The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-02
JURY HANGING OUT.
No Agreement in the Nichols
Case After Six Hours.
4 FIELD OAR Fos TIE ORATORS
Astsr Patssng Sishais sad Ford 1srsssh
she xnt snd Maxtse Mrs. Tssd
Wssp. Lawyers GO IT H


vent 10 the fury AT csc p. IN yesstsr-
day. after half day sDezN W aFKu-
xpefst, Instructions were given ioE =
scaled verdict to be opened. fn case ..
a0reeusert al s:s, this E11fssings anu
until That time the oslte1sne ct tfae ffs'aA
VII. be unknywn rave 60 the JuryF1issn.
1sne eharaesser on the defense yestsr-
day was shifted practically 20 the oiss
ground OF privileged cofa1mg nacaSipf',
rs,sssel Tor tire accused placing great
xtrtsss ssrsen the fact that the eir-'riar
sis,sssad 10 be iibelons had bern brought
through DIR. Hartzen 70 she attention
OF the conference at Tacoma. and acted
upon by committee. which by exoDssas-
tn4 DR.. Ford had waived any objection
that unIgfgs have nesen faised. because
Mr. Nichols was not a nesnSser or the
conference. This point was brought
oat egnrsisatieasly by Dir. NinSlT IN
Mn argument.
The usual large crowd was present
ali day long. the number OF women ex-
seetiisig. perhaps. that In attendance
Wednesday or Thursday Every one
wast.hsd ffe proceedings ~arefuliysgk
watched tbs. proceedings iatentiy. and
hig,h pssca---tfle frsst tiFne when the boy
Robert Scott adopted ny Mrs. Ivy,
Was raiissl forward within the bar, and
the aecond tine when Airs. FxTd. after
a searching examination as 20 her
marriage with Mr.. Burke. and the dis
gryeefui asene eaad to have been en-
acted In the sFpske housrs II The Phil
Iisss place. characterized by MIR. Rom
all az the saost brutal questioning he
had egex heard IN otaig-s. after brayely
struggling to be composed In her de-
mails Of the ruinais aec7izss=sss ls.iiss. burst
fufo a iIo1d of teare and exclaimed Iii
q soirs broken by sahs:
Il azn telling the truth. | am telling
sfe truth.
This caused n stir AIMING the au-
dienee, the women showing the deep
synaratiy they felt TOR the witness
ni,ss many nf the men leaning forward
IN II indignant. and IL bronght the
exsnsaatlun to as abrupt and dramatic
elise.
sichoIs Again on tho Rack.
Th1 morning session was opened with
Afr. NiehoIs on the stand. his croas-ex-
day before. lie acknowledged having
sjIstf4bulesi after investigation ut Ta-
CONS number OF circmIars-how many
be did not rseslieci for the purpose of
letting tha fnssrhera 81 the conference
know the Facts In reference ~ Or.
Ford. The investigation he considered
a farce It's sole object having been to
investigate him. aud not TeWd. in order
10 find out whether he had grounds on
which To stand in court Proceedings.
I'd mfId. ahoulsf have been taken at the
HaIlaad conference. but that body was
afraid of DIR. Ford and refused 10 do
sts duty.
The defense here rested. and In re-
hitttas the state FIRST called Rev. Mr..
Taifee. and endcav nred % secure from
aim an admission that the first tiFfc.
he met MIR. Burke was at Squire Ivy's
house in the presence Of Mrs Iyie, his
widowed daughter and others. but an
obtsction by the defense 10 this aiies-
fisn was sustained ny the court. The
witness was hernnps,n excused. and
the object. - demonstrate that Mr..
Ford had never given Mr.. Burke a
letter OF introduction 10 Mr.. C,alfee.
WAS attained oy replacing Mrs. Ford
On the stand.
How Mrs. fvie Became Mrs. Burke,
II first mat sir. Burke al heene. sha
aid. 'sIfe was travelling through the
country one day. and happening to
stop at the house incidentally spoke Of
knowing ar. Ford. Ne at ence well
comed him. and Mr. cs,iFee. who was
AZ she house. WIS intscsiuced 10 Mr..
BaFke, but no lctter was PASSED be-
tween them. Agterwaasi Mr., C,alf~a
called Mr.. Burke the sn,arteat man he
had ever met. saying one eouid learn
more from him I'm fifteen minutes
than frran Air. Ford In a lifetime.
After detailing infinitely the clrcuyn-
stances OF her second marriage Mrs
Ferd was asked about the boy Robert
now living al their home as The at,s,,,te,,
Entl OF Mrs. Ivy. His name she ssat3
vsas Scott. lie had been born FIVE 81.
ak miles feom her fathers. and haf
Been taken BY her mother an 1850
Is ne Ia The court roumg' was asked
eyes. SIR
Robert Ivy, stand up" was then
coanngandsa
In rvspsnse. a slightly built s,,os.
hooking young fnan OF medium h..lr.n,
aruSe fisgsn a back scat ana ,no<,.'s
Forward 10 the place within th. ~,
al eyes being turned upon him "a the
youth whom the defense Wis cnaeayor.
Tag le prove the illegitlmate son az
Ig. Fssfd. y
tsat attention WAS soon drawn fr,,s,,
the YOUTH ~ "a crVses.iirs Of questions
again dir~cted 20 The details - a.
s'asffiase ceremony. Mas, Ford ssving.
IN a matter Of fact way. that her ,r,'
rents had tlat extended The wet,ssng
aasi iseeit married befs.=e. - sf,.s ~,ta
An, faea sNeu were no Sn~fn,-
ehhke,s." ANSWERED Mr.. wsns,r
IL sas this observation th,, ,,,.,,,,..,
Mr.. Roa1ala's IRE. MIR. Wlnsar .,,.e,,,. -
direstsag his interrogvatianz Il, ire So,
oslslsis SerS9t as In the epsSxN9e sah4 ~.
tss1hes 20 h3ve taken naaAa a. -.
smoke house. Mrs. Ford ereyv i,,,sss-.,,,..
ana hrr oethnFst ~ feeling ls,s ,,n :,
che tears, SHE said " :"
never NseGyd ~ such - ..s.,.- ,,..,,
5iesrd Z here. yhere was ~, s,s.,,.ss,
'asEleF on i;lF@sag or AIR. pe~t -
sst1ssi@ Ssss the truth about thsq ,,s-,,t....
trWsh 'A'a TIE
Iae Breakdown elosesi tire agony 80.
L s''Ta cross exsnl'ne~ seMxssf rs
sss.s.sS 'asss cssisssi ssss. That e ~, ;,
- s'iavf1'Eg woman psaS attentive
~ lea ay Der haseasza 20 a sss.i.
- aaSsS a'seesSsSson pr. Adams Yos
.S0sKe Y. Feese. Mrs. tass.ke -.
az haffieed ana Rev. NJ. \ go,
.s.'sss's' Were put "a the stand. AL ~