The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-14
HE QUESTION RACK.
MI. Dearborn Under the Cross
Examiners Test.
nm FALL AND "sETTLEMENT. .


The whole morning in the case Of George
~. Crane against Dexter Horton d Co.
uas taken up with the cr0ss-examination
of Mn. Dearborn. She tried hard to main
tain her original STORY intact, but Colonel
Cars ire Of questions made frequent
b1eaches ii the fortress Of alleged facts
which she had built around her 500
eheck. Frequently when direct answer
Involved 3 damaging admission she at
tempted TO evade IL. She frequently
baused 10 sthink up" answers to critical
questions and when there appeared to be
danger that her testimony would be
answered BY future witnesses, she tried
hard to leave B way Of escape. When the
nue1tions conveyed reflections upon her
honor Is Z woman she would show dis
position to sob, but soon regained the
stony composurc which generally charac-
terixcd her manner.
Hut il was when she was telling abcnt
che s.settlement" made simultaneously
With the repudiated retraction of her
chnrRes against Crane. when she was con-
1ronted with the note demanding $50 and
when she was reminded of her demand
for $50 to SO month that she showed
most agitation and sought to prop up her
story.
The rest OF the testimony was that of
0xperts as to handwriting and as to the
enlarged photographs made Of the dis
p1ted check
Mr.. Carr began by increasing the law
yerss privilege to ask her age, and she con-
1kxeed TO AZ years. She had been married
tweflty zone years and during that time her
marital relations with her husband had
ns.Iv hoer ;rterrurfcd nv the occasional
absences Of her husband. She never heard
Mr. Crane say how old he was except once,
-ske,, - .,;i no was horn in 1887
.sss ., ~ $. !. 80, ~. ,,,.to,x
d yonr relations With Mr.. CranegH 'sYou Will
have 70 ask me the question in palmer terms
teiosc ] can answer IL.
INV .luy inns pacsio''s - $1,000 .a.o
Teas1eo sne history q your .eia.'ons Win
%Eune mot once so July rs yesterday, Dut IN
terfs and by illusions and in jokes"
~I,id yon eyer relate this story and have Il
1Rken down in writing" ''Ncver until was
accused Of forgery"
ssWho first accused you" somewhere in the
month Of November boy brought me letter
eS<sng me 70 90 aewn g Dexter horton as q aos.
4 ssid sp. wnnid ncrhsns come a down the nsrt
aWhcn were you frst accused them" 81 was
n6tcr accused Of forgery. Ny husband took me
~ Mr. Blaine's Office, and be asked me questions
ond wrote down my answers, but ne never &C
s. sS9a ne &c .,v,h,r. .,o,,, ,oru.-v,, .xo.
- nav M, 81 81 so,nc s,hsens,ent time
.Did be gay anything about the consequences
q fofgery?" ssIIe did not speak at all unkindly.
H offered me one oftwo courses-to be a wit
ness % the genvancness OF the signature or 70
IN, vs. y, on 81 ss.x.r~.htr..,,,. =. ~.
,cs,,it - Won e vo', we've n,oyen ~ he
II M Wfonr - sSo: no one las ever come to me
III the first person aud accused mr. 1t has been
Implied can repeat the words used On the
Nss = M hroahcr He nsmed na ns o ma,ned
- 49, s,,d sssd sIIa tod mo sc,e,b;,,,. tsr
siSic IL se;a .frsne imr';ed that un,, hsa
$3.50 M ,sssn. '-Ai-s1 ' '1 nov
a{s t ~. = the nearest any one comt,y from
6s..,ss 49, .cn,,scd ro,s - tr-.s,.. III 81
= -, .ne nsser save any , s.sse
3Sss ~. 49,. de- s,,rI.- -yy-sx a. 49,. s0Ae
ssIx az -, s I'LL, 49, ts ~ couas
- -, txrvrstte ,ans nsn6 ~
4 css ~ ~ the sefense 1'1 'es'euAs "
Nj. Carr here asked permission to see
the statement from which Mr. Blaine had
drawn material for his questions wnen er-
S,s-s,. - a. --;x.-~.. - TIs..-s,- ~
6s-s4.ss6 s-aS s.sao0S ~, VI.
1t9anc consented, explaining tnat the
statement was made up from statement
he took from Mrs. Dearborn and was pre-
pared from his own notes for his use on
The trial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in REGARD 10
81 Sras rr,f A., no .ltowo.l
:" . - nv ~ " aiAo"el;
mr.. carr then proceeded to attack Mrs.
1hearbDrns story OF her alleged intimacy
with Mr.. Crane, and it was at this stage of
the proceedings that the woman made
sS.s,,.s 800 s;o,ssi lisa. ~f ..s,,,;,, -.
e;hl'c oscaslona uispiay OF einoiion' put
s.se hau nrtseu neIsea, 70 suck 70 her
a(pry o. now the favored b0arccr had over
come her cOnlugal fidelity after 1t had
: witlstOod attack for twenty-one years.
She said sine kncw no date when i.rana
1srst made ndvancas 10 her ,o.ards ;nt;-
nsrrv and eont;n,,eJ
~. ,.,.,,, 49,, s,...r. 49,. x
r,.h.r 81 - H.. h ,n; OF PC
wa the wear. Her husband VAS at Ross s,atinn
carrying or logging camp. Crane first said he
had strong regard for me, but said il was
a01scnse. HIS language was not vulgas."
. lou say frame was treated kindly at your
ssvs,t ,~.crc;sri,v a,,. =, .,r.r. rra.,,,.,, ~.
moneys worth. I gave him GOOD mesls' we'll
sooLes Tic had h.s,, 6oarsi,,s, meals WEI.
lonr time. tie aid not seem 70 resara ray t,ea,.
rsst - t;,a-s.s h,,, - ~. ~ my 'se a.
Ma .sways ,esnsct9i 70 tn NJ, y, iha I'm, n
Anil, 1890. when he took dinner at INV house.
He never said anything TO bring bushes to
yonr cheek NO., readiiyl;
ra,,sh. meyer ssla AWNING wnlch would bring
UNnnr ;, s, .S $3.50 w, ss, s oa uaugnees'
ale never spp,oachesi any such snb,sct al.
rectly. but said L was a drudge. NV husband
vas hsrs workinu man and was SUFFERING Srnr,
flihealth. no was a drudge. too, Tha. Wa
what said 10 Mr. Crane M (srane saisi che,
even Il nv advanced AGE had INV charms
ale never af any tiue said anvthinv ths. no
could not have saii in the rrescncc ~ S xo nv
daughterg' 4No,. slowly as though Wondering
on the seductive things shc Supposed Mr. Ssra,s
had said 20 her
s.Whas took place in November or DECEMBER
1857 when Crane made the first nronositions y!
HHc wanted some fsvors which he said had
promised him. He reminded me that he had
Gore fayors for me in n business wsy and "a,
v,,v hss,,,,,d .to,,f e,,,,a,a h.,- .x.',,,- 80