The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 18, 1903, Page 1

E CENT Ton tt onight end southeast tomorrow, winds. ORECA in oee APHER SEATTLE, EAK IN GRAND JURY MAKES TROUBLE srs Much Wrought Up Over the Disclosure of Important Tes- Who Desire to Have Their Utterances “timons by Witnesses Kept a Profound Secret story of the proceed enero te parte ve that he has re OMth Of BeOrECY the grand jury had finished ng Mr. Yandel! they remun INVERLgAllon Inte the of the Beattie city council. grand jury ix now in poss sained trae and the board Of ety counell meat that he Knew but Ht ined ren his tomtl , the ejty |pubtic » counet rhe 1 ttie was ¢ tm the Htar ore ay : we now ine ttweit taken i mip after it corr “of the de weverul moked ¢ in the fetteeese ; poe ‘ Lite Ee ned this afternoon w. t >more ‘urtis, V COW, Chrint | J. F, Coskin TESTIMONY YESTERDAY ..: » Te atinmmOned more te to them that there ts of Unveatiqn wived to find rtatned, par HED Dewencd Hinge ve and artiing disclosures ithe 3 } reorn and | ter their made t jury thetr | the! tually Ore are powit v & great deal nd they re out all that oar be mn tredtictes et of the po probably be reiraed by the and Jury within the next 24 hours, ns Mdlctment will not be for the] ‘The revelations made by the Sta chief of police nor for any regular heretofore |which certain corpo heretofore and at the present! work in am unite te bene Ament of the about a speedy adjeu jerand jury after a Chick ot Whitewash Yas been applied to the jetty } and the police depart beams b mfiemnation ep and pr wo dincum ht and this mers t inet a lice department Olive 4 by The morning a arewat had oba bly Tt will either be on of attempting to bribe the the civil service commission attempting to extort a bribe from Attorney Blake an the stepe of the poltce station, ‘Testimony in both avct has been taken by the grand jary laterested in facts an they grand jury and io successful % while in the juryroe i a the condition of departnent of the has occasion | je line ae her duty on the Rack spirited the matter hast » te The immediate ofect of this pow: ful influence hos been to aplit the grand jury into two factions Those embers of the firy why rtapect ir oath and wke their Jurors wer are (bjecting atren wourly » te the effort that jis being made (o fore their inctina toms and make then the tools of tn terwated corruptiosata The investigate inte the manner | in which certeir city franchises have been séfaréd which is now in pro me. han been productive of some Marding testimony. net the least of [which was given by those witnesses amined during the closing hours of the session yesterday William Meardie é ounetinan, wan (Re fore the po jury howe. When sak tly about the alleged “raft” the counett minted that he bad he ra one Nouietiinean Civil engineer, was was put on the rack the first een called before the was made to force grand jury thin morning tn cones bie TOF Fe | tion with ite Investigation of t sty | ef the juryreom. | end ether mumicipal of that he knew [tbe Mr Oottertil wae asked among ‘aa : thon that we9 things why ff was that he wa: gt absolutely % fused to (elected mayor. He replied ine be ly becwune | & newspaper man's! he him. on mn general and the statements!) way in which they were granted br torney. A the counctl were the matters gener may not have the atiy considered. He aid pot testify w eas he tmfe _ as t© any corruption tn eounct! boner to pew ony of the otty offices. Dur. ime word as gros | ing hit (eetimeny # copy of the city Geme instence® ortinances Wad procured “by the hie case 1 abeo-| crand jury for use during the time Where the In-lhe was giving hie testimony. He! you allude Came wap in the juryroom for about an hour ne on L. B Youngs Called base pald that he knew nothing men they & conctunion that} t- FR. Youngs, superintendent of tne|%! te Clancy “erat | Seattle city water department, was Was « Water Maul ently other witness before the grand jury C Tt tow tout | & short