The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-09
@UCAN'T BE BROKEN
The Opinion Hr. Yesier En-
pressed Of His Will
yss gu9Ews Trust MISPLACED.
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sast SIlnsss. ~ which SIS exr-ezss9 AK
tstY az - Ais recovery All sss1 SIZE aic 30.
Efaow anything s5o7s tie condition .. La
rrorersy. T5ea he tod how. after NJ.
Tsslss's death. Mrs. Tesser tod hIr7 a5e
Grad ssOs lg.a VIII. taosga sfss had
sss.c8ea ~ TIE p.sseaes ~ Witnesses, zss1
how sic sxpres,s6 oD1eetsoz 70 ths zp-
ros-srnsEt 81 n. Low.aS1 - Ae- ADM
sstra:or and hsr preference for NJ.
A21docks. N1s3 BE Eaggss5e3 that ne
might ask Dr.. Jordan abort tas eli, zs
lie might knox so-astniar s1ors IT, gas
ssxs1 Kim 10: 70 ssy tia; lie lad talked ~
her % the s3Dsect. TiAe.s came the ssory
q hss negotiations Essa Van Baren and
q bss having given .nfor-.atioa q E-.
Lowmsn and NJ. Ks.ieAef. HIS ev.dence
On the latter suo5sc. xze generally corro5-
fsfs - # 6-.e 4
ing Van Bursa's statement o. tae contents
Of tss vii and that cer.sln EsersDn could
rro1gee the Will 81 tie proper time He
osAssd being employed By G-. Lownan,
saying that Re gAs simply working 70
bare tse xill q als Cd friend carried out
HIS testimony concluded with the history
81 his oorresvondsnee wi,a Mr. xezie- Oh
the occasion 81 the latter Eastern trip IL
100 and TIE PRODUCTION Of one IF iae let
tsrs reserved ~ thai tiEae. Mrs. L0zmsn's
tsstlwOay, though short, wae important
as showing tsa; Jordan and Mr.. fesiey
frequently met ST Mr.. eagles house dur
ing septe rTber, 0ctoter and Eovs,nb Der.
Wien she hearing wzs resumed az 10
o'c5ocx al the morning John Reyn0ld.
was again c. TED 70 the s.znd and COM
psste6 rs az cunt Of his connection with
the affairs .! Mr. YesIer He usuzliy
maintained an irnpertabzble counte-
nance and answered the questions IN q
Deliberate. careful manner, sometimes
hss5tstlng - refresh his memory and stick
ing 10 bic statements under croszexarnin-
alton, which caused his statement that
this was his maiden effort a. witness ~
create some surprise. Ar. White adopted
hss nsa4l device 70 trap him into contra
dictien. bui be always avoided the i.zps
inssion by Mr. Fairfield wzs ia substance
&s follows:
1 es1ae 70 Hr. Yssier's house On oe;obe. y,
iss<. AID stared there .Ili Oesobsr %. ] tad two
e9aTsrstaoas Wiz him, 1Ds tue Zs;h and
gss ZSta- Da tbs latter Gate in tue fore
Esen Szszslioasi thai ! bad heard thsG lie
Ese iefs Grx Tssisf, or 6e@1ss 70 Mr.. Yesler,
tie fso4sss b41cE AID tEs boEne,.saG, aad tia,
Tbs sSszs Ess1 tssea rseof9si-.azt 1 had heard
a.. aae he Eazzss sfaI4sa - t4st ant tossed his
heal, Assst ss1ss "Fbss "a a4l uDnsense / had
ps0gs2s. ~ Alunig, Bat not ia that wsy. I
have -sis 1ay properly ~ that, when / am
thE0axk xgth i, 4 vii bs G3yl:ed among my
az Tss and ifiss2s, AID ia certain other wsys
tbsf have y ~ IA rsy rnlae. and" as re1aesn-
hsf Z. certain Charitable objects that have
h4g6Ts haG II Ey s8iuc, csrt8lu ssys and
taiags tissi have taeSght aDoat for good
wDils, and TIA, "a shout iae wsy il viii GO
10o01y ~ss pIsssat bat &r. es.sf ard ny
tssa. aud Tia satlsfsetlon with tie way that hs
ha-l managed als property, That Conversation
eoIae about tecsuss 80 commenced telling me
taat be had been paying OUT good dea! Of
faGnsy lately. lie ssia:
''Inls wal has exist foe 1900. AMI the painting
@, ine house bgs coss ias pretty nssr g. 80, and
tie nn9u nsut s. so Ait3 on Aua s.ke1
Llia IL 10 dsd not .nIEk tasG People took sdssn,-
sgs OF hiaa, aB1 chaggsa niEa blg prices .1si be-
easIss he could Jay. He ssla, $50. don't ,hink
so." taai he let ths building OF the wall 70 the
lowsss bidder, snd 20 Oh, and that he anew
nbo1t what the Job Ma worth and ssked h!ra
tie question that ia; naG On my m4nd Tor
soias tln.s--psrtly cut Of curiosity because
ether people talked sbout II said:
IBID Il ever occur 70 yoa that Mr. LowmAn
iad good chance 10 tass advantage OF you ia
thc contracts for t5s big 1ailalBgs. aud ;ha,
fcfbaIs he has lmy 1sea u on you al sOrus suca
way aud he sEig.
.ssa. ! never hsi the aIsg!iteat reason 70 aus.
rseE that If. low usr was sae3as advantage VI
me ia Auy way. lie has hHd lsse fall manage
nIens of ~ property and lie nas managed II sn-
tlreiy 10 ny satisfaction, aad not one nam Ia q
hundred could have done We. ne has win
th.a properly s4ass lie Ia, had IL. lilo kas a
IoRer 81 attorney ifoAi gHe which la. expired
sofas time ago. blt have neyer revoked u. D.
cause an peT.ecIiy satisfied Win the va! Re "a
attending 20 my business.
ss.d, 'Fcop.s cay Mr. isowman hs. been
cheating you rlgEE along, aud lie ssld, Yes,
Joidaa Says 50, aud said:
Yea, believe jps'isn II about the only one
that aaiI thai 10 ms.
Whea Jorduu's mama was mentioned he
suefaed ia become quite excited AID said, ''Yss,
Jordan has always ts.ksd against Lowm lie
t.tteu hInIacs BAN Tor ti.ls iGss between Jordan
aud t.4e. H. Lad moth ns 10 10 altA II A. a.. !
STA no cAlid and Auow wask my affair. are"
lie sald. III makes Ias mad, Lgwms- had moth
ise ta 90 WIKI gaAt 40 a.
On ne day before 80 told ms the history ana
ne nature oi the trouble between him ana Di
jordan watch had recently oeoargcl.
Mr. White objected to the relation O.
,his interview irrelevant and smma-
,er.al and the objection was sustained. Mr..
Waite had also objected - the admission
81 the interview Detseea Mr. Yestcr ani
tie witness and, Ia fact. iuterposed gen
eral object .ons 10 al testimony as 10 what
took place between any persons which did
not tend 10 directly prove tne completely
OF Mrs. Yesler ia 4 conspiracy, bat al
sacA objections were overrued on tie
ground that u Was necessary 10 prove tue
existence of will as a preliminary TO
prcying a conspiracy TO destroy IT. The
Witness continued his story:
catae in from lew Oh November - and
STONED AZ Mr. leslers that uight aud was there
on the 2sI Gu the sd / had q conversation
With Ms YvyleF about Mr. l&slet's property. n