The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06

suaoss COULD Nh SOUGHT.
Detective GasAnes's Name Draggea
Inao the Alleged Bribery Case.

Detective GasAnes's NaDe DPaggea
Iate the AIIeaeA bribery Case.
E. A. Gardner. who at different times
has conducted the business OF private
detective In this city, was dragged into
the alleged jury brfhtng case yesterday.
when the investigating committee COM
meneed III work Of deivtng into the story
that has caused 20 much talk during the
past month
had BEEN told that the Jury In Judge Ben
sons court could be controlled Tor mon
etary consideration. Since the stirring up
Of this case Gardner's name has been men,
toned IN a quiet way several times. but
not until yesterday did II come out In
bold relief az part Of official records
The investigating committee which con-
sists Of ex-superior Judge J. w. Langley,
Attorney T. b. Hardin and Attorney
Charles A Riddle. held two sessions yes
terday. The first was In the morning and
the second In the afternoon. Prosecuting
Attorney McEiroy's Office was the scene
than ordinary interest
II II claimed that John ". eorson repre-
scented that he could sell verdicts In Judge
this matter came 10 the ears of Judge
Benson he Immediately discharged the
Jury. which demanded an investigation.
10 sfft the matter to the bottom
Various public events have kept the COM
mittee from beginning its work earlier in
the season. At the conclusion Of yester-
days work II was decided to adjourn un-
I'll next Monday morning at $50 o'clock,
TO meet In the library room at the court
house.
All the commissioners were present at
each session. Although Mr.. Corson was
not present. he was represented by At
Prosecuting Attorney McElroy was there
in person to look after the proceedings
Tor the commonwealth. IL II may be looked
Gardner was brought into the case
through the testimony of Attorney Fred
erick Bausman, OF the frm OF Bausman.
kelleher Emory. Mr.. Bausmans firm
tation and Trading Company A SUI was
pending in the superior court against the
company and according TO Mr.. Bausman's
tain parties had told him that the Jury in
Judge Benson's court could be handled
for a monetary consideration.
whatever to do with the persons who
spoke OF the jury. and did not mention
Mr.. Rassman said that he refused to
and expressed the opinion that some one
was trying to make money bs claiming 20
do something that could not be done.
Attorney Herbert b. Huntley testified
that he had drawn up a petition for b.
A. Anderson to set aside a Judgment rem
dersd by the jury involved. but he made
the facts set up In the petition. 1t will
be recalled that Anderson claimed I'm this
petition that he had been told prior TO
the trial that II he employed corson he
would win. He did not employ Mr.. Cor
son and loss.
Attorney r. F. Blaine was not allowed
TO tell what promised to be an interesting
conversation between himself and Atfor-
ney Wtlmon Tucker. Mr.. Blaine said that
he rode UP In the elevator with Corson
ono day. when Corson went toward Tuck
er's office. Although Blaine did not see
corson actually enter fuckers Office
Tucker later came to his fBlainess) office
and told him that corson had been there
What Tucker told Mr. Blaine that Corson
had said was not allowed to be repeated.
because IL would not be permissible under
the rules of evidence. IL Corson had been
present during the conversation II would
have been different
The court adjourned until next Monday
morning at 9:D o'clock at the conclusion
Of Mr.. Blaines testimony.