th im to give his tee He Questioned im re. | the opinion that he eauld ative them i to the refunal of the city coun-|s0me Valuable informeton, but in by his fel- tO grant the Baker franchise and that they were wistaien, The wi jon. One &# to general matiers pertaining to fees did hot know wtp handled the A NOVEL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR J/MES TIL. TON MAY GEEK “O PROVE THAT THE POLICE ARE RES-| PON LE FOR THE DEATH OF L. A. BOOTH Severat material Viteeumes for the rly @ etty t witness be aber lay after fon. every pi aon man in Seattle a grates This coun- ciiman a« much ae ea'@ that all of/ the other couneiimen: vere grafters. ‘The grand Jury wae of! large number of carefully prepared papers on echarch werk have been read. Rt Rev. F. W. Keater, bishop of the Clymple district, has been in constant attendance The conference proper was opened | yesterday # an address by the bi: ing of papers on chure pled the entire afternoon. ~drees at the evening seeston wi delivered by Rev. L. B Ridgiey f James Tilton for murder of L. A: Hoot, which ts be- ing conducted in th criminal de partinent of the supeior court to- <M [day. All who testified were closety cromt-exarmined by Athrneys Dore and Emery, «ho are epresenting the defendant in the cam Coroner Hoye Uertified his morn. ing that Hooth came to he death by 4 severe blow on the of the head by & sandbag or senething 6: that sort. the crom-examitaton of Pa- Let resterday, the for the defame waked many q as to the tact manner bn | which the dying mo was laid on the sidewalk by thepotice:man when he was carried fron*he Green Light saloon where the turder occurred LeCount testified the the perenne on which he laid Roch waa made of | tome hard substance He admitted | that, believing th« Rooth was} drunk, be hed not jalt hime down an} aderiy or carefullyas he niet sald hat he could SGES | not remember that hejad used any The blow on the heat was in the | back and tt wax evidnt from hie quentions that Attorne: Dore wished to make ft-appear tht the man’s death may have been de to his hny- g Bevo thrown violntly on | the| lewalk by the tea who carried | him. from the saloon i L Thornton, & beer driver, tentified that had seer He Made “Em Take Water. THIS WAS NO JOKE MAMIE THARP CON THAT SHE STOLE MONEY AND RINGS TO AID HER IN CON+ CEALING HER DUPLICITY: FROM HER PARENTS Mamie Tharp, the hee was arrested M | tet of ive ree con~ taining $26 from Mra Peter Faulk, | hae Corfeered to the thy When | arremted, she the rings and money from the house of her friend, but aswerted that, she did it for a joke and belle no idea | the proper to her aa was In @ room in therear of the ‘The detectives In charge of the|saloor at the time of \hyamwauit and | cave would not accept thie explana lthat she saw (hree me beat Booth tion, and inaieted on keeping the girt| because he refured tobuy drinks. in fail. The result in, that after 24) S8he stated that she cout not iden- hours in the eweat-box and a deter-| tty Tiitton, aw hit backwas turned mined e! ‘on the part of the de-|toward her, The Chamay woman tectives tain corroborative evi-|eaid in answer te a quedon of Mr. dence, young woman confesses | Dor hat Hooth a heen er the theft nnd t telle the detatis of the} paramour. She eteted tht her being double lite whe has beer leading for|in the saloon at that tie was only two months past Her confession | an accident, am she had wt recently implicates & young man named J come to town and had lo her way. per Kemp in the theft. He was ar- P atreet between mreats, ata a contract for the referred to the fe and the Au few days. ‘will begin in ‘tain, half of the to be pald by the ime water front, half. elephone girt Champay, an elderly n, who libe in and is < in world, steed that she Bnd severai #nal)- gan supply mud- en thou- Suffering from the mer SCOTT fh Feb. 18.—The Geer . 