The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-17

Post-Intelligsncer Reporter
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gations.
The Yesler will case which has been pro-
ductive of sensations from its inception, is
to have another chapter added to it in a
few days of such q startling nature that all
former sensations will pale into compare
tive insignificance. 1t is in the form of o
deposition taken on Saturday. the depo-
nent being mono other than Mrs. Annie
NJ. Morgans, sister of Mrs John eagle,
mother of Mrs. Yesler. She was also FIRST
cousin of the late Henry L. Yesler. In
her deposition she makes statements
strongly confirming evidence adduced
against Mrs. Yesler at the prelimi-
nary hearing on the point of the
burning of the will and also duplicates her
own sister, Mrs. eagle, in the alleged
crime. Her testimony is not confined to
words alone, but she produces what pur-
ports to be letter written to her by Mrs
Gayle. in which the startling statement is
made that Mrs Yesler did burn the will,
as testified TO by Mrs. Fay. the nurse, at
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authenticated. will be one of the strongest
links in the chain of evidence secured
against Mrs. Yesler.
The deposition, although taken on Sat-
urday, has not been made public and will
not be until it is fled in court on some occa-
sion when it may be needed. The attorneys
on both sides are silent as the grave con-
cerning its contents, and are anxious. for
some reason or other, that nothing should
be said about it. 1t was only by good for
tune. followed by perseverance and skill of
an experienced reporter. that the PosT-IN-
TELLIGENcER secured information that en-
ables it to give all the salient points of the
deposition, although some of the more
sensational features may be lacking.
At 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon the city
editor of the Posr-INrELLIGENCER received
q call from a young business man who
gave him Tip" that he thought might
have story behind it. About 10 O'Clock
in the morning, he said, he had occasion
to 60 to the Occidental hotel. While
standing there in the hall entrance he saw
Mrs. Yesler, Mrs. eagle, her mother, and
John eagle. her father, come in accom-.
panied by Fl. e. Shields, her attorney.
They took the elevator. He had almost
ceased wondering, with natural curiosity,
what business brought them to tho hotel.
when Daniel Kelleher, one of tho counsel
for the prosecution in the will case, came
in, with N. w. Bolster, the stenographer,
and they, too, took the elevator. Then
his curiosity became thoroughly aroused,
and was increased rather than diminished
when . moment later w. H. White. lead
ing attorney for Mrs. Yesler, put in an
appearance, followed by Col. f. NJ. Carr.
another Of the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton. He was convinced that something
important in the Yesler will case was
about to be done. He pushed his investi-
cations, but Landlord Seagrave, like tho
discreet man that he is, would not tell
him in what room the party was meeting
or anything about the nature of the busi-
ness, If he knew anything to tell. As he
could not satisfy his curiosity for himself
he gave the benefit of his information to
the Posr-INrELLrGENcER, trusting to it to
give him the news.
A repor ter of tried skill and determine
tion was at once detailed on the case. He
visited the hotel. arriving there about 2
o'clock. He could get no information from
the attaches of the house, although he
learned that members Of the party had
gone out at noon and had returned few
moments before his arrival and were then
meeting in one of the parlors. An at
tempt to gain admission was fruitless, so
there was nothing to do but sit and wait
for adjournment. That did not come un-
til O'Clock in the evening. When the
party came out of the room the re-
porter was surprised to see two per-
sons other than those named by the
papers informant come ont OF the room.
They were both strangers. One was man
of about so years of age, the other was
woman of about the same age and evil
IDENTIFY his wife. She leaned heavily on
his arm, as though she were Ill or ex-
hausted. The reporter went away, expect
ing to meet them at the entrance and learn
their identity, but they did not come
down the elevator. 1t was evident that
they had stayed in the hotel. All effort to
learn who they were was repulsed by the
hotel people. The attorneys in the case
were then called upon, but they each de-
clined to give any information whatever.
1t was not until yesterday afternoon
that the reporter secured the clue that
gave him the story published below.
While at the hotel he saw two Of the at
torneys in the case enter the house. He
followed them to the fourth floor and after
patient waiting saw them come out of
room 63. He waited until after they had
gone and then went to the room and
knocked on the door. !. was opened bv
the woman he had seen leaving the parlor
the previous evening with the party.
After an introduction of himself and the
object Of his visit, the woman volun-
teered the information that he. name was
Mrs. Annie NJ. Morgans and that her
home vas in Hagerstown, Nd. She said
she was here in connection with the Yes
Ter will case. but did not feel at liberty to
talk upon the matter, as she had been
cautioned by attorneys to be reticent and
to avoid newspaper men, Finally, how
ever. under the questioning OF tho re-
porter, the story came out and she adj
mitted that she had made deposition the
day before.
Mrs. Morgans is q woman of 4s years.
with . tall. rather spare figure and fea-
lures which show tha, she must have been
possessed of considerable beauty in her
youth. She has large brown eyes, which
give . charm TO her face, and her voice,
while harsh, is subdued and not unpieas-
ing. She is . woman Of intelligence, al
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