The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

f.,y brady OF A,aska. Is III Seattle. nav
Ing arrived here from Washington seSse'-
dag on his way bark 20 aifks aossas h'
vi, 20 O. Mount Vernon to spessd me great
or uars OF TIE time tstweeu nov ana FIT
day. the zsth trzt.. when ne VII eAh HUM
Seattle for Asaaka. TIE governor has with
htu, hsx Two bright Hattie children, Ia boy
ard A girl Mr.. Brady, being unwfi'
With frfaaas IN the East for the present
Al tbs Butter hotel yesterday afternoon
Gov. Brady consented. after snsic1 hestsa-
ton 10 bo interviewed on the subject OF
.he charges Dronzf. Ok Collector IVey
agasnss Judge C. s. Johnson. United States
Dassract Attorney Burton t. Bennett. Ed
Tor ~. A gedsoe AMI others al OF juneau.
OF conspiracy To aefrand the gosernnien,
by aiding and abettlng the smuggling of
i,auos into Alassa. and of attempt 20 de-
fame his tTvey'sl character. n order to
cause his removal sreT the office or coll
lecsor ar cstsi0nss for the terrfseTy. The
charges we're brought By Mr., ivey IN an
interview published Ia the Pess-in'elllgen-
Ger OF sunday lar. and created pTotouna
sensation. Gov Brady dsd not attempt 10
conceal the fact that he ls deeply iTouhisf
and perplexed by the bringing Of the
charges. the more so because, AZ Is wei
known. be gave hls support to the apposnt-
mens OF Judge johnson 10 the bench and
has always been ais friend. and because.
on the other hand. according to his dicias-
ea Statement yesterday he has always rad
and s,l.l has. imp!icit confidence in Mr..
Ivey as a man Of sterling integrity Of char
acter In view OF these circumstances be
expressed himself as very lota to appear IN
print on the suh3eet until the facts in the
case shai be thoroughly asfted by investi-
CATION. Gov. Bradley said:
VIII snvesttsate the Charges.
II read the interview with Mr.. Isey. pub
iished In the Poss-in te,isgencer, have
jiast come from u long private conversation
with him during which he made a state
mens Of the trouuae 10 ne which I may
say. sgress in svory particular with the
published interview II Is ali new to me
starti!nss.y new. and | am deeply grieved
10 learn. il tho first place, Of the clash
that sball I've called upon In duty 70 hives
tigate tho tr1sfh ar faiSity ~ such gray.
charges ! have a's5aYs ha1. and hsv. yet
the mesi eIstirss eohNdencr in the thorough
Integrity of Mr. We've character rs a man.
Al the safsae tire the 'nliisi9ad charges
against judge tohuseu iFt 90 80 grave q
nature that they deF,3s'F fuE thorough
and exhaustive !avestte7Itr, Zee ,A> chief
executive ~ the teyF;tor ,'ji Jcvclve
upon me 30 make this iuve toa and to
communicate the rea3lEs Se5tever they
may BE. 10 the department of ibc interior
at Washington
when ! left Sitka for the national cap
stai. had no iruma;ion Or these charges
nor 81 the existence u a state II affairs
which ceuId lead 10 thenl. ! did know that
VIXEN Collector fvey arrived In Alaska
uron his return from Washington whittier
he hai Eoua In connection with MS official
duties he ! severed that soni.. Of his aj>-
pointet,, in office pad y.ota "a their ofYisse
~ deputy chlles.lafS of customs Is wrong
ac'nr. Hsa prsg;irt dismissal % them was
gratifying IL a. frlsyaas ~ law ard order
At Juneau, Sitka and Dy-a he made ,he~e
removals.
as ss,ii before. have entire conf
dence IN M fveY as a man hat srlav say
sene'vsiy ts>at asl sn optimsss and willing
~ hope for ard believe IN all that Is hog,
Of a man rather than thar which IA evil
u l. onlv grs.~f 20 me when such ACCUSE
'sons afe brought; II they shall IN, proven
II viii - deeper grief esreetailv as the
por@s>nsses invoive~i are ~ such high OH
slsi afrlt-c''
rr"htbttory Law Failure.
When asked for an cxpreeeseF1on the rry-
htblscry llgaor 'sw which has called forth
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