Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-13
FOREIGN,



LosDos, Feb. l2-Ths tri.i Of th.
divorce case Of Donald Crawford
against his wife. 10 vaica sir Cbari-s
C 90 respond-nt, began today.
1reat iAterest ID fels In the ease, and
'ne court room was crowded when II
vas called Dix arrived eariy and
took MS sat without being reengn:z ID
oy most OF tie people In Attendance
Susmoerisip, President Of the local
Government Board, and many gentle
men prominent ia Cffisiai and soessl
lie we're present.
ine case being aupsq.ced. petiIIou-
ers coonsei stated that the Srss intims-
TOO Ills client bad Of his vife's unfaish-
foiness vas on receipt Of several saon-
ymeos letters, the writer Of WEen
warned Crawford to beware Of the
menoer from Ceelsea tDiike). Cras-
iofo tnsfeupoa made an Investigation
INTO hrs ~ife's habits, and found that
me bad been corresponding With one
Ssps Forster. Ihis ne had coadoned.
Receiving further ANONYMOUS letters,
crawford taxed sis wife With inhdslIsy
she admitted her guilt and made a full
confession. she said she had slept two
nights IN the same bed vita Sir Charles
Duke. His attentions to her, sae said,
Dad commenced directly after her 10 AZ
rage. de protested TO admire her be-
cause OF her resem blance to her mother.
ne wife OF the petitioner had attrioaI-
ed the Anonymous letters 10 the VIE
dictiveness Of her mother.
Ihe petltionsr's case rested solely on
bis wife's confessions. The servants OF
Crsvford's household. counsel said,
would give evidence sho wing their mis-
tress had been absent from hsme on
the nights she stated she bad sleps With
Dixie. etitIOner rawford was called
to the witness stand and gave testimony
Supporting the statements OF his cvun
sci. Crawford said he had been startled
BY his wife asking him whether he
would forgive her II she had been 10
faithful to him. His wife's sisters had
oeeh shown the snoHy NOUS letters, and
had agreed that they were IN the hand
writing OF their mother. In Der con-
fession, witness said, Mrs. Crawford
bad declared that Dixie had compelled
her to enter q ted with Fanny" bis
mist ess, Sir Charles himself lying be
side them. He then told her again how
much she Was like her mother.
fhe council for petitioner submitted
evidence against Mrs. Crawford, bot
submitted none against Dixie. The
court granted him a divorce from bis
wife and dismissed the charges against
Sir Charles Dixie.
Ts Interview the Pre0ter.
LONDON, Feb. IL Burns, Hyndham,
Champion. Watts and Williams. the
leaders who managed the Trafalgar
Square meeting last Saturday, called in
a body at Gladstoue's official reside nee
in Downing street, for the purpose of
obtaining An interview With that gen
tleman. Gladstone was absent az the
time Of the visit, and his secretary re-
ceived the visitors. The Socialists
TO obtain from Gladstone some deelara-
ton Of the governments intentions
with regard u sfordinR relief to the
unemployed workmen OF the country by
means of public works. They desired
to obtain this information before
stamping the country in the impending
labor agitation, in order to be able to
carry as niuoh encouragement ss posi-
BILE TO the people. 0ladstcne's score
tary advised the deputation TO call at
the office Of the secretary for Home
Affairs, as the subject was not one
properly pertaining to the Treasury De
partmsnt, OF which Gladstone is first
Lord. This reply was received with
dissatisfaction, and the deputation
handed the secretary document for
Gisdstone's psrusal. This Is IN the
nature of formal declaration insistio9
in behalf Of the unemployed working
men that the government take imme
diate steps to relieve their pressing
needs.
Another English Riot.
LONDON, Feb. "a Striking operatives
iu the hosiery factories at Leicester re-
bewed their riotous deHonstr alton to-
day. Thew attacked and sacked several
bonses. The police frequently charged
the strikers during the day, and in each
instance were resisted, N any of the 10
iicemen being injured. The authorities
are alarmed by the seeressiveness of
the strikers, and seeing that the regular
police force is Inadequate To cope With
the disorderlv elements have ordered
the appointment of special policemen
and a number OF citizens are nov being
sworn in TO de duty as such.
smpressien Produced BY the Dixie
Trial.
LONDON, Feb. l2.-Althouzh Sir
Charles Dixie escaped under the tech
nicni plea that Mrs. Crawford's IN +.
sworn confession was insufficient evi
dence, the whole tenor of the trial mas
produced a profound and universal con
viction of Dilke's guilt. Justice Butts,
d. in. 10
ent's statements as clear and distinct,
and said that they Compelled him to
conclude that adultery had been CON-
mitted. II the woman had been put in
the witness box and had gwen the same
testimony, there would have been evil
denoe against Dixie. bikes position
was further damaged by his RETAINING
frsm giving testimony. The attorney
generals defense, "Were We to pat
Dixie In the witness box. his crpss ex-
animation would be on the transeres
sions in life from which 10 msn 10
Free" vas taken as frank admission
that Dixie was unable to give an ex-
plsnstion. That part Of Mrs. Crsv
ferd's confession describing the depth
of debsuchery between Dixie and her
IL unfit for publication. The trial
caused q painful impression throughout
the oountry in regard TO the state of
society morals.
The spanish 0ueesa.
Madrid. Feb. l2.-El Progrssso. a
Zorillist paper, says that when the
Cortes meets 10 will be TO receive the
announcement Of the abdioation Of the
Queen.
For the first tine in eighteen years
OF Queen Isabella met her husband,
Fraoois, At mass IN the Escurisl at the
tomb Of All ,nso. Frscois vill remain
" Madrid until afssr the marriage Of
tha s,f mia Euialta