The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-20
TRIAL rs ENDED.
nled Verdict in the Crane
Dexter Horton Case.
DoaM TELLS HIS STORY.
1900 Denies the ChsYgss 81
E lr,neilr Closing Argument Cot
phsrt-Ths Charge.

mnpbona Denies the Charges 81
ulu,pail- Closing Argument Cut
phsrt-Ths Charge.
= loue-drawn-out trial Of George W.
~ snit against Dexter Horton 4 Co.
- Oeborn's court, came to an end
~. except that the verdict Of the
S~u not been announced. The morn
- taken up with evidence in rebuff
~ principal witness being e. L. Dear
~. "a alleged injured husband, who
eSIled BY the defense to support his
- story and to impeaeh the evidence
d 6rnne and Anrnd. He is = man
= ~ opposite of Crane in manner,
8 ~ ave his testimony in chief in =
2f direct manner, without any dra-
iIe elItct. But in searching cross-ex-
rfion By Mr.. Preston, he contradicted
100 md his wife on several material
80 RI. Anrud was recalled to testify
g ~ value he and Dearborn placed on
4 Ioerirx camp. but his testimony was
8 fpde6ni4e as to time and place, and
rid ont.
d "A. plaine made the closing argument
- defense and then Colonel Carr,
~ minutes consultation with Mr..
-. submitted the plaintiffs case
o1xument, thus cutting OF Colonel
fpal appeal.
n 7Io 60 vent to the jury at 3 :48, which.
= 90 Yeturned q sealed verdict. The
1880 Inquiry among the juryinen failed
e 90 ~ nature of it, but II viii be an
l0r11 = court this morning.
r. IA that he had lived in King
es16 - the fall 0f 1856, and was the
l~1 Mary /. Dearborn. On April
= lad an interview with Crane
6ifn He went to the Office and
e counting some money. Crane
go ! eheck over the counter and said :
t4ka the kind of q man to have"
ouiue check from A. A. Denny for $50.
Dubon continued:
sg0d1: I've got something 70 say to you.
n II ~ confessed to me all she has been
49, ~ the last three years He said: Il
! m his will cost money I said: what
EluuI1 yeu DO with . man who had done such
49, 70 youy" He said: Don't blame her;
~ good woman / said: Il intended to
$50 you, but can't do It, Then some one
- b. We made an appointment for 6 o clock
49, oMce, but he was not in. went TO his Of
1muoxt morning and he followed me across the
mvook He said he was treasurer Of the church
- Trusted with uncounted money, and this
- would ruin him. said: There 10 not
nonoy enough In Seattle to settle with me. I'll
Ilneyou both in the dirt / went out 10 the
80 hat day and saw him again next morn
~
~ - s-x~--s.- ~a~~-~a No. xk> vo&>
1Hous the rent of the once In Colman's build
r., but did not ask whether he owed anything
n4mnk He said: 1.-THE trouble between your
N and need make no difference to ycu and
~ II said, continued Dearborn, "sWhat seems
~ the troubler He said: she thinks I'm
nning chippy house ct Third aud Union
>oots.'"
Dearborn testified that he returned from the
M on Tuesday morning. the 22d He sup
I'D he was home that evening. but did not
how. He went to the house - soon - he got
'swe made IN appointment on Tuesday for
Esdnesday afternoon" he continued. "when
kane came In We went upstairs. said: DO
81 care anything for my wife, and he said,
10, / do not think do Then she cursed
Am. In the conversation he said he had his
IL insured for 5000 for her. said: Then
I've her 5000 and give her . home; can't live
18th her. I don't remember that he said
|peak up, Rastus, what's your dgurer There
as no other talk about money.
81 proposed to him to buy the camp. He said
. wanted to tx It up, and said on account OF
se children would do almost anything TO M
M. WANTED to sell the camp because could
OF stay there, ~ everybody knew what had
appeued. The figure put on It was $500. !
ent by the price had paid my partner for his
,terest, $500 He said he was willing to do
lmost anything. He frst proposed to pay me
j notes extending over three years. but told
i'm could not do 1t, a. wanted the money to
i've ON and owed . note for $50. He said he
.ould let me have any property he had, but his
ank account was overdrawn. He said he had .
& BY the South school, but did not like It.
wanted the lot In South Seattle. did not tell
Jim the camp was worth only $500; told him
was worth $500 He said he thought he was
aging $500 more than the camp was worth.
old him II he would pay money would take
800 less. There was note to 1.-The bank Tor
HoO0 note for $50 for oxen, aud money due
b rght-of-way."
Mr.. Dearborn was here shown the retrac-
ion and release signed by himself and his
kife, and testified in relation to them that
Il the conversation in the dish room Crane
Md to his wife that he had got to have
to protect himself. Dearborn
NV him writing these papers himself at
NJ. Preston's Office. His wife was not
Wiling to sign them. He told her ifin two
years everything was all right he would
give it back to her.
1.-TWO weeks later no sent for me-" continued
Dearborn, $50 come down. He said he thought
his affair was all settled, but my wife had sent
DOWN asking for rent. aud had been going
around talking about him. l threatened to slap
be lace, and told him IL he would go out on the
enest would lick him. He asked me to go
scToss the street. ] never made demand Tor
money on account of what had occurred between
my vile and himself. l have no recollection
where was on the Tuesday evening; he re-
tnrned on Tuesday morning, and supposed ne
NJ Il home tina. evening; he was In town"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Preston, he testi-
led that he took the pistol out Of his
pocket. but did not present it at Crane. He
laid Il on the counter with his hand on 1t,
and pointed the muzzle towards Crane.
He took 1t out with the intention Of using
ton Crane. He had been living with his
vie sinee April IS, 1873 He left town on
Monday morning and returned between
sands Tuesday morning. He did not ask
Crane to come 20 his house at the inter
view on Monday morning. A train leaves
The camp at and another at 4, getting in
nsand between and 8. respectively. He
dld not make an appointment at that time
% meet Crane; nothing was said about
nis going TO the house until the Tuesday.
Il his wife had said he asked Crane to
come M on Monday night, il was not
uae. He told his wife he thought he
would be back on Monday night. Crane
oid not give him list of his properties to
take to his wife, but mentioned his prop
eriles seriatim, and Dearborn told his
we When shown the list by Mr.. Pres
nn, ne said: II don't remember seeing it
hfnr. "