts signature for every month
and sometimes twice q month from
July 10. Isse. TO April I.fsss I had
could not be used In court, so wrote for
che originals, and got them. am
only too glad that they acknowledge
the gerGtnencSs OF the record. Some
months ago was approached by a
stranger whonI I took To be an EN-
psoye Of CHIEF Hunts. His intentions
were 10 find IL possible where the books
were. / simply told him ] had them.
and IL he wanted 20 see them IL ne
would appear AZ Tacoma on the trial of
Hunt hs WOULD be permitted to see
them He did not last very long. There
has never hecn a moment but whafI was
satisfied $1,000 would gladly have been
paid by Hunt for possession OF these
books. When Hunt was willing 20 ray
one single witness sseo to get that wit
ness 20 run away and not testify
against him n a trial pending against
him fwalch as trGeA what would ne not
pay for books containing positive proof
In his own handwriting that he was not
tn the United States during any OF the
time ne swcre before the court he was.
ana BY reason OF such oath his pa pers
were granted him.
The myth about the expressEss=z and
.he man VINO worked In the express
Office and were spirited away Is too Idle
to mention. The only man "a Seattle
thaR knows how. when or where I OH
tsanef these books is myself There IL
no mystery asso1t this wssosc concern,
sn efforts 81 f.se man Taxwninegax IN the
Affairs OF the city 10 surround ii with
such 90 the contrary Notwithstanding.
IL - 8 simple ease ~ s Canadian OBJ
NJ ~xfE t>sr
iest.y ard being caught IA his tnfa-ny
The ossaly person Tsersscsatsd IN the mat
ser - the writer. who has been pcsSe-
cused and rssassgrsei by sssen prominent
in the aN&aEs cf the city ssnExy for per-