The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-26
MISS WAL TON COMES
BACK AT ACCUSERS

tNNHH II WHICH HAHA mn mn INV 2
clear title. u MaK Cutter q NOM
operator Gutter HWafs ia tho war
raut charging her with setting St.
nuu out of hun under faiaa HffsuHf.
and aefrauaInE him In other WY
tn the other hand. NIHH Walton
charges Gutter With being fafRef
a hihekmailef aud an all round hal
man She asserts that Gutter II
aided and encouraged In hla al
temnfa q have her arrested hg Ger
tain men against whom she h
pressing charges before tie depart
msnt af justice ~ Washington Ma
Walton SAYS she has papers thest
people want aud they have procured
Gutter as the instrument Through
which "a st them
She fatty denies that ahn ha5
decided Gutter any property. except
an undivided third ~ Two claim
au Wonder Creek She asserts thai
Gutter forged a deed u four Other
claims II which fhf has ~ HHaAi
edge and r. ttluE - hiaakmaii tei
into paving him $4,000
Niles Walton Is a persistent va
man She il the general manager
o the Nome Tundra Fasl company
which has offices In Seattle San
Francisco. and large Eastern cities
and saxH haF HasEeHH Nlll net allow
her to be hamhuHksd
Gutter forged my name "a faai
desdH declared Miss Walton - The
Star l#st night Ute tried ta tafef
me Iula PAYING $4,000 while Waa
IN san Francisco lat week and
sought - giaesmaii me I refused
% stand for anything II the lind
and that IL nhv be brought this
charge against me reg tered a
the Lick huHaH IN 'FfiHHH hna ri.
maaf before I had Eat settled m ny
room. be attached the safe IN Which
he thought ny valuable paper
we're.
I had sIad 81 bis intention and
before he pat tie attachment On ths
safe had taken the papers ont
am convinced that cone - ny ea.
smIsH. the officials In Alaska
against whom / an FaInK u Wash
tngfaa - pres charges Haf him ~
e. II In order L. set hold II the eft.
denae ! have IN nv possession 70
place before the department e luH#
tee
I wlli tell Yoa the whole stofY
and then You can Judge Who u
rIFhf In ihe matter. About thfef
years asa / sod - NJ Gutter 40
undivided fhlfd interest ia NJ
claims an Wonder Creek To- SO eaa
tie waH n pas ne 81 CO. and pa
g. .aaq worth = machinery 60 ths
property The claim was = Kfeai
value and had been worked alues
1883. The property al the time 81
the sale stood In a trust deed IN The
name Of / II French. q SsH
Rochelle. Nsa YORK Who II m4
partner IN many mining properties
At the tine the property VA
conveyed ta Gutter his attorney NJ
rarahaEa. aHHeaH viii ms attorney
that Il maH perfectly legal for me-
o. give Gutter nv deed and give az
additional deed from Ma French
which I subsequently Fat aud Eafs
e. him. I took It wtth me % Nom,
thIH summer and presented tt e
Gutter and asked him II he has
been ont ca the claim lie said D.
had not aud dta not want Il
lie admitted II waH rich claim
lie did not pat in the machinery
a. asFsaa ia the conveyance. ha
claimed that some ~ mE enemies
I'D tod him I'D not have a eleal
fItla - the property lie had II
bia employ 3 Hf eaaaHf ATTORNEY
for fhe Wild Goose MINING com
n.nv. aud claimed If Waa be Aht
told him my fIfle WaH 10 good
aon his arrival At Nome III
apFIuR Gutter spoke - Mao
French The major told him be has
made decd So him ana WON'T
hfIHH Il in lie told the m9iai
h. had paid me SO aaa In eaHh fa
the interest In the property TIT
r. faiHa. He only paid me flHea 10
cash When be found ! HAD elKef
HIN a clear title. 10 forged M NAM
"a deeds tu No. 10 On Dry creek
known ~ the Rose Marie a claim
known a. Fraction 70 TN sledE'
island > claim known aa IaRE
calm No II. located hY Heanl
Walton in 1900. aud a claim en- In
dian Greek located hy one Wilson
I DENY that / have or ever Lad
auv property ia the Valdez country
either Is location or purchase
These other properties ] alHa asH5
having aur knowledge about ] an
familiar with the records 1t tha AT
fsreut districts know that n
such claims exist aud tbeE are puI
In there fa make trouble for me
sIsaRe Island il about 20 miles gu
IN the sea ffam Nome and ueYel
had any locations. either mineral d
otherwise. npan L.
sTbsae properties we're placed II
the deed for some reason I fannH
explain Thee elaima we're deed
Ell bY Cutter u the Equity GanHalt
dated NIning company Of sai
Francisco. In lsgt. am these peapl
gave me cory Of the decd "a all
them In prosecuting Gutter Gut
ter now wants me 70 make good hi
fraud
"on my arrival in san FRANCHISE
+ last Monday / registered ~ th
Lick haufe. am Tuesday Hn Cut
ter called On mo aud wanted 4