The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-13
Oorssn Denies the Charges or Any
Improper Conduct.
THE COMMITTEE ADJouRns.
=. L. Daer Denies That He 0og9e0t.
Illegal Purposes-TackeR Repeats
His Former Test1Ao1y-CorsoA
DeAaes IL, and ExDlaans the Cen
versation-CoUnAt - Report.

Judge J. W. Langley, C. A. Riddle and
+. B. Hardin. the committee Of lawyers
appointed by Judge Benson. of tho SUI
perior court, to investigate the charges
OF unprofessional conduct preferred
against Attorney John W. Corson. OF the
Seattle bar. held their last meeting yea
terday before preparing their report
The principal witnesses were -. Il Baee.
who was implicated by the testimony Of
b. A. Anderson. Of the Bellevue hotel. on
Monday. and ]. w. Corson. both Of whom
denied all the charges and the testimony Of
witnesses who had spoken against tham.
Baer IL tho attorney who. Anderson
on Monday said. came to him and
suggested that he had better employ Cor
court, intimating that Corson could handle
the Jury. On the witness stand yesterday
Baer admitted having called at Anderson's
with Corson. and that the employment OF
Corson by Anderson was mentioned. But,
he said, there was no suggestion or intt-
nation Of undue or improper influences to
be exerted ON tho jury or any one else.
He thought Corson would be good man
to help In the trial Of the case and - an
advocate. but beyond this nothing was
said about fixing or influencing tho jury.
Most OF the conversation was conducted
by him, Baer, and he heard no improper
proposal from any one.
H W. Lung testified that he was also
present at Anderson's. but was not near
enough to the parties to hear the CONVEX
sation, and he could not tell what WAS
said.
J. w. Corson, being examined. said In
substance what BAer had sworn In tho
Anderson matter. In regard to the tes-
timony Of Wilmon Tucker, who said ON
Monday that Corson came to him in April
with Q proposition to arrange matters 20
hn vzvtva - ~ ~.
ing before Judge Benson and jury. Cor
son said 1t was not true. He said he did
go to Tucker. but at the instance OF man
named Sheehan, who claimed to have
some testimony that would be valuable for
Tucker, but who would not give It unless
paid therefor. He merely took the mes
sage Of Sheehan embodying the PROPOSE
ton for pay. but said nothing about the
jury or his ability to influence It In any
way.
He denied in general the charges against
him and that he had at any time attempt
ed to improperly approach Juror or had
ever said that he could influence . verdict
by illegitimate means.
Robert Bennington testified that he heard
the conversation between Corson and
Sheehan, wherein the latter said he want
ed money for his testimony In fuckers
case.
g. c. Fernandis and A w. Nighton. two
OF the Jurors who were discharged. test
fed that they were never approached by
Corson or any one else with propositions
of bribery or other Illegal suggestion, and
that they had never heard while on the
jury Of any such suggestion
Wilmon Tucker. being recalled. repeated
his former testimony that Corson had APP
preached him in April and offered to hx
the jury. He also denied the testimony
Of Corson with regard to the Sheehan
matter.
Upon the conclusion Of the testimony the
committee gave each side fifteen minutes
for argument. Mr.. J. b. Howe spoke for
Corson, and Prosecuting Attorney McEi-
roy for the prosecution. and the hearing
was closed The committee will now con-
slider the matter as 1t stands upon the
testimony and make their report to tho
court.