The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-26

fling at EsNi Br4ntner and tie REIN
luf<hneas thcr<Df, zzd informed xne
ta1* Mr. Wickersham kxd been con-
nerted with IL | had been In the
weeds and knew nothing OF the case
before xhax- He asked me 20 zee the
nfEdaFis concerning the matter md
said il uas IN the hands OF his zxfoF-
neys. DocHtsEe 4 Pritcharsi- He did
1oz say they we're his ztforneys In
fhts case then expressed doubt
70 Mr. kzd<bsUgh about the propriefy
oz Eeing into the matter II be wxx On
tad terms with wickerxham He re-
plsfd that he hca 10 great interest In
the matter. only that Wsckerxham
lad brouxht civil salt against him
for %0.10 damages and be wanted
the matter investigated promised
70 i0ox into tsie matter nc the Land Of
Zee.
Gross examination
Mr. kassebKuzh appeared 20 he
pretty persistent, and said it was my
duty 20 Iook into the matter
Are you not laying the matter be-
sore the United states grand jury
II ara not =
lis Il not being investigated ~
The question Was ruled rs inadEnis-
sibze.
THE LAST WITNESS.
j. b. Bingham testified Mr. Eade-
haugfa invited me 70 his house IN June
or Jsiis. lssS, and while there he asked
1ne what ks..sS sAafsf WSckershanlss
iEnd at Gig Earbor: be did not say
70 nae Ia the month of September that
be would I'll the air with birthstone
about Wiekersharn, but be did say 50
late In July or August; he did not say
| il was hecause wickersham had taken
the probate printing away from hina-
Here the prosecution and defense
rested at 3.f5 r. IN
THE cKosrsc ASSIGNMENTS.
| At q quarter 20 O'Clock the public
prosecutor commenced summing up
the evidence The evidence Of the
trial ras carefully -yne through and
the wrongs suffered by Miss Bransner
depissed in eloquent words Ia . speech
Of aia hour and quarter duration
At its conclusion Attorney Lewis
commenced an impassioned plea for
| the defense. All his energy was thrown
into the argument and each Of the
finer threads Of the evidence. the in
constituencies and contradictions on
the part of the prosecution were dealt
with. at o. clock his argument was
| interrupted by a recess. At 80 be
resumed and II was S.a5 when he
Welded the hoor 10 his colleague, John
r JElson
| Mr.. Judson commenced the CLOSING
argument for tie defense Immediately
upon the close of tie argument of Mr.
Lewis. He reviewed tie evidence IN 4
very careful manner presenting the
strong points and ignoring the weak
with ccnsummate skill. Helaid exrSci-
al stress upon the alleged Radebaugh
conspiracy, or .'fhe hidden hard insti-
eating and directing every move"
A short recess was allowed the Jury,
and Prosecuting Attorney Rsnald
then commenced the closing argument
at 10 minutes past 10 O'Clock. Again
the whole evidence was ably and
clearly presented ON the side Of the
prosecution. He openly charged per-
jury and subornation Of perjury on
| the part of the defense, and arraigned
with bitter invectise the witnesses
they had brought TO blaeken the char
acter OF the prosscutrix. His argu-
mens closed as IL o'clock.
| During the argument Mr. Ronald
stated that DR.. Miller and Brown
would be prosecuted for the crirT.i-
nal operation alleged to have been
| performed by them on Miss
liranrner in very few weeks. Mr..
Ronald probably meant when the
sgrand jury for Pierce county meets
/ As it was past midnight when Mr..
Ronald closed his argument Judge
Burke announced that be would not
charge the jury unit! 8 O'Clock this
m0rning-