The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31

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To the Editor Your sssecE4l dispatch
from WAztcora. 2TszteS n ,e3Ay's issue
and emitted --,soa-Sait In Wheeler Case. *
= 50 1nSazt 70 fhs pressing 42Gge hat
Il ought Eox 20 pass u1chzzlenge1 IL Is
stated shzt The motion for ncn-sui. was
granted b Judge Is@nney. much TO tAe
2zioozsAE7e1i C persons familiar VIII
TIE eys5eEcz q tae case. and even. il Is
saia q tse attorneys for TIE defense
AT TIE outset % TIE Ease the judge ruled
against ne irtrcdsetsc5 Of the books q
re bank IS eFs1@-ce Of its failing eco6l-
t-on. bit later modified his ruling sr> sa-
rzzstte1 tte looks but he refused % al
rs.s tie sys1xnae 81 the expert appointed
b. Judge ME- 10 examine III. hooks
with a Fsez % sxylasnfzg thssr condition
20 eSs ts-x. and ~ refuses g admit lst-
-s- p4sxS eaxiez - illuminating letters
sfistea ~ ths Eseelsrs 70 ezch othe-.
a rrr.eer % Witch were published in thc
Pss---ntel1ixe-cs- shortly after the
Blal-s bark f3ssei Having THIS disposed
g he uozz 6a--a-sag evidence by pre-
venting ~ tst7o1 actsoa. he could ven
consistently grant q non-Sa1t- The DIS
ulssSSi c. shs e2se aas occss8eaee great
deal c< adverse cor---sni here"
The stzssnzer. zh4f the attorney. for
the 6ess-ss wsre as.caIe.rsS At the -Tal-
ing is Sharply r!sscg15aS. There never Wa
= moment tr-2ra - ts-ae The state close.
- Testimony u-tG he railing wzx made
tcar a1F cne Of the attorneys had the
slightest 5oabt as - what TIE rrsion o.
he ccu-- r-ust necessarily Re TIE state
broke dcwE entirely - Il. attempt -
prove any wrongful ccn&cet or the ,a--
q TIRE defendants. ans the cas-. WAS SO
plain tAat TIE learned Judge could nct
hesitate csc moment a. &c VIA. the prop
eT ruling shoei1 - TIE states evidence
showed that for some tine before IRE
h2nk zas closed on tire ss-e cs Ssrte-r-
her. lses 3 co1sysr4-y had existed n TIE
town q Blaine among = number CO ire
stcckhosEers Of The bank ard = number
ot outside persons. fer the purpose os
~rcck3nr sh~ tsak. getting possession, q
ana reergans-snx <. leaving the wAeelerx
cat T.s Wheessrs had ccztra1 % 4 ma
sorigy % The sock sa6 c5uls 70. Be- voted
cat TAareufen tie cCsusrsrsre-s ezrr-
&c Seattle. procured a compliant TO ~
prepared took & &c vnA1ec-n- anss.
u.thout neties 70 tie wh@ef-rS
Wira. n 5irec; vsesxticn q a decision e
o1- eva supreme ocgrt hsle ~ TIA, q -
csive- csuia naf - appointed xftaeus no.
;ses &c 80 ether parties. appointing Lester
v rayss receiver. =Ao s1rcsssy toek pcs-
ssslar - 80 hknk- A. re TIE psosssS-
son vas taken tseTs Ezs f1srs = zsas-
tor g thr raeaey 81 genera, deposit. =
fItaie- q szee--at+ #-fff- 40
fske- f-em --us % tina sa- rn--ry DAYS
psecr1 - 80 c-ns.a< % tAe hank a-s had
hsen 4 rt sf7era.rly = s-reaezex -esty %
~ ret1r-st 20 ne sZ-aers ~ any the
Au,aaE J1sss sEsSc4Al deposits T4s one %
George T. & FrG-sr- Thss DEPOSIT wzs
c1ntsl1se - ar ezSslcrs. rot -izxss1 uzth
- ge5erA fszas - tie nzzk A-s s-r-
the 70 the a. FTussf has ca-re fs- rsc--
tsezs % rs Eorsy TIE mercy Ia. o@ez
taken est 81 re e-veierx ara rs -szrx
PACED tAsre.z = Eea 90 he money -
tzker CT This rso-ev vas r. t.zt Wv
49,; separate A-s apz-t f-o- Al - r.s-sss
@ ,1s t4Ek To- The vary -~Asar .ns. the
W1xrsers feared TAT 80 Sc-srss-zssa-s
Szutd take fe-cta1e sses~ssvsc- q 80 Azrk
a. any ti=ze. aat sns-reors sszr tse r~o-s-
ssty C n-St~cttz< - isssr s4nossee-~
" Se- DxEsS took ressesSssr - 80 ns-x
Nj WAexsxr. q ehSrxe g tie bark. de-
zsr8ea re r<Nt - EAks those ervrlo-s.x
xsA th@ sFsc-4i deposits IL ,ze- AID -
turn tsszs % sA- 9eposlsc-x- rhsrh -
Cues. Dzvs refused lie tss~eznoz Sc
r-Aa1es hat h% snzVt5l should rsss,--
ta~z 20 re SeposstS-s. aas Dsxxss also 70
fused = So ibis an& took ne =snsev r-r
- TIE envelopes azS mingled /. VIII IT,
Ec-~rzl tS-ss &C sSs lark
Al rs testimony vas arAxxNs urxs-
Ezsiy SsoEz tAe states witnesses. ara :.
became - Fersectty apparent tsa. tie de-