The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-16
LAWYERS BATTLE.
4 another Day of Speeches in the
! Yesler Will Case.
STRONG ARRAY OF EVIDENCE.
eSme Lively Tits Between Council
pltcity-More Speeches Yet.

sThe argument in the case of Mrs. Yesler
was continued before Justice Humphrey
y,s,erday. and is likely to occupy the
Wi ole of today also. John Fairfield COM
ptesed bis argument for the state. and was
iS;iowed by Col. E. NJ. Carr on the same
sale OF the case. The latter Will finish his
s..eech this morning. and will then be fol-
IL ed by ". H. White in reply.
.ar. Fairfield massed the facts against
NJ Yesler IN a mastery manner, and
NJ. se q powerful argument in favor Of
h ing her for trial. He began by de-
f,- ing Mrs. Fay against the aspersions
css, on her veracity by Mr.. White, showed
III importance Of the blue envelope Incl
dat in connection with the other events
OF december IA, and pointed to Mrs. Yes
less telling Mrs. Fay that she was going
though her correspondence as unnecessary
afl therefore significant. Mrs. Fay's
v:ts to Mr.. Lowman. he said, were quite
ntlaral, as were those to himself and
DtaIel Kelleher and she was simply
p&,lnisad compensation for any loss of
e.rnings she might suffer by remaining in
THE city TO testify. DR.. Annie Russell's
winning to her to be cautious what she
SO 1. that lady's ingenuity in inveigling
htr into DIR. Jordan's Office on January %,
Jcsdan's hasty departure on the pretext
oi:going to the bank after banking hours.
an the silence which reigned when she
tc>a about Harold's visit and what she
hSard Mr. Yesler say about the will were
ak July commented on and the s1dden
susnmons by De Loynes to Kellogg was
explained TO have for its purpose TO inform
th:' latter that inquiry was being made
atx,It the will.
3 fter some sarcastic remarks on Mr..
Wsiite's treatment of the testimony Of
Jos. n Reynolds, Mr.. Fairfield went on TO
discuss II. The fact that Mr.. Iesier en-
frosted his will 10 Reynolds showed that
he vas in the habit of having will. but
at+he time was about to marry. and so
wf.uted 10 revoke the will in question.
Mss Ye.ler's statement TO Reynolds on
November 20 that she knew nothing OF her
husbands affairs was shown to be false by
FIJI. Peterson's testimony that he had
TOT her within n week that Mr.. Gesler
has. told him his vii! was made, and was
20, .'ted 10 as showing conclusiveiy that
sh, wished him 10 die in testate, having III
m. / that she would in tEat case inherit
So %. At the time of her CONVEX ation
~ Mrs.. fay she was feeling her way to
eetaer the time was ripe for the de-
- On of the will. The manner of Mr..
v! eFs reception OF Mr.. Peterson might
let rplained by the rumors reported To
his ON october - by Reynolds that he
has conveyed the Pioneer and Iesier
bid Ks 10 his wife. and his remarks on that
OCCASION were evidence that he had made
aNil. Everybody expected that he would
leas large part Of his property TO
oh srtable objects, tor he had said SO.
Req noids' statement of his suspicious
abslt Lowman showed that he was not a
pas emissary of that gentleman. Mrs.
Y@ ler's objection to Reynolds talking To
JoEia about the will were accounted for
byshe theory that she did not wish TO ap-
pes: to have knowledge of il. Then Van
Busen's statements that there was a will
wess gone over TO confirm Mrs. Fay's evil
deare and 10 show the conclusion to be
inc, table that the will was in the custody
OF airs Yeslcr
". Whites claim that Mr.. Lowman's
interest in the discovery of the will did not
befn until he was informed that he was
lefs The Yesier building was met by the
sta.ement that he was first told that the
VIZ eft him nothing, yet was just as as
sldAous, and never tagged in his efforts to
CAR. out Mr.. Ies,er's las. wishes Mr.
Nj: t.owman by faint praise, and said the
trryh was that. bat for Mr.. Lowman's
ab.ty and Integrity Yesler would have
Dig pauper and not a millionaire
ke<"her's testimony was corroboratlve
anf convincing. The course of his negoti-
atis,2s with Van Buren, was traced the
int: nacy of the latter with Kellogg was
brCs sht ont. Van Ruren's anxiety to find
pfSr a In
Wa; accounted Tor by the douDt whether
10 sell the va! 10 the former
or n.. silence rs 10 rs existence To
the latter. The sneaker held that
tha her" with whom Van Barren said
OIL. people We're negotiating WAS Mrs
hc4 er aud not Dr.. Russell. lie main
tai "ri tha. ke,ieher's evidence was ad-
mlS be. because the conspiracy was a
con nuing one. beginning with Mrs Yes
Ter: employment OF Peterson and running
on. rough the negotiations for the sale of
ting - IL. and the three consplriturs were
50 puncCtei that ;he act OF one always
has 3 bearing An those Of tite Others. If
Vat buren ever tod ihe truth. 1t MAS 10
kc. cher, no matter what abuse was
hes ''d on ni;n, and MAS n0t cunning Il
hits IL there Vas bud, ii MAS being
rnis 10y another Of the conspra;ors on
VI 4; ny Ronald, junlus Rochester ana the
CIT: 'ihciaIs.
f. speaker then drew graphic pic
tH,i II Van Buren,. anxious 10 get out of
taf clutches of Jordan. on whom he " as
deg idont Tor hts very food, clothing and
too! ng, aud promising that, when he told
hi-s story. tue woman Vino had the " III
wc> 4 produce II. The prosecution acted
. 8 e sooner shan II intended IN making