The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 7, 1901, Page 1

Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News X SHOTS 18 THEORY t Trying to Prove That Consi- dine Fired First AS MEREDITH THREATENED? sution Shows That Accused Harbored III Feeling Toward the Dead Chief The of June 2% John Const- dine called at the home of witness and said he had a favor to ask of him. Considine wanted witness to tell that little sport (Meredith) that it he did not retract the statement he had made about the Minnie Jack- son case Considine would prosecute him criminatly and civilly. The wit- eae testified (o language used that is unfit for publication. Considine sald ne didn't want to see Meredith him- self because he could not contro! hjmaelf. Witness met Meredith in the afternoon at the corner of Occt- dental and Yesler, on the weat side of Occidental. Meredith had a pack- «% an umbrella and a cane, They alked for three-quarters of an hour. When Meredith left he went toward Guy's dug store. In two or three minutes witness heard atx shots. The first was not loud. The next two were louder with a little time be- tween. The other three were a min- ute later and in quick succession. On heartng the shots he went toward the store. arriving in front of it af- ter the shots were fired. ¢ Like # Revolver ‘On cross-exarination witness said that when the first shot fired he was standing where he had con- versed with Meredith. He was wait-| ing for the latter to return. When Meredith left the corner he said to Authorities to Judge Em- of the state's conten- ae that Harry B. Smith ought to je alewe to testify as to a conver- ween John Considine and in which Considine made M @n unnamed person, understood to be Mere- pls ted a few on the aide, Judge to admit the testi- Spit in Wis Face” testified as follows: ald, “Why don't you let ; far hb.” Con- pas “it T meet hin f will apie ge. I will knock his biock him.” - his left arm. Witness could remember whether Meredith was carrying the umbrella and cane. Meredith were intimate nee said the ye witness are- the lune 23, it way n James and .at about § o'clock on the fatal) tmnt athe ‘She ‘one, then two,| J: H. Wilaon, « contractor, teati- shots. After heating the, 84 that he mét Meredith going up| ‘Walked toward Yealer. which, Yesler way from Occidental, and a hed just before the three Minute later heard the first ahot, fol- ‘were The ‘second two| lowed in a few seconds by another. | the loudest reports. : A Mile later he heard three more ramination shots, five in all. fet Know that her wrcbans ned]. Archie W. Kellar was standing tn WE an active interest tn the case.| front of the Pacific block with W. W.| talked to her about tt. Was! Wood and sew the Considines Just that he was a member of; Dofore the crossing Yesier oner’s 4 j towards Guy's drug store, They Harry the next witnens,| Were walking rapidly, John a little she was in Bartel!'s dru store, |!" advance. Witness gave his occu- Rgunally across the street intersec.| Pation ## 2 sporting man. He was| from Guy's. She heard a shot.) ROt questioned about the shots. Eaeople running toward Gues| W. W. Woods, a gambier, corrobor- ‘two more, then after » shori, Sted Kellar as to seeing the Consi- further shots, but could not| dines going towards Guy's drug| many. store. A little Inter he heard a shot Aeother Six-Shot ion then two more, and half a minute ot) id so later, two more shots. man. Was t Tteli's, 1 D. Updilee tentified that on June lore at the time of the shoot, (2° t 5p. m. he was standing in the| heard af aint shot, Thoushs| 1" of the shooting gallery on Bec : ime it was a Srecracker. Two | OM’ avenue 9 few doors below BMWier shots followed in quick muc.| Jet. He heard a shot that sounde In a Mitte while three more, gh Fevolver shot; a moment Ia point « mihe heard two heavier shots which nt SAUPRTEOM WO! shered the building In which he stood Court convened this after-; The dirt in front of the gallery Meinman, of Aberdeen wae t9F8 UP by a bullet. A moment tater Witness.” He testified thar & YOUNg man whom he has since % he wan employed in Tar. learned to be Atlan Esptin, came run- | store. He heard six shois, ime down the street from “Yesler, | back of the pre., S00ped and looked at the spot where | Hom case when he heard ‘the the dirt was cut, turned and notded| Ma ctarted Out and heard two ©!* head toward Guy's and then hur Ie reached the tidewalx Tied back. At the same time a man| Uitee more The first was came up the stairway from the Peo. the Next two jouder,| Pie's theater, which is under the three louder stil}. ‘ shooting gallery. He hesitated when tnination Mr. McElroy 2 "Ww the witness, then came on up @estions as to the ®P4 ran towarda Guy's. The state thot, “Witness @XPected to show that this is the| @ fun shot. ‘The pre.