The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-26
Odd he call Mr.. Bosjet any names


to get away without having been killed
A-No, sir.
Ollie had Mr.. Bosdet down when b,
Was trying to get the weapon away frou
him. Did he knock him down? A
Yes, sir, he had him almost down on tn,
floor; Mr.. Bosdet was on his knees.
Q-wss he a much larger man thar
Mr.. Bosdet? About how large was he
Ayes, he was; well, he was about th,
size Of my husband, and you all know
what he is.
Mr.. Williams being called as witness
on behalf Of the defendant, after bein,
duly sworn, deposes and says:
Q-What is your name? A--Williams
Q-Where do you reside? Al live a
the Seaman lodging house.
Q--The one kept by Mr.. and Mrs. Sea
man? Ayes, sir.
Q-How long have, you lived there
Al have lived there since the 18th day
Of May.
Odd you know Mr.. and Mrs. Sea
man before that time? A--No, sir;
have known them only since l came here
on the 25th day Of May.
Q-Do you know what their family re-
lations were? Al never bothered my,
self with such things.
Q-At this time, when you were living
there, did you ever hear them quarreling
Al don't know; il did, didn't pay
any attention to it.
o. will ask you this question: Did
you ever hear them quarreling violently
at any timer Al have sometimes.
Q-How many times? A--That is toe
hard for me to say; often.
Q-At any Of these times, can you tell
what was said between them? Al can.
not say; never pay any attention to such
things.
Q-Do You know il he ever made any
threats against her. Do you remember
of his making any? Al expect have,
but not till yesterday.
Odd he ever say anything to you
about killing her? A-Well, about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon he said that
il she ever came back he would kill her
l did not hear them quarreling after that
I took my wife, who is delicate, out Of
the house in case there should be any
trouble.
Q-Do you know whether or not they
were fighting? A--They were fighting.
Q-What was the conversation between
you and he with regard to her? Al
cannot tell one-half or quarter what he
told me; but he said that he never wanted
her to come back to the house again; be
said il she did, that would see her scalp
hanging over by the court house inside Of
twenty-four hours; and said, the world
is large enough for you two to get along
without quarreling, and he got up and
went down town; after awhile be came
back, and as he was coming, saw her
about 100 feet from the house, and went
and said TO her, 81 have never said ord
to you about your family affairs since ]
have been here, but advise you now not
to 20 back to the house."
Q-Did you know whether or not he
had the gun with him then? Al did
not know be owned one; was up town,
you see, from the time / got my wife
away from the house until got back.
Q-Had he gun at that time? Al
didn't think he was in the habit of carry
ing one about the house with him.
Q-Do you know whether or not he wa
drinking? Al did not know that he
had been drinking until his little niece
told me that he had been drinking.
Q-During those other quarrels tina,
they had, do you remember anything thai
they said, or that took place? A--No
sir; do not remember what Language
they used.
Odd you ever see him have pistol
A-No, sir.
Odd he have his hands behind him
when you stopped Mrs. Seaman about
100 feet from the house? Ale was in
the house, and was out on the street
almost 100 feet from the house.
Q-Why did you stop Mrs. Seaman
from coming to the house? A--Becaust
l thought there was going to be somt
trouble.
Q-You had reason to believe that he
would kill her? Al believed in my
heart that he would.
Q-Was he q very large man? Ale
told me himself that he weighed 24G
pounds.
Mrs. 0'Hara's testimony was simply
coroboratiye OF that preceding. At tht
conclusion, the prosecuting attorney init
mated that, for his part, he was disin
clined to ask any further questions; anC
stated that the members of the jury coulc
hear further testimony or not, as the,
chose. They Immediately replied tina
they had heard all that they felt was nee
essary for decision upon the case. At
torney Whitson thereupon submitted t.
the foreman verdict for his client; tn,
prosecutor remarking that it was hardl,
necessary for him to frame one on the
part of the state, as the jury evidently
he'd already made up their minds upon
the question. Following is the verdict
Owe, the jury impaneled by the coro
per Of Yakima county, Washington, tG
inquire into the cause of the death o.
David Seaman, do find that at the time
OF his death he was attempting to kill bis
wife with pistol; and that George Bos
Diet, being called by the bystanders, in
terfered and attempted to disarm the de
ceased and that in the scufiie which en-
sued the pistol of the said Seaman wal
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by said Bosdet in
tentionally or accidentally we are unable
to find; but il by the said Bosdet. We fine