The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-17

ton with Mrs. Yesler on November %.
and denied that there were any suspicious
circumstances about it, while the old
mans talk with Reynolds on October .
simply showed that he was contemplating
how to dispose Of his property. Mr.. Yes
Ter had given Mr.. Lowman one of the best
corners in the city, and was represented as
bequeathing to him another worth $780,
600, and as leaving his wife a mere pit
lance. which would have written him
down one of the meanest men that
ever lived. In answer to Mr.. Fairfield's
argument that Mr.. Lowman had been just
as jealous in his search for the will be-
fore as after he knew he was a beneficiary.
he said that on January % Rochester told
the city council that Lowman was left
the Yesler block and was to pay
part of the cost of getting evil
dence, and Donworth consulted with his
attorneys on the subject; that Lowman
took no interest when he supposed he was
simply an executor, but when further
bait was thrown out he bit at it. Mr..
Lowman's ability in the management OF
the estate was questioned, and the attor-
ney proclaimed that he would prove a con-
spiracy to make will for Mr.. Yesler.
kelleher was accused of stupidity in CIV
ing Van Buren, copy Of his notes Of the
contents OF the will, as the latter would
learn it by heart and swear it through
with his co-conspirators, his statement
that he had trouble with the other wit
ness being quoted as proof that this was
his purpose in obtaining it. Mr.. White
then scared into the realms of poetry and
quoted some lines about sharks and vul-
lures and crows. applying them to those
interested in the prosecution. Then he
showed the existence Of another conspir-
acy. in addition to the three or four
which he had exposed in the course
of his speech, the parties in this case
being Drs. Van Buren, and Russell. whom
he described as 1.-TWO INSCRIPTIONS
scoundrels who had concluded to prey on
the estate of the dead millionaire" To
get the city TO bite, they insinuate that
Mrs. Yesier has destroyed the will; to
support the statement they say she is cut
Oft with a pittance: they try both the city
and Lowman, thinking that, if they miss
here. they will hit there. But there was
no evidence Of a meeting of the three con-
splrators. He did not know whether
Jordan was implicated. and did not care;
he only had 20 do with Van Buren, and
Russell. Then he accused Don worth and
Preston, Carr & Preston Of completely be-
cause Rochester had conferred with them
and they had joined with him in opposing
the appointment OF Maddocks as admins
traitor. Taking Of Rochester's remark to
the mayor that he had been on q cold trail
and the mayors remark that he had been
on wild goose chase, he said:
They got the mayor on a wild goose
chase, too; and according to the news
papers, it is not the first time either"
thereby provoking general laughter. DON
worth would not go into the scheme be-
cause it was a wild goose chase.
Mr.. White went on in the same strain
and came to climax by accusing Carr and
Rochester Of engaging In a conspiracy. He
reiterated that it was all scheme to sell
something which did not exist. He said
that by saying that if Mrs. Yesler were
held the will might be produced, the
prosecution was asking the court to act as
thug to pinch information out of her and
made vigorous reply to Mr.. Fairiield's
appeal to the court in regard to the be-
quests to the city. In reply to Mr.. Cars
charge that he had changed his plan of de-
iehScs Hc dtCuScu tue prosecution Oi Also
changing its plans by failing to call Ke!-
logg, and made fun OF Mr.. Cars former
friendship with Kellogg by picturing them
as militia officers marching to bloodless
ARRAYS. causing laugh, in which the
court joined in spite of itself. He alleged
that Mr.. Miller by his good nature had got
the state into box" and. resting his case
on the testimony given, made q final ap-
peal to the court for an impartial judgment.
At 80 O'Clock the argument closed and
the court took the case under advisement,
promising to give its decision at 10 O'Clock
on Monday morning.
In regard to Mr.. Whites statement as to
the deeds which had been in escrow and
were not recorded until after Mr. Yesler's
death. Mr.. Carr said to a Posr-INrELLI-
oENcER reporter last night: 1.-The property
in question was some lots In the Sarah b.
Yesier estate which Mr.. Lowman, as
trustee for Mr.. Iesler, had sold to two of
his sisters-in-law. AS the contracts we're
not completed and could not be until afte r
the Sarah i. Yes!er estate was probated,
the deeds were put in escrow and after the
proba;ing of the estate were recorded: that
Is all there is to it,"