| mn whom H. M. Hammond testified Wan 69 or 76 fect trom %t the preliminary hearing to secing ron down the alley after the first | shot. which {t is claimed was fired by| sidine. the state's theory be- | he took ‘Tom's revolver to] through the al-| me up the front | yke saw him, Ham-| the city and cannot | | ] | way mond la SPA little later by | b* locat It two more, others, crown Wanted to Got Him xarnination Mr. ie? Mr. Whitworth to nqrrit| Mr. Fulton wanted a bench war- ean St Present confines AOT't| rant sasued for him, ying he hed Baar 4"! Don 8 extemal ett idently been gotten out of the city Hart the cone; for an ulterior purp Mr. Mcki-| ae, roy objected to thia remark, Ke tc subpoena. had ever been served upon | Hammond Judge Emory refu thought the iret ienue @ warrant for him. & pistol of | Upon cros#-examination » f about 38- | Morris witnens said that the as about 900 feet from Yes! He anid there is a turn in Second avenue #o that it is necessary to acroes the sidewalk im order to ler wa A ihtie| Guy's store. ‘The dirt in the st ¢| wan turned over at almost the same a hers tniie| inatant the first shot waa heard. The fret eg) Th f dirt wan about the size at and! o¢ q half-dolinr. ‘The place was be en the rails of the street cat ck, Witness 41d not think the first report could have been that of a large E TESTIMONY | employed by Col. Blethen. ADAMS UP | HE FEELS ANNOYED Sampson Doesn’t Want Acts Criticised WASHINGTON, D. ©, Nov. t.— Through his attorneys Admiral Sampson has protested to.the Schley court of inquiry against the inclu- ston in the record of any statements discreditable him as an officer He takes the position that under previous rulings of the court he is hot 4 party interested in the investi- tion and any unfavorable refer- ence to him in the arguments of Schiey’s counsel tntrduces for record matter which the court has deemed improper in the direct proceedings, ‘he court later notified Stayton, counsel for Bampson, of its refusal to grant the SARAH GRAVES DEAD Sarah M. Graves, aged 72 y @ied at 14is BE. Howell street this morning. ‘The body is in charge of Bonney and Stewart. Mrs. Graves is the mother of Stephen G. Graves, assistant cashier of the W: National bank. ms, JUSTICE TAKES MERCURY'S WINGS aahington | BOERS LOST Fight at Brakonlaagte Not One-Sided LONDON, Nov. 7. | today reports that Gen. | British at Brakeniaagte near Bethel VICTIM Gen. Buller Says There Was a Plot LONDON, Nov. 7. glaims to be the victim of a South Gen. Buller “African conspiracy, and proposes to vindicate his name by exposing th | plot. Sensational developments are ex- pected. William Marshall Is Arrested, Bound Over, Tried by Super- lor Court and Sentenced to 3 Years—All in 24 Hours Wm. Marshall, the man arrested by Detective Sam Corbett and Ser- geant Powers yesterday morning, has proved to be one of the emooth- | eat burglars that has operated in Be. | Attle for some time, Marshall had access to @ number of basements ed | wholesale houses, and stole his plun- der in such a way that it was never) misaed. He waa in custody about two months ago, and many boxes of pills and medicines were found on him. It could not be proved that stole them, so he was released. Marshall now admits that be ts a burglar, waived preliminary exam- ination, and pleaded guilty this af- ternoon in the superior court to bur- giary and was sentenced to three| years in the penitentiary. In the prompt dispensation of ju que, eames POOR JESSIE A PARTY TO THE THEFT : ‘HOW MRS fo that he wi ptured, charged with his crime, bound over to the! nd sentenced to the superior court, penitentiary, within 34 hours. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY ‘TELLSWHAT Lord Kitchener Botha with | 0 men, helped in the attack on the| ‘The Boer lonses were 44 killed and . CORBIN, NEE MISS PATTEN by Colon NEW YORK, Nov. 1.~According Colombian tnsurgents, Panama has in control of that clty, Dr. Restrepo, head of the junta will be protected, the isthmus kept Gen, Alban, governor of the Pana: COLON, Columbia, Nov, 1—The ama, aa reported In the dispatches to A PRETTY HOW-DE-D0 A Case of Immorality Which Needs Investigation Detective Adama and man Holland have arrested KE. Nixon and Charles Nixon for entic- Ing 4 16-year-old girl, Kina Pierce, Who resides in th's city, from her home. The trio Was arrested in @ First avenue lodging house, and the irl was later given into the custody of her father, It is probable that 4 criminal charge will be placed against the men. Mr. Pieroe, father of the gtri, aa: that the two men, who claim to be Actors, tried to biackmall him, It fe alleged that the Nixons told him the girl had made daughter that wo o has yet been placed against the men. BROKE INTO WASHINGTON SOCIETY WASHINGTON 5 terday roar to Ad About 15 years the tur wee! D. C., New. t= erat me to W ¥ came to « tin socal by The # Talilng to be noticed he diplomatic route, They took « and began to entertain the foreign way. Gradually they worked in with were 8 prominent in thelr relation circles that the Massachusetts aven Irtah Legation.” Gen. Corbin is a widower. He te AF" More gold ince than anybody. WAS NOT A Quiet