The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-26

to the head OF the stairs we saw lady
and gentleman coming up. We then saw
that gentleman tmesning Mr.. Bosdet)
sitting in the next room at desk, and it
just struck me that perhaps we could
find out from him If there were any
rooms to be had in the place, and |
stepped to the door and asked him and
he spoke up and said, "Yes, | have two
rooms" and got up and unfastened the
door and we looked into them. Mrs.
Seaman asked what the rooms were and
he told her, and she said keep them for
me for an hour or 50. and II am not
back by that time you will know that
do not want them" Well, she came over
to my house again, and We started down
to the Cad veil building, and AZ we
passed Mr.. Collins store saw this gen.
tleman (Mr. BosdeD sitting in the shade
near the store, and said 10 Mrs. Sea-
man, THAT is the gentleman you got the
rooms from" He spoke just one word
to her on the way up; he asked her what
her name was. and she said, Fanny
Seaman" they had no other conversation.
We staid just long enough for her to get
her receipt.
Odd you and she leave together?
Ayes, sir.
Q-What time was that? A-Between
and 8; Mrs. Seaman did not return to
the rooms the second time in an hour; IL
was some over, but he kept them for her
anyway.
Odd you see Ter any more that day
Ayes sir; she came over and said to
me, Come on with me; my things are
already gone on a dray." | said, Had
you any trouble?" and she showed me the
sore place on her arm, and it looked as
though it had been done with knife or
something like that; and she then told
me about the print of his boot heel on
her hip. 1t was just as plain as any one
could make il.
Q-You say you lived beside them for
years; what, then, were the family rela,
tons? A--They were like lots of other
families, sometimes it was peaceable, and
sometimes 1t was riotous.
Q-You were present at the time when
this alteration took place between Mr..
and Mrs. Seaman? A-No, sir.
Q--Where were you at this time--when
it took place? Al was 10 Mr.. Smiths
second.h hand store, and heard the pistol
shot; and when Mrs. Seaman was taking
out her things noticed she had a revolt
yer among them and was handling it
rather carelessly, and when I heard the
shot ! said to myself that Mrs. Seaman
has thrown that revolver down and has
sh OF herself. l ran over and looked in
saw Mr.. Seaman lying there, and Mrs.
Seaman was in terrible state OF excite
ment.
Mrs. shearer being called. testified as
follows:
Odd you see the alteration between
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaman? Ayes, sir.
Q--Just state to the jury as nearly as
you can remember, the facts Of the case.
Ave saw them coming up the stairs,
a lady and a gentleman; the lady was
ahead and he was following her. When
they reached the door of her room he
gave her push inside. In second or
two we heard a scream and heard her
cry murder. We rushed up to the door
and opened it and it was slammed in our
faces; and then another lady and ran
to the back and called to Mr.. Bosdet to
come up; that man and his wife were
having fight up there. He didn't seem
to hear US; we called two or three times,
and At last he came and forced open the
door, and as it closed We heard the re-
mark Here, we can't have this sort of
thing. We don't want anything like this
going on hereW and be says, II am the
agent for this building, and cannot have
it. We then heard Seaman ask, "Who
are your" and he told him that he had
control OF the rooms and wanted that
trouble stopped. Then Mr.. Seaman spoke
up and cursed him, saying; "You are
the one who coaxed my wife to come up
here"
Q--Do you remember just exactly what
he said? A-No, sir, don't remember
the exact lang uage he used, but know
he used the word coax. Then we heard
Mr.. Bosdet ask for the pistol that Mr. i.
and Mrs. Seaman were struggling over,
and Mrs. Seaman says. "I'll give it to
you if you won't give it to my hus-
band" And then Seaman said, 81 won't
give it to either Of You, but will kill you
BOTH" And then there were blows
know they were, because we could hear
them distinctly. "We heard Mrs. Sea-
man say, II n.ver saw the man BEFORE"
and We heard Mr.. Bosdet say, "And l
never saw this lady before this day"
Then We heard scrambling, and they
backed out of the room. Mr.. Seaman
was holding Mr.. Bosdet down with one
hand and trying to get the weapon away
from him with the other. Mr.. Bosdet
then stopped and was almost on his
knees shen the first shot was fired. The
first shot was low one, and it had no
effect at all on the man. They continued
to struggle, and when the second shot was
fired Seaman turned around and staggered
into Mrs. Seaman's room.
Q-That is in detail all you can re-
member, conversation and everything?
Ayes, sir, that is all.
Cross-examined
Odd you hear Mr.. Seaman say he
would kill Mr.. Bosdet and Mrs. Seaman
Ayes. sir; when the remark was made
by Mr.. Bosdet, "Giye me the gun" Sea-
man says II won't give it to either one