The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-27

- ar Of the public has been elied
- an6 time again within the past fex
~.ssxs with statsmsuts tendIng 70 show
- craenaer was unJastly convicted OF
srss<. In this continued attack sight
sssas lost 81 wha. vsg actually brought
= zxalzs, hira a. tia trial. Recently
= Pasf-Insslllgenesr published a synop-
= II sln6zyits Ihat are Sn fie In the s9-
~sr eogr1. tending 10 show that new
~ssspce relative 20 crasmsr's innocence
- sesr discovered. In these as1dawsts
= SANE Of sx-chsef OF Police Bolton
1ur<ss : loaded down with eaiumny. In
= eo<4nectson the following letter from
lzesrs himself. Who IL IN San francisco.
,s5snx with the Craemer case and mat
- ina; are not well known. viii be In
wussnx;
vas n a measure amused 10 read ia
- Ycsf Int gencsT Of the sfa instant
rs izzs move in the CrsemeT case II
sssssDt 10 ne rnat Herr Most &ewe-
- has beer trying 70 make some SNOW
q Tor tie money tas has recsa.1d from
ssevss Germans throughout tins UnAtsd
6z1zs and from the new evidence which
slseses he has. IL is quite clear 10 nae
nj tAs crime OF perjury WAS antirsiy
Ngsooke1 81 tie preparation OF q large
- q the affidavlts by which they yro-
~ 90 snfroouce tnaAr nav evidence.
4 tslazsr apasd 10 j. r. McE4roy. prose-
nzizs attorney. Seattle. On Tuesday hzt,
xsgnlGg him that IL he waEGel ms IN
- CfxsAsr case would 80 80 Seattle At
ere bat ! have hot. up 10 salS time, re-
4zsa Ans answer. ! co not know u be
ezsEs me o. not. but ] do know rasat IL
e~se Is any law for perjury in Washing
y and the prosecution viii give rne .
~ bssef time 10 investigate. and will
xsx< IL . good warm prosecutfou. feel
nsaasas can Land fsw OF these ready
szs5avis makers shsre they belong. and
~ 5 In WAiA WsIia-
The new evideHce, to my mind.
s5oants 70 nothing. F1ry. tils finding
the 80 and tAs location OF u are iost
b. tEs evidence Of cadihse.
1secoad--E40w any person. ASIDE from
csssaner. can say when the piece OF
.smmer handle WAS put where II was
So was arrested between IL and IL
scock n. the day after tie murder, and
ns piece Of hammer handle was found
vi ii. wcoiery within ons hour OF that
tna. and ! do not think any one Will
leease Wooiery OF ax1stirg me in any
. Fopo3iton. As 70 my saving OF o piece
hammer handle and patting It there.
. lie. pure and simple. The only
A.ng 10 could spring from Was the f4ct
eat wlails Jack Earck and M seaf were
sarching around shere after the arrest.
" ran across an old rusty saw, and We
ask@d over the f~rz "a to the probability
4 its being the saw used. as the cut IN
| 2e handle OF the hammer found in tho
sesalsr noass vs. vssy smoStn. . a.sH NJ, nay
|Gli saw. To carry oat my argument. I
box the saw and cut = piece about fwo
eehaS Ions on psess u hickory wood
pat had bson the handle OF . tack ham
ser. aad Ne found the cut was perfectly
zooth. Juss the sane "a the other. That
ISssc OF wood ! carried In my pocket To
% Office. and had there FOR year after
se trial vas over. / understood before
left Seattle that Jack Bsrck was In
= cmplog Of Negenex. but have known
kTck hong time. and DO not think
vi can make him per5ure himself
1nlrd--As 10 the fact OF Crao1Der going
me by Grant street or by tTsstle. do
X see that II has any material bearing
q 20 his guilt or Innocence
"Foarth--w ellis and Cudlhee both stated
sssiiyely that cr@emsr told them he re-
4rrsd by train from Tacoma and they
you'd have no reason % make any mis-
| s9s. am willing to chance 10 with the
art who make The affsdavits. and ! DO
y know whc they are; l 90 not see
- 10 do with thiz case. as Craenar con-
trsed 10 nothing.
~Fifsh-T never considered thu McCor-
| Esk pistol evidence or any importance in
- complaint was carpenters hammer.
Tas witness. Mccormick. was produced
= ne sherifr's offiee. ard ! never knew
sayshing OF him or the pistol until he was
81 On the stand.
As to Smith and the pain, spot.
anaghf IN part OF the boat Itself. and IL
salor OF the paint. The paint pot and
Nrsa referred 20 were found IA Craener's
sod. snd had them IN my office for a
Jar after the trial Prosecuting Attor-
ass Miller refused to put them in evidence.
= re had no way 10 show that they were
sssf used 10 paint the boat They seem
se about the only things that / ala not
y. ost AZ crserner's after he VAS arrested
ssventh and eighth cut nc fgure-
Sinth--If they really want to know Of
e4insy why 90 they not get an affidavit
f'sr J. NJ. GLASS. chief OF police 81 Los
sssrsasosts y jack quincy at the time
was supposed 20 be I'm Tacoma. etc.
Cas- wrote me fully on this matter, aud
ss. The liter IN The se.s e. gaiiss bad
~ "a answer 20 a letter from Huraphries
vksnx for Quincy This Jack Quincy. n
sn alive can ne produced and he would
uft2inly Re- the best evidence. never
g dsay his existence. bur I dis and DO
T@in Inst his being IN Tacoma and meet
g Sra~fnsr on the day IN question WAS a
80 she ! am II = position today 20
asn. sums ue 20 this;
n the first place tina arrest OF the mur-
sTsy 81 Mrs. Mueller ~ the police depart
80 made ths sh@rfTs office sore. and
ISSUANCE in the prosecution Of the case.
- & was right from that Office ira; We
~ hard suggestions 20 Row ire s>a
teand ln the woesshed mirA. have got
asfs. ans there has been nc time since
r arrest ~ craens-r that the woalery
.aaf'nseffs were not willing - cast any re-
A~sea thev could "a THE dfscreft OF the
Esee department. ard Yuv-sif I'm tie case.
/ = 90 nat think that WeSeneT means -
SER re, or Anv ofre sAse in particular.
as ] rtuem'se- aim. he II 8 very
TTste ans eccentric person, srt after
*satnS te the other side and obtaining
- neafsae George Cave To work for
=. an satisfied ne As become carried
ssF ~slh the h'ea fhst rraerner ~ tnno-
- aai must - Savea SO any cost. even
- eeSi 81 al tae mcnsy BE has rsarpaFyea
eeH the various Germans - fafs
sNtfy cUf or TNe~e never has been
saessson - nv mind Of The guilt %
Nssasr $40 feel 80 certain 80 Il that,
- So eef Re, I a. rot think + would
- re- over ter eAys % sift this 'rrN
- fcT have aiWsvs kent myself sn-
ss1ee. after = fasNlcn 90 re various
sesrs that have eeen n ate By Ws<ensr
30 sn6 Z an not In the least worried
TIE ou come 4 I go Al them,
4 ekNr~f 70 have nv RNaiF< - er-
Nee within \ few @SNs that can 80
20 See 80 an1 say q. long as 7 pisase.
= kseonEh 7 have hes'eFas SEX ard ti~-
lSFe1 with rhs whole &Irty c{stAt. ssin I
ssse fust a. soon saSgsd few months
nNHI rot ! sutrssss ! rssff N -
- years n answering ere tors srd
= ~ certain port ~ ~ ere population
- new = SNes2~ strange 60 rae ~ BE-
p~sce- y u we're not Ter the Infamous
trxes they make Against re u their
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