The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-19
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vs:>,y ard SIT the truth ~ her statement.
- response - question ~ ths C7u-t.
Shoemaker said the affidavit had been
written b. himself. II the d-ctation of Mrs
Esnnlgsn-
Graham said Il became his duty % make
tne painful declaration that during the
early part Of the recent trial ne received
Information that effcrts had been mad ID
procure false testimony by bribery. SAB
secusatly he learned that these efforts
acre being prosecuted 70 tae end. There
upon he sent for the person thus employ
"a 10 furnish evidence. ard she vas IN
court al the present me Il VIII ur9iu.e
her" he said. and sh0w that she was err
pIoyed BY Shoemaker. taken to his Office
Questioned. aud said she knew nosh.rs
about the case. The attorney tol3 her m Il
Il vas a.. right ard she was induced. up-
on payment Of so. to sign an affidavit
which had been already prepared.
Detective Ceyer testified fha. during the
tEial ne vas called upon bvJohn SchweiCk-
ler, wko said Sheem1ker had asked am ID
procure a woman who would swear 10
cegtasn facts. The next day Schwe.cklar
again ca,'sd ans showed hin a typevri.
ten sffdavir. Geycr. after the trial pro-
cured a woman and introduced har 10
Sehweicbier. who took her 10 Shoeua ker.
she signed The affidavit ard received Two
80 bills which she marked with initials
for the purpose Of Identification
The supposed Mrs. Haunlaau. who said
her name was Margaret Reah. corrcbor-
ated GeyeT's story IN detail pro6uc ng the
money. she declared shat Shoemaker had
neither read nor told her the contents Of
the affidavit. ard that she signed Il IN
absolute ignorance. ShoenaNer's state
meut that sac dictated & 10 him vas false
Shoemaker eXeitadly cried: Il did rot
say SO eXpi.cfIE" one Of the three iadg-s
here interrupted him with: There is no
doubt, however. Of your having said 1T"
Tho district attorney then said he had
copy Of The affidavit IN his Office before
the woman had been found
Shoemaker pleaded Tor time 70 rebut
these charges. Judge Thayer significantly
replied: You are certainly in a position
requiring thoughtfulress
John Schwesekler corroborated the wit
inquiry about making the affda-
VT. when Shoemaker excitedly jump
ed to his feet and said Il
Viii acknowledge I dictated the affidavit
TO "A steuoETap pher." ''Sit down: don't saw
. word" muttercd RotaR to Shoemak sr
During the scene Holmes sat in the dock.
his cold blue eyes leVe.ed AT Shoemaker.
sneer upon his lips. Graham and the
court united in acquitting Rotan OF any
p,Ft IN he alleged sub1rnation of periurt.1
evidence and the district attorney sa1
that the affidav;,. with the social 4
new evidence. had been made the basis "a
au application fer a continuance. and IS
il had been proven a fabrication. the ap-
pHcatjCn should fail. The court sustain
ed HIM and ordered the argument for a
new trail u proceed.
District Attorney Graham in replv to
Mr.. Rotan. reviewed the testimony against
Holmes in detail and urged that the case
had been proved beyond the possibility Of
a reasonable doubt and that the granting
of a new trial would entail great expense
and trouble. and possibly result in a per-
version Of Justice. Mr.. Rotan made the
closing address TO the court. but developed
no new contention. simply reiterating and
emphasizing his former declarations and
maintaining that Pitzel had committed
suicide and that the commonwealth had
produced no new evidence 10 controvert
that assertion.
At the conclusion Of the argument
Judge Thayer. speaking for the court said
that they would give the case their grav-
est consideration. Then. turning to Mr.
Shoemaker. the judge said: u regret that
/ now have very disagreeable duty u
performs towards you. member OF this
bar and an attorney Of this court In
view Of the developments OF this morning
and the testimony of the witnesses whom
you have heard concerning the use YOU
attempted 20 make Of the affidavit YOU
procured the court finds il 10 De their
duty, no other path being left open. 20
hold you in Sl.5oa bail TO answer the
charge Of suhornatiou OF perjury and ia
default Of bail 10 stand committed" The
bail Is here. your honor said the accused
attorney. Court was then adjourned and
bail was entered at the side bar. Milton
Jackson. Shoemakers father-in-law. he
coming the bOndsman. Judge Arnold
stated privately that the court was con-
templatng disbarment proceedings. but
nothing would be done in that regard un-
til after the disposition Of the charge. Mr.
Shoemaker declined 10 be Interviewed. lie
said that the blow was a very cruel and a
very sudden one. aud he felt that his
whole future hung in the balance, but he