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

the aid Of her sister. Miss King. who
has a dre7snaking establishment az
room 70 IN the Gross block az Tacoma.
Hearing ~ their efforts, Hazard. as the
correspondence between him and NC
f-auIey shows. undertook 10 bring about
the ex-treasurers release after certain
conditions" prescribed by himself wefe
complied with.
Tn rovenber. fssa, Hazard wrote 20
McCauIey informing him that he would
take IN his case and endeavor TO have
him released on parole. using his IN
nuenco" with the governor ana the state
Administered ton to that end, IL the terms
could be agreed on He followed THIS
with demand for SO as expense money
Ga order 70 make Mccauiey Visit AZ
WalIa Waiia and lay his plans before
him. The prisoner furnished the money
through Warden Catron. and Hazard
went 70 wafla waIia to see the prisoner.
A short time afterward Hazard re-
s,orted to McCxuley that he had enlisted
Hhe support OF number OF politicians
Of the fusion stripe. including Ernest
Lister. secretary Of the board OF audit
and control He also went to snivsly,
prime minister in the Rogers cabinet,
and obtained his aid. After informing
MccauIey Of those things. Hazard. II
r. stated, demanded SIS instanter. saying
that he was broke" and needed money
Immediately.
Again the convicted ex-treasurer drew
hands OF warden catron and paid the
sum demanded by Hazzard. Then tho lat
ter took a new tack. In December last
ne informed Mrs Mccauiey TIA, n ,ss sou ia
wanted more money. The distracted
woman wrote for instructions to her hus-
band. The latter aiso received letter
M him that things were moving well.
but that certain "conditions" would have
to BE- complied with by Mrs. Mccauley
sna s s,o gss fa ns n x.
DEMANDS s4oo CASH.
The result Of this correspondence was vas
VIZ wifsa Ms Ssnas She s's ana Miss King had
n meeting with Hazard by appointment
Hazard told the two women that ne
must hnys At least ,S @ ,h y essh and dis se
euro from Gov. Rogers Mcraulev's parole,
Mrs Mccauiey replied that she had nc
such sum. Harvard. u y said threa,en,sd
sion. he gave the two women twenty-four
hours in which 20 furnish the money
II IL not difncuit to imagine the tor.
this stage IN the proceedings subjected
Mrs McCauiey. She turned tn her sister
Tor aid. Miss King had been in the
nearly i ten years and by hard work and
the utmost frusaiity had saved up sew,
erai hundred dollars. part q which had
been spent y preserving the Mc s, lex
not have the money IN cash, but finally
egreed to sign note due on demand for
A Miss kings credit was good Haz-
card accepted this ofYer and the note was
signed bv Miss King and Mrs. McCauicv
end delivered 20 the governors friend
yaxxard- This was about December n.
order releasing McCauley and the OK
treasurer returned TO Tacoma December
= i.ss 70 eat Christmas dinner with his
on his return 10 Tacoma Harvard. II IL
stated endeavnred to Secure from Nc
Cnulev . new note He Visited the ex..
the full details NJ Haxxard's infarv whs-
he arrived home from walle walla. IT
= no secret thst when McCauley con-
scene IN which McCauiey told Hazard In
platn words how despicable NJ WAS
The story 81 the row between Haxyarh
ana McCauley soon hecame noised about
friends y became known thst Hay-ara
hsd extnrfed largo sum ~ money from
Mccsuiey, promising him That ~ waslld
fran the nenitertiarvs
IN the meantime. however the storv
wss kent ont Q, nrin. sithourh - wsif-
the. fecfs were known. They r-asuarv
'@sk~d out two months me- w-tii a-.u..
shev reached OLYMPIA where several
member. Of The state administration were
Informed Of the facts.
LISTER TAKES 4 HAND.
Mr., Mccauicy has stesdfastiy refused
20 give out any statement Of the matter
20 the newspapers. although he has not
denied the statements made BY persons
informed Of the facts Of which the fore
going IL an abstract. VI n understood
that Secretary Lister ami atheY tntf-aptsn
of Gov Rogers. learning OF the danger OF
an expose which was threatened several
days ago. summoned Hazard before a
prfyy council of the governors managers
and informed him that he must return the
note IN order 10 prevent the story from
being published and his infamy and Gov.
Rogers part In Il made public property
II u understood that tho governors
friends IN Tacoma agreed yesterday to
return the note given by Miss King 10
Hazard In consideration Of which NJ
ter
A Post-fnteiilgeneer reporter learned OF
The circumstances on tho case aud lutar.
viewed Miss klnr and Mrs McCauiey ~
Tacoma feN days axo Roth admitted
that the facts a. stated IN the foregoing
we're true Mtps King at that time hai
not secured The return of her note. al
though sha had been advised hv wAii.paxt.