When she objected he apologized, bought 5 cents worth of candy, offered her some and went away. Next day Selser returned, chatted about the weather, and again made an amatory and amateurish attempt to “hug” her, she says.
Poor Attempt at Kissing.
“He tried to kiss me,” the witness said, “but he only succeeded in touching my cheek and putting his lips on my upper lip.”
“Bungler!” groaned Chief O’Neil, who was present.
“An amateur,” whispered Commissioner Meier to Inspector Wheeler.
“He ought to be discharged,” muttered Inspector Wheeler, who is an old time bachelor.
“I was very angry,” the witness continued.
“You had a right to be,” said the members of the board under their breath.
“He bought 5 cents’ worth of candy and offered me some, but I wouldn’t take it.”
“I never offered you candy,” interrupted Selser.

Candy an Extravagance.
“Think of this extravagance,” Chief O’Neil said. “Selser, how often have you been buying candy there?”
“I don’t eat candy,” the patrolman asserted. “Once in a while I go in there to buy a paper or get a cigar. I was not on duty.”
“And then,” Miss Hoppe continued, “today he came to me and asked me not to prosecute him, and offered me money. He had a five-dollar bill and some more.” Selser again denied.
“Did anybody see this?” President Powell asked.
“My employer did,” the girl answered.
The case was continued two weeks to give Miss Hoppe a chance to bring her employer as a witness.
[From: The Evening Herald, Bellingham, WA., October 12, 1903 Submitted by Source #79]

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