The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-22
MIR. ToLLEFsoN EXPLAINS.
His Account Of the steps Taken I'm Vel
sons Iase-An Affidavff.

PosITsfo orphanage in the case Of Jens
/ Nelson. the manager. who is now await
I Ing trial on the charge OF criminal assault
/ On Constanoia Johnson.
I Il first heard II tho TImor Monday. sep
! tember Is. when nay brother. & NJ Toilet
I son. ole Hegd8l. Lars Christensen and
1 Jsus Nelson. came 10 me on their way 10
/ Tacoma 70 refute certain rumoFs that had
I reached Poulsbo. The time being very
T short ia which they stopped az my Office In
I Seattle. / learned very little Of the mat
I Tel. Tuesday morning, September l., l
| received q ge from my brother tell
ing me 10 come imuedia tety. as the case
/ was very serious. i took the first boat,
/ with q thorough conviction that Nelson
Was innocent. However. upon hearing
| what M brother said. things began 10
look serious, and my conviction vas
/ shaken
I'm the afternoon my brother ard had
an interview with Dr. Quevli and later In
the afternoon an interview with Con-
stance, ana about Z O'Clock with Con
stances father and Nelson. After hearing
the testimony OF the girl and Nelson.
was convinced that he was guilty. The
persons present and myself consulted as
TO the best manner in which to prosecute
the case, and We came to the conclusion,
ia which the father of the girl and also
his uncle heartily concurred, that the case
lay IN his tthe father'sD hands. that ne
should bring IL before the court, but that
we first should gather in all the evidence
possible as to Nelson's guilt. il was
agreed by all that we should act with eau
! ton with regard 10 the case, but especial
~ with regard to Nelson's mental condl-
! ton.
.The following day my brother, Nelson,
Hegdal and Christensen, returned 10
| PouIsho. The next morning Nelson re-
signed, and during the day my brother
| Instituted investigation as TO Nelson IN
| timacv with the girls. lie discovered
| facts that would still further incfimlnate
Nelson Monday, September ., Nelson
| and my brother came 10 Seattle. ana Iue5-
I day morning he stated 10 me tnat ne oe-
1 sired an interview with john Johnson
! Nv brother went TO Tacoma 10 ask john
son to come to Seattle. but he expected
/ work and could not come. Nelson MADE a
martial confession 20 me on TUESDAY ana
! on Wednesday full confession. as lar
| as he could recollect, in the presence OF =
/ NJ Tollefson, Rev. II. Langeland ana my
/ self The subject matter OF ms cohIessioh
was written down and subscribed TO py
| Mr Nelson.
BEFORE the end OF the week johnson
| Visited Posllsbo and IL was stated 10 MN
| that Nelson had confessed. We ehpecteu
| day bv day that johnson would take Soihe
/ sten toward Nelson's arrest. nut nearing
| nothing from him. my brother stated III
Il "A letter TO me tndl JotiiiSoh oee"N
| something Immediately l wrote 10 Jo'lh-
| con asking him TO take some decisive step
| nm nv, letter did not reach him before ne
| bad left for sidney to lay the case IN the
| hands of the prosecuting attorney ne
| reason. as stated by Johnson lot not IAN
| ing the matter up before was 'i'a' i''
4 work was Just finished. -,
| "WEDNESDAY afternoon, October II, Nel-
sor vas arrested, and now the case Hes III
| the hands of the court. The Poulseo com
r,nnitv has known Mr.. Nelson for a num-
| her OF years and had believed MN 10 ~
| an honest and trustworthy man. ny
| brother saw him very frequently anu We
| entertained no fears whatever oil an!
| tempt 10 escape --,,,rr-v,so>- =,
Ar ToIlefson has also handed 20 tnt
| ,,1s,t-TntetIieencer the following aihdaNI1
| sworn to by himself and John Johnson.
..connty of King. State of Washing
! ton. S. - rro1tofeop
..Isereonallv came to me S. L. Tolletsoh'
/ i, A 1ouefson and John Johnson. Who
| betne first duly sworn. each Tor h'ihSel'
! ,1e,,oees and SAYS that they are In I'osses-
| s,o, ~ the testimony OF all materlal tactS
| aIatfre, 20 the trouble at tho Marina anu
/ Htarv Ornhans' Home. Poulsbo. W aat'''
| tbat there is no testimony Whatever >"
| eliminating any person except Jths -
! -. chat the Illicit intimacy pracuceu ny
/
| ,,,bonv before January I. 1924: that tue
| T,rckbus movement took its heGinhhs
! about sad last named date; that EdWate
| prekhur wa never employed az tile go
| ornbans. Home after said January J. 1871
! ,het ,r,uediatsly said Jens Nelson's MAJ
! nractice became known TO Inc ihdha s'
! frent of said Martha and Mary W
! ,h,,y. IIou,e said :. r. Tolletsoh anu
! = N Toucfson. OF the management
| ana Ole Hegdal and Lars Christensen
| rrtg a consultation at Tacoma, Wash. IN
! conjunction with John Johnson. the father
) 81 Constance. that II was mutually agreed
| h.tVren said :. X Tollefson and {. NJ.
! ,roierson Of said management OF said or
| rbans' home, AMI SAID john Johnson.
! father OF said Constance that said john
| Johnson should bring THE case oeiore the
| court. that said management iHti4eo4atsIy
| instituted Investigation ae 70 sad Jens
| Nelson's relation 10 the girls OF said or
| ,haus' home; that no money or hrihss Of
| any kind have been offered by said man
! aEement or accepted ny said John john
| son. that no effort has been made by said
! management or said John Johnson TO
| qu.et this matter down. that all due eau
| ton and diligence nave been observed by
| said nunagerneut IN the investigation and
/ prosecution OF this matter.
| Witness our hands ana seals this 18th
| day Of Detoher 1885.
s. r. TOLLEFSON TScaN
re- NJ. TOIIEFSON iSoatl.
JOHN JOHNSON lSeall.
| witnesses.
ROSWELL SCOTT.
| &C. $ GRUE
Subscribed and sworn 20 before rse
this lsth day of October. 1885
ROSWELL. SCOTT.
"Nct3ry public I'M and Ter The state o.
| WASHINGTON residing AZ Seattle Wash 40