16 on Monday to of hia recruits tnomah and the n Paton are th. rested Jaat night and ie held « prt onet pending furth investigation. According to the atory told the de by Mies Tharp, she has been « with Kemp for two past, during which time she Clackarma ephone company wae further carried bn is 4 ages iy ting her money to take home in awe to the et lieu af her weekly wages. Whe hay# cae yee senator: \Kenty grew tired of this drain on Beott wilappeerlnie resources, and put up the job) meats for her to rob her friend, Mra, Fatk.| ‘Mias Tharp has been released on| of the NING $1000 ‘and will be arraigned ll be ustiee Cann this afternoon. MIT. Mo. MOTHER MAKES A need SERIOUS CHARGE ce erins 4 o'clock this after- arrany board of 5 the wr KOAalition between Multnomah’ Tydge Tallinan hagecided that the franchise recently fanted to J, W, Kelly by the city conett of Ballard, yois as to some Cite provisions The franchine on ranted, dispores municipal whiting plant to and alee proves that he shall for the puning o ity’s apply was found bythe court while these provighs are made in the body of the ormarice, the title no mention (anything save right given toKelly to erect wtring wired ed nell lights to city, It wan thre held that the franchise t# Volin all particu- lare save such provions as are re- ferred to in the title CONTRACTOF WILL LOSE THE WORK A bill was introduct at the meet | fore Feb. 18—Cole todey that he mers Wild He believes ctw with rdons to ding it person- Shortly befe non, Mra. Marah Tharp, the mother lore of Mamie Rwore out @ war- Tharp, rant in Justice Cann's court for the arrest of Jasper Kemp, on a charge of fi he warrant will be serv- #4, tna afternopp. ing of the city coun! Monday di Mry. Tharp alleges the commission | reoting the board of nbiic works to thé offense on or about Feb, in! declare forfeited thecontract with | this city, She says that «t the time | George wna for th imptovement ghter's illicit relation with! of Fourteenth avene north nood, the iri wan Un-|'The bontract for grace this #treet 18 yours in this By statute, the of consent inland the time this #inte in fixed at 1% years, andltract should if the git) wae under that age when | also ¢ she began leading a double life with} Cessna Kemp, the man is guilty of the | notoriously negligent ad deline erime charged. tn fulfilling the contras ‘The f —— — fa further directed { the bill BOvVS WiLL BE BOYS leomplete the contract The bill was #. G. Smith of 1929 Beventh ave to the atreetmonmmmittee. Mee aduariers, a complaint against | MARRIAGE LICHSES hi elahborhor The following mariage throwing stones atiend & Ath Harrison of 1 last night wan| both a Berti Church today. ‘Many |thrown throtigh one ¢ nt Wine |and Hanna den \ THIS Martinique decided to Mare Feb. 18. re lon today ner Le i the Plone for from thy Mt ait May, mane | DAY OF CONFERENCE GNd last wens ference in b licenses | Campbell legal Hweene both of end Fran ot tng hi WASHINGTON, of | Beatile work as! FRANSHISE ° that | THE SEATTLE STAR. WEDNESDAY, BEBRUARY a as . DAM Feb way RDINNUROH. die tyry 1—The ju awarded Spain Judgment for sa87o00 ny 4 ‘met he Clyde shipbuilding pee for ite delay im detiy torfedo to the Bourt te | / | | to Spain prior Blect rit ey blanket 4 that the} the! yory~t f » Me White dia far Hid net know, anid that he did not other valu-} n had been used tm} {the council to fnfuenes @ member William J, Creevey, a plumber, | Was called to tell of & “rake he! wed to have paid to. a fe influence for the purpoms to do seme! ate untveraity d that he had ever given af and he ate 18.