The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-21
cTFEL CASE ENDED.
r..timony Ill in and Argument
Alone to Be Heard.
ar 70 RECOVER A SHORTAGE.
r.v,st Divorce suit-Dr. Milton
v.s Dyke Wants HI. Drug store
back The Blotser.


-,x unsavory Steel divorce case has
- cached lis end, at least so far as
=. sssehing Of lis nasty matter on the
-. of those forced TO listen to IL Is
..-srued. the last Of the evidence being
ee.s.-sd all IN and closed at $50 last
- leaving only the argument oof
g. son, laxyers to be heard. Judge Battle
= - ~e.tnoned the hearing Of the argument
- rert Monday, and perhaps Tuesday,
= s-.;ness in Port Townsend. 10 which
80 he returned last evening, being OF q
Z <.-.cter to desain him until Tuesday.
Yesterday was largely devoted 70 the
.-,..-sxamipation OF the PLAINTIFF Mary
-. Who was kept under a fnere1less
..s~s.tre BY Stesl's attorney from s:3s in
4. norning until o'clock IN the after
~. The various amounts Of money on
=. accounts she vas in the hahst Of re-
.srsnv from Dugan, the correspondent,
- gone into infinitely, and tended TO
.,-fa.e the old woman. At times she
"a ,he received amounts as small as
90 II was bis invariable habit TO come
:. k,r homo to pay her the sums he col
t,.ed- His commission on these collec-
-, sas az cents onathe dollar. AT no
tne did the rent amount exceed $50 q
rastb. so that his commissions
- decidedly small, yet they
.>oessitsted bis calling eight and
,,,e times q month. in order that he
-gAt earn his $3.50 TO 81 commission.
Fhen questioned IL sheever bought cigars
q E),,gan. she said no, but on one occa-
do abe sold him box of cigars for $3.50.
rs denied selling him more than one box,
Il. on being confronted with two receipts
saexing that she had purchased two boxes
4 cigars, she finally supposed that per-
Aaps Dugan also got the second box. These
fesr transactions occurred in 1891. She
asnied that Dugan ever smoked in her
hss,s She would not admit that she and
pavsn ever drank In the house together,
nor would she swear that they had not
daus 40. She admitted that he had carried
sksy 10 her Yesier avenue house; also
shst On one occasion she had left KEY
xhsse pngan could find it. and when she
returned home that night, between 8 and
Ioo'clock she found Dugan in the house.
Mrs. Steel tried TO reconcile her CONTRA
5jesosy ssatemea hts in regard to Mrs.. Col
las. sho had testified, but she failed to do
"a She explained the putting a curtain
ever the key hole as q means of keeping
cot the draft, though the key was in the
sp.s, and said that was her waypf keep
isof drafts. She explained Williams
ramony about hearing q man leave her
nom at in the morning by saying that
ens night about that time q man rang the
door bell. she got up. went TO the door and
u.ked TO him. 1t was some stranger in-
curing for some one In the neighborhood.
sAs could not remember the name inquired
sSoat. She was then asked IL it was not
,yus that she found fault with Steel for
soming in late at night without anpouuc-
Ing bis coming on the ground that is
frightened her and she answered yes. She
vas cornered on this by being asked IL
30 nervous and afraid of being alone at
rghs. how was IL that she would boldlygo
ushe door at 1 in the morning. open IL
md deliberately talk TO aostranger.
Sc said that two years ago, when Steel
rawd her of intimacy with Dugan and
tAser he saw her In bed with Dugan,.
A. bid him he lied. On July 6. 1892,
rsr Steel left for Montana. she waited
sodsys. then borrowed 500. on wfffchssae
ssst TO Montana in order TO find how the
pruper,y stood. She testified that she was
BOT intimate with her colored neigh bors,
the collinse., or ever visited them. Sffs
denied ever having had ny.trouble with
Dosing. who testified to seeing Duxan
leave her house at in the morning. She
denied having told Mrs. German that
woman was foolish to 1--WE with only one
man AID that married woman ought
10 80 around and have some fun" She
tsnied that she and Dugan ever occupied
The same bed. She admitted that II a per-
sea had stood in the alley of her house on
July 2, lsa2. and the curtain of her room
sas raised, be could see her bed. She
Usually kept light burning in her room.
ace Il not there usually in the adjoining
ioon. she denied ever hearing Dugan
tnc fault with her for kissing her own
ashland. The rest of her testimony was
% inmaterial points. but was negative
. Al the direct evidence of the defendant
M. Dngan was put on the rack again
al kept slswing for an hour. He was
NJ a. COO rs Mrs. Steel and made poor
s1oslng in his manifold denials. He de-
asd ali charges Of adultery and intimacy
sAh Mrs. Steel. The latest be was ever
Ter house Was 10 80. and the latest he
s'sf vent there was 3 o'elock., lie said he
Vas q sort Of \ supervisor for Mrs. Steel
sAsn he paid her money il was usually at
hu house, He had been there as ofteR as
efee or four times q week, but had no
nsoalection OF being in the house alone
saA her for longer than one-and aehaH
haa'a Dugan was not very certafa about
sy Of bis testimony: be did not know
shsFe he was on The night OF July ?, lseE1.
sei did not think he was at Mrs. Steesss
hesss lie denied that any person ever
iooz him for Steel, or called him by that
ssas; never knew Downing. who had seen
Ia leave Mrs. Steel's house at 4 in the 5
Aosaine.
~ and Mrs. :. ]. Collins. T. G. Collins.
~ and Mrs. German were put onSby
assss sttorney TO prove that Mrs. Steel
ss frequent visitor at Mrs. Collins
.sase almost daily; had taken meals wnh
esa and had generally made herselfat
aea,e there.
10th SIDES then rested and Judge Battle
ssoarned court until 9 80 Monday morris
when he nil listen to argameaes OF
ioaF counsel, which are expected TO
AZ ali day. oc
SHORTAGE In TRANSIT.