The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-24
B. A. Anderson Alleges Jury
Bribers Came to Him.
WAKES sLsEp,no SCANDAL
Gospon SD Another Member 81
0os decree - s.Rlx-' Jssoss IN
SoAge Dsnssn.s CeaRt fsS 116o-
watAhoD1a esssoA Lawyesss xs1e
-oenaasle>al Developns.as AAeaA

a sensational AFFIDAVIT. which. II - al
IAgod WI result In another well known
nsembeg of the bar being drawn Into su-
persor Judge Benson'x jury bribery scan
dal Tor investigation by court commits
sion. haa been made ard via snoruy D
1liod IN the superior court.
n. Aaron Andersen. proprietor Of the
Bellevue hotel and well known resident
~ North 5eAtfie. IL the signer al the doeu-
mene. In II he makes direct charges
tkai In April last, shortly before tho
bribery scandal became public property.
he Was approached by member OF The
her. whose name he ~ present declines
10 divuige, and advised TO retain Attorney
John w. corson 10 defend the case Of
John A and Dorothea WahistrUm VI. b.
AArcn Anderson, then pending tn Judge
Be0son's court, and was offered = verdict
In his favor for ei5o.
Andersen swsars that he refused the
ajeres that the verdict against him waa
prompted by his refusal 30 deaf with the
alleged s'nxcrs." and on this ground makes
the affidavit. which II in effect . petition
10 have the verdict and Judgment based
On Il set ASIDE ~ fraudulent and void.
Another Lawyer Implicated.
The Afadevtt u chiefly Of interest for
the reason that n Andersons statement
Il true another member of the bar besides
Attorney corson viii be the subject Of
01basment prEesdings bef0re the court
conluias.on- etrset rumors Tor many
weeks have linked the names Of two other
men Nth that q Attorney corecn. but
zndsrson's affdavit makes Il appear that
fheye 10 . fourth Msuber Of the alleged
combination 10 control superior court jury
Serdtcts
Anderson In hts afsdavit sets out nrst
&ho rendition Of a Judgment against him
o tbs waSlstfom case for 3is7.5O ana
costs on Jun: :. AFTER . trial had on April
~ Attorneys Tucker and AylAna and he
. Battle. Herbert b. Huniley ana 8. 8.
ssTne petiuoner believes from the facts
hereinafter stated that said judgment and
the verdict upon which 4 - based Is IN
vacated and set aside for the following
:sfns day before this case was called for
day Of Asfil. : esrss.n Attorney sSss OF q DIS
wsl n.ns L isssrsS oslis4 & sp aa ss4 Al 4
@ Wished . iniredues NJ . = sisorneS
Afssr lnlroduc:ag the saA lllofns5 John
csaveFsAiion toessher. the ssid nrsi- named
attorney called mo aside and said that
they wanted % see me privately about
sSsrs 8 only .na e sss a.y you
hs.: .: e.a ! am willing he should hear
AaekinG The Prspssitiea.
tho nrst-named attorney then said 70
me In low tone Of voice. in substance
- follows: Now. Nr. Corson here can
M Oils matter Tor you Tor ti6o-S75 down
and ss u thirty days. and you had better
Il said 70 him. I am very sorry. but
~ TOO near the trial e change attorneys:
M. Ronald. Mr.. Corson had better lay
hio proposition before Nr. Huntley'
Il made this remark TO the said attorney
sr sa 70 ss max: s ssi s.sys ala from
sinderstand what No meant. He replied in
substance. that i was just the time 20 sea
Ne Ne IVY; ,,s but u would 20 90 no good e see
.proposftson Ike ths- And he said: We
VIII let Mr.. HunsIey try the case and Mr..
Corson can Az Il 30 you win win; but IL
Ctnch you
''Aiosa a week after the case was tried
and the verdict rendered. ! met one Of the
aaid TO me IN course Of conversation that
x was too bad I id noe employ Corson in
my case. as 10 wins all his cases In Judge
8enson's court
wants . New Trial.
II believe from these conversations. and
from other Information which have since
received. but do not wish TO disclose In this
petition. and from the action Of this court
In d.ssharging the entire jury panel from
which the Jury was drawn that tried my
case. for tho reasons given by the cour.
a. tina time Of dlscharging said fury. that
ana entitled to have the Judgment and
verdict IN this case vacated and set aside
The defense o. the defendant 70 fais
action Is as set forth I'm his amended an
ever now on fsle herein. and 10 which the
defendant respectfully refers and. breezy
stated. II. That The plaintiffs were dodgers
81 the Bellevue hotel. conducted nv the
Defendant and that all the piain,.sfs
goods retained by the defendAn, were re-
tanned by vtttue u landlords lien. o.
\ were specifically pledged by the plaintiffs
= for the payment OF their he.el Bib
Wherefore your petitioner r,ssaes.t fully