The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-17

eonaidered BY the jursmsn invaia.
able.
II II known TO the jury that he
had slAoea Wufth % stock In a cor
tain corporation with which TO en-
glnecF through tho council fran
chise. The franchise went through
and the grand iuFy h putting forth
an effort to find who has the stock
at the present time.
Another franchise fAitFcadef
through the city coanciL according
TO testimony. cost the ow nsrs be-
tween see, 90 and s7e,naa The grand
jury II also certain that there are
members % the city council Of seat
tie who are practically owned BY the
large ecrporatlans. II - also under
ssood BY the grand tury that the
campaign funds Of number Of the
most txspectcd membefs OF the conn
ell were paid by men connected with
the Seattle Electric Company
through = prominent Seattle mar
whose name il eise kaewn 10 the
grand Jury.
a. .. Stewart Called
Whsn the grand bury canvensd
this ntoFninx thr4e were no wit
ns<esz II the main ceurt rvnm salt-
Ina 70 b examined. Several had
b<~u <uhposn4sd. bat they had not
made their appearance. One II the
turym*n teisrhened to A. n. stew.
art who was member Of the RE-
rubiicaa city central cemmittes dur
ing the last municipal campaign.
ard called hlns a. a witness before
the grand Jury.
Mr. stewart was asked to give his
npinien % several offiee holdess who
wrrv utssfrr suspicion - the grand
Jury Ne said that - far a. No
snsw TREY wxfs all that they ounhi
60 BE- when nv. stewart was asked
about the Seattle Efsctfie Company
esmraixn fand. he stated that nc
nncuey from the Seattle El~etric
cesnp3us PASSED thruush the corr-
rlitteer hand< hut tz Understood
there we're several ceuneiInsn whom
the sieesfie company ~t<hed 10 ssset
and far whom every effert Was made
prfvstelf.
one Seattle nsan b. known "a have
opposed a councilman until tire last
tncfnent and then 60 have switched
ovtr 10 mis- tidss 10 n suspected that
he W1s the uian who was the real
aE~nt Of Seattle Electric Company
during the entire campaign. Mat
;rrr Of a general nature tn regard
20 the city council we're gore tnsN
out n41htnN nfW lrarnHs4a
The Seattle cffg souncfi fnTsefixa-
ton WAS for q shoot tlrztr abandoned
ny the grand Jury white the next wii-
meas eeas before the b<iy. Matters
psrtalHinE 70 bepsilips IA The eoancii
~ Hallard we're tAksn as. The tsrti-
nony - tni4 Nttr<~s - exr~rt~f r.
be very important a. tsse start az an
lnve~sisetis>s Into th@ mesAcsis Of
Charles A. Hssnas1s. IN sfsorr>y
for and representative II sts< Hna-
auains1F Fails Fewer eamNany. was
the wftn<<x called The tufrrent ~
rspfes<rf<4 wHs f<~sres5< ~ -<<rr-
ina q frarrhf@< h ballard. bat wten-
ID 10 sze oniy haparah&< means Mf
NrFrrifts was seut TO ballard 10 e.
rtrin TIE rs<<ffs - hi< eamr@ns ana
% rsrsaa<i~ the esunss 20 great :
frnnchik~. 80
4 3e.coo Jsskcss
Mr.. Reynolds tali the jury To-Day
that ~ had iaekr4 cx<F fhr situa.
tien. AMI had reported tisst TOO 1Ea9e
BE- euula secasa the psz@aAas 81 IN
franchise n 4 rfuoH.tt mat the
grand farnr< tnek AZ fcf xrnu<<1 fhxs
he had good rrase<n< "a make k5eh \
startling report. and <ssrs ef she~
r<n~<sn< are known TO b. In thxif
raRs~s<Iou ~ t1< rr~r<nt ttsu<.
The drift 81 Mt NfsHnlt@ rerort
To hsx rrorrl<fefs ~ss that IN Ifnf-
lard v had esas~d 10 be matter ~