The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-29
THE, HILL SUIT ENDED
Iury Considering the Question
OF Damages.
THE GRAPHIC ieoiiMONf.
xvf,f Of Jennie A. Morrill,, Who Left
Her Fortune 10 Her Husband,
Piled for Probate.
GRAPHIC TESTIMONY.

r-.e s1fa fss1 damage suit brought against
.,e oregon Improvement Company by the
s~gi4ren c. the late Capt. George
= sIu who met his death at Ana
-arzes on tae nigat OF December (, fsso.
~ failing from the company's Cock
- that place, came TO a close in the
rrn.fed States court yesterday before
judge Haaford. The jury retired a. 3
O'Clock.
.hs defense calling Harry w Carroll, the
nresent deputy city comptroller, who was
shen purser on the Eastern Oregon. He
testified that while the steamer vas land
ing AZ Anacortes. about $50 o clock In the
evening, he heard the cry:
MAN overboardH'
ne hurried out on deck and stood on the
Tow OF the steamer and looked down in
saa water There were no stationary
Ilz4,ts on tae wharf, but several persons
were provided with lanterns. and these
we're he'd over the wharf so that float
aag body could be discerned. The deck
hands rescued the body. but there was no
sgn OF life. Mr. Carroll aided DIR. Arm
strong for two hours IN an endeay0r 10
resusc.iate the man, but without success.
TIE captains body was then placed on
me steamer and brought TO Seattle. Ar.
Carroll was subjected 10 but a slight
eryss-exa animation.
John Davis. also called for the defense.
Il n0w resident Of Seattle. but was then
q real estate agent IN Anaeortes II was
re Intention TO show that Capt. EilIi was
uadss the influence of liquor when he met
hs Death DIR. Davis testified that early
Is ne afternoon he heard the captain
taking on the street. and he appeared 10
b. intoxicated. About O'Clock ne saw
iaa n a saloon. but did not see him take
drink. although he held a glass which
eostained something that looked like
hqaor. He did not see him again that
Gay
Al this poant the plaintiffs announced
that they would call +. X. Layton, FIRST
officer OF the steamer. for the purpose OF
laying the foundation for the impeach-
gent Of his testimony. Layton testified
Wednesday that he saw Capt, Hi com
Ing down the slip before the steamer was
at the dock. aad that he called out:
stop" That the captain did not heed
the command. and moment later fell in
the water. when he U4aytonl called out:
Man overboardF" Attorney Hayes asked
Layton, as soon as he was called:
ibid you state to Mrs. =. II. PEitehard.
the sister of Capt. Hin. shortly after the
captains death. that the first intimataon
you had of the accident was when some
ore called out: MAN oveF'boariF'
II don't know now what l told her"
answered Layton. II may have said so,
but / do not remember"
Mrs. Pritchard was then called. and she
testified that Layton had told her he did
not know anything concerning the acci-
dent until he heard some one call out
that a man was overheard. The defend
ants attorney asked Mrs. Pritehard no
questions at all, and here this phase OF
the proceedings rested
col" Wade Hampton. the colored man.
who was then running lodging house
at Anacortes. testified that he had known
Capt. HIil for twenty-eaFht years. both
having been at Shenandoah under Sher-
idIn. He said that on the evening OF De-
csmher I, lSa, he met Capt. Hin With
several other gentlemen. They all walked
down the street and went into Capt Tay-
lor's hotel aud into the bar room. Capt
I'LL invited them TO drink. and they all
took a drink. but the captain declined 10
take anything himself. He laid his UNI
tsslla down on the end of the bar and
taxed with friend until they heard tho
EaSern Oregon whistle. The night was
fey dark. and the colonel" volunteered
20 show the SeattIe-bound members OF
tae party Capt. I'm being one Of them.
70 the landing with his lantern. He
walked down with them. and when near
the warehouse on the wharf he left the
captain. calling the iatter's attention TO
the chute. or slip. about twelve feet dis
taat. The colonel then went 10 look
after some baggage. and In a few minutes
heard some one shout:
Capt Iiili Is drownedr'
Hampton testified that Capt nan was
perfectly sober. and INSTRUMENTATION did
not materially weaken his story in the
main.
". F. Hayes represented Mrs. I'M and
Frank Shay. the guardian ad Item. and
Goth addressed the jury, A. r Burieigh
represented the Oregon Improvement
Company. and his address was also an
able one. At 8 o'clock the judge deliv
cred his charge. and the case went TO the