Dinner in a Restaurant--Her Escort Charged With Stealing Overcoat—And She Went With Him who came to the ety from South Be- attle yesterday for a brief visit, found herself in the city jail this morning, though for no ertminal of- fense. Bad company was the cause of her incarceration, aid she now bitterly regrets going to dinner with & man whom she had met only once ore, ‘About @ year ago Jensle itved with | her parents in deattle. They were | respectable people, and Jeanie wan! brought up as a good, honest girl. | At a dance in South Beattie she met | & man named George Green. Ho Wes o Bd Ono Last night a man approached h and explained that bis name was Green, and that he bad met her | recognize him, but soon remember- ed him as an attendant at the dance. A conversation started up, and the ond of it was that they went to the Royal Restaurant on First avenue for dinner. Both Arrasted When they entered, Green ts al- leged to have stolen an overcoat. he left the restaurant w both were arrested by Helms and McDonald, ation on her part could « ot juspicion at that time, and she was locked up. This morning Seret nized her as a girl and i probably be relea: wiser girl, Powers resog. pt good fami ory, She will @ sadder but tween the gallery and Guy's drug atore The witness stated that he ix now night watchman at the Boston block, (Continued on page three.; TAMMANY'S DEFEAT WAS COMPLETE NEW YORK, Nov Complete returns of municipal election show that Tammany didn’t even save the coroner's office Low's plurality is 1400 17,000, while -Van Wyck behind his ticket FOR ARSON Trial of Green Lake Minister far Burning His House A jury in Judge Griffin's depart- ment i# today hearing serious chorg en against Rev. W. J, Adams, ac cused of setting fire to his houte at Ureen Lake, It was on Aug. 11 last that Mr, Adams’ dwe Hed at neve ae burn. thousand d conditte susp upon b ne teatimony was taken this morning, purporting to establish an alibi UMRESISTED PARIS, Nov, 7.—Admiral Catilard telegraphs that he has landed mar ines on tho Island of Mity nd oc cupied the customs house at Midilll, without resistance, $0 HUMBLE TO KAISER |France Explains Seiz-| ures at Mytilene BERLIN, Nov. 7.—The French am- bassador to Germany assures the foreign office that France does not Intend @ lasting occupation of the ports seized on Mitylene island. TURKEY YIELDS ATHENS, Nov. 7.—The Greek min- Inter at Constantinople telegraphs that the porte has decided to yiela to France on every point, MAY BE BAD FOR BOTH PARTIES ciroulating the , les M uns a liquor pla and ‘ould Hike to run one. So each titloned the county commis presenting about 150 nas and against the new saloon. Th misisoners are seriously deliver the propriety of “No saloon at Smallpox at Orill a ‘The people of Ortilia are exercised ver the ex; ures to amailpox in heir midst here is only one case but there have been 25 exposures from It. BANK CLEARANCES Rank clearings today were 460,67; balance $91,498.86, 20 en nae anmmrnnse eit a Minx Edythe Potton, who was yes Henry ¢. Corbin, is very wealthy, whington with ber mother and sisters into aoclety and to break into Wash- lary that requires a golden jimmy ny the old Washington families, tried mansion on Massachusetts avenue, diplomata and aiteches in « lavish the exclusive set, but at first they * with the email fry im diplomatic a house waa derisively dubbed “The the largest officer in the army and SCHUST A LEETLE john Seifiert Left His Money With the Policy and Was Wise John Seifert, a German, te a lucky man ina way. By leaving his money at police headquarters laat night he encaped being robbed of it morning. sit was he was knocked | dows and bis assailant, « man named |C. C. Lane, was going through his pockets when the pollce ved on Jessie Mayon, & 16-year-old girl} some time ago, At first she did not | the scene. Hie money wae safe at, police headuarters, however, and that is about al! Seifert cared about Last night the littie German a: peared at police headquarters and de- posited $18, part of the money he had drawn for work in a nearby logging a Nothing more was thought of morning. Short of "Murder were heard at Fourth aveque and Main street. Sergt. Pow- era, Patrolmen Wilkes and Searing hurried In the direction of the ortes and found Biefert flat on hie back In the mud with Lane standing over him. The latter was endeavoring to extricate from the German's pockets money he thought to be there. As the oMcers approached Lane ran ons the street, but Policeman | Wilkes was #oon after him At police headquarters Stefert raid that Lane knew he had a little money and 80 had followed him dur ing the evening. At 4:30 o'clock this morning, while they were at Fourth and Main, Lane knocked him down then attempted to rob him CITY HALL The officers of the Northern P cific Railway Co, will be urged by the Seattle chamber of commerce to| extend its tracks across the tide lands lying in the southern part, and to the southwest of the city as far as