The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-03-23
WILL RESTORE
MR.. P|COTT
Judge Bell Says Ex-Grand Jury
FOrenen VIII Get His Job
Back----Laffer Says He
Wenfaway on Official
Business

The superior court grand jury this
morning. took up nc new matters Of
more than ordinary Importance.
II " stated BY inembers Of the luf,
that they expect 20 wind up their
business by the end of the present
week. They VIII not 90 into any
new matters unless something OF
great moment should come up IN
expcctsdly. and the remainder VI the
time win be devoted chiefly 10 draw
ing w the tury's report of It's pro-
ccedingp and whatever fecotnmendA-
tons Il may see fit - make. The
last batch OF indictments viii he re-
turned late this Afternoon or tonor-
The sranf jury has voted TO In
dict Police Judge X. Il. GeotEe and
Justice Of the Peace r n Cam Tor
alleged mnlfeazanee In office. The
charges are the same ~ those
against Mayor Hames. Chief Sulii-
van and en- Prosecuting Attorney
Fulton. namely. failure 20 enforce
the laws ter the repression OF vice.
Roth tuattces admitted 20 the jury
that they were AWARE OF the exist.
epce Of gambling and other forms Of
lawbresking.
William Ii. whittiesey. brother
OF cx-County Treasurer whitticscS
and . deputy under him. viii BE- In
dicted for smbefflsment II T.
claimed that evidences has been given
TO the Jury that W. n Whlttleay
lost large sums u money gambling
IN this city while he was serving IN
the treasurer's office. and II is be
lieVed 60 have been county money,
IL Il said that private memoranda
have been found In the treasurer =
"a. -
quently made 20 W. II. Whittirscy
and there l. nothing to show that
they were ever returned. white
sey II now living AZ N&ides.
The nrst witness this morning
was r. J. Crandafl Of the Portland
Transfer Company. who il suing his
wife. Anna Crandail. for a divorce
He claims that his name WAS forged
20 bin Of sale fer his half interest
IN the transfer company's property.
his wife signing away her own half.
The couple owned the business to-
gethsr. Mr.. Crandall told the jury
that he believed the forgery OF hts
name was rerrefFAted by man
whom he suspects of Intimacy with
his wife.
Outside the jury rom Mr.. crandaii
stated that he has Possession Of In
formation that his *ife had another
husband when she married him two
years aso. but Il Was not learned
whether he told this 20 the jury or
not
Judge Taliman Vas called in 20 tell
how the prosecution Of William Fet-
terry for fhe alleged rape ~ his
step daughter. Matte Sean. started
IN the equity cuuSe last fall through
FstfsFtyr own dams xfnz testimony
IN bits contest with his wife over the
possession % the Legitimate child 81
himself and bis wifess sister. Judxr
Taflman ruerefy related the testi-
rnony which t~t him to order frtter-
" into custody 81 the sheriff.
A is-year bay named Wiiiie
noucsst. Who lives On beacon hiii.
was IN tn tell OF his aiiexrd finding
% Matte sloan In a compromising
situation with one Jack Senpls last
May.
Jacob Goldberg was In again 10
tell OF slot machine gratis. He gave
no new information hut was directed
10 return IN ths afternoon.
W. e. Piwutt VIII rrobnhiy t~ res
tored 10 tho position Of foreman 81
the grand jury. this afternoon
Judss neii L. authority for this
sfat~ment--and he ought TO know.