The Seattle Republican., 1911-06-16

aent its editors are in the Postneingencer
ectng predctament they having charged the
chief Times with being criminal but they
ready for trial and have fear Of proving than they
said about the colonel When Col Bethen the witness
the attorneys for the PL editors preparing give
gring that will make his chdrens children blush for
His record from Maine Seattle will be and it
said that the editors the will that the country has
produced hypocre and moral degenerate than this
Alden Joseph Bethen editor in chief of the Seattle Daily
Times.
When the Wappense jury disagreed and was discharged by
Judge John Main the attorneys for the defense looked
personal victory and of the opinion that their client
will eventually free the testimony of Ed Benn
which the unable reue dsbeeve it much she
may, that turned the tide Wappensens Will Nor
r chief in the defense of Wappensen worked under
handicap the time of the trial and yet he did bet
clever work the trial OF case than ne did IN this
Wappensten looking hopeful since he drew first blood and
opinion about the city that the state has lost her
golden opportunity to send him to prison.
Again c. Wappenstein change
Judge and while believe Judge Main has and will conn-
give defendant fair and impartial trial. yet the defend
he will justice Judge Names hands and be-
eve he ought to be given change of It be that
Judge Prosecuting Attorney Murphy believe this change
brought forward delay and hinder the trial and that
they do it, but that be judge
should to fellow being if that fellow being
either faned real believe he would not JUS
before such judge Wappys second trial set for June
26t and if change granted
trial before fall and by that time argued
witnesses would be so badly scattered that
would be next to impossible.
Seattle has received the numerous
forthcoming trials of chargeds with henous
Wappensen has virtually been found not guilty of the
charge bribery ndcmento the grand jury For mouths
has been asunder by political factions desiring eth
gain control of municipal affairs and the truth
only every whit bad the oher the only
plant being that in while the other After Seattle
waged her legal warfare against Wappenen and the others
all of avail the city really ought put sack
and ashes and do for long time The city
whole have received end of unenvabe adverts
ing result of the dirty fight that has been going for
long, and high time to end the whole acas-Oympa Inde
pendent
Amid all of the grand jury investigation and the in
dctmens returned against the higher seemingly connected
with graft under the Gill administration the only of hope
the editor in chief of the Seattle Daily Times
disagreement of the Wappensten jury with majority of the
urymen favor of the accused We do not believe Col Bhen
hundredth part much interested the vndicaon of
Wappensten he feels Wappy convicted would forbode
good for him.
Seattle could send aber representative to be present
canal hearing Washington City than City Engineer Thompson
city fathers and the have shown their good
sending him thher One makes mistake in
ing Reginald Thompson by odds the best posted in Seattle
public needs and his handy work be met with
section of the city.