The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-26


Mecsnicy and Her sister for 1850
The Case IL flushed In bv
the Friends of the Governor.
OF the innumerahle crtgncs AGAINST pub
iic decency committed by the adherents
of the intner-ttogers ring, either with the
conuiNRnce or some or all uf it's members,
or with their knowledge and consent, the
most detestaoie came TO tight yesterday
George haxzard lately tho secretary OF
the Democratic state central committed
and now the accredited agent of the fl-
sion state COMMITTEES IN raising campaign
funds IL charged with having oxtortcl
from j. ". Mccauiey. a former city treas
urer Of Tacoma. and from his wife ana
J his sistef-iu-law. Misa King, a dressmaker,
OF the same city, sum OF money ap-
proSima,ing A25 as consideration for Oh.
tanning through Gov. Rogers and warden
| Catron the release OF Mccauiey under pa
I role. ten months before the expiration OF
his term at waiia waila-
Haxxard's offeuse seems 20 Involve the
! governor personally and officially. for thu
1 simple reason that Hazard was Tor
months before Rogers renpmination his
ousspoken advocate and convention work
people for Rogers and Roaersism. A plain
recital of the facts is as follows.
MeCauley was sentenced to serve for
| four years IN the state penitcntisry after
1 heing convicted Of the crime OF fsceivinR
interest on public moneys kept ON deporii
4 by him tn certain banks IN Tacoma. ES-
/ Treasurer Fogga. OF Tacoma. had preced-
/ "a him by several months Ia the peni-
tentary Roggs was nsroiod juiy !. lsvs.
/ but Mccauley'N release on paruic was DE-
lsyed until Haxxsrd extortcd from him
/ SIS In eash aud mute Sixm@s ~ iits ~ifs
ana Miss King for kxsa. which was made
] due one day after date and which. owing
Ga Miss Kings financial eond,tinn. Was as
| good az money 10 thu hank.
Hazxard demanded tho money. saying
| that he could get McCanlay cut through
his influence with Coy. Rogers. The
1 money WAS put up and the note signed ~
4 conformity with Haxzards demands. and
| Mccauioy. who had languished at the pen.
| Ilcntiary SIX months after the governor
/ had raroled Bogg@ ana krug. tho other
1 convicted ,reAsuferx. Was given his hb-
| erty Ills sentence was afterwsrd COM
| mutes. AMI yesterday Accaaiey WAS fgadn
/ a free man.
WITH HRITAL rLAISNEss.
That tsov. Rogers was ignorsni " the
\ eald-hl00dcd ext1rtinn pracfieed ~ Has'
/ xar1 on two helpless woruen and an equal
4
/ iiary does not seem prnhables The 10
/ witch Iiaxxard received In cash went
| through Warden GRtryp's bands. as we'll
/ "a letters written ~ igaszard 70 Nc.
| eauiey of Waila walla. N which re- stat
! cd his demands with brutal plainneAA. The
deaf having bren contaminated ~ 'sAx'
xafd that redeubiahle statesman and "rr-
/ sarn,ets' gave tho woyd 70 HoxeFF. auh
4 a. December "a. tsaa. Mscsuioy stepped
| fyafn prison doors and returned % nis
| home 10 live on parole uHts tbe srnt@ne@
/ expired
This - the absolutely unysruiHheh &C.
| count ~ an ineidHat ~ ine K4sTfr ~
I tninisrasion which shoes hew cetnpse'T-
4 ~ ,he governor IL under TIE domination
/ ~ me wreichea band - ringeicTs and
{ ,nsiefasfnre Win haze control ~ the fn-
! ,ioa rsrts IN fhis stats. EVERY silesa-
ttsn made 81 the fafsEsrsns csn he proven
la anY raNYs iti his state
srrsrnEy's POLITICAL CAREER
wss.naisy has lived in Tacoma fas ~
mast fourteen years. Ha ~ae n fhs
I tot.f hasiness AZ tho cafper ~ Ninth
I "a Z, stssats ia the CITY ~ Destiny
shea Cifv TrsMsnseF Iiagg1. who IVES
I than ~ Sire straits. brought hsfn o@t fpf
I s.ttv treasurer IA sfa aarsnx ~ iast NO
| saaisY = Graua Army rnsn and hEa
4 tseen Ter snng0 Tins a NoFh"F - fhr Ne.
| ,sis.Nesa ranss tfe was EsepiAF 9rt
I REID ~ bs hnnesF sns deserving y.
whisper n scandal he9 hesn W'fcrti
~ was elected amay a bet Fab, Nns
& ,ss.k 6T5er aahe sssg rad - deposit et
that tisas several hahdfed 'hs#sasia fs'-
! infs Is fsa inesi bAnks @ffas q shers
wsn4 81 the Sal Tntf " - sttfF
4 t.4Mgeg fass un3cH Tp9 ft9fsta - tbs
safases laaks shswra thai - bad s,esn
esa tsfrrras "a Hss aalassifs - slsiiie
I raarav Gie ~as fFi4a Ena eeNfi0isf