The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28

| SWORN TO by Joseph T. Brown, and continued;
say that IL is matter of record that Heay |.
fesier died December f6, 1872 His estate Is
| WORTH al least flor 600. The heirs n the
/ brothers IN Maryland and Mrs. Yesler- Under
the Law MEs fesIe- has rigat t. apply Tor
/ general administrator. Two weeks ago she Gie1
an application for en administrator. Mr.. Low
/! MAJ appears in court ana opposes this move on
| the ground Of q last viii and that be can prove
| special administrator was appointed until
fear usry IL. l.sA SO there Is contest
/ betweea Mrs: Yesler and ]. d.. Lownan;
Now there IS q double contest a. hand
because he now appears the executor
OF this Will Now. call the courts attention
| Law TO aid HIS civil proceedings. The state is
not ready 10 appear. The one who sEors out
tie complaint was not party. Who IL heg No
/ one knows. TIE opposition have abe lawyers
and should be ready 70 substant.ate the charges
made or allow the defense 20 disp-ove them No
AFFIDAVIT has been male FOR continuance only
asked 70 continue this hearing to next eatur-
i Gag. cannot consent The charges tnat hang
over this woman are an outrage 70 henry l.
fesier, and he would, If alive, be the first TO re-
sent them.
| The attorney turned 10 the widow and oil in
| the court room, which was filed by this time
| with lawyers and those curious TO see Mrs Yes
| ler. looked at her. too The majority saw her
back. 80 she was spared the rude s'ares. 10
/ those who saw her face, however, there was no
| change Her mo.her's eyes evidently indicated
| that she believed Mr.. White had spoken the
truth. Continuing, the attorney said:
This affair has been an outrage from begin
| Ming TO end The hired menials who cane iEto
the room Of this Lady. locked the coo- and tried
| 20 BULLDOG her performed tie acts OF brutes.
| When they had her at their mercy they told ner
/ she hal the viii and 70 produce IL In view Oh
| these facts, Mrs. Yesier has right TO demand q
| speedy hearing.
Mr. White then read extracts from the code in
| regard to making out complaints, and said they
| had no. been compiled with. Continuing, he
said:
| II your honor had examined Brown-no one
| knows who he is or what he is-and his wit
| nesses, believe you would not have issued the
! warrant / maintain the law was not complied
/ with. Again, there has not been any written
| statement OF causes for n continuance. Only
! plain statement. justice cannot adjourn
hearing beyond ten days al the far.hest Under
| the seriousness OF the charge we demand hear.
| ing, aud that Immediately.
| Mr.. Carr arose and made the announcement
| that the case was in the hands of the prosecut-
| ing attorney, but he knew OF various reasons
| why the hearing should be continued. He then
| said that the attorney who had just spoken had
/ gone beyond himself in his zeal 10 show the in
| teres. OF Mr. Lowman in the case. Continuing,
/ he said:
| !oresae the effort to show that J. D. Lowman
/ is trying 10 obtain money from Mrs. Yesler.
! That contest is III behalf OF the Maryland heirs.
| Mr.. Lowman is not interested III prosecuting
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else that, If true. il outrage. | believe he
| stated an absolute untrath. No hired enissary
| entered Mrs. Tesler's room alone.
Mr.. White here interrupted with the reply:
| ] did not say tie hired emissaries were alone.
| John Van Horn. the constable, did ali right; l
| have nothing TO say against him.
Mr.. Carr then continued:
These things outside the case direct You
| know that the prosecuting attorney has been in
| Il murder case for a week and has had no time to
| prepare. This case Is too important TO tie car
/ ried on frivolously. Ii is the duty of the peo-
| pies attorney 10 conduct the case. / have had
| no time to talk with Mr.. Miller and the state is
| not ready to go on. Mr. White need no: fear
that evidence Will not be forthcoming.
| Mcbride then continued his argument for a
continuance and wound up by saying that he
| should think Mrs. Yeslcr would not care about
| having the case come to trial.
| Mr.. White ingerposed here with the words:
| "If guilty, no." Mrs Yeser smiled and Mr..
| White shook with suppressed laughter.
| The court then took the matter in hand and
| stated that, while not caring to be an obstruc-
| tiouist, the state must have time, and that the
| case was continued to next Wednesday morn
| ing at 10 O'Clock.
| Judge stratton, who represents Drs Jordan
| and Van Buren,, then asked the court 20 III the
| time of hearing for his clients. 1t was finally
| agreed, as there was joint action, ii should
| take place at the same time as that of Mrs.
| Yesler During the discussion il an
| nounced by the justice that the hearing would
| be on the charge OF conspiracy, the warrants in
| which case had not been served. Judge STRAIT
| ton asked that, so long as the Serving OF the
| warrants had been waived, the amount OF bonds
| be named. The justice sail 5000, but this
| caused a violent opposition, which ended in an
| informal debate on the penalty for conspiracy
| and what kind oil a crime il was. with con-
| clusion. II finally settled that the opposing
| attorneys in the should settle the point to-
| day and the bonds be fixed then
| When ASKED as to his position in the litiga-
| ton, j. d. L1wman said 10 a Posr-IsrELLI-
| GEScER reporter yesterday:
| Nearly all Of the investigation of his case has
| beeu carried on by my attorneys, for il is my
| only interest to have the viii carried out. /
| have no other interest IN the case Ny opinion
| is that al Mr. ISser's heirs re willing TO have
| his Will executes. as they would all be remen-
| beTed in it, | have no objection to Mrs. Yesiers
| naming administrator any person she pleases
ii there is go viii. but If there is will, want
| 10 zee II carried out
Jacob Furth, special administrator OF the
fesler estate, petitoued Judge Langley yester-
day morning on behalf OF the estate that J. d.
lowman, 10 whom certain unfinished buildings
/ had leeu conveyed trustee by the late Mr..
| Y0sser. he allowed TO draw from the German
Savings and Loan society sufficient 10 satisfy ali
claims and demands against these buildings,
upon condition that he, the special administra-
tor. join with him in doing under order OF
The court; also upon condition that neither the
trustee nor al nistrator shall he prciudced iii
his rights by anything done III pursuance of
this petition. The total amount of outstanding
claims against tne buildings as itemized in the
| petition exceeds Si5,0Jo
| IL the statement as 10 the relations existinc
! between Mr.. Yes.er and the eagle family in yes.
| terdsy's Observation-Disclosures. 1t was stated tha.
the present Mrs. Yssser had been helper and
| companion to Mrs Sarah b. Yesler at her former
| home III Ohio, but this is erroneous In the
| spring of isss, ths year after the first Mrs Yes.
| ier's death. the eagles to this city of their
| own accord and rather against Mr.. Yesler's
| wish, but they had not been acquainted with
| Mr.. Iesler.
| Detective iieroii when Mrs. Iesler was ar
! rested. said n an interview with a Posi- INTEL
| LIGgHCER reporter regarding the report OF i'm
! proper actions: They are absolutely false De
! tective Heroid was not drunk, and in his &C
| tions Was d gentleman. The door was not
| locked, and nothing WAS said TO Mrs Yesiel
| that could not be said 20 any lady. Detective
! Roberts, who has been taking so loud about
| this matter, could not have acted better OF
more in accordance with law and dcceney."
DROWNED IN THE DARKNESS.
| \ Port Gamble Boatman Goes Dowr
while His Cries for Help Are Heard.
J. / Gustafson, Port Gamble boatman com
monty known "Iong Johnson" is supposed
70 have been drosned near that place Wedaes