Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-24
CRAWFORD AMD DILKE.
The Trial Kndswith : ver-
diet II Guflsy.


. ne cAel1sa E,setors.
Knnnun, guly g. .-Ihs sass of Craw.
toEd nasinst Clawford end Dake was
/ given - the Jury this afteFnnon. Tier
retarned . varasaa hndiuR Mrs. CHAW-
ford guilty e adalleFg with 8IE CheFl1s
Diks and aEaaeiag Mr.. QzAWford & di-
Enrce. Gho i1fy wA1 aoeent tWenlY
minnfes. Eho onlV aocIaIoa arrived af
~ ths Jury iaehat Mr.. Oramfora Is 30
lIfled o Z digofoe fEom he uifa % the
efoand ol adnltsRy with Dixie a. d.
otded ssfsi b. Joatioe Sir Cnaflss Bait
en- HehEuary l2tA last, TIE present case
hefnQ aimplV . Fahaarin1 a. she inArr
Tentiou of tie o1eensR Proctof fuz tie
pnrpusa Of aaoaKsninlnR whelhaz The de-
ere nisi shgnid no1 be set aside "a the
oFoand of collision bstUoen Mr.. and
Ma. Crawford. o. On nnw evidence IN
validAkina The Wife's confession. Ths
/ faFy HndinR IN favor of Crawford uan.
armg the pfegioas decree aad makea Il
aasoluae nf ne expiration Of six monlha
aktanhing 20 H. This an moaehg will
expire on Anaa1f 2ist ths desree aisi
hagina been issaad February 12sh. The
Q1sensn Proctor has hosn oondemnea %
pay tAe costs q TIE plsssni pEoosed
ingA
juutios Hannens rsnassea tho oharrs
10 the Jury. Erom baRinatng 10 end IL
was decidedly against Sir ChaEles Dixie
fhe iadoa alluded % oosouFe testimony
in oonarmasion Of essential puelionz of
Dilkoaa story eg certainly r6maFkabis,
whila Hrs. CFaWf0rd vas nhls 30 de-
esribe aeouratsly the bedroom IN Sir
Charles houas in which che said be
Spoiled haE, nifhoagh be gwuFe shat be
had never taken her into she house. Be
aidos this, The evidences given by thogs
Who had estifed 20 she ooEFegpondent's
vista 10 tie house IN Warren Glrsee uas
uaseaksz. II tue Jury believed thess
witnesses. the justice sAid, ths whsle
value of Sir Charles Dilks's isstimony
was lost.
Ths formal vsrdios Of the iury osn-
tains no mention Of 8if Charles Dilke's
name. Il simply declares tha1 10 ma
terial facts we're Suppressed ~ tha RE.
viuas trial e. which the decree ef dipoEcs
Waa obtained justly.
TheEa wers no scenes a1tendina The
deeiaKinR of the Fesalt Of the 4eFdiot
although the people outside the couEf
room reesived Tie announcement With
come ohserina. Sir Charles Dixie van
iahsd Immediately after lhe iafy'a Ver-
diet was rendeEnd. Mr.. Donald Craw
ford, the plaintid, when be leet the
balldina, vas cheered b. TIE people n
the atFsat.
Jastics Hennan'a Summing up b pro
nouneed b lawyers Renerally model
of eleaEneg1s compActQczs and In
partiality. Il vas delivered II solemn
T.
audienos apellbound. II references 70
the long interval Which elapsed between
the frse and second aeta of adulteFy be-
tween MFs. Crawford and the o0Rres-
pobdena, she Jussiee thonQht tbs lAdg'a
ASlr Charles Dixie waa not veil during
this period
M. Crawford sat lhrouQhout the
iudRaia charge with his elbows Eestina
on & table and hfa fao8 bariod IN his
hands. Sir Charles Dixie sat all tho
slime with his eyes dxed on the judges
fnoo, occasionally soddinR IL aareemsnt
70 eho indicial remarks. After the veE-
dict uan rendered SIR Charles looked
the piotaFe Of misery. Captain Foster
sat near Dixie. eyeinR him closely and
evidently aloatino over hts KiEafa de-
ieo8ion. Il vas observed that Foster
appeared b Be Watching fer the door
that Sir Charles would saleot for his
exit, end Il ues Thought the Captain
would aassnlt him.
Bic Charles Dilka has Issued the fol-
ioWing
ApBRRaa 10 xzB CHEEsEa MKHcTona.
GENx1KnxH.-Ysn are aware THAI the
lnsarvenaion OF tue Qnean'a Proctor in
the case Of Crawford Vs. Crawford, on
the plea that said divorce Was pro-
nouneed contrary 70 the iuafice Of the
ease, has led 10 & vordiol IL whsoh she
fndinQ OF Justice Butt has been
affirmed. THIS decision bas been cone
70 witheat my being alloued 70 appear
by eounBel of 20 address the Jury, With.
ont nv bang allowed 70 oroGs-examine
FOR myaaif, and also without mg beinR
suupliod with particulars. OF being
gives IN advance the names nf the Wtt.
nassea, al q which uRdsr order 81
the oourt have been frealy supplisd
70 The other side. The Q1esn's Pros
tors. wh0 aooeptad some oG ny suRQes-
tians fer cross examination, and Sir
Walker Phiilamore, uho maintained
my position With conspicuous ability,
appearing. however, not as my ndsooals
but as q representative Of z publio on
oiai, we're placed under q afeat diaad
vantage By having practically - dis
olosa the dofeneo before the evidences n
support uf the charge was given. have
always known how dl1iaalt my Csc
would be-. even II & were presented, aa
had Esason 20 suppoas 4 uoala Be. b
my oWn adgisers. aud hase never con-
ooaled iG from you; but the meth0d ut
proosednfe ordered b. she eoGF3 inton-
aii1sd thu difficulty. Aa far as my Dab-
he life goes, have no opInlon boi %
aoeept the verdict, while prcteatina
onae more against lee justice. eau
only assure you, Aa ] have already sol
emnly nsBufodyou and With equal aoiem
mtg sworn u eourt, that am innoosnl
Of Gha ohaFRes brought againal ne and
respectfully and gratefully bid yoa
farewell. am yoaFs faishfallys
CHARLw DrEKM.1
Sir Charlos Dixie has ordsfsd sue sais
0f bis house a1 Ohaisea He wili leave
Eneland and reside permansntiy II tne
soath Of franse.