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

Enc girl e a yoanx mar ~ excellent req
osatton ard w@gi known ar sne esf-. h@
6ersex rnr1at1caiiv having nsd the ziFt
Ia the fire. house ard there - no,gIsstiau
ftst that he enn prove tnis fax b. repu-
fah1s witnesses Rxrne~ story. tod u a
sfraigh fforwara manner. without any at
tempt 20 Enseis himself. - as follows.
Il wss IN sea SATURDAY nAxht. april s,
a. liz o.eipck when cart Cook caleb
RE an4 said sore one wanted 20 see re
or important business ! arose. PUT or
nay hurkers and went outside shs bf1fif-
4ng through TIRE front 6poT- Fred Gsyi@r
and Guy Wilder had called me os1y for the
purpose % seeing Grace Hiatt. or Hendy.
I d0n't know where the boys went after
this I found Grace a TIE east eud Ct ths
department. building and asked her Why
she 2as tbeFe a. that tire % night she
rer4led that she had Enn away from home
I told her she was foolish 70 10 ssfeh
thing and that she had better 20 home
again. To iris STE replied trat SIZE would
rot. as IL vas scoia. scoId. all tire tine
Then tried 20 get her 20 GO 20 my
mothers home around the corner. telling
her taat she would take her home ~ the
morning and explain matters Sire would
not DO this ard walked OF down Column
tla street moment later Capt Cook
called ne back into fhe house and went
70 bed. I was IN bed A. - O'Clock. be-
time II was when I got into bed. 7 have
known the girl for TAO years. but have
never taken any liberties with her, and
the story OF my taking her mp In the hay
l0ft Il ridiculous. When she was before
chief Rogers her statement was that I
took her up the stairs that come down
At the door which leads into the stable at
the east end OF the building ! will swear
that did not enter that door or have the
girl IN the building"
Others support Barnes.
Capt. Ralph Cook had charge OF the
building the night OF the alleged affair.
He says IN plain language that the man
who says Grace HIATT was in the building
on the night Of April s Il a liar and he
apparently has the evidence 20 back what
be says. In talking with a reporter he
said: About I'D O'Clock April s TWO
young fellows named Fred Gayler and
Guy Wilder came into the telephone room
where keep watch and asked 10 see Ben
Barnes. They said II was very important
and In reply to questions as 10 there be-
ing woman ia the case said there was
not / then called Barnes. thinking that
his mother who lives alone, might he I'll
and need him. While Barnes was out l
was IN the telephone room all the time,
save when | went out into the stable 10
get drink OF water. Now the door into
the stable from the telephone room was
open all the time The door Is at right
angles with the door through which Grace
HIATT says she entered with Barnes. the
stairs pass right In front of the door to
the telephone Office. II was impossible
for her 10 have passed up without my
seeing her I VIII swear no one went up
the stairs"
Another break IN the girls story comes
from the statement OF Joe England driver
OF engine No. !. He said that II was hts
custom TO lock the door 70 the stable
every night and that while he could not
say positively tina, he did not omit TO
turn the key. yet he was satisfied In his
own mind that he locked the door
a Post-fnteiiigencer reporter made a
careful examination Of the building yes
terday afternoon and there is no doubt
OF the truth Of Capt. Cooks statement of
the impossibllity Of a couple going up the
stairs without being seen
When a Post-Intelligencer reporter
called on Nine la wee yesterday after
noon he was courteously received. but
refused an interview with Grace HIATT. or
fiendy. She said she had placed the mat
ter IN the hands OF attorneys and had
nothing 20 say. She refused to say who the
attorneys were, She said that Grace had
been good giri ~ home and that IL was
not true that Il was "scold. scold. all the
time"
MaseI'S Real Estate.
An interesting feature In the matter Of
George 7. Masers rights as a freebooter
came 20 light yesterday afternoon while
the records at the county courthouse were
heing examined Masel has a lot in his
name II was decided TO him. according