The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-05-23

- INV AZ hAAN kttAilt TIC NNAAs now
ever, that these things had occurred
since the publication Of the alleged
lteee and asked II they would be ad
United.
soh, your honor" lnterposed Mr..
Fulton, we object 70 this sort %
gfand-stand play. They simply want
t. influence the Jury with facts they
cannot prove and have not got"
Cayton lakes Stand.
Caytou himself was then called TO
the stand HE was palpahly ncr-
Nous. lie told most Interesting
story To the effect that after Mere
dtth had been relegated from the
detective force 70 the front office at
police headquarters. tho present
chief had come 10 him with inform
alton Ia regard % the police depart
mupt Meredith told Caytan, ac-
cording u she testimony. that Con-
tiiine had been appointed chief 81
the gamblers, and he and chief Rcti
nffangcd what places should run aud
y hat should Mt"
Meredith toll me. that whenever
J saw "a gambler personally arrested
aud brought 10 court. Il would mean
That he was not paving hlaOkman
70 the police" said Cayton.
Who started you on your invest
iEstions into the conduct ~ tho po-
lice department. and your attacks
thereon asked Judge Winsor.
w. L. Meredith"
Why have YOU made these at
taekss
ITO cleanse the moral atmosphere
u seattle" said the witness. proud
You started out on moral cru.
sade when you began these attacks
asked Mr.. Fulton. In crocs-sNamir.
alton.
I was trying % purify the city"
You had no antmun against chief
Meredith when you published this
afticlef
oh. no. was friendly with him.
And when yuu wrote that ne was
consortins With thieves and hold-up
men, you felt friendly toward him.
Yes; l was friendly"
When you wrote these things
about Msredita you were attempting
70 hold Meredith up to public ridi-
cule. were you not -
Yes sir. as chief Of police"
You we're not friendly then ."
No sir. said the witness. who war
badly ratified.
You deliberately tried To hold
Chief Meredith az 10 public con-
tempt and ridicuie -
'Yer sir" said the witness again.
At this point IN adjournment was
then taken until % o'clock
The trial was not resumed until
] a. p. m. when a delay was asks I.
A. Judge Wlnsnr was late. and was
expected % bring with him most
important witness. a woman. Hon.
er VI. I'M was called finAiiy before
Judge WlnEor arrived.
Mr.. Htlt il a newspaper man. AMI
VAS called 20 define the meaning Of
the word graft" The witness knew
~ but one ease where the word was
used With criminal meaning. When
sifted down. Mr. Hiifs idea % graft
h. position which pays a large
salary for a little work
Hsrd on the Court.
Would you say that Judge Grimm
had graft. for Instance"
Yes. Il might VERY readily BE-
called such. I should think
Judge Grimm looked as N he did
rot quite aErse with the witness.
Judge Winsor came into court dur
Ing this examination. and al it, con-
clusion asked tor a brief delay. as
the mysterious woman who Was 20
testify wAs even then on her way
10 court
Ala O'Clock. the mysterious woman
came into court. She vas Mrs. Ross.
q medium and fortune-teiier WIN
lives At No. ialz second avenue.
How long have you been in this
city,"
-Four years"
Have you been acting as a med
ium all that time -
Yes. sir"
Did you pay ines into the city
during that ,ime7'
Yes. str"
did chief ~ Police Meredith ever
ask you 70 pay him any money per
sonaliy -
we obIec, on the ground that M
time IL specified.
Objection sustained. said the
court.
Counsel for the defence then began
a long argument. which Mr.. Fulton
cut short By Withdrawing the obJec-
ton. and the woman was allowed
10 answer the question.
Yes sir. he did"
Tell how. and when
Detective Crane came 20 my piac-
~ business. and I gave him a read
y
Meredith wanted 20 Eee me. went
to see him. and ne told me I would
have to get out Of town. or quit thu
business. That I would have TO put
up $50. ! said I would think u
over"
on cross accumulation II was
brought out that Meredith had told
her that she was under arrest. an
that unless she promised 20 give ~
her business. she would he require
TO give 80 for her appearance In
court. That che had promised n
2 bandnn her business. and had been
10 go with a warning.
The defense then rested It's case,
and Chief Meredith was called In r.
buttal He denied positively every
statement made by ConsidIne.
Coming TO the statements made BY
Mrs. Ross. chief Meredith said that
the woman had been arrested. to-
sether with many other fortuue-tel-
lers. and that he had taken the same
course with her that he had With
In every case where the women
promised 10 give up the business"
safd the chief. made no complaint
q Rainat them. In this instance I
told Mrs. Rose she must promise 20
give 10 the business. and that II she
would not mako that promise. she
would have 10 deposit $50 cash bail
for her appearance In court. She
said she would stop, and / told her
10 60 home"
Mr. Faben began his address TO the
jury.