The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-20


- ~. uecnnre would MOI rnsn,r-ve- - 49,. 80
- -. had no knowledge vh.f - ,sc,s.es
"a ~. 100 end Just took IL st his ar,res n <
becor,s snis settlement, the matter would
handed + fcF my WIFE,
a.. ns somitted II was square IN and mn
80 49, 3. sne iogging camp for the property
stion. - os1'sf cons'uef-
Did Jon sign this paperr' .yes.-
&c was then shown the release siven
1I.ne from all claims and asked 70 read Il
~. ioud, but the court ruled that it was
y. admissaDie. Mr.. Preston then read
~. g the paper admitting that Crane was
80 .sHns sne logging camp at price greater
~. .nan lts value and got his plain admission
snas ne Knew its contents and had signed
-. m,s nand to lie. Dearborn answered first,
! signed anything he submitted to me-
Cus vas stopped and to the question had
ne Maned lie, made the straight answer.
did He made the same admission
SCOUT the retraction. He did not see any
one else IN the room when Crane wrote the
papers In Preston's Office. He wrote one
mo wanted my wife to sign it then. He
o!o not know whether they were on
srsnes ietter-heads, though he had testi-
n I An reply TO Colonel Haines that he saw
crane writing those papers, bat said they
were papers similar to those and added, II
.nlnk would be willing to swear that
they are the same.n
On the occasion when he and Crane had
Z quarrel on the sidewalk after the settle
ment ne did not say he and his wife had
Deen before another notary and retracted
sne retraction. He signed the 81 receipt
Win MS wife's authority. He had the talk
Win MS wife and Crane upstairs about the
So,uV on wednesday, he was pretty sure.
iney made the appointment on Tuesday
lot Crane to go to his house on Wednesday
aiternoon. They were all anxious TO keep
the thing quiet and make q settlement.
Re-examined by Colonel Haines, he said
that since the settlement he had lived
with his wife, bat not occupied the same
room. He did not know that Crane knew
anything about the camp, but he knew all
about the figures in the arrangements be-
tween Dearborn and Anrud when thew
made the trade. In proposing to sell
Crane the camp he told Crane he did not
intend TO stay around here any longer, and
could not 1--we with his wife.
Again cross-examined by Mr.. Preston.
he said he made no proposition to Anrud
to go out of the business on the basis of
give or take 81 900, and Anrud made no
such proposition to him. He made no
proposition to give or take $1,000, with
80 cents extra for stumpage At the meet
Ing with Anrud he asked Crane TO do the
business for them. Crane wrote down
what he and Anrud agreed TO dictate to
him. Dearborn was to pay, with interest,
all money Anrud had put in the business,
and pay him for his time; the idea was
simply to make him whole. Anrud was to
deed back to Mrs. Dearborn some property
he got from Mrs. Dearborn, but that was
not In this proposition. But when shown
the memoranda, he admitted that the
$70650 for this land was included in the
81, $751; 20 paid Anrud. He went to Anrud's
place on Squak slough in the fall Of 1889,
but did not propose to give or take 81 600,
nor 81 900, nor did Anrud make such pro
posals. Colonel Haines objected to these
questions, but they were allowed.
In reply to Colonel Haines, he said he
never made give or take proposition to
Anrud.
The defense then rested its case.
The plaintiff called Anrud again and he
testified, IN reply to Mr.. Preston, that he
had q conversation with Dearborn at
Squak slough about buying or selling the
logging business in the fall of 1889, in the
latter part Of September or beginning of
October.
Colonel Haines objected to questions as
to this conversation and a long discussion
occurred between counsel as to whether
they were admissible, but the objection
was overruled.
In that conversation, Anrud testified,
Dearborn made a proposition to give or
take 81 600 to sell ont
In reply to Colonel Haines, he said they
did not go into details; of course the one
who bought was to assume the debts.
Dearborn bought the supplies and Anrud
knew nothing about the financial part Of
the business. Colonel Haines proceeded
to inquire as to what he did about the
camp, but the questions were ruled out.
He testified that the conversation occurred
in his boat on the slough near his place.
Colonel Haines objected to the 'boat"
element as too indefinite and moved to
rule out the testimony, but the question
was admitted.
This closed the testimony on both sides.
and after the reading to the jury of the
mortgage of the logging camp. made to
Dexter Horton & Co., an adjournment was
taken for dinner.
When court met again in the afternoon,
Mr.. Blaine made the closing argument for
the defense, occupying about forty-iive
minutes. He said in substance:
"Twenty-one years ago, in New Hampshire
town, Erastus l. Dearborn and the principal
witness in this case became husband and wife.
They formed those sacred ties which, history
shows, any person who inyades has ultimately
gone before . court Of justice Upon these ties
rests the basis OF our civilization. This little
family was increased until II now consists of
four persons by the addition of two children.
boy now IA years old and girl now aged 10
years
1--WE must discern from the testimony that
this husband and wife were industrious people,
for when they came 10 Washington they pos
sessed about $500. The testimony shows that
II was at the instance of the wife that they came
TO washington TO better their condition. They
no sooner came here than we find Mrs. Dearborn
keeping boarding house next TO the Columbia
house" Then he traced her to the Wyckof
house and to the house on Yesier avenue, where
abe kent boaruers, and continued: "she even
went to Wayne station to cook for her husband
at the logging camp In order 10 support her
children az the public schools. she was hard
working woman, at least. anxious and willing
70 labor for the benefit also OF her daughter,
whom she would not allow 10 work In the
Kitchen or sit a. the table with the boarde.s-
s.she has weakness, but the jury ought TO
.o,.iter what there was in her favor. On the
cttey hand they have E. l. Dearborn and even
tha plainsi6 admitted that he was a hardwork-
~, MAN They were not OF the class which goes
=, n byackmailinx schemes, they are not Of the
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