~( 8p. ota, Ww Brena ua A barbee Of friends of the James boy a Becher there to feast and i Feturn. Meh in a wealthy man, } {pie bing He deni {cent # of the Beattie Na usgented names of the erand jury who might prove waluabic te the Golp?as itnensen | Mr. Andrews wan alee ached about | the relative amount of trust’ thet | eould be placed in certain witnesses! whe had been before the rand jury. | The jurymen have heen © an} ficting testimony and teat a laws to know which witness to believe frank Kelly bourne Clarke that the FOR OLD Turn Because He OLY, ~ | Alene PLA, i, ib. 38. farmer eo OF. near lies eure and asked for the arrest of his i with the @rahting | s€@p@@R of 4 Charge of aneault « battery, le announced at the seme Py the Ht was his intention to eue for veree from hin yeesont wite je women approaching @ yearn of | using hin (Kelly's) name, | i | Mr. Kelley did not know of any cor ruption connec of the franchine. Alleged Bribery The story of the attempted bribery} by 4 poltee officer of A. HM. Grout. secretary of the civil #ervice com minsion. was told the grand jury yee terday by Mr, He tated to Jurors that Owen Roberts had) him $6 (o use his influence to get him Roberts eventu pam the exai loc poles force, paki hawt aaetae oy the chain gang guards — Robe name has been before the FY teged by Littieweod to have been an | before, and there was some talk of j altercation gl & fine gold watch indicting him yester roperty. He states | she J. Grembe told the grand jury! outed. th reg "Wri wa we with « = egy Ae that he was the purchasing aa aie the the altar Se Saat went, | Joutnty Seanioe the Heattle Biectric company, he says, we wae promptly asked if he was em- “bas 1 plored to purchase councilmen He on by the bride to her oldest who te about the same age ae/ } io % years old. Me haw times married to women Ir hie age, and te the | ‘hiidren galor ie many oft nie one. ae net 0! Ip the nm the pollee| midst of the ee nae § Stier Littioweod announced | lly failed to oD met | was ready to give married | failure. meen th me of of] en Indignantty denied thin. and me Bhat |} the! wtopfather We had ever Geed any moty in he t elty couneil wrongfully fe ona od WSeweon clei Unat when he de- the wateh of hie at | ted thet he had apeteted. in the efer-/ tien of Counciiman James, bat for |‘ purely political ivea Grant, the expert account-| contig that your te nd examined the baoke of ex-| pramehiy best eg men omactied and | Treasurer Whittletey, was] om yey he remuit of one | tn witness called yesterday. | or ‘ns, hn ' je War arked but a few preliminar meant le - | questions and the matter wae post art nd ore Die) | pened until Thureday. After testimony had heen given the == GERMANY Jury adjourned until thie matning. Oliver Twist It Some More’ DIVORCE AND ALIMONY Mra ¥ oe Butt was granted « divorce from Geor Buper- * Judge Morris cause of desertion allowed $560 permanent alimony and $20 « month. ployed Butt is also required by the court to clothe his daughter until she ehall marty or become Of ag WILL INTERVENE Hugh Williams of Mallard was given right to Intervene in the Raila rd ik came, by Hupertor Judge Tallman, this morning. Wi Hams clots that De Long, the pres- ident. collected some rents for Bim and pinced proceeds A bis, Wil) Heme credit tm the bank, FUNSTON | ORDERED TO MOVE DENVER, Feb. 1 —The official order transferring Gens Frederick Funston from the department of Col- orado to that of Oregon and Wash- ington, was received here today directs that officer to report at Vi couver. to leave for the Phi th his troupe on Aprit IT THAWED BOWIE. Aris. Feb. 18-Two men were RLM two seriously injured, and caveat others me or jews burt by @ dynamite explosion at the Buek- ley mine, caused by ping powder Into-hot water. The two dead men, Steel and O' Den i, were left to thaw out two boxes of frozen dyn- nite. Steel dropped a large auan- ¥ of It into a bucket of hot wa and the explosion followed instantly. O'Donnell’s body was blown 160 feet, bart of it lodging in «tree was blown f mutated trighttully One of the three injured men Will probably die LOST BY FIRE ZANESVILLE, Ohio, Feb, ite Fire this morning destroyed a pot tery at Roseville, The tom je 475,000, NOTED DIVINE A series of revival, greetines under w 5 Li a 9 takpor. Feb. 8A dispatoh in thie morning states that now make & naval An official of office le quoted as saying th Americans now know Monroe dbetrine will not them from paying their just ATROCITY INNA, Feb, oP4 gain today angeee | fo er = of the. vi the po a ee ‘be IS HURT OBPITAL ‘WITH BROK- SUFFERED BY FALL PN, D, G, Feb. 18.