The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26

! Today Mr. Nsnsxsr asnseH consented 10
make an open sad psbs'e ssatsmsas os pre-
,selsely wnss bad been eonS s. The tsrecssoa
.Anens fss publication himself. ard gave II
60 Representative Of the Past-Intssisg~s-
inees. That statement ID - follows.
:. -PREFEEEISG 20 BE RIGHT
-RATHER THAN BE Major or ia
COMA At i GUST or Ny SELF-RE~
ssePExsT AND THAT OF MANY OF NY
FELLOW CITIZENS. DEsIHE OVER
M OWN NAME TO Make PUBLIC
THE FOLLOWING.
"a FEW DAYS AFTER Ny SoMfsA-
TON. FRIENDS or MINE. DESIRING
TO TI.AcATE Nh. FAWGETT AND
!. BONE OF His FRIENDS. BROUGHT
NE Az AGREEMENT. WHICH WAs
SUPPOSED TO SATISFY MIR. FAW-
cEI'T And Ills FOLLOW Ks. THERE
WAS NOTHING INCLUDED IN IT
: THAT / COULD CONSIDER UNEEA-
HJNABIsE. EXCEPTING THE NEFEss-
{ EiTY OF BEING ASKED TO SIGN
SUCH An ARTICLE. WITH THAT
soBJE<-TfoS. EXECUTED SUCH Az
S.AGREEN kEaT. THIS WAS LAST MON
DAY I HEisG CONFINED To NY
HOUSE WITH La GRIPPE AT THE
TINE AND FOR TWO DAYS AFTER
Oh TUESDAY. BACK THEY CAME
AGAfS FOR FURTHER cosrEs-
SIoSS. THIS, TsJo. WAS EXECUTED
BY Me. BIT CONDITIONED THAT
TWO OR THREE MEMBERS OF THE
/. P0PTLksT COMMITTEE CONSENTED
TO IT | THEN AGREED THAT IT
SHOULD BE PITT ~ ESCROW
FINDING OiT LATER THAT NJ
CONDITIONS HAD NOT BEEN CAR
RIED OFT. DEMANDED THE RE-
GtEs sFs ~ g-xz Ffr Il
sGfyES OFT by THE PARTIES IN
CONTROL OF THE PAPERS THAT
THE DOCUMENT HAD BEEN DE-
@TRUYED. WHETHER TT HAS BEEN
DIR WHETHER NOT. G.. A MESTZER
II NOT BOUND by 1T. As Ny EN-
spHESsED CONDITIONS WERE NOT
.rAHRfED OFT ny HANDS ARE
Now WASHED COMPLETELY OF 1T.
CALLED on MR. FAwcEf-T LAST
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TOLD
HIM THAT IF Ny TERMS HAD NOT
BEEN FfrLLY CARRIED OUT THE
DEAL WAS OFF.
tsisned, Co A. MESTZER.
- Abiding 70 an agreement made with Mr..
Menfxsr, the ssrst move made after recsiv-
ing his statement wax TO interview a. E.
Mcdonald. state dairy commissioner The
reporter handed him Mr. Msnrxers state
men'. explaining that Mr.. Mensxer had
asked that this b. done. and that after
reading II Mr.. Mcdonald might say any
thing that he liked concerning II. In 9TH
sr words. thar after the state officer first
learned what Mr.. Mentxsr had done. 4.
Tasted with himself to explain his position
60 his own liking
s.Asssr Mcdonald read the statement he
promptly placed 1t In his inside pocket and
suggested that call be made upon Mr..
lentser before anything further be said
or dsns. Thsre Mr. MeFsonan act about
10 try TO modify Mr. Mentxer's signed ex-
PLANTATION. Mcdonald read 1t and re-reaa
4 +. and at last pointed on, TO Mr Mensxer
shst II would probably be best tina, a
Ahange be made In the ilnes referring TO
HE agreement being submitted 70 two or
Nifee members OF the Populist committee
kor their consent. He reminded Mr.. Ment.
esr shst he was probably mistaken on this
hoins. and then Mr.. Mentxes agreed 10 the
Proposed change. and. corrected Inc state.
Jnent read.
seff'his was executed By ne and cendl-
tlaned that certain parties consented 10 IL"
In place OF mentioning the two or three
Utmhers Of The Populist committee. the
words ''eeriain parties wese substituted
Iris was all the change made in the or.g-
i,lai statement.
After this had been done Mcdonald was
qf}ed what he had 20 say about II. He
.f4d he had absolutely no ~couamnnt 30
tpake for publication. that Il WAS Mr.
Mentxer's business. he was his own agent
snd that If he saw ~ To make such state
ment he tMcDonsidp had nothing whatever
TO add 10 or sletraet from a.
SThomas Mallory deputy In the employ
II Sheriff Mills. who. "a the story goes.
was named a. che az the trustworthy mes
sessgers 10 convey the signed agreement
&c Alexander Parker for safe keeping. WAS
thv next man 10 be seen. ss,sle spread
orer his face when the reporter naked him
Whist ne had TO say and told hssn what Mr..
MsntFer had done In the matter and he
isAmeaia;eiS hegan TO back away from the
rropos'slsn as fast rs good manners would
permit. @
~ doa't knew a thing about It. SO fsr a.
am concerned. there Is no such an agree
rnsnt Ia eyisiessce. There Is no ues asking
ma any questions for | have nothing
whatever 10 say. IL Mfr MentEfr wants to
slake a statement, that h his business.
aoa not connected with Il IN any way"
Despite further questioning. Mr.. Ma
Igny. with an adroltness creditaele 10 any
esd staEes "a po!lsiSs avoided saying or
essn limiting st anything shas might en-
sangle him er bis friends. He admitted
thai his ignorance at the subject VAS RS
rtaarkahje. hat N the same tiasa smlllngiy
sad ;ha;. sad as Il nssAt seeri ssich MAS
tns true state Of affairs 50 far as he was
0ancvTeea.
Ns0eees 4. Ryan. 8 psomseent newspaper
man wao Wa a avlega,c Ia the eonsen-
s.sn ard ene'rlts.s ~ 1he pegnecrallc ezssa-
f@ruuoe eouraltges. sna vho. it vas BE-
lssVed. might }sYe haa sotne hand IA tssa
Etsaeh-gslse3-of election agreement. vas
as unoofumvn3catJye "a NJ Mallory ns
I'D no$ des3N nat he haa Indirectly heard
seEaa :ne0sts# made eg xoa,e ,snesssfans