The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-23
PEARE PAGE IN SEATTLE.
A Case Wherein Executive CIemen-
ev Was Mistakenly Exerei.ed

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A few days since there arrived In this
city az aba ndened woman who is known
as Pearl Page. She was accompanied by
male friend who answers 10 the name of
Howard There would be nothing In this
incident in itself, as women aud men of
this class arrive and depart every day from
this city. were il not for the fact that the
presence OF this woman Is q living exem-
pltflcation Of the sadly mistaken clemeucy
OF Governor sylvester Pennoyer OF Oregon.
Last spring a merchant OF Chilcat, Alas
Ia, named George Dickinson, visited Port
land for the purpose OF buying goods to re-
new bis stock and 70 see his daughter who
was attending school IN the sisters Con
vent there. While there he met one Har-
ding, with whom he had several drinks.
Harding finally took Dickinson to his room
on second street near Morrison and intro
dnced him 10 his mistress, Pearl Page. The
three carougea together until Dickinson
fell asleep in a drunken stapoF. when
Dickinson awoke the next morning he
foGa1 hifase II alone IN the room ana some
$50 OF his money gone.
Harding aud Pearl Page were arrested.
indicted and sentenced 10 imprisonment
Ia the state penitentiAry, the woman for
one year and the man for seven years.
The reason for the disproportion OF the
sentences developed after the arrest. Then
IL was learned that Pearl Pages real name
was Mrs Ella Bryan, and that she was the
wife OF Mr.. Bryan, q respectable merchant
OF san Francisco. III order TO be with
Harding she had Induced her husband to
allow her TO travel. Mr.. Bryan, not sus.
peetiu the intimacy between his wife and
Harding, kept her constantly supplied
with money, The guilty couple come 10
the sound. and finally drifted To Portland.
Harding was q very base sort of fellow,
aud the money received from Mr.. Bryan
did not seem TO be enough fer man OF his
caiiher; 50 he kept Mrs. Bryan almost Goa
stantly intoxicated aud encouraged her To
earn money by submitting 90 the ADVANCES
OF ether men The money so derived he
used principally 90 keep himself in con-
slant state of intoxicatioA.
when Mrs, Bfvan aud Harding were ar
rested no one was mere ssfonsshed than
Mr.. Bryan, who had supplied his wife with
every luxury, aud her per6dy 10 him
seemed scarcely credible. Public opinion
ran high against Harding
Though Mr.. Bryan did nos care 10 ever
i've with his wife again he did not desire
to.kave the woman who called him huE-
band sent 10 the pcasfentiary and 80 he
senf Charles Alpers aud others from san
francisco 10 Portland 10 do al they could
to saye Mrs, Bryan alias Pearl Page from
50 hap.ess d fate Ms Bryan mother and
sister also came Ia Portland. These several
parties worked indefatigably, petitions
were circulated asking that Gov. Penzoyer
pardon the woman. Finally these were
presented 1.-THE governor Il Was repre-
sented him that the Bryan woman
wousSpfo IN Caiiforuia with her relatives
sal~oald ever thereafter lead good and
SFtuaus life. that the trial she had just
( gone through Was lesson she would never
forget and that in the future she would
wax the straight aud narrow path OF rectl-
tude and virtue.
Yielding to these solicitations. inapor
tunlfses aud representations, Gov. Penn0yer
psrs1oned Mrs. Bryan, on condition that
sac leave the state forever. With her Tela-
lives Mrs. Bryan want to san Francisco,
aud behaved herself properly for q short
time. Now she has gone back 10 The old
Ways. bat tllis time IL Is not with Harding,
IS he Is still working II the foundry az the
salem peniseniSary.
esov. Pennoyer was mistaken IN his esti-
mate os the woEsAu's professions OF reform,
fer evidently she should have served cat
her Time la company with Harding
sVSx IN rgE sKAsi-.-The steamer
Fanny Lake, Captain E w smith,
was loading cats AZ 3 landing on
The north feEk 81 the sksgis river, few
DAYS since About seven hundred sacks
had heen placed on board when IL was dis
covered that the vessel was sinking The
steamer hsd been uoored directly over q
sFlfmp. and As the oats sunk the hui The
stamp pGsAed its way up through che bot
t.su at about the eenter. TIE vessel Aiies.
and careenea over oa oae side. some 5os
sacks 81 cats were saved without a wet.
ting and the remainder was heated
ashore. Tsc steamer Josephine has been
secured and has gone 20 the rescue.