The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-09-17
ALLEGED BLACKMAILFRS
bound OVER FOR TRIAL
IN SUPERIOR COURT
!. s. VAN SLYKT TELLS con
VINCING STORY OF ALLEGED
ATTEMPT To BLACKMAII HIN
OUT OF $4,000.

and Andrew jackson were Dound over
for ira. II the superior cour, br Ju--
tice Of the Peace John / Porter.
SATURDAY. afternoon witt nai nxed q.
$1,000 apiece upon the charge O. al
tempted biackmai and threats. pre-
terred by John = Van Slykc
The prehminary hearing II the
case started a . ociocl. III the Justice
court room IN the city nal The case
attracted q number Of citizens mos
whom were acquainted with the
complaining witness
hennetI G. Bnggs appeared 81 a
service uniform His wife and Watel-
bury sat size oy SIDE. while Briggs
occupied q char removed from the
otne~ two defendant None Of them
tool any par III the proceeding. as
ATTORNEY 9 7 Barrow entered
plea OF moi guilty on tnelr Denalf
and tney Were moi placed or the stan3
u testify Bot Barrows and Hanna
TOOK par IL the cross examination Of
the complaining witness. while Der-
uty Prosecuting AtUorner Franb Le-
beck wa assisted by Attorney i. \.
oorbn II conducting the prosecution.
Justice Porte denied motor t9
POSTPONE the hearing MADE By Nh lie
oecE In complaining witness Jona
- Van Siyke wa then pu- or the
stand u tel MS story H maze
verE convincing witness. wnosa test
nom mac the ring OF truth and sir
cer1tss and the efforts o. tne counsel
tor the defense 10 shake nm upon
cross examination failed except ~
one O. two unimportant details
IL ma lived IL Chelan IS YEAR a.
head Of tn Miners & Merchants
bank
Nj Van Slyke told Ms entire storv
a. great length witt scrupuious a
tentlon 70 ever detail Early lase
spring NJ sold o ranch lying OF South
Chelar-Butte u William Housden for
S. 900 the hrst payment being inter
est a pc CEN and the iast years
Jaxes Housden put MS SOL. Charles,
and his wife Olivia OF the place 70
work il
Hlz nrst meeting with Olivia was
when saa came INTO the oanE on some
errand, after she and me- husband
mao been OF the place tol some time.
she said thev were very hard W. and
nae had nothing u eat but bread and
milE for 90 days Van Siyke sent her
over 20 MS mouse 70 get q good meal
and tnereafIer she often came II and
stopped a ms house Late ne m4ac
advance o. money 70 Housdeu IN
connection with the planting and care
Of the crops winch were to b turn
ed over 70 hin a par payment on
the purchase price
About july the wines loaned
them $3.50 u pay Mr. Housden's ez-
penses 70 Seattle, where she was 70
have an operation 4 Wenatchee
physician mao told ne TINS operation
wa necessary To save hel life
While she wa still there. neI hus-
oand Charles. was killed BIZ ign,
ming and the witness reiegraphed he
70 come back q once When she AZ
rived size wa accompanied b. Buggs
whom she described a 81 oil friend
iron New y ork who had agreed 10
come and heIp harvest the crops on
then place without asking an
wage Late Olivia informed hr
that Brlgps had SOLD u patent IT, In.
STANDARD Oil Co for $4,000
On Monday sep. 1. Olivia eaHa
the witness III and asKed Inn u COM
out and measure up' tine nay wnca
mad beer baiea. II was unable a.
get away unit Tuesday SEPT d. an
then it wa after & O'Clock before d..
left or horesDscS for the ranch. b.
Is ST miies GU there Over YER
rough aud steer roaa. ana me die no.
arrive unit 8 O'CLOCK after dark II
found Olivia alone though me mac es.
pected tina. Briggz anG another mar
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