The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-20
uoHAN on THE RACK.
~ steel Cross Examined
About Mr.. Dugan.
- ecTs TO coLoRED VISITORS.
.sH.r Friends Defend Her Repu-
,.s,en .nd she stands siege
Illegal Liquor sellers

NOV famous Steel 5diyorce case con-
-. 70 drag it's uncsean length through
s..-,sr;or court, and when Judge Alfred
80. adiourned court last evening il
- 10 be as far from the end as ever.
=. r.ev testimony CONTINUES TO attract a
- crowd of spectators, and throughout
"a e.eel and his wife sit determined
- desperate. Mrs. Steel was placed on
- stand yesterday inc rehuttal and she
.s.de an energetic effort TO deny the
.ssrres made by her husband against her
.ss.iIty. From the tenor Of her evidence
s. vouId almost imagine She was now
:. defendant instead of the plaintiff.
The witnesses examined0in rebnttal yes
..-aay we're James Norris, E. w. Cariin,
gsornas Boyum and Mary Boyum, James
smith. Mrs. Jane Sullivan. Fred Hick-
Es~ Mary Smith, John Schram and Mrs.
s.,si Mr.. Norris sand that he had known
" Steel since 1858. but knew Of nothing
.raug concerning her. oE.o w. sCarlin
,xere that he had been acquainted with
r, Dugan for forty or fifty years, and he
- known Mrs. Steel since August, 1880.
.ken be went TO room at her house on
Taarth street. lie related that his acy
snssntance with Mr.. Dugan was a close
&c and they were frequently together.
Be vas asked:
aDid you ever see anything improper in
he actions of Mrs. Steel and Mr.. Dugan 2"
NO." he answered, Il never did. She
xss always q motherly woman. | believe
6aBy one should endeayor to take Iiber-
tss with her he would find himself bark
M up the wrong stumpP n
NJ. and Mrs. Thomas Boyum, who re-
sias at 20i2 Sixth street, were called to
!npesch the testimony Of Ar. Steel, who
sxore that on May 6. 1898, be had seen
Yrs. Steel and Mr.. Dugal at the Royum
house together Mr.. Boyum Testified that
sn Nav 6neither Mr.. Dugan nor Mrs. Steel
Us St his house Din fact they had never
hesn there. On cross-examination he
faslIy al omitted that they might have,
besn here. Mrs. BoYum sswore@ that Mr..
ssssl vas mistaken as to Mrs. Steel and
Dag.axopping at her house.
lanes Smith. q civil engineer. and John
s5rn, the welf-known hardware man.
ard Mrs. Jane Sullivan testified as TO Mrs
E@ls reputation for chastity. Fred
Eskiing gave evidence pertaining TO door
Fhich Mrs. Steel had alleged her husband
kkked in. 5000
Ther Mrs. Steel was called In rebuttal,
~ for several hours she was put through
rigid course of cross-questioning, and at
he time OF adjourning court she was still
% the stand. - Several of the witnesses
had testified that Mr.. Dugan had visited
Ms. Steel in 1887, but she claimed not to
have made his acquaintance till 1858. 0She
asnied having had any trouble with Mrs.
s J. Collins, the colored woman who testi-
Ssd she saw her sitting In Mr.. Dugan's lap,
bat admitted having told Mrs. Collins not
10 call unless sent for, tho reason being
that the woman Was colored.
so you don't like colored people7" the
siorney said. g Q
Il think they are all right in their
place" was the answer.
Dissemination then developed the
haihat Mrs. Steel had called on Mrs. Col
Mssnd, although the latter had never
cid in return, Mrs. Steel admitted that
il. allied on Mrs. Collins last month.
lAssidence continued:
did you talk about the ease when you
hss called on Mrs. Coilips7" @
nShe talked about il first"
odd you ask her not to CONS into
eonrt7n q G
Ma
add she say she hado seen you in
Dagan's lap1"
Nc. lnever heardof it9until she came
into court and told the story"
Were ron ever gaiity Of adultery with
Dagan in 1887" 0
No. sir. Nor no other time. @
The cross-examfnation was very full,
and covered many details. Mrs Steel
bore evidence of firing. and frequently re-
ireshed heroelf from a glass of water
which the bailiH kept0 filled near her
elbow. At6o'cloek. her examination not
being concluded, court took a recess until
soelock this morning."