—~ Kinney, who has been the soprano solo of Angela Dedo,” is lying seriously it remult of a wh haifa fight of atairs, Mise fe bg! who wae the prima ‘A ‘Ronaway Girt" com: | ngeged to appear in Mire role until the injured | sufficiently re | work will open MeKinney had completed her Mothodtet | toflet for dinner at the botel and was ner Third) about to pay her bill after the mat- | Pine ntveet inee In her hurry she missed two | A noted divi or tree of the marble step and preach each morning and alighted rather heavily on her elbow. | Z “erg 7” The Arm was broken just above the WAY FOR PHILLIPINES abot and she 1s also said to be suf. | Maj. Hingham anneunced fering fr vour | that he will receive sealed p shoo! until March 10 for ee joe ae a oa fe, OORTELYOU D. C., Feb telyou wan #wo the. departm the today hay: must Mprem-ed Du term Washington timothy red before Aprit 21 NATOR ARRIVES The steamer Senator arrived from Sean Veaneisee thie afternoon. Bhe h a tole pateage up th but} ef southbound tri j tussle with = the thenat and south weat pped the sea Into huge the way from Cape Diane, and be WASHIN George Bi. as she flere ° ustice F ninth member ‘eremony took place in mm of the new execu and was atte velt, M , the entire executive and William Mr, Loeb was immediately ward sworn in to # Amesoretary to the president, TWO LIVES ARE LOST N, Mich, Feb. 18. tel was destroyed by | fire shortly after midnight this | morning, One employe is "akrned | and {# wipposed to have been burned to death. One firena 4 failing Wall and killed recefved gerious Injuries ‘Php load will approximate $100,000, HOTEL SOLD The Michigan owned by Ave The Cabinet Pr nti President Roe and ber « offtee farce eth Flattery to Cape WANTS Hi8 FEE and Spencer filed « suit In the jor court, this morning, to re cover $170 from Mra. J. B. Dangle e #urn sued for is maid to between for the fendant house STOWAWAY WILL BE DEPORTED Tito Watanabe, arrived from Japan, December 17 the Miojun Maru, is to be deported on the ‘Tose Mara, which will anil her return voyage to the Orient, February 24. He was taken into custody this morning at Ballard by Immigration Inspector Lavin and jafter an examination tm wh wae found that he | erienda In this therefore Hable charge, hin dey PORT Hit The St. Clair t a stowaway who was ght ben Two others had no funds nor countey and to become a pul rtntion wa formerly elhorn, was sold Brand, for $14,- hotel, SPAIN RECOVERS ake merry over the bandits pardon pa 10 wecure the release of CONFESSES TO WEAKNESS George F. Littlewood Has Married iene in siraety bis eae te a-| re. | Bank Ciearings Tode 'y, $691,022 This Date a Year Ago, $600,795 Increase $90,228 PER MONTH VOL. 4. No. 308. 25 CENTS TOMORROW AT THE Eclipse White Sale You'll Be Offered Two Extraordinary Shirt Waist Opportunities OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY NO. 1 NO 2 LADIES’ FANCY LADIES’ Madras ay ig WAISTS, plaited antas, rete “ cales and Chev- Deck, poset ‘but- iot hemstitched ton, 7¥c to $1.00 value, tomorrow tucks and beau- Hilger made. Glove Selling an Important Feature Of the Eclipse White Sale Choice Tomorrow Get fitted with a pair of our Celebrated Lu Kid Gioves, binck AGES wk of the Bpanieh-Amert Mpain clalined that if the had been delivered, st ad ped Cuban flibustering wafully ended the rebe hontilities with outb a” wae ele have hand mucc thas obviating United Btater tion Younger, the par iil be given 4 big reception at che h, eight miles north of this cit ue will be a big feature, and hy ® the Youngers and their fri has we Y wh t thousands of dol WIDOWS Genuine Masnecot Gloves Kid wo-clasp cle White Bale “elebrated Kia Could Not Refuse La Rome yves, in tans browns, $1.75 Eelipes White $1.19 LADIES’ Import- ed German Cash- mere Gloves, the grades that usu- ally sell at 60c , and 65c, tomor- san 19¢ eu. 39 siignenmeensinieygipeamnagiesiemiee vesbainenead