The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-22


out ana ssbsersbed 70. ana = / ~ bssy,
70 Simply affEinistere6 fklp cath
The filings At the land once were
then read and offered in evidence.
A POLITICAL FEED
b. w. Conner, prosecuting attorney
for Pierce county, testified.
II know E.sfesdsnf and yeoseezfrfx.
hsd . conversation with defendant II hi
Of eoustheuss - Tacoma ooe evening IL
October. lss-. about the buKlgy-rfde. I -
gene 70 see WIcksrsham oa bnzsness: re
hsEs az he ras apparently going awav.
He szid he cssgid not - haek 70 sfrend 4
nay bastne<ss ~ he had al eEeaRemen n
with yessx LADY, FOR bugsy-ride. I fal1
him he ouEhs g D. careful. ssnd asked whf
ne or vas. he ,Aid Is vas ne girl wh<
That DC hsd BEEN ont riding with her "a
eveutug or two before HeMa.zsd fhxt ~
haf been uuaEsy familiar with her. H
also said that he thought the rsrl vas !
groa sfrs- aud that he gave her 8 GOOD
taxing 20 tod kim he bad bet
evening. He said ] am going % give kes
another lecture 2"
Gros2exzra;nafion--
We're yoa nst defeated Iar reuorn ina
fion br Mr.. Wlekersham and his trend,
NJ TIE Lass eourenfionz"
Yea
aHase yos mot perseerssa him and
hunted Up evidence against him.
fbe only esfderee ever hanf<d mp wsz
when aaztferE were first Laid before NE
when learned tbs 1attes hslonxed 10
tolls iurisdicts0n turned Il over 20 Mr..
RonsId'
~was ron Hos chairman OF the Lincoln
Club. e Taeofnst
-was wickersh9ra not eepsiderea =
vandersr from the gep1blicsn foldys'
He bad no political standard. II was
only 10 get there with him"
Have yo1 not perkecnted him since be
joined the Peoples party
.ko. sir. =
.sHsse you nat been active in ssrdinr
witnesses here frora Txeomaes'
II have nos's
Have you not been active ever since the
matter was srt brought to year notice.
II was at nrst a. IL was my isstys
Have not you and Mr.. Ronald been Ia
constant eorrespoudeuce7v
He has written tD me"
Are you not feed by Radel5angh to take
an interest in shis cause7s'
Mr.. kadebAu9h never Operled his mouth
70 me about this matter. nssyer received
cent from him for anything.
Mt. Radessugh takes great interest In
this cause. does be nofg,t
.tEie takes the same interest in IL that
every decent man does =
Had not political fights caused hard
feelings between you ard Wisikeyxham9s'
He once published en article Ia one al
the newspapers In reistion 9, the Lincoln
Eine o. which Was president, and told
4: he explained, and after that cur reIa,
tons were ordinarily pleasant"
Didn't you feel sore and angry At him
because he defeated you In the convention
for renomin&tiony.
II hare no hard feelings towards him.
have no particular love for him.
The court then adjourned 10 100.
MORE EVIDENCE on CHARACTER.
After court convened irl the after.
noon an hour was consumed by the
attorneys in discussing che question OF
admissibility of evidence concerning
Miss Rrantner's chastity and charac.
ter before October, 1887. 1t was de-
cided that the prosecution should of.
fer its substantial evidence first. This
evidence was then introduced.
Rev. Charles Larson was then called
by the prosecution and testified:
81 lived in Tacoma q rear aud hall
ago. was pastor OF the Norwegian and
Danish Methodist Episcopal chnsch and
house Hp TO August. 1887. Her department
and deueanor was good, and never sau
anything uuehaste In her hcffons. Hef
associations. - far as ! knew, were very
good. Her general character In the com.
munity. mp 70 October, 1887. was good. She
worked for Rev. McIaffeFty's family
CroSs-exnInf1atlon-i neye- heard her
character discussed prior 10 October, 1857
hocdiam element did NOT attend the
young peoples meetings as my church
though they may have attended public
services. while l was az Tacoma was a,
home most OF the time. and Miss Brantnsr
was Al home every evening She slept in
honse, aud could not leave her room Al
night without our knowledge
Gould she not get out by turning the
keys which You ssv were left ia the
doofx7s
Eyes. but she could not &c, In again.
"eosldn't she get In again IL she took
thu key?'s
"YeS. slg.
Ne. Larson was called and corrob-
Grated the testimony of her husband.
MIR. aud Mrs. Andrew Matieson. of
Tacoma, Miss Weaver, teacher in the
Tacoma public school. ard vanOgle
OF Tacoma, each testified in unqaali-
iied terms 10 Miss Brantuer's good
character previous to October, 1887.
JEwELny AND nIaneNns.
During the cross-examination OF
Mrs. Matieson counsel asked:
''Did you ever notice how she dressed
the past TIVE years."
eyes
apid yoa sec her wear gold watehf"
"Dld you see her wear diamond ear
rinzsf''
~ saw her wear earrings once"
Did you ever see her wear fac fuFxf''
II saw her wear fur collar oncc."
On the rebnttal the witness recog-
nized the earrings worn by Miss
Brantner in court as the ones she had
seen her wearing.
a YOUNG MANS ofIsIoE.
Frank Terry, young carpenter of
Tacoma. testified:
II have known Miss Brantner since 1856.
gof her employment at canvassing for
the Royal Path or Life" Her general
character for chastity in the community
prior to October 1887. was good. she kers
good company aud her demeauor was
good.
Cross examination
mere were yoi IN tue hhbit OF meeting
the prosecuting witness2''
The srst time was AT tho Hampson- He
mas revival meetings in 1855"
where elseg''
al churches. Sunday schools, church
sacisls and In jaly si Mr.. Larson's where
she was working"
How did she drssx prior TO October
Plainly"
Ever see her wear diamonds or a gold
wasch9''
ssSo, sir"
"Fursss,
'Idon't thinl so.
George Bettman. clerk at Young )
hotel, Olympia, testified 10 Mr. Wick
ersham and Miss Rrantner being at
the hotel on October -. iSs7. He
identified page on the register on
which the following entry was found !.
October -. 1887: Miss Sadie Brant-
ner. rooms one and two"
Here the prosecution rested its case.
pKegSsE BEGAN.
l. Chilherg. proprietor of The restaur-
ant in which IL is alleged Miss Braut-
ner first saw Judge Wickersham. was
the first witness called for the defense.
He had diagram of the restaurant
by which TO show that Miss Brant-
ner could not see Judge Wickersham
when he was IN box aud she sitting
in the main room. On the cross
4 >.