Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-29

nrs .. n. LILY Makes Her Statesman
In REGARD % the Jshn Bsrns AZ.
fair.
Yesterday morning this journal pub
listed the statement Of John Burns in
regard 70 the troabls between himself
and Mrs 8. II. Lilly at the Brunswick
Hotel Friday forenoon. as detailed by
himself.
Last night Mrs Lilly brought in her
written statement of the affair for pub
lication, bat as il Was Vulgar in the ex-
treme it's publication was refused, al
though she signifed her willingness to
pay for il. Finally, in order that her
case might not be preiudiced, and that
she might be accorded the same oppor-.
tunity 10 square herself that Mr.. Burns
bad been given. the following somewhat
modified statement vas taken from her.
She said
my same is Mrs. s. NJ. Lilly. and I
have a husband and family. IL would
take too long to tell you all that has
trauspired between John Burns and my
SELF 20 | will only go back to the time
when my husband caught him in bed
with me ct the New England Hotel.
Shortly after that Mr.. Burns started for
California to bring his wife and boys
home. ! vas going with him as far as
Victoria, but he backed out at the last
moment and told me to come ON the
next boat. He secured q room for me
at Burns's Hotel in Victoria, where
stayed for two days, and then went to
work for Mrs Bevins. When John
Burns came back from San Francisco
he hunted me up and told me TO come
over TO Seattle 50 that We could
settle that little difficulty between
him and my husband. Ii will
be remembered that Mr.. Lilly
had previously had Burns ar
rested on account of his intimacy with
me Burns wanted the whole thing
fixed up, so as mt to be compelled to go
into court tod him he would have
10 see my husband, and fix is up with
him, AZ il was most too delicate a sub
ject for me to discuss with Mr.. Lilly.
Bot as he wished me to come, | did so,
and put up at the Hotel Brunswick.
Burns first called to see me at my room
two weeks ago next Monday. We dis
cussed various subj cts but finally
drIfted around to the main point. he
wanted me to clear him by swearing
against my husband. He offered me
$1,000 to swear that my husband and
had put up a job on him. We had a
stormy time, blu. did not reach salts
factory conclusion. | did not 8 Barns
again till last Friday, when he called
at my room about noon. | was not
feeling we'll, and was still in bed. After
being there awhile he went down to get
some liquor. While he was away got
up and started to dress. 1 had my
stockings on when b GIT back, but he
pulled one of them of, and let it stay
off. because / didn't want to put 1t on
| in the presence of man. On his return
10 the room we took drink. That is,
he took a drink and insisted on my
drinking. which | did. We talked
friendly for while. but finally he told
me to get my clothss on, and go to Mr..
| Strives Office and swear that his being
caught in bed with me at the New Eng
land Hotel WAS a put up job between
myself and my husband. l told him
that by so doing would be turning my
poor husband and children out in the
street. He said never mind the hus-
band, but stand by him. and he would
see that myself and children always had
home, and should want for nothing
| still held out, and he got mad, and de-
Glazed that il didn't swear for him he
would shoot me. told him / would
not do it. He started for the bureau ia
get my pistol, and | commenced to
scream. He got the revolver and COM
menced to beat me over the head with
It. After giving me several severe
cracks in the face and on the head, he
took pillow, and attempted to smother
me or my voice, don't know which, bu,
at this juucture Mr.. Chas. McDermoth
kicked in the door, and Burns flew out
with a key in one hand and pistol in
the other. was then ordered out of
the Brunswick, aud went home. had
Barns arrested and placed under $500
bonds. Yesterday afternoon he came
to my house with an officer, and tried
to settle the matter, but | had decided
to let the Territory settle with him for
blackiIg my eye and beating me on the
head with revolver, after l had been
so good and kind to him."