Manian Sale A lot of new spring styles just received go on sale tomorrow at astonishingly at prices. “ Tomorrow's NOTTINGHAM Lace Curtains, all new pat- terns, woven edges, not over three pair to a * 30¢ customer, 75¢ value, tomorrow, per pair.. Nottingham Lace Curtains, | Our Jumbo White Lace Curtains, wT Vile’ ielipee "Wante Yalow, cle ‘White date Price, per pair s New ii Imitation Brussels Net Lace | Curtains, all the of | New Arabian Lace the more expensive style and | yards jor Zoek Be Gurenes ve, Jak ne pretty as White Bale Price per pate e360 ETERSON’ GOOD GOODS 206, 208, 210 Pike Street in black and real kid glove flegance, $200 value: Ectipse White Sale Priee 1.50 LADIES’ Warm Fleeced Cash- mere kid Gloves 35c value, spe- Value Jpublicly denounced bie bride and —_ | does not care who knows it. He nti |i ted strongly to Justice Giles that he would bring suit for divorce # steer clear in the future Widows and orphans Littlewood undoubtediy holds | palm in Thurston county marriages lie admits the! | wealinems for aged women powes him to tears when he | Witow and little children, and that whee phe is approached and asked hem he cannot refuse. What is the matter with you, Lit | tewood?” arked Judge Gtles, “Can't | you from marrying all these old | Women? Why do you do it? “Yes,” replied the young man who has eeen #0 much of Hit 1 guess lam off on cid women, but ‘help It. When they come to me and ask ime tO marry them, I can't re- fuse. That's mil there is to it mia te hate. teen *pours. After this blow, Littlewood met the widow of Harry Howard, who gent up to the penitentiary from this county. Howard committed eulcide in the penitentiary and Littlewood, overcome by the loneliness and dis- grace of the convlet's widow, #8 Of AR. entered into his secon: monial venture BEEF TRUST GETSA CHICAGO, Peb. 18.—Judee Grom. cup in the cireuit court this morning @rented « temporary Injunction inet the beef trust merger and Glomtssed the demurrer inde by the packet® attorneys restraing the packers from rust. Money to as Wh Curtat } & inches wide, he '7’s TONISHING Ff .00 to $10.00 WILL DO now in the al getting an up-to-date all-wool suit for a man—or $2.00 to $5.00for a boy’s suit. But then you CITY PROPERTY are not paying us any profit this month. VERCOATS AT ACTUAL oosr ADAMS & BLANCHARD 719 Second Ave. Hinckley Block. Andirons and Firesets In these articles we have on ex- hibition at the Annex some fine examples in Antique Hammered Brass. These goods are the very latest and we shoulu like to have you see them. 5. UPPER 90, 11 and 12 Gcheverman Block First avenue and Cherry street. Hutchinson Shirts 95c The Standard $1.50 Wilson Bros.’ stiff bosom shirts for 95c. Mardly three weeks out of the maker hand patterns of dark handsome stripes; two pairs of extra cuffs. You ought to buy a number at this price. Such op- portunity doe mot come often. Largest Stove House in the North: N. W, Fixture Annex—Everything weet. Electric Main Store, Firet Ave. & Spring St. WBHUICHINSON CO — COR. B® AVE & UNION ST The Lion Clothing House 220-222 First Ave., cor, Main THE GRAND OPENING of The Leader today was an unqualified success. We have had a continuous stream of people entering our doors and passing through the aisles: everyone charmed with the _ brightness and modern conveniences of the premises, and each voicing the sentiment that no more up-to-date store is in Seattle at the present time, Bargains, too, were as up-to-date as the store, many lines in all departments found eager buyers, Further off- erings will be on sale tomorrow. Don’t Forget the Kai-Ki Silks at 39c Clearance of | Boys Suits All $5.00 Grades $3.50 See Them In Our Window Monday to August Momeetne hotel ta altuated at the wenue and Jamer Captain No Ohno of Maru was fined $i0 f Eplecopniian ministers |dows, and barely missed hitting | attle Frank the mectings and w| member of his family. cle O'Land, 20, both ‘Vnew' yore orner of Sixth man to land in this street a Yard