The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
MISS WAL TON COMES
BACK At ACCUSERS

ln charged with selling mining prop
ertY ta which she did not have "a
clear title to MAJ Gutter a Nome
. operator Gutter HWuro 90 the war.
rant charging her with getting Sc
f. GOO ont ~ him under false urfauseH
and dHfruudinF him in other ways
On the other hand Miss Walton
/ charges Gutter with being "a farRer
"a hlaekmailgr and an all round bad
man She asserts that Gutter lH
I aided and encouraged iu bis al.
/ tembfa 90 have her arrested ~ Ger.
/ tain men against whom she lH
/ pressing charges before the depart
meut af justice 1T Washington Mlaa
I Walton says che has papers these
people want and they have procured
Gutter a. the instrument through
which to got them.
I She flauy denies that she has
decided Gutter any property. except
Hu undivided third 81 tVu claims
an Wonder Greek she asserts that
/ Gutter forged a deed 90 four other
claims. of which she bias no kuoWl-
edge. and ia tryIug 10 tlackmail her
into paving him tlo 200.
M.Ha Walton f. a persistent wo-
man She ia the general manager
. of the Nome Tundra Fuel company
which has offices fri Seattle San
Francisco. and large Eastern cities.
and SAYS her hackers viii not allow
her r. Be humbasEad
auaffer forged my name - four
. H..f...H 81 .HHHa. e. HF Ia
Star last night Gle tried 90 force
me into paying 10000 while I WAS
IN san Francisco last week and
sought 20 biarkmall me. I refused
o. stand for anything ~ the Kind
aud that iH Why he brought this
. charge against me registered AZ
the lick house In Frisco and al
most before I bad got settled In my
room he attached the safe Ire which
be thought my valuable papers
were
= lad wind ~ his intention and
before be put the attachment On the
safe ] had taken the papers out ]
am convinced that some ~ ny en-
emleH. the officials Ca Alaska
against whom an going 10 Wash
/ inFtan % press charges. put him up
% it IN order % get bold ~ the evil
denee have In M possession %
place before the department Of JUS
ties
= all tell you the whole story
and then you can Judge uho iH
rIsht IN the matter About three
years ago I sold % Mr Gutter an
undivided third interest IN my
claims on Wonder Greek far So 90
lie aaa 81 pay ne 1900 aHd put
g. eco worth q machinery On the
property Tho claim was II great
valve and had been worked since
lsaa The property az the time -
[ the sale stood 10 a trust deed IN The
name 81 T.. II French. u New
Rochelle NeW York. who iH my
partner In many MINING properties.
At the time the property vas
conveyed 20 Gutter hia attorney. NJ,
7 Uurehafd. agreed Wlth my attorney
. that Il vas perfectly legal Tor me
o. give Gutter ms deed and EiYe an
additional deed from MAJ French.
which ! subsequently got and gave
/ % him. I took Il with me q Nome
this summer aud presented & 20
Gutter and asked him n he had
. been ont on the claim lie said De
. hal net aud DID not want 4
lie admitted Il Vas q rich claim.
lie did not put TIA che machinery
a. aFruad in the conveyance. but
7 CLAIMED that some ~ my enemies
T had told him did not have a clear
. tide 10 the property TIE had In
I hIa employ "a 81 gaushv attorney
far the wild Goose Mining COM
rauY and claimed it was be sho
I tod him my title vas no good.
auu hia arrival AZ Nome this
fprInr. Gutter spoke - Major
/ French The major told him he bad
made a decd o. him and I would
T bring IT, iu. lie told the major
Z D. bad paid me $4,000 In cash Tor
| che Interest iu ths property This
I b. false ne oulY paid me 8 600 in
cash When BE- found ! had given
. him a clear title. he forged my name
20 deada Ca No 10 on Dry Creek
I known az the Ha#a Marie. n claim
. known az Fraction %. on sIedgo
. island claim known rs Iowa
cain No I1. located by Ieano
. Walton ln 1900. and a claim on In
dian creek. located by one Wilson.
II deny that ] have or ever had.
auF property ln the Valdez country.
either by location or purchase
. These other properties also deny
. having amy knowledge about | am
familiar with the records uf the dlf-
. fsraut districts. I know that 40
such claims exist aud they are Put
. in there to make trouble Tor me.
sledsa island is about 20 miles out
/ I'm the sea from Sumo and never
/ had any locations. either IMMORAL or
I otherwise. upon Il.
These properties were placed IN
I the deed for some reason I cannot
explain These claims were decd
cd - cutter 20 the Equity eonsul
| dated Mining company. Of San
/ Francisco. in 1894. and these people
I gave me a copy 81 the deed 70 aid
/ them In prosecuting Gutter Gut
| Ter nuW wants ne 90 make good his
| fraud.
"On my arrival in San Francisco
laat Monday I registered AZ The
| Lick house. ana Tuesday NJ Gut
/ ter called on me and wanted 10
I know III [ was FafuR go stand for