The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-12

divorce papers Incorporating IN them .
charge OF immoral conduct against Mr..
Secmaa. "Retween May 10 and May ~.
1900. and after I had taken preliminary
steps TO secure divorce" said Mrs. SEQ
man In her interview With the Post-in-
telligencer reporter. "a l.. bradley. an
empioye OF the fish commissioner came
to my house at South Tacoma. He told
me that GOV. Rogers had sent him 10 mo
10 ask me to withdraw nay charges
against MIR. Seeman Mr.. Bradley said
that he had tclephoned Gov. Rogers reia-
live to my case and the condition OF ar
fairs at the asylum. Mr.. Bradley fur
ther said that the governor had made
special trip 70 Tacoma 20 inquire into the
matter. and that he sRagers, was willing
10 do anything said II would not re-
veal the scandal at the asylum.
Bradley told me further that II would
eliminate the more serious charge against
Mr. ssemsn In my complaint, Gov. Rogers
would remove Superintendent Goddard
and female employe AZ the asylum Mr..
Bradley said further that the administra-
tian wished TO avoid scandal which
would prevent Gov Rogers from hetng
renominated. Bradley said that he had
told Gov. Rogers the facts regarding the
steiiaeoom asylum ana my case. and that
the governor had told him 10 come and
see me.
II replied that would either delay the
divorce iiil Goddard and the woman were
removed or else would eliminate the
more serious charge In my complaint. In
view of Mr.. Bradley's representations aw
10 Gov Rogers position and his promise.
A few days later. I instructed my attor.
ney 10 eliminate the more serious charge
which had made In my original conn
piaini.
PATIENTS EATEN nv uATs.
Regarding my own knowledge OF the
true conditions At the steiiacoom asylum.
I win say that remember distinctly one
case. That was, according 70 my best
recollection. In the fail or winter nf iM
a female attendant ssia NJ the dinner
table that she had ordered female pa
ticnf put IN the strait-3ncket one might.
| The rats gusEed the w0man's sc~s. and
she Was NJ from blood posacnlnx The
! patient died = few days later. The female
attendant, said that should never speak
about the case. as Il would never DO 10
| have the information reach the public
A. l. Bradley. to whom Mrs seemsn
refers, IN now assistant secretary ~ thu
fusion county eorsmistre ~ Pierce county
For some months he was employed by
Fish Commissioner Little IN nsh hatchery
work He IL a popuiis, OF Ions standing
in Pierce county,
According 20 Mrs seeman. Bradley said
smphaticaily that tho governor had
looked into the condition of thr Stella
COON hospital and Was acquainted with
the facts
Mrs. seemsn's assertion that Dr. Cod
lard was TO I've removed seems to be
borne out ~ a statement made recently
hy pr Quavl az Taopma. who n we'll
known physician and wha Was elected
city physician IN 1898 pf. oueyli is a
fasisnsst. however, snd rsisetanfiy told
a posg-InfsliigrnceF reporter his story rs-
I Il n
| tion os superintendent of the asylum.
'if was last spring some time. perhaps
IN MAY that certain persons came 10 rss
ard asked me " would eccept the posl-
flan II superintendent Al the asylum I'm
cane ehsnKe sss made I vas given ~
understand shst ! could have the position
I " wished a.
''So. viii 30, isli you who came 10 me.
The governor was not one ~ the persons.
! however old net even take time 20 dis.
cuas the matter eith them ! slmpiv
aaiA that under no circumstances ~oaid
Z take the possiEea. IN Tire first pisee
| TDr Goddard u my frieut Ia the second.
/ I could net arera ~ take the fsssiti9n geF
= shaFs term because the salary woHld
! net wartsns me in giving ~ my avn
huriness here
Moreover. ] would not Ne sapssInsond-
ent ~ the Asylum under smy cifreAs
stances - matters nos stand y 70 TN.
! possible f1r any man - properly Eevefa
such an iaetif1sfan unIges ha stone has
the pesfr and authority @ HsY ~ha his
assistants Rr8 subnFi3nsf9N shall he.
/ wantd ssisxi nseu 6ngy fog sHstf Hiesss fsr
I positions Rna utterly fekaFssssas ~ ppliA
,lrs s0rh raissy ~ plainly neoess4gs
far tae Fyps - fhe insilsufisn ara ihs
sneeezsfid hamfitnE ~ the pafienta
f1Y. oHfSfi sgnasfssliY rsfasea - say
/ who sa8 aTefet him sh~ s4geFlmssHdeneys
/ IL "a knawn. heW~esr snas fhe orss eAms
4 from flss board ~ auais ana esnftsa
pssH psrhstef formerly engineer AZ fa~
ste{iaeaufn asffsFn. wha was discharged
/ fss ne ftsssn. according y hts stnfy, ex-
rrrs that ~ haa Hps saREofssa Nj RoEs
ere ~anfiAner faf FnYvfrgr tesls an is-
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fe "a ~shsrferfeH and sssll@a userhaaia
and as sgfa bsars ia lneoFs#rnessi af ~
terlsgsnssns fioaaast
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< futsfs9enesr reporter ~ Tscsna. recent
~ FinF~ nr gesfasd tock charge fhsy
have Esd 10 less thar three ehsef enxfs
nsrrx sarne ~ them fupta tsli Interest
gnr stories " theF wnasd Holm ~ Fix.
omS ~ tae eAtaf engineers, was discharged
NMrarve ~ eNNef attention 70 an ntmsess
( ~aTthfess secasa hard hsissT wh3eh Al.
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Taeosss for ~ hospital risns Th~y pait
s1r f1r n y had : be bulge n r. ans
steam SITTER usncf SoFson. frars Ia
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sharroaf under u anf shen hsns n the
Plates Thaf would have fn&6e 4 vsty
/ dsnser8uR - saY she Least, u ~ae sb
sn,ntety uurt Tor th@ purposes ~ the
ssyinfa. end was ~ortA not 70 exceed fgsJ.
satisfactory reason fex purchasing a
sacantatsart tsotisF SHIN = new ons was
z seQairea has reeer b~sn xfssn.
Why rrx WAS LET ouT.
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