The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-24
FOR POLITICAL WORK.
Use HeatOn Is Alleged to Have
Made of County Funds.
STORY OF THE GROCERY ORDER
Evidence That 1t Was Given by Heaton
TO Pay Harry Winslow, Whose
Father VIII Be Witness.

Prosecuting Attorney HASTE would not
state yesterday afternoon when he intend
ed TO file complaint against County COM
missioner w. II. Heaton in connection
with that 81 county order that was spoken
of in the Post-Intelligencer Tuesday morn
ing but il is fact that he has obtained
considerable evidence since the affair
leaked out. Bob Wilson and his friends
are, of course, the people who have push
ed the case against Heaton, but whether
they had anything TO do with the lnforma-
ton that Mr.. HASTE obtained yesterday is
not known.
An old man, aged 81 years. was eloseted
with Mr.. HASTE twice yesterday, and be-
tween those times he was visitor of Mr..
Heaton. The last time he visited Mir. Has
tie he said that he had had a stormy inter-
view with Mr. Heaton but that he told Mr..
Heaton he had not better strike him. From
this ii was judged that the meeting was
quite exciting.
1t is positively known that the informa~
ton in the hands Of Prosecuting Attorney
HASTE reveals an alleged plot between
Harry C. Winslow and County Commits
sioner Heaton by which Winslow was to
he paid in 81 monthly warrants for political
work at the last campaign Harry Wins
low was one of the witnesses in the Paul
Page trial. and at that time worked al the
county farm for a very small salary. 1t
is now said that he is employed at IS a day
in a lumber mill at Buckley. Of which
Paul Page is the secretary and treasurer.
Winslow is a Populist, and was quite
pleased when on the stand TO have it
known that he obtained a position under
a Republican administration. The story
in brief is that after Heaton went into Of
flee he wrote out each month an order for
81 in favor of Frank Winslow, put il in an
envelope and without a word handed ii to
him when he called Frank Winslow is sup
posed to have given the envelopes to Harry
c. Winslow. his son, who would sign his
fathers name. and then get the orders fill
ed at different stores. The first order was
given in March and the scheme worked
without hitch until June, when Commits
sioner Nickerson asked Heaton If the old
man Winslow, who was getting the 81 or
ders, was not the father of Winslow who
was receiving pay from the county. Heat
on is said to have replied that they were
not related. After this Nickerson APPROX
ed the bill. On this point the state has
corroboratiVe evidence. 1t is claimed that
after this Heaton told Harry Winslow that
things were not going right and so made
out the next order to John A Sake Wins
low said he would not indorSe it, but Heat
on then took it and wrote on the back in
a confused hand "John A. or H. SAKE"
This is the point where it will be claimed
Mr.. Heaton committed crime.
Prosecuting Attorney HASTE has the
confession or old man WINSTON, who adj
mits that he received the orders from
Heaton but did not know what they were
for. What is more. he has the assurance.
If not the promise, that Harry C.. Winslow
Will go on the stand and swear 10 having
entered into a conspiracy with Heaton to
obtain these small orders for past services
at the expense of the county.
Young Winslow is expected in the city
today and will undoubtedly have a consul
tation with Mr.. HASTE.
Commissioner Heaton has characterized
the fight on him as Matchmaking scheme
with Wilson and Davis behind il. He saws
the story is false about any conspiracy
with county orders, and will show it up
when the proper time comes.