The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-28

The Seattle Times IL refpon-
sible for the fact that Chester
Thompson is not now in Tampa,
Fla. getting a fresh start 10 life.
said Maurice Thompson. brother Of
Chester Thompson. in explaining
why the slayer Of Judge George
Meade Emory has rot left the state
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MIR Thompson. my father had
arranged 80 send Chester 20 Tampa
10 live with relatives and BEGIN
life anew away from recent asso-
Citations. but the Seattle Times, IN
perslsienily and maiiclously hound
Ing Chester. made It impossible for
him 60 live IN Tampa Marked
copies Of the Times. containing the
villainous articles they have pub
lished In their fight for vengeance,
we're seat to the yellow press Of
Tampa aud reproduced by those
papers. Even a Seattle minister
wrote a letter TO a Tampa paper
warning the people against allow
lnF Chester 10 live there The re-
suit OF this bounding was that Ches-
ter could not 20 20 Tampa. as my
father had planned.
Seeking New Place.
1T is our Intention 90 send Ches-
ter out Of the state as soon as
We can find a place where Chester
will have a chance for employment
to make his own way In life. Faith.
er has delayed his return to Seattle
from the east In searching for such
an opening for Chester. expect
him home any day now, and Il Is
likely that he will have definite
plans for Chester when he returns
"rha family cannot send Chester
out into the world until definite
arrangements 10 give him chance
IN life are made Father has not
the money TO send Chester away
and support him In the struggle to
become good and useful citizen
such as Chester wishes to become.
The trials forced father to borrow
thousands of dollars and all that be
has earned recently has gone TO pay
back this borrowed money Ches-
ter is not like a boy who has been
thrown out on the world at an
early axe and taught by experience
10 make his own way. He knows
nothing practical. but his photog-
raphy. He had been a student mp
TO the time Of his incarceration, and
we cannot turn him out on the
world without providing him with
a chance to make his way.
Chester Anxious to Leave.
Chester Is anxious TO leave the
state and get a fresh start under
more favorable circumstances. He
has no intention Of harming or EN-
barrassing anyone. Mrs. Emory
and Charlotte Whittlesey are safe
from any annoyance, despite the un-
founded and malicious stories In
the Times.
"The story that Chester drove
Miss Whitilesey from the tennis
tournament in Tacoma, printed in
the Times of August n, was an alb.
souto falsehood. Miss Whituesey
was not az the tournament aud
Chester had no knowledge that she
intended 10 be there Chester went
10 the tournament TO take photo.
graphs for the Tacoma News, by
which paper he has been employed
for the last six weeks. He was
there on orders from the managing
editor with no thought whatever of
Miss Whittlesey who Is no more
10 him than any other woman, since
he has regained his mind.
Merton story False.
'Tho story Of his telephone con
versation with Miss Marion Morton
Of Tacoma published In the Fi@ss
of Aasusi 26. rs mst as haseloss and
malicious. a. proven by q letter
written 20 me by Miss Morton who
denies that any such conversation
took place aud speaks Of Chester.