The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-16
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real reason for his dismissal was that he refused
10 bribe Commissioner McCfave TO secure for the
Hail and Express election advertising. Both
sides made charges of drunkenness agains.
each other. The testimony has been such
IS to attract large and interested audience
In search OF new developments. When the pro-
ceediugs commenced to-day Lawyer Parsons
opened for Shepard. He dwelt upon the latter .
generosity to Gray, and urged that Gray himself
admitted the violence which marked his con.
duet in the Mail and Express office. He dwelt
upon evidence which showed tina. during bust
ness hours Gray often resorted to the Aston
house bar aud took drinks from beer to cham
payne He criticised Gray for a breach OF hos
p:tallty in usteriDg charges that his host was
dEunkard. Parsons conteuded tina: the sworn
ceniais of the police, McClave and others con-
victed Gray OF lying when he testified that he
applied to McClave for election advertising Tor
the HCI and Erpress He argued that ii the In
depreciation put by Gray on the 5000 cheek
sent him by Shepard for commissions" was
that it was a crime, then Gray's action amounted
to conformation of the crime. for instead OF
defending his honor he placed the money to his
own credit in the bank. He maintained, aiso
that Gray's demanding from Shepard SIS co., al
though few months after he claimed only
some $4,000, STAN ped him as an infamous black
mailer.
Col. Ingersoll, for plaintiff, argued that shep-
ards generosity amounted to more than get
ing Gray's services for what he could. Shepard's
letter Diminishing Gray, he said, charges Gray
with dishonesty, incompetency and incom-
patibilty," and is marked private and conf
Dental" Ingersoll con:ended that the testi-
n.ony had shown that the charges OF dishonesty
were based On manufactured evidence after the
suit had been instituted. The allegations of
breach of contract in publishing the fact that
contract existed for the maintenance OF fast
horses at the expense of the Nau and Express.
and other matters. he maintained TO have been
nj srNnnHipaz
discharge, asserted Ingersoll, grew from that
advertising scheme. When man is found
out in crime by another he hates him.
Let man suggest to another what Is
criminal and. If the other agrees in the
work with him, "incompatibiiity' soon arises.
Continuing, Ingersou said that this was a
simply in which shepard wanted to stop pay
Ing Gray the salary lie agreed 20 give him. He
was willing to keep Gray at a smaller salary,
and could put up with profanity. "Gray is de-
nounced for keeping Shepard's check" said
Ingersoll. eli you had en- enemy Speaking to
the jury who was about to stab your reputa-
ton. and you had this. would you no: use it
as a sword and shield behind which to defy the
miserable devil? Who made Gray commit the
breach of hospitality for which he has been de-
noEnced? 1t was you, Mr.. Parsons, it was you
who asked him where, beside the Everett
house, he had seen Shepard drink. Perhaps
you thought he ought to have told lie."
Il thought I said nothing" answered Par
sons
81 don't object to your drinking. Col. shep-
ard" said Ingersoll, "but to your trying to hide
it. There have been poets, painters, musicians
and statesmen who absolutely filed themselves
with wine. aud there have been many Of them
who would sooner cut their threats than at
tempt to bride man."
Judge Parker then summed up, and the jury
retired at 80 p m. At .:S0 o. m. they returned
and announced that they had agreed upon a
verdict in favor of Shepard He arose, and.
turning to the jury, said: 81 thank you very
much" Gray's lawyer then moved for a new
trial on the ground that the verdict was against
the weight of evidence. but the motion was
denied,