The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-15
6lg TESTIMONY NEEDED.
R.xess Has 0Aese1 - Take the
feasibility Of AIssvvtsg Ea-
~~.asssss 80 Appeas In CstisenS
ra.snes snA Tell what he l<asws.

s-sx.s psspaiea 30 the Poss-Enfes!sEsncer.
E7fTxNA. Dec. f4s-~TneNe mos deeply
1891 IN securing pardon for George
mgr. ex-ciry frsAs3rer. are Or tne
- al expectation - = result OF tns
- srssI a. the warrant SUIT Of the
= York Security and Trust gompeny
i,@ The city. To-Day A. r. Nicoly for
n csehier Of the Union - DARK,
3heoma, waseh Was one % sss ' 49,
gae pat GA the wltness ssana. ~.
g q Known 10 represent about SAu,sgS
SSrrsnae In issue 10 tire suits now pend
snd = Was Ms sss.irsons 49, sl =,
80 1870 - Prschzrd. whe IL con-
RtN.<s,~ sf1e present suit for the city. -
- Gov. Rogers TO arrange Tor bogEs
nee at the trial ~ a wttnesxs out
- late slais evening had heard nothing
- ia reply 90 his petition to the xSy-
- This morning he received the fol-
= Telegram from Gov. Hnxers, which
~ IeAves the probable nnai acfaon o.
Rovugnor In doubt:
.so.ympia. wash, Dee. n, Ises.
1nare Pritchara, city Attorney, Tacoma,
1tse petition Of Bogxs for pardon. not
- passed ess board Of pardons, ts not
9Dfopersy before me Tor aeticn. ii. now
IA take the responsibility OF ordering
Garden of the pen:festiary 10 allow him
- brought 20 Tacoma In citizen
hes. under guard, for the purpose OF
5pe In his evidence. CITY to gay expense
y. n. ROGERS. Governor"
f4his telegram. together with the develop
80 in the case by Mr. NicoPs evidence,
15rh adds 70 the importance for BoEex
klndAncs a. witness have led 10 much
UutAtioD a. 10 the outcome OF the Eoegs
xtioo. The evidence OF Mr.. Nicoi bore
- how he secured certain warrants
~ Boxgs and can only be rebutted og In
Sway made of profit TO the city by
gy testimony on the stand First on.
n called to the stand. the city explain
~ M Nfeol Was a witness boStsle TO the
arrests Of the city, hence he wanted the
1vllege Of examining him as such. with
sway 70 put leading questions; The
Il until the witness showed = disposf-
8 to .e unfair, the city would have 70
)6errogase him, az provided by the rule
law, and be bound by bis answers, as
"a all other ordinary testimony OF . IKE
l4hen followed long Siege OF sparring
6tween counsel fer the city and the ex-
A6hier. the questions put being wariiy
Dfded and the replies given with equal
secured warrants from Boggs and how
paid the sx-treasnrer commission on
az transactions of this kind. ranging from
hephalf 10 one FER cent TO az hixh az two
nj Into more detail TO bring out all the
EctS connected with his transactions with
ueSA everything he testified 70 making
! Necessary that Boggs be put on the
shrd II the city hopes to overcome this
Whence.
he need foe Boxgs as a witness. how
u he eau be made TO testify II brought
ere as prisoner, % how much weight
IN BE- gwen To his testimony as con-
|cL are all questions Of much interest
hoGg attorneys engaged In the warrant
bin as well as among the people Eer1tr-
|ly. There r. 10 end of talk 30 be heard
- this score. opinions differing widely
b. only az to the necessity for BoRgs' tes-
mony. bat as 10 the governors probable
Hian on the petition for pardon.
kDh the whole the common belief Is that
"a The showing made to the governor he
w scarcely avoid adopting some plan 10
5tsre the evidence needed from Boggs'
- by the city. Whether he viii pro-
"a for hls temporary release from the
kntsntlarv or In The end will pardon him
q yet an open question. II IL alto a mat
OF speculation as to how Boggs Will
e ~ a witness should he be brought here
prisoner. with the understanding he
sJss return 20 the penitensiary to serve
II his sentence.
Il IL plain by the manner In which the
~ at bar has thus far beea conducted
= eill reauire perhaps two weeks to fin