The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-05
THE LAST
NEE TING
OF Meredith and Considine
Prior 10 the Tragedy.

II e believed that the Last meeting
~ John Consi1iuc aud late chief NJ
Police w L. Meredith prior e. the
F one en- that fatal Tuesday afternoon
occurred iu tho Hotel Butler In the
presence % Wm. A. pmkrrton. head
OF America hrst. known detective
rgrusY. Thia meeting took place
MAY Is. Mt uiukrrtan brinH IN sr-
attic en- business foe large bond
T ms and trust company iu the East
fiukertnu = known DnuHHne Tor
20 years, meeting him, af eoufbe. la
{ Chicago. Meredith. the great de-
1 togtNH counted ONE If his friends.
when AR pinkrrton was told ~
Mrrediths taHie death. be- eNelaiu-
ca
Who dld IL Cnnaldlnee"
4 Chicago reporter detailed the
analr to him IN the light 81 his
meeting with the men here. hts re-
marks on the tragedy vii bear es-
peciai Interest
~ Knew was Going 10 Happen.
Il knew this tragedy was going 20
happen said Mt pinkertau Il
predicted 10 "A month hnu In fact.
] was afraid az one time Il would
take place ia my room AZ the Butler
hotel Seattle I spent n fev days
IN the Western city about the middle
% Nay. ! saw Meredith many times.
but GanHittue. who vac running a
gambling house there never came
rear We ilii the last daN 90 my stay
Meredith and cansidine knew
each other in chicago. and when
they both dfIffrt West. vent into
partnership. Then Meredith became
b detective and broke away from
CousEdine. Tho breach between the
men grew wider and wider Many
violent Quhrrela toea place Mere
dith went an tn his line. heeufnins
chief % police. and cunaidine climb
"a his own ladder iii he Was the
owner and operator q one Of the
largest resorts ln the city.
Faeea Zach other
Vow, more than ever the old
time friends faced each other a. hlt.
ter enemies. Meredith had a secret
frudEe against CauHiTiinr. ard he
tore down Ga him With ail his on
cial authority. re made Cauatdins
tear cut his Winsruama. forred him
to discharge some children work
Ing In thr place, and finally eonha-
Gated the bsE roulette wheel. All
this Was admirable work. but the
chiFf Waa guilty % discrimination.
and other resorts ran side open.
on my last day IN the city Con-
siiine came u my ra1m Ia the Ifut.
Ter house and began pouring cut %
me Ms tale 81 woe. ffe said Mere
dith was prosecuting him. and that
~ Intended taking TIRE matter e. 90.
mayor. adv sod him % 60 slow
End warned him against getting in.
90 quarrel vtth the chief. In which
enc ~ them might st killed.
msreoith Cane H..
Meredith dropped In while We
wete talking and took a seat a few
feet away ffam ma Keeping me
between CouHlaine and himself
thought affarN n that CanHidinr
came because b. Thought Meredith
would BE- there % bid me good -BY.
De twu snsmiss sat there In my
rQutn "A few mFuutwa EtnrtuN a. each
other. and ynu can imagine huw /
feii. expecting weapons 20 BE- drawn
az any mcWHHff eanHifine finally
left. and sheriff Cudihce. who had
also hesn present. walked with
Meredith and me- o. The railway sta
ton.
"t'udlhre said 10 wnaa miracle that
no shooting rad taken place a. the
time. ! talked with Meredith al
visinE him - b. more just In hts
crusade. and left him M the de-
pot
Attaches Of the hotel remember
perfectly the meeting referred e. ~
The detective. but none ~ them we're
at TIE time expecting trouble.
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