The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-04


when he had pledged himself 70 vote only
for Populist Hicks made no reply ex-
cept to say that ne Was tied up. Todd
asked MIN to vote the next day for Win
Sor. but Hicks demurred and finally adj
rpftted that he could not do this unless
he was released by his friends
who are your frienasF' asked Todd.
my friends are Judge Turner's friends"
replied Hicks.
dWell. VINO have you seem" asked Todd.
and Hicks answered. Col. Ridpath.
whereat Todd. greatly Indignant and NOR
titled left his recalcitrant fellow Popuhst.
Tonight D. A. Covert. a detective. swore
that he entered Turner's headquarters
with the purpose Of getting into the con-
fdence OF hts managers. he testified that
A. r. Titiow had made proposition mat
he (Covertl begin work for Turner TIT
low said Covert, agreed TO pay 300 eacn
for such votes as he could secure, naming
some Of the Thursten county members.
senator T. J. Miller and Representatives
Conine and Nelson were named. Cow
ert swore positively that Titiow, who was
one OF the most active OF Turner's leu
tenants. offered $500 for all the votes hs
could deliver. Titlow told Covert 10
bring them TO Turner's headquarters.
where the deals would be closed. Covert
swore that Oscar Book. OF Tacoma, who
WAS represented as a Turner man. told
him that II ne could deliver any votes in
time for the caucus they were worth
81 600 each. According 10 Covert. Book
said that he could get the money as soon
as the men pledged themselves
Attorney Graves forced the witness 10
admit that there we're no names men
toned between himself and Book. on
cross-examination by Graves the testi-
mony OF the witness was badly shaken.
Mr. Titlow was sworn. tie denied p0si~
lively that be had made any kind Of
proposition 10 Covert. On the contrary.
Covert had approached him With a propo-
sition to pay off the mortgage on Repre-
sentative Conine's ranch amounting 10
$500 Tftlow swore that ne refused abso-
iutely to consider the matter. ard elected
Covert from the headquarters As to
Coyert'a testimony that ne had spent this
night tn Titlow's room. SIR. Titlow said
that ne bad found Coverf, who WAS an
old man, sleeping late one night IN the
barroom. and had taken pity on him and
had provided him with room.
e. p. Nash swore that Covert had come
into the Turner headquarters and said
that he had something that would settle
the senatorial contest. said Nash:
"He showed me clip of paper. but
when I wanted 70 look at Il he suatched
it away. Covert then said the slip Wa a
copy OF mortgage on Conlne'z rsneh.
which DO bad taken Of the county roc-
oris. He said shat ~ could get Ganins
by paying Of tire mortgage said.
stop right there. have no authority 10
talk 10 yaa or any one else or any ear-
rupt proposition and ] don't think you
VIII find any one else IN the headquarters
who will consider such a scheme.
Then ] nreG hsrn out IN about an
hour ne slipped back into the haii and
got into the room whore Ittl0w @as. In
the meantime ! told Titluw ! believed ~
was CRATER. Ffe reugs lue8 with Tlffow
about two minutes @nd them was shown
cut
Mr. Tltlow threw some Hight or Mra.
Midas connection wtth the case He saia
thaf SOME one had told hlpl Mrs MIA
might ne % sons service 10 Turner lie
saW Mr. Nida. aua e1a Afld that sac
could secure nuTnhe~ % votes Tor Tuf-
neT. Tt1low considered fhe prppoal fEon
ard gave her some gne0araRs ment. but
teJf her 20 8g n9tniUg untli He came back
from Tacoma When Re returned Mrs
%stia VA at toe natel aud nad begun
work Since taF election he had paf8 the
woman So aa he feit na vas In duty
bound 70 Go a@methfng for Der. although
he nad to.1 hee - sfep work Immediately
or AGa res 4rn from Tacoma
A. o. Bfrs. Nf8as attempts 20 axaet
other sums ~ money from Turner's
sfienaa. &E Tlti3w arellne9 positively 70
testify uEtA Ara. %lda heFss.f had been
examined in tn@ presence ~ nlmBef Or
FranS Graves. Hr. Iit0w said he was
not afraid % Being aeat - Jsu for o9a-
tempt ~ fhe committee.
Way Tit1w should pay Airs %lda 30
has aof set beea fsHg explained 60 fEs
satisfaction of ali Os the committee TIT
los cid not give her taa m1ney hinaser
bat gave Il 20 third party VINO saw
that 81 reached AHn. &idA. The latter ~
s'll here. bat Nhen enc was called ~
the committee thkx afternoon pleaded alck-
uess aud dId rot appear.
Farmer To9ex testimony was not
satisf@e1orF - the esrnnGtte@. wnieh t.d
been isB 70 halseve that ae woaia ~ mofs
spe SIC as 90 details. T. i thought that
ne has not toie al that tranapirsa be-
tween himself and Representative HiGxz.