The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13
B. WEBSTER'S WIFE
I Ez-Policeman's Unpleasant
Marital Relations.
] WAS 4 MERCER GIRL"
S1v,res suit In which Over $50. 900
wersh % Property IL Involved-
Court Notes.

1verce SUIT an hicn Over sSU'vVV
m.~4s, of Properfy II Involyed--
ours
- webster divorce case was called for trial
- Indea icasenbere yesterday morning.
" "A heayfue occupied the court the entire
sSs 80 utll be resumed this morning.
~ rlefnsiff in this case Is David H. Webster,
e Z - ,sst thirtv ye4rs or more 4 resident Of
/ - sercfx. He WA msrried to the defendant.
= q Webster. in 1885, Mn. Webster came
- s.ss eounsry ia 1896 In the shfpload Of New
.sssH s4ris known a ssThe Mercer RfrIs.~
sssE, eonraceeus girls were BROUGHT here
sSxS.ras Mercer to be the wives Of the
- q ~tone,rs OF this then remote corner of
ss,.sfyr ana some of them rssidc n the
5'S. ~ fte n1css influential and respected
Is.ssrn 81 the Northwest coast
ntvsaI years Mr.. and Mrs. Webster lived
- 1reh-or White riyer. For the past twenty
a ~ have resided in Seattle. In the early
Fl ii married lilo Mr.. webster main
~ - - usehosd BIZ freightinz on the White
II Ssvsmfeh rivers ard on tho sound. He
ss1 Z ecow. with which lie navixated rho
~ 1sborio1ssly polling it aeaipst the current
ks,1sd With supp ;es for the settl.rs OF the
<Sssv. .nd ,sr.nr Il down to the SEATTLE
- laden with their products. In Seattle
- -. ~ several year,, on the police force,
q - snong he nnmbes who resigned when
81 6itchen was depostd and Chief Bat err
ff1 - appointed Beth parties are well
- 4 this CITY among the pioneers. and
kogo enjoyed the esteem Of many warm
= Who sincerely regret that the unseemly
1907 1fds OF their domestic life OF quar.er Of
SN1nry 10. been brought to the pubic view
49, -
= 4Sofo ID properly to the value of $4,000 or
80 Involved In the case, which the husband
- = cemmuntey properly. This property
~ fwo lots on The corner of Third and
1on efroeae upon which stands the webster
- s bie thfee-sfory lodging-hous and
35611ine house. AMI two lots in Robinsou's adj
7iHon. The property or Third and Marion il
ia o me defendant and she claims that It
~ ~ separate property. She comedies that the
~ is Roblnsons addition are community
1ronerfy.
6upd Of cruelty. cross complaint vas died
- Aelendant alleging cruel y. desertio !.
s.seael irdirnities a. thirty i'd acts Of
||s1ulfery On the part Of the plaintiff.
The festimony Of the plaintiff and de'eudant
|6rne1nr snon he allegations Of the compliant
- fafen. en.s the exsmins alton OF Mrs. Webster
:nnan he facts asserted III the cross-complsint
- a ornerem when court adjourned last
erenine.
4 3 w.b.ser. tbe nsinti0 wss arss sworn.
~ "A shsf his vile posses.ed : not and
<so,s-e s.m,,er- aud made h,s me m,sersb,a nv
v, shnsiva lanenscs I'd erirhefs she wouid
-, snerv ~ ,spidlv aYon lie. Won Ia. Won
a. 3 sns ,st,,s.d Is ala - les him ,nsrsSs
a ,.nta a. their nronerlv amountin, so |. Mont
- - month ana ~ he rsst vear bes -.
~ i m c5vire him mt = srcesTi sel ~,
sSfh ahe th,sr h,s sr.nk Ont ~ sbe NOME
~ "a -, - 81 81. nevs, w.,ree =, 90. h,r,
zSsn He vent 10 Vic. ora for MS hea "a mon
s6vice - hts ,hvsicisr ana While he -.
7SS.s - d,erris. 4 nm IN the poxr.fvrrrry.
-. warning ali persons not to hsrbor and
|lot him on her account He stated further
~ TIE lots on Marion and Taird streets were
gbt ~ 10y, ne paying w down on them.
- paying the remainder IN instaliments with
~ earned oy poilng the scow up and down
Neio nver he nad the deed made IN her
oue q ner suggestion. 20 that they could hold
- homestead should financial disaster
rake nin-
mek Hayes Henry McCaDe, =. c. Graves,
esle and Dext<r Horton were called to
e fne good character OF tho plain IL
- oeavnosns on the witness stand denied
- eiegniions o. the plaintiffs testimony.
. my snss s1e plopsf.y ON wnicn the
sss~s 49, 80 !. -. = ~ -. ~ uel
5s-. 49, -, ss,.s ~ .s.,-a.sy 80 800
) ~ $780, s.s,se.sa - - -. $1,000.
& - - 49, 80 sss,r St.r~s,,,s-
q 4. ~. ,ss,s.ssr.- =, - .r,...,.. -.
<'iendsnr t.sf,fied that her bnshapd rrrellv
|tnael md harrsssed her. She said her hus-
IA had ! lodginz-honss In which he let
- for amfruafi ns. she refused 70 do the
taber work and demonstrated with her hus-
a - aeainst the busih Tor Viii he abused
y. saa On one occasion threw her violently
: u her room, calling her vile name.
~ uHlnony upon the cross-eomplaint win
S~aued MS morning.
4 cERrrosARL
{ M q cert,orsri vsa issued 20 A. A. Ga.
sI|uRv sesinst the Lelis Cigar Company. uron
aR.ol 81 the case of The LIE. IL Cigar Comfany
~ 4 4. keagrsve. before Justice Miller on July
1te esss was 4 suit 10 recover sloo. The
ndagit allsres that the court. notwithstxudiue
"a etiou Of defendant seagrave, allowed
D1smtiG 70 remit 1 cent o. the amount 70
II within the Jurisdiction of the
3 -. hso no standing in the cours. and that the
I M1nte cause OF action
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