, 1862-05-29
TRIAL OF DE WOLFE AT OLYMPIA.



OLYMPIA, May oath, 1862.
The courtship, marriage at and departure Of
DeWolfe from Olympia, furnish another splendid
illustration Of the pursuit Of happiness under
difficulties. After announcing his conugai ALI
ance, presenting the editor Of the Press with
chip" by circumlocntion, undergoing an exam
ination before Justice Bigclow on the charge Of
attempting to join parties in II arriage without
authority SO to do, and being bound over in the
SUN OF one thousand dollars to appear at the
next term Of the District Court, the Doctor was
agaih brought up, two days thereafter, to answer
a charge Of fornication before Justice McGilL.
On the first bearing the Doctor, in his own
defence, in reply to EwOOd Evans, Esq, remarked
with some degree Of latitude upon the Clergy,
the divine right Of souls, and also upon some Of
the phases Of the semiSavage social life frequently
seen in this Territory. On the second hearing,
Mr.. Evans still conducting the prosecution, for
the purpose Of magnilying the seeming enorInity
Of the Doctors crimes, introduced several wit
nesses to prove the life and opinions expressed
in his speech before Justice Bigelow, two days
before. Among the witnesses offering themselves
most readily was Henry A. Webster, Indian
Agent, and for the past six months the pet and
OOsom friend Of DR.. Henry.
Webster was deservedly good witness, hav.
ing lived in open and notorious fOrncation with
one Of the salmon.eating maidens Of the beach,
who inherited and still wears, in honor Of their
"cOIjugal alliance and matrimonial copartner.
ship" the euphonious and high sounding name
Of Mrs. Webster. What number Of semi-bar-
barous progeny look to the inheritance Of his
great name, history has not yet recorded perhaps
it never will But Of his cheating the Indians in
weight and measure, when dealing with them,
and selling them whisky, the archives Of the
Indian Department are not wholly silent
This sweet.scentcd individual presented him
self and declared he had been shocked at the
Doctors remarks On the clergy, and at bis views
on matrimony. From the fact that Webster,
himself spiritual humbug, . weeks since, in q
spiritual circle at Port Townsend, attempted to
exercise an evil spirit in the name Of the Lord
Jesus Christ, DeWolGe conferred upon him the
prefix Of Ri Rev. Whether through the sci
ence Of Phrenology or PhysiOgnOmy, or both,
we do not say, but at any rate the Doctor has
secured Mr.. Webster's measure, and, in his reply
to Nj. Evans, he did not fail to sketch his char
acter with highly artistic touches, and remarked
that be would bear watching in every position
where honesty was required. He was not un-
mindful Of Mr.. Evans's career on the boards, and
/ warned him not to become excited, lest he might
again dampen his ardor. He thought there was
moral tur.pi-tude attached to other statutory
offences, beside that with which he stood charged
DeWOlfe objects, we understand, to the asSo-
citation Of his name with those Of DR.. Henry and
| Webster. He declares he can stand even the
block house and all the other Olympic ills better
than that. He does not like conviction by assO.
citation. We would offer him an apology II We
thought be deserved It; but be belongs to the
same school, with more sense and shrewdness
and, II any difference, more honesty. Heis Ger.
tainly fFeeF from hypocrisy. "a
We are glad TO see our Olympia friends look.
i ing after the morals Of the community; but IN
the case Of some Of the witnesses In this instance
il looks like Satan rebuking sin. We hope they
may yet cast the devil out. 1i}af