The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-13
WOMAN'S STORY.
Dearborn Unblushingly
Tells Her Shame.
aepuplATED AFFIDAVIT.
pv1neipal witness IN the Crane
- rssaiass- Blacimail Or No.
I That Il the Questien.

1hAt = the Question.
&
- Csc Of George w. Crane against
- Horton 4 Co. occupied the time OF
s5r1 ()uborn's court yesterday and drew
= l1ee and deeply interested audience.
j q. ehole day was occupied in the exami-
- 81 Nm. Dearborn, on whose testi-
- ne defense chiefly relies for the es-
6Shment Of its case. 1t involved the
- of story Of shame, whether true
Euf such . evon the frailest Of women.
Gn : moral standpoint, would finch at
E ID open court. 1t is nc matter Of
II, then, that Mrs. Dearborn was
vhat clustered in beginning her testi-
-. bat when once fairly started and
S14ed from her "stage-fright," she
Straight ahead with = weIl-prepared
,n1iye Of her alleged criminal intimacy
;7k Crane
n ko suit i for $500, which Crane claims
is dne him from Dexter Horton &
8 = bnnk. The issue simply is whether
= ~ dated April 20, 1880, payable six
a. after date TO Mary l.. Dearborn
Y rnid 70 her on October Is, 1880, is
- o. not Crane maintains that il Il
y ssauy md seeks to receive the amount
~ hank; the bank maintains that
r. taeek uas signed by Crane, and re-
- 8 credit him with the amount. This
,frs. Dearborn the most Important
p ~ the defense, as she had to be
1nnn to explain to the satisfaction
p ~ ~ the giving Of the check. Thus
20 practically . witness in her
- -, though her testimony in
vS1v confession of adultery.
80 p woman will make except under
5Eong necessity. Her husband.
s ruesent - emf seemed e f.si
,S771 a which She Vas br;ne;nc mon
s7zzsS ~ >~e,, NOR. d.a,,l- 49, FL. 81.
sszs;s u...t .;,.,,-s e s.: $50 80
b. ::.:ze !. - 49, plc'u1e " ucJect,on'
l. ii za.e ana uoWncast eyes, LISTEN
- wife's humiiiating story.
t1ufimony taken on Wednesday was
1nced by defense To nroye the amount
n denos;t xuh;ect a. chacL .,,d
"a. e...cmrt dr.wr ant Ths &C.,. 49,; -.
la - .s-:.s:s :" - ~. y. us 6ssen
- P...n.iH una oelense taiiieo IN AL
- until thA $6OO check was presented,
Nh . disagreement arose. Testimony
- aloo introduced TO drove the signature
= - $40 check. Several witnesses vrere
silIoa IS testifv - Cane. s;,,.tr-. "a
- :. .y ~ - ae s's ~ .uu
s y ~ ~, d;s sl p1,s 'ns genuine
3 ~ testimony Of Mrs. Dearborn yester-
~ Nos not admitted until Harold Pres
- ond E. N. Carr. for the nlaintiff had
SS551sve6 : vicoron. rrotc.t .rs;r.t 49,.
r. - a.. 49, $3.50 ans1o
80 .1S.y :. snc p.lsa.c Iciasions
se. =. =. Blame ana Colonel J. q.
Me-. Tor the bank. insisted that such .
De Was necessary in order to show that
- Were reasons for the giving of this
-. and TO prove the circnmstance. .t-
~ it
zs1Sa-. n.h,-r ..,a 3. z. :. $500.
- IIDO.1 5a.u .n a,a. ;ne jury ~ en-
- Cr.rs srJ A.. nearho- r 70 - ~
1F< Il ths foot. :, ,he csss h,. H. ss'is,,
m ev;derce vh;ch Ala ~ 49,. ,, s.er
= reIsf;nns syn
3 ~. Dearhorr toll III. .t.cd ..a
~ her sfrrv IF her occ,.;rtsrca -;sh
- rhs :.;d he L.d Laas.a LeSa~ ~.
~ hnuse Tcr .sversi ,,s.-s I'D Ia W. =
IN niare -, r,lsce vSerave- .ha ~ r,n ,vsJ.
~ lie had sffended tn her hu.b.rT,.
|asiness and loaned him money ~ carrv
q his Iocv;no hns;ness az Ross md wsrry.
6afions. She said he loaned her sas1 an
|ef furniture and at various times loaned
nailer auma He was . xneriaI friend
"a vas lind in his demeanor toward
= and rather affectionate She
id he was familiar hoarder
IA vas priyileeed to 90 into the Kitchen
Iith her and faik freely to her. that his
lanner toward her led her to believe that
: had great regard for her. but none for
lex husband. She said that in 1897 ne
ought an intimacy with her, and stated
lat unless she Welded 10 his wishes he
vould distress her husband in = financial
manner. and then he led her Il, believe
hat her husband did not care for her. but
= did. and would be kinder and more
l6ectionate than her husband had ever
been.
She said that. believing all he told her.
nd that her husband would be ruined mn
~ she acceded to Cranes desires. she
lnallv Welded and the Intimacy between
,Aem was continued for some time. and
Aef husband. being absent. suspected moth.
he. She saws she was happy with Crane
and they had no trouble mill February.
I'M when she learned that he loved a
yoane Rirl better than he did her. She he.
cane desperately Jealous. and AS he was
pruminenf church member she threat
nd to tell the pastor of his church about
q that had transp1red. She said Crane got
yefy angry and threatened TO kill her If she
tel6 on him. She charged him with treat
he her brutally. She said. but pleaded
With him to deal honestly and fairly with
Ia husband and not ruin him. She told
him he could return to her house To board
md she would treat him kindly. inst as
my other boarder. and the mast shouid he
lbFgotten. She said she told him that she
would preserve his reputation as faith
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