The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-12
DID She
TELL OF
WHITNEY
JUNKET?
Mrs. Maud Sweetman Testi-
fies Three quarters Hour;
Mayor, Prosecutor Clash

The probable citing Of
Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell for
contempt of court, and the
calling of Mrs. Maude Sweet
man, the mystery woman"
in the street car probe, fur
nished two sensations in the
King county grand jury pro-
ceedings Friday.
Mrs. sweetman is deputy in
the county clerks office. She was
In the grand jury room for three
quarters OF an hour.
That she knows somethiag about
the $4,000 Investigation fund.
used. In whole or iH part by w.
NJ Whitney. the nnyorxr~apsstaA|
Investigator, Is the current belief.
whitney VIII probably also b..
summoned as n witness before the
day Is over. whitney In a lawyer.
prominent az republican poll
tician. II Is known that he went
East for the mayor to get infor1na-
tion on the. street car transaction.
The mayors citation for contempt
may result because OF his alleged re-
fusal to tell the grand jurors tho
name OF a newspaper reporter with
whom he IL said to have discussed
proceedings before the inouisitors.
Charges OF leaks" from the grand
jury room were made freely today.
II was started by the mayor himself.
When court convened Mayor
Caldwell complained TO Presiding
Judge Ronald that there was a leak
somewhere as TO what was trans-
piring in the grand jury room
Your honor" Caldwell declared
The first time ! learned I was to
be summoned before the grand jury
was In reading the newspapers.
Proceedings In the jury room were
chronicied in the daily papers
faithfully or not. I do not say"
Caldwell then stated that as an
official OF the city he considered
II his duty to find where the leak
had occurred. He asked the Judge
to call in the grand jury and place
the facts before them for their
action.
Prosecutor Brown Indignantly de-
nicd TINT any Information OF grand
jury proceedings had come from his
office.
Judge Ronald cautioned the grand
jury that all proceedings before
them were absolutely secret. told
them to read the newspaper articles,
to ascertain II there was an essen-
tial leak and 10 determine who
was responsible.
III you find that anyone has
been divulging Information concerns
ing what goes on in the jury room.
you will indict him." Ronald con-
cluded
Calling Brown out into the corr
ridor. Mayor Caldwell vigorously,
demanded that the prosecutor ass
sign an assistant to handle any
grand jury proceedings in which
the mayor was a witness. Brown
resented the mayors attitude as
political"
Shortly after the jury convened.
the foreman appeared before Judge
Ronald with the demand for con-
tempt order against the mayor.
Judge Ronald instructed Deputy
Prosecutor Patterson to prepare one.
II has not been signed or served SO
far.
AS a result OF the affair, all the
newspaper reporters at the city
hall and the court house have been
subpoenaed.
Hints that the grand jury has been
investigating the car line deal are
now practically confirmed.
The witnesses for Friday are: A.
w. Leonard. president Of the Puget
Sound Light a Power Co.; Frank
Dabney. assistant treasurer of the
corporation: George II. Tilden, presi-
dent OF bond company, and ]. +.
Lane. cashier OF the Scandinavian-
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