The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-15
IS NOT A LAUNDRY.
r1ee Osborn's Court Refuses
% Wash Dirty Linen.
1naassL,mc cssr THROWN OUT.
6u6hss Qsestiaa 81 Pssise psaasy
-s7.stsA seatss Court Cs10-
- Cess - The Disssss.

A.rxhe~ LII Vsu. out OF Judge Osborn's
~.s,,t .ss1efSey or. a question Of public
- This rs she action brought By
Seerss NcRas aessust T. c. Slorah 10 re-
eoess $40 on psosn issosy note.
fhess wss . rich little story IN the svi-
49,. Il seems that back in is0i sio-
- nnd NeRas x*ut 70 vicsorss on .
Teixhss Of Pytasas excursion While
80 VS. enjoying the freedom d the
80. - many eepssiemen do when on ex-
1i5ons away fr1ia home. he inhibited
H11ie To-, much Of she liquid hospitality
ekich vas olfersss an all sides. and in the
mayps Of time bfscught up In the police
:11atiou. In the ''1soier" - . witness ex.
stressed Il YESTERDAY.
No doubt Slorsh's keepers 1t the basfiie
we're kind. but he vas missing consider
ale snort and vas worrying q great deal
rAous his nnslancheiy fate. when his friend
McRae entered the dungeon keep and in
lbsned him that ieis confinement was It
q end. McRae deposited 500 Of good
nd money. and aorah walked forth. .
- man. This was cause for INDUCING in
J I drink in true Aussrican style. Siorah's
eoeSuement had ss;ads him very thirsty.
IA NcRss VS. pes behind him in that
snsuect. Alter lsrge amount OF sttmu-
hnts hsd hem imaibed. the worthy pair
1ounA sbsmselvssir saloon shaking dice.
Il vas not siorshsa night 70 shine. and
iuek US against s.sm- He lost all his
pocket mossy snd narrowed $50 Of NcRae
= order % vim Is hack. The tickle god
- had no smile 20 waste on Siofsh: she
- hs,sv heaminR ST.. McRaA
n bones turned wrong side up svery
Nme Slorah took tbs cup, and he lost the
- d no time. He Borrowed Il back and
IN another T. o. &. but never winning
q BE- make. Twics again he repeated the
horsusing act and twice more the spots
~ On the wrong side Of the dice. Last
10y SIorah took Up the !. o. Us. which
y I'D never paid. ard gave note for the
Unhe had borrowess and the 500 which
~ Ssisased him from the custody Of HE
1stl1DA jsilers. This note was not paid,
dth1. and McRas brought suit. Slorah
slowed . default ~ be entered against
hin, but soon after got IL opened and filed
= saswer. alleging no confederation for
{ - pots McRas dsaied this in his reply.
With the issue ti.,s Joined the parties
eppsassd In court yesterday. Judge o.
nm Vas compeilea:to listen 70 . large
oneunt Of sporty evidence, for q jury had
/ - waived BY the rartiss. The lack Of
s1nsideration Was conclusiveiy proven,
- the only point relied on by the plain
RI sss 10 make II appear that the iliegal
opstSact was made in British Columbia
although the note Was given In Seattle.
unfostunatsIy for the plaintiff. his At
t1esey brought this point out in his argu-
nat and not In evidence. The court
ND that although the contract might be
s1cA one in British Columbia 10 would
haSe 70 be proven that this was the case,
~ until this Was done the presumption
wsui1 b that the Law OF British Columbia
~ the same ~ thss Of Washington. This.
& eoursc, was . Knockout blow 70 the
paaintiFs case.
n giving his opnion, tho Judge OBJ
asyed that there wss no consideration for
- note, the contract was illegal and
seoGld not 30 enforced on the grounds Of
ahic policy.
In summing up the case he used the
nre. almost the ssae, words - Ia grant
~ the non-suit In the case Of Phnbe
novee against Samasl Mcclure ct al. yes
tsrday: ''The parties have come into q
purt Of justice wiia stained garments.
The hands Of the party seeking redress are
'sneiean. and the court will leave the
PARTIES where il foussd them"