The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-22
WALLER MUST WAIT.
The State Department Says He
Will BE Set Free.
WITH AGoop. ROUND INDEMNITY
The Longer lie Waits the Larger the
Damages VIII Be-StiII He Is in
a Hurry to Get Out.

Washington City. Aug. n.-with refer
ence 70 the criticisms which have been
made from time 70 time concerning the
state departments conduct of the Waller
case. IL can be stated that Mr.. Waller :
friends here are satisfied that he Is re-
ceiVing the most careful and jealous at
tention OF the department. NotwithstanG-
ing Mr. Olney's absence from the city he
mas given personal attention TO the con-
duct Of the negotiations looking 10 Mr.
Haiiers release and restoration 10 his
tights Furthermore. the president him
sell mas manifested concern regarding the
matter. which he would not give il ne did
not feel unusual interest therein.
Inc progress of the negotiations justifies
the statement that the department is con-
ndent they will result in the release of Mr.
Waller, with indemnity for his imprison-
ment and the restoration of his property
rights The department thinks Walters re-
lease could have been secured before now
out II was felt that this would be accom-
plished at the risk OF losing indemnity for
Imprisonment and protection of Mr. Wal
Ter IN ms property rights in MAZDA gasear
All the money interests involved are placed
oy one in the department at not less than
Sl"".t"- The case has been handled on
the theory that it was better that MIR
waller should continue TO endure his in
generation for a few months rather than
rlsk the loss of his property. Ambassador
Eustis has found it impracticabie TO So
cure more or the records in France than
the specification of the charges. hut il is
understood a promise has been made TO
secure the full record from Madagascar
ms VIII take some time. but the state de-
partfnent Is confident that when received
" VIII bear out the full representations Of
the department and aid materially in Sc
curing Justice for MIR Waller, and il Is
deemed wise to wait for il rather than I'M
duly press the matter.
Leayenworth, Kan. Aug Ex-senator
Baker is in receipt of an autograph letter
from Waller. written in the latter's cell
Touching upon his imprisonment. Waller
says IN part: As you are lawyer of
long experience. l ask you 10 carefully
notice the testimony of Capt. Lavesol and
note that II was on his testimony that
the prosecution seems TO have based the
charge that ! was guilty of corresponding
with the enemy of France. | submit that
the evidence for the prosecution utterly
fails TO sustain or support the charge I'M
der which ! am in solitary confinement
for twenty years. and by the failure of
which the case against me should have
been dismissed by the prosecution in so
far as 1t related TO violation of the penal
code, namely. in the indictment. I fur
Their submit that-the testimony of the
only witnesses on this point fails to show
or prove that either my wife or George T.,
Tessien is an enemy of France in any
sense whatever.
1t seems that the whole case against
me rests upon the letter which | wrote
to Ratzmania, young Malagasy man.
This letter is relative solely 10 business
affair with which France has nothing 10
do, nor does ii relate 10 or concern the
French government in any particular
whatever Thanking you in advance
for favors in my behalf am yours faith
fully. JOHN l., WALLER
Washington City. Aug. 21.-There is good
authority for the statement that a per-
emptory demand will be made by the
United States on France for the release of
ex-Consul Waller. OF Tamatave. and that
satisfactory indemnity viii he required
for his arrest and Imprisonment. with a
probable request for a commission TO de-
termine Walters rights I'm Madagascar.
The discussion of the case between the
French and American diplomats has
reached a point where il is said there IS
little else for the United States to do ow-
ing to the fact that repeated requests for
copy of the charges and testimony on
which Waller was convicted have not been
furnished by the French government.