The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-17
PARKER WELL KNOWN
That His Green Lake Neigh
bors Think Of Him.
eALL ACCUSED OF iNFlDELiTy
wss. Saws He Loved Other Women
wneelerrs Answer to Gleason
a wie's Legal Rights.

.rsvs A. L. Parker has Very had rep
-. in the community in which he re-
- Greer Lake according TO the testi-
-. rsvsr In Judge I4anzfey's court yes
- a. fhe settlement Of Sir. Parker s
- aeeos,ut Of the estate of his dead
rahle Wallingford was the. only
- Is.dge Langley permitted TO tss-
3. = TO Parker's reputation. Parker
~ counsel claimed 10 be taken by
- ard objected TO regulations being
$50 while the hearing was In pro-
- TIE court sustained the objection.
rat until after Wallingford had tes-
80 and he told what some few OF the
s-s-.s-,ent men OF Green Lake thought of
N Parker.
w.,s.ngford said he had known Parker
- slr,ce he went TO Green Lake and
90 Has examination continued:
~rha, Is his general reputation fer
.ssh and veracity in the community In
..<h he Hyes7"
IFS bad.
~zau1a you believe him under oath?'
u most certainly would not"
usalagforsis direct examination con-
.nsd about two minutes but his testi-
.asy came fast.
p.rksrs counsel got little excited and
:, parker conveniently absented himself
ss3tn the room.
Whom have you heard speak OF Par
ssSs repatationg' called out one of Par
- counsel as soon as the direct exam
zstsn ended.
Essrybody's talked about him"
Cd. tell some particular people who
-. apoken OF him." insisted the law
Sal. c. r. Stone has told me he's a
= raT and a hypocrite. Or. Il. c. Kill
sssrse SAYS he's a thief and a rascal
f~xassn Stewart. of the Fremont Mill
IL COMPANY, has remarked that Parker
aa-d rascal and a id thief In
81. Parker's bad reputation has been
tas esneral subject of conversation at
Csssn Lake for years. Parker can get all
the reputation he wants out there"
n0shefs can get reputation at
casn Lake, too, can't they7" sneered the
kxytr
Yes, bat none that's equal to Rev.
farksr's." answered Wallingford
When asked for the names 81 some
oshes persons who had given Parker a
bad reputation Wal!ingford mentioned
the names of his brother -in-iaw, W. u.
Wood. who had said that Parker was IA
bad egg" Contractor Wells and Deputy
y
so others considered Parkers reputation
bad.
Il anne here - said WallIngford, ito
testify TO that which every other person
n Green Lake viii testify TO If yon get
them here
When Waiiingford left the stand C. T.
Stone WAS called but his attorney thought
that the plaintiffs should not show up
Parhers bad reputation because the at
tack had been made upon his client
rather suddenly and from the further
reason that from the pleadings there was
no necessity for such an attack. IL the
court was going to allow witnesses 10
testify eaalnst Parker the reverend gen
tssnsn would have to ask for a contin-
saace In srier that he. too, could bring
Few witnesses who would tell what
asood reputation he enjoyed Ia the COM
Haniiy In which he lived. lie limited that
Ne shiInus OF some one had prompted
attack on Mir. parker's reputation.
hkers lawyer denied that such was
~ truth lie was just trying TO get at
~ facts In the case. Parker had claim
q that he had turned over all of his
Hfs'r effects 10 the special administrator.
Sais vas denied by Mrs. Kellogg and the
Fstia administrator. lie had made
sTprn statements which were contra
aie.ed
Judge Langley thought that the plain
W should give twenty-four hours notice
4 were Intended TO impeaeh the de-
ftndant.
v5a Of the first witnesses called In the
AssFnoon was Mrs. Berta SandeIl, who
fssldes near tho Parker residence n,
saTsen Lake. and who had been employed
% TIE Parkers at various times In the
sAIaeiiy of a servant She testified that
ssnae time after Mrs. parkers death
- Kellogg, the mother-in-iaw OF the
aspsased took her into MIR. Parker
feesn' opened a trunk and showed her
afge amount Of silverware and Jew
cry. which she said Mr.. Parker had ac-
sased her OF stealing The vaiuahles We're
imposed to have belonged TO the de-
ssased. Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Kellogg, the
witness said. had the key 10 the trunk,
saa after exhibiting it's contents locked
I and the tive went down sairs. Later
hfs Kellogg and the witness left the
sase together and. so far as the witness
ahex, Mrs. Kellogg did not go upstairs
again.
another Witness was Clara May Kei-
iass. sister OF the deceased Mrs Park
=, aai daughter OF Mrs. Kellogg. She
sAaa that she attended the wedding Of
see sister and Mr.. Parker ar Omaha I'm
~ great many articles of value he
sa'slEg 70 Mrs. Parker personally were
: sae Green Lake residence at the time
= AeF Death. They consisted OF "A silver
pitcher. knives and spoons and other
sue saFerware. together with a number
: pieces OF household furniture. The sill
sAFe tn most every instance was
$40 with the deceased's initials. The
hme she saw IL was on the day that
BOTHER. Mrs. Sandeil and herself
II In The trunk In October. 1894.
saaef eroSs-exa ulnatlou the witness
= Vat she had a distinct recollection
each ptece of furniture and silver
referred 70. ana was positive that
vas IN the trunk on October 81. iSsi.
Ay that Mrs. kellogg exhibited Il "a
Mr. sanAeu
she special administrator had no furth-
.tienee 70 introduce against Parker.
- NE defense then pat Parker on the
$50 Who testified briefly as 70 several
relating 20 che estate In which he
1 Judge Langley announced that
'eta take The matter under advise
1ehi gntn April -