The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20
HUNT HASGONE EAST.
Preparing to Turn the Tables
on His Accusers.
STARTLING CHARGES MADE
AnYdavfs That Records We're stolen
From Canada s.ud Brought Here
No Longer Mystery.

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dtsanyearsnce OF A. 3 Huns. until Mon
day ctsaeg of the fire department., was
given 10 a Poss-Inteiligenesr reporter
Yesterday by a man prominent In the az
fairs OF the city. IL is I'm brief that. in-
stead of having run away. as his ene-
mics intimate Hunt has gone East 10
procure evidence With which to turn the
tables on these who have been most ac-
tive In his prosecution. Fire Commits
stcner John l. Kahaley says that he be-
neves Hunt took the steamer Rosaiie
for Victoria on Friday night and Hunts
friends believe that he went on from
there TO his old home at Pe;rolia. Ont.
to obtain evidence 10 substantiate
charges which have fallen into bis hands
since he was indicted by the United
States grand jury for obtaining fraudu-
lent naturalization papers. This gentle
man sid;
s-rhere seems TO be a well founded
belief sha, Hunt is OF on secret err
rand. When his case was continued Hunt
no doubt believed. like many others. tkat
tina. would be the last of the prosecution.
he always charging IL as having been
stimulated by private malice. There
came TO him Information from the town
OF Petrolia, In Canada. in which he had
formerly been a member of the FIRE de-
partment that the books OF that Are ce-
parment had been stolen by some TN
known person. struggled into the United
States and turned over 10 the parties
prosecuting him at Seattle. The attor-
ney for the fire company sent 10 a rep
resentative of theirs In the city-who Is
now one OF the solicitors for a certain
hose and fire supply company-an au-
thority TO trace the matter so that the
responsibility could be properly visited
by law upon those who had been guilty
Of the act, and with II he sent an affi-
davit taken cefore the commissioner OF
a high court Of Justice
The affidavit reads as follows:
Theft of Records Alleged.
'In the matter OF a certain minute book
of the Reliable Fire Company of Petrolia.
We. Francis Essen and John William
Ferguson OF the town of Petroiia In the
county OF Lambton and province Of on
dario. respectively the first lieutenant and
treasurer of the above-named Reliable
Fire Company of Petrolia do each sever
ally for himself solemnly declare:
Il. That minute book OF said Relia-
bic Fire Company of Petrolia containing
the minutes of said company from about
ths year 1852 to about the year 1883 has
been within the six months past stolen
from the office of said company by some
person or persons unknown. and is now
as We verify believe 10 be in the posses
sion of Gardner Kellogg or Thomas j.
Kelly now residing in the city of Seattle.
Washington territory.
'.2. That the said minute book can be
identified by A. Il. Hunt, James A. Farr
or Charles Van Alstyne of the said city OF
Seattle. or by John j. Nelson of Snoho-
mjsb. Washington territory. the said par
ties having at one time been members of
said Reliable Fire Company, and ac-
quaiHted with the books thereof
3. That the said Thomas j. Kelly was
also at one time member of the said
Reliable Fire Company, and has at the
present time brother. namely one NJ j.
Kelly. member of said fire company,
but he is not an officer OF the same.
And 1 make this solemn declaration
conscientiously believing ii TO be true and
knowing that it Is of the same force and
effect as IL made under oath and by viz
tue of the Canada evdenNs act of 1898.
FRANK ESSON.
u. w. FERGUSON.
Declared before ME at the town of Pc
troiia In the county of Lambton and prov
ince OF Ontario this END day of August,
1894 A. L. SHAUNESSY."
The Two Accused Men.
The reporters informant then proceed
ed:
Thomas J. Kelly. named In this assi-
"A rzy-fu Wit rnx
against Hunt. as shown by the indict-
ment. Keiiy's grievances. as shown by
his many letters to Hunt. being his fail
ure TO obtain a position under Hunt.
which he claimed Hunt should have given
him.
This affidavit seems 20 have been JUS
tilted by the fact that these books were
presented before the grand jury at Ia
coma. and subsequently admitted by
Gardner kellogg TO be in his safe or
custody A certain detective, who stands
we'll in his line in this city. was author
izea to take this matter in hand and CO.
operate with the man from Canada who
has lately arrived. To that gentleman
the following letter from the counsel of
the fire company. after receiving inforIna-
ton from him. was written:
TRYING IA Trace the Records.
'Griffiths 4 Shaunessy. Ba-risters. So
lici,ors. etc, once Vaughn Block. Pc
,rolis. Dat. Sept. 5. 1884.
Dear SIR: We have your favor OF the
18th ult. AIR. Hunt. for whom we believe.
as We are advised by his lawyers. YOU are
acting, is in possession OF all the infor-
nation for which you ask. The members
az the Are company here believe that the
book vas stolen BY some person here and
sent 10 Seattle Tor the purpose OF show
ing thai Hnat was a British sshjeet a; a
certain date because he belonged TO the
IRE company here. though that does not
necessarily follow. We Do not know
what procedure is helng taken. hGt sup
posed yea would be coguizant nf that.
wha; we want to ascertain Is What PER
son mailed or expressed the book To Sc
attles II we can aa3 the mois ana place
OF sending We ean probably trace me
sender Yours truly
GRIFFITHs & SIfACNESsY.'
WHY These Facts Were Withheld.
''rariug these different iuvestiga slens
Hunt Mas advised by Goa James fiarnfl-
toa Lewis. his counsel. nos 20 take any
steps as 30 these hooks RAsie his own
case was pending; This because the caun-
SCI regarded Tia matter as better to he
Introduced for Tie defense. as shoa}nx
;as method 81 some - me prosecuting
Witnesses. \ certain exprassrrsn ara a
certain ether neTsoa who has worked in
a. express e4ilee. who aas ua8erstooa by