The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24
4 WIDOW AND A BOY.
Their Romance Rudely Inter
rupted by a Mother.
THE RESULT is A FAMILY ROW.
Mrs. whalen's Charms Beguiled James
Deedy but the Boys Mother and
the Law Interfered.

Mrs. Burk whalen. a nliddle-aged wo-
man who lives in cottage at the rear
NJ sIs Fourth street, appeared in Jus
tice CaldweIrs court yesterday afternoon
accompanied by e r. Cleary, president
OF the American Railway Union, ana
swore out a warrant for the arrest or
James Deedy. who is several years heF
junior, on the charge OF seduction. Mrs.
whaIen has been married once and has
a child about a year old. The Old adage
that there are always two sides 10 q
story applies in this case. Mrs Wnaien
claims that Deedy promised TO marry her
and that the whole trouble Is due 10 MS
parents. who opposed the alliance. On
the other hand. il Is said thatMrs Nhaien
has made a dupe of the young man. who
now languishes In the county jail Tor
want of $3.50 bonds.
This Is romance where beauty and
wealth are at discount. The Whalens.
speaking OF the time when Mr.. Whalen
was alive. were poor and Mrs. Katherine
Kelly allowed them 10 live in little cot
tage at the rear Of ISIS Fourth street.
Mr.. Whalen was not apparently all 40
sorbed with the beauties of his home, for
he SKIPPED OUT and left his spouse,
who then received assistance from the
county and one of the Catholic churches.
In time. however, Mr.. Whalep was taken
i'll with typhoid fever. SO he returned to
his wife, and was subsequently taken to
Providence hospital. where he died fif-
teen months ago. Then there was o. fu-
neral. and 1t appears from what Mrs.
Whalen says that young Deedy was call
ed In TO act as pallbearer. Mr.. Cleary,
who accompanied Mrs. Whalen 10 the
justice court, was also one of the bear
ers.
1t so happened that the Whalen house
and the house occupied by the Deedys are
separated by only small piece OF land.
and. according to Mrs. Whalen, last July
2 James Deedy made a casual CALL He
was very formal. but before departing
silently pressed the widows hand. She
says he came next day and thi4 time his
bashfulness had departed. for he wanted
her to sit down on his knee while he
whispered consoling words in her ear. She
would not think of such thing, but on
the following day. the Fourth OF July,
when everyone celebrates, she went out
to the lake with him. After they re-
turned home Ii proved a very eyentful
date for her. She says that since then
Deedy has been at her house frequently
and promised to marry her. He earned
money while working in sewer, and she
claims he placed part of It in her
hands to be used In connection with the
preparations for the nuptials. Deedy's
parents, who are honest, Woodworking
people. objected 10 their sons course to-
wards Mrs. Whalen.
The climax came about a week ago, and
for short time the people who live in
the neighborhood OF the Whalen house
thought several murders and dozen tom
cat fights were going on. 1t appeared
that Mrs. Deedy had reason to believe
her son had gone over to call on Mrs
Whalen. and she went after him. Mrs
Deedy raped on the door OF Mrs
Whalen's house and Mrs. Whalen asked
what was wanted.
us James there?" said Mrs. Deedy
Mrs. Whalen, so 1t is claimed. replied
that James was not there. Then Mrs
Deeiy. through stratagem, got Mrs
Whaien 10 open the door a few inches
and forced her way into the house. Alas
for poor James, he was found hiding be-
hind door. His mother yelled ard the
remainder OF the Deedy family came
pouring into the house. Pandemonium
reigned for the time being. and people
who were In the neighborhood think the
Columbus house free-for-all fight was
not a circumstance. Then. It Is said e
+. Cleary appeared on the sceue and
tried TO make peace. Mrs. Whalen. from
ell reports, got angry herself and told
young Deedy 20 go to bed in her house.
How long the jangie would have kept up
no ono knows only that Mr.. and Mrs
Deedy finally persuaded their son James
to go home with them.
Since then the relations between Mrs.
Whalen and her young lover have been
seriously interrupted. with the final re-
suit OF a warrant for seduction. Con-
stable Fitzgerald found young Deedy at
his brothers restaurant on the water
front.
friend OF Mr.. and Mrs. Deedy saii
that It was ridiculous for a woman as
old as Mrs. Whalep TO claim that a mere
boy seduced her Instead. he said. Mrs.
Whalen had been continually after the
boy
II Is probable that Deeiy will be re-
leased on bonds today. There seems 20
be the usual trouble about ages sfr~.
Whalen toi1 Deputy Prosecuting Attor-
new Morris that she was but a. bat
others who saw her say she Will never
see 90 again. At the prosecuting attor-
ney's office needy is thought 20 be Is
years old. but his friends say he Is only
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