The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-30
I|IOCk SHOWS his RAND
arFTDAvITs IN ALLEGED
go ALsTIxE CONSPIRACY.
81 D~nnfng's Story-Legal
...~esafe Who Became Involved
xumerous Entanglenents-
s<stenents Dented In Toto

l s,,o-ney NsffA u Nfslst3ca VIII AXE
| xs.rak-oH In TIE second hail OF Tire Noyes-
.Isttn1 game. In answer TO the
- - az conspiracy that have been made
.ssr him he viii file this morning a
/ - AZ arsd4vitg which the other SIDE
- -rasab.y ind Il hard work 10 rush.
l s.sn-fssnx 10 the order OF the court. Mr.
/ -s~.seurt u 70 appear this morning and
nxuxe why h. should rot deposit with
,-ssrs the 81, 90 which ne IL alleged 10
| ~ sonspired 10 lake from the plentiful
! -s.ss az var Aisssne- The aflldavits ars
| : a. way 81 showing the cause wfay not
- Amy In toto. az Wsnstock has denied
1 s..r ne outset, that he WAS party 10 any
sss,aracy 10 rualct Wan Aigfine. They
- hat he vas not In me city at the
~ was accused Of receiving the piir-
| sa-ss rs,eeEs etc And they make most
| .r-a and uncamfortlug arrasgnment Of
r perry Denniag. tbs young man apon
4 -Aexe testimony the charge % conspiracy
/ -. largely rests
| me inference Is a. least o6fainab!e from
| ulesteek's papers that IL there Was any
| eaaspiracy 10 the case Il was conspiracy
/ ss,-sr after. rather than before. the mar
| rsre ard directed aEainst the attorney.
| ,.thsr than BY him.
| r,~nning Is the exclusive subject u the
| a.. affidavit. lie Is made 20 appear a
! ,yend OF some years standing with Win
| ssoek Upon his own request he was taken
| ,sso Vtnstocas office. with The under
! s.rdlug that he vas TO receive such share
q ire fees of each case ar WInstock could
/ .ssra 10 give The afTiiavIt states that ne
! =. taken 10 his friends home and extend
| a the privileges OF place TO abide ard a
MACE to eat. When sick. which was fire.
| aaently he was cared for.
Furthermore, says the affidavit. Denning
xcured W.nstoek's aid In obtaining a lean
# f.ac from the bank TO ease his finances
shtn planning matrimony: the account at
ne hank eventually came back upon Win
stock for collection; but Winstock con-
s,aced the bank that hs was not liable
THIS bank Incident occurred in June Of
TIE current year. II produced such feeling
TIA. wlnstock and Denang have not been
syeskng on the same street. Previously
sysrsl more or less unpleasant financial
relations had developed. For example.
/ says me affidavit. Dennine collected a fee
4 Of Ke al one time and applied X TO his own
use For this he was dismissed. Friend
ship ard generosity subsequently prevailed.
/ and upon special petition Denning WAS
| again taken into the office.
| Again. says the affidavit, he was found
| pIlty Of not accounting for fees collected.
| sal Was again dismissed. The honest.
+. enerens- and friendly manner in which
| aspreclation.''
Undoubtedly this much OF personal in
: ;srest is set forth by the affidavit to gug-
zsst possible grounds for the statements
made by Dsnning. which Attorney Win
/. sock proceeds to contradict In entirety.
|. Dsnning bad stated that Wsnstock ha7
consulted with Mrs. Van AlstIne prior 20
4 her marriage In January last. and had
/ agreed 10 lind for her rich kIondiker.
q x+ar-a
| sas absolutely nothing Of Mrs Van Aistint.
| ahs had no conferences OF any sort with
her between February. 1897 and the date of
ne marriage. In February he had nego-
lated lease Of the owens block, which
sas cancelled later through the agency Of
| Attorney Wrestling.
| DsnniBg had stated also that Wlnstock
had represented to him the desire OF Mrs.
fan Astine to secure Klonsiike husband,
AID HIS Winstock's Willingness 10 secure
eee for her. Wnstock absolutely denies
sch conversation with Denning. and adds
hat 20 such disposition on his part was
taosn TO Denning or TO any one else
The first seen OF Mrs. Van AL
tns after the Owens block trans
ason In February 1897, vas when
sAe came TO his Office with Van Al
tine and asked him 10 procure a marriage
keise. II * alleged by DennIng and those
seeusng Wnstock that the recorders Of
sge vas duly compensated for its share IN
he Conspiracy" Winstock's afndsvl. sets
birth that, 50 far from such being the
ase the license was delivered 10 Win
seck's office boy and the clerk was paid
cents for half an hour overtime con-
aimed In Issuing the paper
Denning further asserted that Winstoek
he'd Informed him az plan whereby the
Marriage to Van Aistine was 10 lie; him
sea Wlnstook counters this charge with
re statement that he had been made
aware prior 10 the marriage that Van Al
Zine was in fact worth very little money.
The famous marriage ceremony which
declared In the cross complaint TO Mrs.
van Altine divorce suit TO have been
performed while thu parties 10 Il were tn
state Of intoSication. winstoc.s adduces
Witnesses 10 prove conducted with
seople thoroughly sober ard ostensibiy In
Aelr right minds, The ceremony took
saee at about six o'clock. was performed
y Judge ingersoIl. and was in no man
Ger secret
Judge lngersoli makes a strong affidavit
: regard 70 the marriage ceremony and
Ase In subssantlStten of Winstoek'x aHai
= the time - The alleged receipt ~ The
@Ats from Mrs Van Alst!ne. The judge
VISITED With Wi.sloek ~ East SQUAD ana
kfsw ~ his absence from The city froai the
AFTER rart - Iely uutil September /
IN ihss same line IS a very complete N hi
~ forth by Wiustock's legal partner.
sf"fge Israel. Mr.. Israel was either win
= IN constant communication with sis
s&tnrf during all the time from March I
= CATE, and during that period nei;hsx
y" nor heard from nor knew % Win
aOeks hearing from Mrs. Van AGSsine. lie
s4se states thar the oU}v funds received
E9n the woman were 81 ral5 by her ~
seminary fee in tAe diyorca sus pro
sedi.Es
snntrad'ef!nns thus numerous are ao'
smeient for re attorney HIS atf9dav3ss
'arfhe~ 2nd aver that there Mere 10
snsaltatione W'fh Mrs. Van Alssine, as
sSsaFea by neH8lue after ne marriage
lie vas Informed that Tire new couple
TOWN. AMI ~ saw ana beard I'D more
'afm urtl Mrs Van Als5lne ultimately
4'he n a.n "a begin her divorce rrncee..-
as Nor vas there any correspondence
say sort ss1a Mrs. Van AlStina
ne rnos' Hital part of ne cross COM
. s~Aisi Is tha' aCcIssins Wiuste-k ~ having
'eesises ahsut Aususr II s2i,sa. which was
.e to havc Ate shStrac:ea II the fern |
,hs1ks hy Mrs Van alstfne from ser
s.sssnd 5 ef;r.-s az Sal; Lake ana forward |
y . AsE1 90 }a fsShed