The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-06

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the forgery charge was not un
looked for. She had refused 20 an.
swer questions regarding the power
Of attorney during her brothers
trial last week on the ground that
she would incriminate herself
But tho charge OF grand larceny
against her and Atkinson came As
n sensational surprise.
still more OF a surprise was ~.
kinson's alleged confession that he
and Mrs. Johnson had conspircd 90
hire perjurcd witnesses 60 clear
Mahoney ard. II possible. to FIX
n juror In the case.
! ARCE>y CHARGE
on TECH>ICALITY
The grand larceny charge Itself
IL based upon a legal technicniity
IL alleges that Mrs. johnson and
Atkinson obtained money from
Mr.. Dom Clark. an Arcad.
building. by false pretenses that the
money was TO be used 10 finance
Atkinson in a house repair con.
tract.
No such contract existed. the
state contends. and the money Was
actually intended by Mrs. Johnson
and Atkinson TO be used In their
alleged ncfarious scheme TO clear
Mahoncy.
II don, know how they figure"
said Mrs. johnson after her ar.
lest. This man Atkinson came
to me and said he know my brother
Jim. lie said he had amnrt wcm.
an detective who could locate some
witnesses for my brother back In
St Paul.
''of course. when learned that
there were people who. ~ We could
ind them. might be abie 10 clear
Jim of the murder charge. I wanted
20 have them located and brought
hero 70 testify for him.
AS far ss knew. everything was
all right I soaked my furniture 10
Mrs. Clark and gave Atkinson the
money 60 work on tho case
That tho state 4. counting on A..
kinson 20 be a witness agains, Mrs.
Johnson ~ indicated by the fact that
tn. mystery man was released i'm.
media,ely after his arrest wednes.
day afternoon without bail. Mrs.
Johnson's bail was fixed at s7.50o.
which she was unable 10 furnish.
THEY'RE FOND or MAN
WHO PAROLED MAHONEY
when Detectives Chad Ballard and
Joe Majewski went wednesday TO the
New Baker house. tho First ave.
rooming house inhabited by Mrs.
johnson. her husband. Emil. and her
mother. Mrs. Nora Mahoney. they
found in Mrs. Johnson's apartment a
picture of Gov. Louis y. Hart. who
paroied James Mahoney from the
penitentiary at Waila walla short
time before he married and then slew
his bride.
Prosecutor Douglas declared to
day that investigation had con
WINGED him that Attorneys Lee
Johnston and l. n. Schwellcnbach
wrre not in any wise parties TO the
alleged attempt to obtain pcrjurcd
testimony for tho Mahoney defense.
In fact" said Douglas. ut was
thru tip from Johnston that we
we're able to arrest Atkinson"
Douglas said Johnston had called
his office before the authorities had
even heard OF Atkinson and had
said that Atkinson and Mrs. John.
son were trying to mortgage, or
had mortgagcd. her furniture.
Johnston il said to have asccr.
tanned this fact when he was pre-
pairing himself to mortgage the fur
niture TO get funds for proper use
In the defense.
AS for Louis Schwellenbach."
said Douglas. II have known him
many years. He Ii absolutely hon.
est"
Douglas said he would make no
effort to get a confession from Mrs.
Johnson.
We have already talked 10 her
enough TO discover that she isn't
going TO admit anything" said
Douglas.
Mahoney in his cell was sleeping
nj III n. m. Thursday and refused
TO receive interviewers who sought
to question him in regard 20 his
proposed volume. The History OF
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