Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-21

assisted by 9. W. Tyler. Miss Hill was
not present The examination occu.
pied the entire morning. Prior to the
consideration of the case at issue. Neil.
son made statement that his witnesses
had been intimidatcd: that the police
authorities had failed to serve subpce-
mas, and that consequently be was un-
able TO produce them. Gen. Barnes OBJ
| lected to such assertions, SAYING that il
would be sufficient for Nelson to cite
the instances referred to. enter COM
plants, and the law would deal with
them. By permission of the court.
Nelson was allowed to continue his
statements, which were partly of his
own knowledge, and partly from infor-
nation. he then proceeded to state
| that he had been offered meney to stay
the proceedings, and that when he re-
fused be was intlmidated that Miss
Dcltz, with whom the alleged adultery
took place, could not be found. and
that Miss Bracket, the confidential
companion of Miss Hill, had suddenly
ACCUSED wealth. A witness called by
the defense denied Neilssn's state
rnents, after which the case was called
charging Sharon with felony. Tue
Prosecuting Attorney Immediately rose
and stated that it was impossible 70
continue the prosecution, as the statute
governing the case had been repealed
and no longer existed. Barnes agreed
TO set aside all technicalities and allow
the case to go on, as he wanted an op-
portunity OF obliging the prosecution
10 prove the alleged marriage contract
under which the complaint had been
sworn out. The document was not pro-
duced, nor was its existence admitted.
Barnes strongly denounced the whole
business as villainous scheme, and
the contract as fraud, lie and forgery
from top to bottom. He said the CON
plant was an outrage on public justice,
chiefly SO as the defen ant was dragged
into court and sworn on a charge of
felony, and when the case was called
the prosecution aband ned it. Tyler
said he was not aware when the COM
plant was made out that the statute
had been repealed. The Judge ordered
the case dismissed. The fact that the
prosecution was unable or unwilling to
produce the alleged marriage contract
seems to confirm in the public mind the
original suspicion that the matter was
started to extort money from Sharon.
Comfort for San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2O.-The Alta
pOintedly remarks that before the
Northern Pacific was opened all imni-
grants arriving were bound for Oregon
and Washington Territory, whereas
now that it is opened many of the im-
migrants arriving at Portland are bound
for San Francisco.
Dead.
News has been received of the death
of Pietro MeZzard, the well known
scuIp,o or, for many years a resident of
this city. He died in Paris September
9Th. Among his works In California
are the Lincoln statue ON the Lincoln
school and the statuary on the State
Hospital at Sacramento.
The strike Of Miners.
The great yard of the Wellington
Coal Depot on East street il empty, and
has been SO for two months. The cause
Is the strike of miners at Nanaimo. The
prices of coal this year as compared
with last year show a marked increase.
That this advance is caused as much by
the anticipation of short supply as by
higher inward freights is shown by the
receipts of the past nine months, which
aggregated Coz, 600 tons for the current
year, against 6l5,000 for 1882.
Decline In the Production or Qaick.
silver.
SAN Francisco, Got. 20.-President
Randel, of the Quicksilver Mining Co.,
stated today that the production of
quicksilver was rapidly decreasing, and
that it would soon become Improbable
work. The mines in this country pro-
duced in 1882 over seven thousand
TASKS less than in 1881. This years
production will be, estimates show, a
still further decrease. Quicksilver men
will, he says, move Congress for bet
ter protection, as foreign importation is
steadily increasing. Randel says that
there are $3,O00,000 invested in quick
silver mines on this coast, employing
5000 men, and the duty will have to be
placed at 10 cents per pound on foreign
articles. if the mines here are to be
worked at a profit.
The Peoples Railroad 0f America.
San Francisco, Oct. 20.-The Peo-
Pies Railroad COMPANY of America,
incorporated at Indianapolis, Ind, has
through its representatives reached this
point. Some of them are here nego-
tiating for an outlet on San Francisco
Bay, but with whom 1t is not stated.
Some time ago dispatch was received
here from Visilia, CAL, that J.W. Trip.
travelling agent for the company, had
organized local board at that place,
with $4,000 capital stock subscribed.
Since that nothing further has been
heard of the agent or company.