The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
. E. ELLIOTT CONTRAOiCTS
ROSE ELLIOTT'S STORY.

In an affidavit made yesterday
afternoon by Ernest f. Elliott an
other blow is dealt to the many
stories Of Rose Elliott as to the par
entage of the six year old child
that now makes her home with J. II.
Elliott and wife. The Elliott girl
has given 50 many different YER
sions of this phase of the case that
it will be hard for her to have them
all hang together when the show
down comes. Here is the e. E.
Elliott affidavit:
State Of Washington, County Of Spo-
kane, S.:
The undersigned. f. r. Elliott, or
oath dcpOseth and says. That he
is brother of ]. H. Elliott, who
made one certain affidavit in the
Rose Elliott case, published in The
Spokane Press April y, 1910; that
he first came to Spokane in July,
1908, and soon thereafter learned
through the telephone directory
that his brother resided in this city;
that he called at the home Of the
said brother and later went there to
board.
That subsequent thereto, and dur
ing the winter of 190S-19O9, he
learned from four Of the people Iiv-
ing in the neighborhood Of his
brothers home that the adopted
daughter of his said brother, one
Rosie Elliott, had made and circu-
lated stories to the effect that this
affiant was the father Of her girl
baby, then five years of age. On
learning of these reports this affi
ant made an investigation. and be
ing fully satisfied that these re-
ports had been circulated by the
said Rosie Elliott and others, | then
decided to take some action to clear
up the charge in connection with
me. At that time the said Rosie
Elliott was at Butte, Mont, and
there l wrote her. demanding that
she return at once and correct mat
ters. | then left the home of my
brother and went elsewhere to
board, but on the return of the said
Rosie Elliott from Butte. went to
her home and demanded that mat
ters be placed right The said Rosie
Elliott then told me that she had
made a false statement in blaming
me for her trouble, but that she had
done so because was back in Min
nesOta and not present to defend
myself.
7 then demanded that she tell
who the father was, as | had heard
also that she blamed it on two 9th
ers, including my brother, at which
she grew indignant and ordered me
from the house. Going to Sprague
avenue. I procured the services of
one ]. E. Hood, an officer of the
Merchants police, and returning to
the house said that l would see this
thing through. / was finally per
suaded by Hood to let the matter
drop, and | did.
| did not visit my brothers folks
after this for some time. We fin
ally agreed to let the matter drop
after which | again visited them
occasionally.
Last spring Rosie Elliott came to
me on the street and solicited the
loan of $25. She said that she
wanted to take medical treatment
for a rupture with a woman doctor
and needed the money. She had
done me such a mean trick, had told
so many stories and caused the old
folks so much trouble that finally
told her I could not trust her and
refused the loan.
I then asked her if she would tell
who was the father of her child, to
which she replied. Il have kept this
thing to myself all of these years
and will not tell now II they kill
me-" E e. ELLIOTT.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me 21St day of April, 1910. III
CHRIS. A. SPREITERs [ 4
(SeaD Notary Pubic d