Weat Seattle. This decision was made at the reg ular meeting of the chamber yesterday afternoon, when it adi ed a report of the committee on rail roads, which advised that such steps y Meikle wan in with th partic mouth the tide | larly referred to ar of the Duwamish 2 r Spokane avenue. ft ring railroad tracks in thore parts s that remote factory aites may become desirable It is said there are already several concerna Which would erect factor jon on those lends if they could be reached by railroads, Someth| 200 acres of land would b available for manufacturing pones. pur-| | A Now City Hat! | The chamber has expressed the | views of the public in general that tle should have a new city hall building, modern and ¢ommodious entirely In keeping with the ra growth of an up-to-date town, matter was brought up by Presl¢ J. W. Clise, who stated that. the was not a city in the U s need of a new city than | i) B.| The situation remains unchanged, HE DID GOT FOOLED| | | URGENT NEED FOR NEW | Chamber of Commerce Will Look to the Development of Tide Lands—St. Louis Fair Exhibit | VENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1901, WAS A FALSE REPORT Story of Fall of Panama Authoritatively Denied Dispatch to dispatches received fallen and the Lib: here from ‘al party is now here, nays that all foreign interests open and the railroad guarded ma department, is @ prisoner, Liberal party has not captured Pan. New York, LAST WORDS Lemly Closes Argument in Schley Inquiry WASHINGT D. Cy Nov, | When the Schley court of inquiry o'clock this afternoon, Judge Advocate Lemly began the | cloning argument of the case eiuctd- | ating the testimony from the stand- int of the navy department. He | stated that he had endeavored to | follow the instructions of the sec- retary of the navy, without fear or favor. Karly in the proceedings the court had remarked that it was not « trial by newspapers, yet he couldn't help noting that mang of them hai Dut the department and himself o trial, He claimed that the depart- maintalned tirely nou- That there had been of the records, although | Schley’ failure to obey orders didn't | meet with the approval of the pres- | ident or the department, yet it wasn't permitted to interfere with ) hix_promation. Concerning the trip from Key | West to Clenfuegos, Lamly maiptain |ed that Sohiey should have made better time in order to carry out | the spirit of the depart tn structions. As to the McCalla «lg als with the insurgents, he azked if i wasn't incumbent upon the com modore himself to make some effort to learn them, even if he hadn't been informed Upon meeting the Sebley should have to report aboard the ly referred to Schiey’s Clenfuegon to Kantiazg, ty ma vey role WAR ord) to be made quickly a autiously, The word “eat didn’t weaken the words “ail @ixpatch.” The urgency was £0 gregt that Schley would have been justified tn dropping the =oge Y and the collier. 4 an exhaustive an- siyala of coal situation of the fighting ine. The retrograde movement brought forth Lemly's be- Nef that Behiey alone was respon: ible. Notwithatanding Sigeboe's al- leged statement that the Spaniards were not at Santiago, that it was Schley’s duty to ascertain to a cer- tainty. Lemly said he had never doubted that the Brooklyn, as a ship, did conspicuous service in the Bat«) santiago, but it was @ captain’ fight. There was no concerted ac- en. Responsibility for the loop rested with Sehiey, It @ tremendous rink, It wan without he said, and the fact remains that the Rrooklyn turned from, of towards, the enemy. No injury m the enemy could equal the dire results of two United States bath ships virtually committing muicide. Conciuding, Lemly generously ab- solved Schley from all charges of cowardice, 5 2 } Marblehead, rdered McCalia lagehip. Lern H POPDLTIPRIDIPIAAIIADDIDDIONI III IPIIDITD. WHO NOW WILL STAY OUR ILLS? Arthur J. Mahein, cin Western & patent medi- is mirsing from the New potel. a MADE CLEAR It was finally agreed to refer the} matter to the commMittee on city af fairs, who id make an effort to report next week some suggestions as to & course of procedure in getting & movement started for a new city building, Tho St. Lowls Fair The chamber took the initiative] yeaterday looking toward a state ex hibit at the St. Louls world’s fair, to 1 in 190%. Since the Washing ton legislature will not m ‘0 appropriation can b the expe FEPIPIRIRIHIPDDIIHPRIHPPIIIIIIVID in| for ino] $1000 to create a fund contingent up- | & on reimbursement when the legisla ture meets Such ap! state. ‘The committer consisting of eau, J. W. Clie, J. B Smith and John Sehram The Depot Sheds The Northern Pacific stified the chamber that work would commence at once on erect J from the depot station t track, and also umbrella she ver four additional tracks. an may be matter ppte was refer LA Meikle, Raliway Thi cha tition to th y the financial urt house and jai) at June endorsed James J. 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