The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-19

acknowsessss the trzsth OF els esa1
had satisfied rsvgaaf long before That hunt
was NOT a csfizen. 50 Or ire iaAa oi Sass-
nary. 1889, Il the Press TErses, pcOncly
accused Chief Huns OF dragging me INTO
a controversy fn which ] bad no part OF
marcel. and than for the nrst time
branded Chief Hu3t Eatn beng an I'M
postor ard a fraud. guilty OF perjury ana
subornation Of perjury. nsaGueEaaahg as
an American CITIZEN under papers dis
honestly and frau9uieEtly obtained The
publication created much interest az the
tine but Chief Hu-ss put on Q bold front
and promised an immediate and thorough
ySndieatton of all the charges had made.
So quick was Hurt in promising his conf
plets vdndication that public oEsnion began
to suspect me OF doing a great wrong 10
a worthy man. For two years have
kept ssleat ard watched this ysndication
farce successfully played by Chief Hunt
TIE fire commission has fssised for II. TIE
city council has asheti for IL and the
courts have hshed for IL. bur the promised
immediate vindication is as far OF as
ever.
Last Saturday was the day set by JUICE
Hanfo-d fer the promised viniieation OF
Chief Hunt. Six months had Chief Hunt
been notified that on February Is he
would be allowed the privilege 50 hong
prayed for OF yindscating himself Judge
Hanfori was there. a jury OF twelve good
and honest men were there. all only too
willing to ylndicate Chief Hunt provided
always, however the evidence would JUS
tffy the ysndication. But instead OF the
promised vfndscation appesN Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis with an affidavit
sworn to by Chief Hunt begging the court
TO postpone the proposed vindication; that
by reason of the storms and bEZzards on
the Canadian border travel had between
her rnajes,y's dominions and cur own
evergreen state been entirely obstrueted
By reason of which he had been unable
20 get his father here 10 swear his son
out of the predicament he had gotten HIM
self into Nothing was left the court but
40 grant the delay prayed for. and so for
the twentieth time the promised quick
vindicatson did not matersaliZe. Nor viii
II ever materialize. Is there an unbiased
man in King county that thinks 1t takes
over two years and the testimony OF the
father 20 prove the facts OF an honest
naturalization, especially where every
man associated with the naturalization is
within telephone call and can be sum-
moned within twenty minutes?
The whole proposition OF vindictson is a
myth and a fraud
What Is the testimony promised In the
affiiavfts of Chief Hunt? Simply this.
that the father will come out here and
swear that his son. Chief Hunt. was born
In the United States IT is admitted that
wI1l be the fathers testimony. Then
what? 1t simply proves the accusation
that have made that Hunt is guilty OF
perjury and slibornation of perjury, for
i have Chief Hunts oath male before the
clerk OF the court at Whatcom and be-
fore the clerk of the court at Tacoma
that the was native Of Canada
IL Chief Hunt is believed the father
must be branded a perjurer: il the father
is believed the son must be branded a
perjurer.
But it is absolutely necessary for Chsef
Hunt TO establish the fact that he was
born in the United States. no;withsand-
ing he has sworn he was bern in Canada.
Why? Because the statements that Chief
Hunt made under oath at Tacoma that
he came TO the United States three years
under the age OF u years. and lived two
years after obtaining his najor!ty Is alb
| soluteiy untrue. the proof of the falsity
| of his testimony viii moi even be denied
| by Hunt or any OF his friends. The situ-
| alton now is: Unless Chief Hunt can
satisfy jury that he perjured himself
i'm his application before the courts for
his naturalization papers he VIII as surely
| so TO tae penitenfiary as he lives for the
| judge to pronounce the sentence or he re-
| mains here 10 receive it. There is no get
| ting around this statement. The proof of
| Hunts perjury ana OF his securing Wit
nesses 10 swear falsely in his behalf is
absolutely convincing. They will not at
| tempt TO deny 1t. but Will bring the gray
| headed father way out from Canada TO
| swear and endeavor 10 get the jury to
| believe that his son was born in the
| United States. To be very plain, the son
| brings the father To prove that the son
| IS a perjurer.
| New a wcrd as 10 my connection with
the prosecution of Chlsf Hunt. Wren I
| left the fire department 1t was with a
| determination never to enter it again. l
| was interested as a taxpayer ami clti-
| zen in the efficiency of a department /
| had much to do with its organization. l
was proud Of the department. | was re-
| moved for political reasons solely. The
| question Of placing the department back
| 10 its former condition was a principal
| feature in the campaign that elected
! Mayor Phelps There are not a dozen
| men in the city bat Thought the first
| Grange made would be in the fire de-
| partment. / WAS one of the dozen I
! rave frequently urged tee fire commits
/ ssoners elected last election 70 substitute
/ another name for the position OK Cfl.es.
! was as often requested by tho commits
| sssoners 10 let them run that part CT n.
| From Indifference ] became interested.
/ ana finally eager FOR the appointment. but
this was not until within the past three
| months, Reasons bes, known to myself
| prompted me 10 make ali honorable efforts
/ 10 secure my appointment My opposition
! 10 chef Hunt was not by reason Of his
/ l2oaiing 4. position I once held. but pureIy
3n Ilse interest Of good government am
! n0g q public prosecutor. or a thief catch
/ er. Neither % ] rejoice ia the downfall
/ of any man. / was practically forced in
/ 20 the Position ! am IN. and C'sl.ef Hant
| can only blame himself and those yur-
/ porting "a BE- MS friends for the praelica-
na3t re Is In.
! Th3s is all / propose TO say al this tine.
| Mach more can be said thas VIII show a
! conspiracy damaging n t.aose knowing
/ the facts and conceaHng Tleu-
! GARDNER KELLOGG.
] The Albert Lea Not sold.
! An Item in a dispatch from Everett
I published in yesterdays paper is con-
/ tra3lctei by j. W Bowers. who saws