The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-21

John T. FOye who is under indictment
in Boston Mass, for alleged jury erihing,
kept MS word. At 3:4o o'clock yesterday
afternoon he walked into police hsasiauas
tiers and surrendered himself to Detective
Meredith He Was registered, and after
a brief conversation with Chief OF Police
Reed went 10 the municipal court. where
he was sarraignea on a warrant accusing
him Of being fugitive from justice.
TIE proceedings in court were over in a
few minutes and Mr.. Foye walked forth
30 liberty pending a preliminary exani-
nation May !. he was represented by
Attorneys John r Dore and Scion T. VIZ
IaYs Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Hart ami Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Fulton represented the state After the
regular formal proceedings had eeeD gone
through with Mr. Dore asked Judge Camp
TO tx bonds The sum was named al 500
with suresies, or 500 cash. Ar. Dore
counted out fifteen shining twenties. and
placed them in a stack before Clerk Rob-
erts. Then The party left the court room
F'oye is ar Intelligent and Nell-eGueated
man. Il have been u resident of Seattle,
he said stree a year ago last March. 1
came here To engage in business. Previous
tn this | had been an electrical inspector
In the wire department of The city % Bos-
ton. After coming here | became inter-
ested In mining properties with other Bos-
ton people
I'm Noveplher Of fsas | went back 10
Boston and remained there until Feoru-
airy or 1. / have no reason 10 conceal my
reason for going. or the business that
called me there. | presume the people or
Seattle VIII recall an explosion that took
place in the subway on fremont street.
near the Common. Suits involving more
than 81 .0e.0ap arose from tssis accident, and
| was called there as an expert witness.
In connection with the same trip had
mining matters 10 attend 10.
while I was In Boston, T.. j. Scollans
was on trial charged l think with
hezZieraent / had business with Mr.. ScoI-
lans IN connection with mining properties
and was consequently with him more or
less Before the case was terminated
returned to Seattle, and have been here
ever since. The only reason had for leaY-
ing Boston and coming 10 Seattle was that
] had business interests here. 1t is alb
soiutely untrue that have consortei with
hunko men and gamblers.
AS far as bribery Is concerned I DO
not even know Juror Miiliken Charles
II. Mfliken is the juror supposed tn have
been bribea.) | never visited him at his
house or held q conversation with him
suppose that have been mixed up in this
case because | had been seen in Scoilaus'
company. and because left Boston a
few DAYS before The case was taken from
the J,fgy. ] was informed that an indict-
ment had been returned against me. and
had ! been afraid Of the consequences I
would have gone elsewhere. There was no
attemnt at concealment on my part |
have lived i'm Seattle under my own name
and think X is wrong for people 10 make
statements about my fleeing from Boston
This talk is outside the ease and only
;enas tn put me TN falls. and ut the same
time bad light before the public. | am
willing 10 stand the merits of the
case
When asked II he would return 10 Bos-
ton without extradiuon papers. Mr.. Foye
saie. that was a matter he had not dis
cussed with HIS attorneys MI Dore said
that no decision had been reached In the
matter.
Foye lived in Boston for many years ana
was prominently identified with Democrat
&c politics. He held positions under Demo-
cratic city administrations from iss2 up
TO the time he came To Seattle. He is an
electrician
David 9. Sullivan. secretary OF the Chel-
sea Democratic committee il the person
responsible for Foyes trouble After the
scolans case was taken from the Jury
on the ground that Juror Miliken had
been ianpered with. Sullivan turned
states evidence To escape prosecution for
perjury. His statement given II The trial
OF Juror Miliken implicated Oliver
Downing. prominent Silver Dem
ocTat and Fuye. He accused
Foye Of giving MnIken rnonay
on the top floor or the Equitable building
Aiiiisens testimony was n completes DENT
al 81 what sullivan had said He said
thu. he did not know Sullivan. other than
having met him ouce In November last and
once when sullivan had shave at his
barber shop Regarding Foye MiHjken
sald ne had never seen Foye in his lie
and certainly had not received money from
him.