The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-05

Rogers with his sxr ard also denied that
tne tresese had grown caf Of y ssscAs-
prosecution AZ that time nethsnx was
sasa about hrtckss according 10 tire Wit
ness Mr.. fsorharn stated that she prose-
eafann stood ready 20 hrtrg forth wit
heSSfs VINO would testify shat E~yantss
.ss1nsony In that regard was ret true.
oas inspector Birmingham thought IL
Vas Unnecessary, Though be allowed the
TACT To BE entered on the minutes that
sagn an otter had been made
Bryant claimed tina, his frs, trouble
Win Harbo< Nc. Is grew cut % the fact
mat be had refused 30 grant ucensss 20
incompetent men who came to him With
appaacstions signed by members 81 the
of1sT asd bearing the seal of the order
some OF the men who came for licenses.
me witness said. took the wheel for soy
and didn't know the COMPASS fru.n a
playshing.
Seyer Charged Unpaid Fare~.
Mr.. Gilman then examined the witness
~ isngfh as 10 the charge made against
nsIn 20 the eSeet that II had been his Gus
toN 10 ride on steamers free of charge
ana taea enter up q charge for fare
against the government liz was a facs.
Ire witness said that sometimes he trxv-
easo without paying and that sometimes
ne paid He claimed. however. that never
had he charged the government with fare
when be had not paid *
ar. Gornam IN crosS-examining the wtt-
ness questioned him very closely rs IN
when he paid hts fare. He brought out
the fact that Bryant had not always paid
ms fare In cash when he charged the
same 20 the government. but the witness
nevertheless insisted that he paid his
fare Il either paid il ia cash.. said
bryanf. "or rendered services 10 the
boats on which rode. outside of Office
hours. but never charged Up fare when
didn't pay II cut In cash or by rem
dsring services" The witness would not
tie himself down to any particular dates
as 10 when and when not he had laid
fare. 50 that IL was impossible 10 get
at any particular day when the witness
had charged up fare and travelled with
out paying Ii.
Bryant said he had been out of the IN
surance business for about FIVE years. He
could not remember OF having talked with
Struye about the Wanderer.
VIII you state said Mr.. Gorham.
that Capt Strives testimony in that
regard Is falseg''
Il will state that the bulk OF his evil
dence was false. answered the witness.
Answer the question:. insisted Mr.
Gorham.
IT'S been so long ago that forgot I
can't see why / should have. talked with
him about IL -
Mr.. Gorham asked the witness If he
didn't know that Struve had had greater
experience than he had testified TO- and
Bryant replied that he did not. He could
not recall having issued Struye papers as
. mate on the Willamette.
Pressing Him Very Hard.
Afer the witness had denied making a
statement 20 Leslie Cuilom TO the effect
that his salary was small his family
large. and that therefore he thought he
was justified in charging up fares when
he rode free on the boats. Mr.. Gorham
asked him IL he recalled having revoked
the papers of an engineer named George
Hill BECAUSE they had been obtained
frauduIently and later issued to him a IL
ceuse on the strength OF the first papers
The witness first insisted that he never
meddied with the licenses of engineers,
as IL was Mr.. Bullenes work. Mr.. Cor
ham insisted that the witness had la the
case referred to figured as the boss and
he wanted his question answered. Bryant
said he couldn't remember any such case
There was a great exchange of words
over the matter, Mr.. Gorham insisting
that he could produce witnesses to prove
that Bryant had revoked the license and
then issued a new one. Inspector Ber-
mingham didn't think IL would be proper
for the prosecution to call witnesses In
rebuttaI. as IL would cause the case TO
drag along for another day or two. Mr.
Gorham said he had no more questions
TO ask. Several more Witnesses testified
as 10 Bryants good reputation and the
hearing. in the language of Inspector
Birmingham. adjourned sine die.