The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23


his face became crimson. He dropped hrs
eyes. and said: Yes. that IS the man
Wow sir went on the attorney. when
you went 70 the Green Tree saloon you
went up past the bank TO Columbia street.
then turned up block and went 20 the sa-
loonz" Yes. sir"
'Is the saloon or the same street - the
postoffice and Bonney A. Stewards estao-
Iisbment - Yes. I think II IS
You don't seem positive Of IL. do you?
yes, STR"
The ahsurditv of the answer was so ap-
parent that the audience could scarcely
contain Itself.
You say your business is that Of a sew
ing machine solicitor" continued the at
torney Yes. sir. do
How long have you been in the city,
mine months.
I'm that business all the tInee" yes -
wen. then. how do yon know what
street you are orr Il stop and ask peo-
pie"
A broad smile went over the faces Of the
crowd
SIR. Lewis kept on In the same strain.
and the witness asSented 20 everything he
said about the streets
Counsel for the state on redirect exami-
nation asked the witness If he did not
mean Washington street. south OF Yesler
avenue, instead Of Columbia. and wit
ness said be believed he did.
THAT is all for you. sir" said Mr. Lewis.
The Closing Testimony.
Kalar was called for by the defense, but
was not present and az officer was sent for
him.
Clerk Reed of police headquarters. was
recalled and stated that he considered
Page was under the influence OF liquor
when locked up.
Edward cudihee was recalled and stated
In answer 10 a question a. 10 Pages condi-
ton that he did not think there was any
thing out Of the way with him.
Kalar then appeared and was cross-ex-
amined by Dir. Piles.
did you not beg money before man
named Colvin on Pioneer place the latter
part of May. represe nting 10 him that you
were hungry The question was ruled
out.
Mr.. Luce farmer OF Skagit county,
stated that Kalar tod him Friday night
in walking down town from the court
house that he thought Page took a driDS
with him In q saloon on Columbia street.
pointing north.
The defense rested and stated that II
was ready 20 proceed at once with :he ar
guments The court expressed the desire
that the case should be finished before the
close of the day.
First speech for the state.
The Y5s. closing address was made by
Mr. Linasay. associate counsel for the
state, and who began by calling the atten-
stOn OF the court 10 a few special instruc-
tions on the taking of human life. He re-
ferred TO the trust reposed in him not only
BY the district attorney but also by the
widow OF the deceased. lie feelingly
touched upon the death OF Fraser and the
sorrow brought TO his household. RE
went through the details of the entire case
as II appeared 10 him. He accused counsel
for the defense of "badgering' the wit
neSses. not cross-examining their. lie
then pictured the shooting, as testimony
showed II happened. and said the differ
ence in testimony OF the different Witness
es was the natural result OF their differ
ent positions. 1T is not question OF twee-
dle-dee and tweedie-dum: the main ques-
ton Is that a man is under the sod: that
this woman is here n widow" He defend
ell the states witnesses. Ireton and Mar
den. from the attacks on their charcter
by the defense and said he would plant
his case on Ireton's testimony as against
the word OF Chief OF Police Rogers. He
told in sarcastic tones of Pages career as
a cowboy on the plains OF Dakota. bound
ing on a broncho." and incidentally pic
tured Mr. Lewis pacing on a palfrey' on
the streets OF Seattle the admired OF all
sib,e that a man with thirteen years ex-
perience as a cowboy and a life on the
plains could be so easily made 10 believe
that this plain, blunt man, Irston, was a
mining engineer. He spoke Of the
glorious Irish row. at Lowell. where
Duggan got the worst OF It. He wanted 10
know II the jury took the witnesses for
DID fools. that they could ply their trade
In this city for years and escape the
watchful eyes Of the sleuthhounds, Rogers
and cudihee. He stated that the gallant
colonel was mistaken in his description OF
the table I'm the room. He described the
large building across the street. and said:
oh Sauls, why didn't you have a man
over in one Of the top stories 20 see what
was going on the night of the MURDER
lie went over the testimony of Page and
claimed on that alone the state could rest
IT'S case. He said this is the man that went
TO the Salvation Army headquarters ard
gave the woman in charge s.. all the time
having a pistol in his pocket, with tina
deadly bullet that took away poor Fraser
from his wife and little child. He closed
his argument at O'Clock. and asked the
jury, in sohblng. pleading tone. TO do
their duty as citizens and men and see
that justice be done.
piles Rakes the Witnesses.
=. ". Piles, I'm opening the case for the
sent the case as 10 evidence. not as 10 the
widow and child theory. though he com
pllmented the learned counsel on his ad-
dress He said the learned counsel that
preceded him placed 50 much credence on
The testimony OF a government land spy.
| s. man who sneaks through the woods
and takes land from the honest settler
IL, dweit particularly on the character cf
the men who testified to having seen the
affair He characterized them all As
thieves and bunko thieves and vultures
camping on the tran Of men who come TO
the city with money, and rohhing them
with their loaded dice ard other devices
lie recited several statements male by
counsel for the state and asked the jury
4 they iiI not know better ;han to believe
such misstatements He carefully went
through the entire testimony and history
~ Treton johnson. pidway and Nardeu.
saying 20 the jury;
Gentlemen. these are nice men 70
swear away a mans life' Why II hell
were 10 raked over with a ne-toothed
comb. three such damnable scoundrels
could not be gathered w"
! The speaker said he had no more use for
Detective Cudihee than ne had for the
bUnko thieves that robbed Page. because
man who viii meet him on the street
and tell him one thing and then immedi
ately set on the stand and say just the on
poSite ceases tn Pc q man. and DEVELOPS
into a scoundrel The cause Of this re-
mark was the question asked OF Cudihee
| II the men stated thar there had been no
gambling going on he stated that he was
free u admit before his wife that he had
| often taken cocktails. and had on occa-
sions taken six or seven i'm a night. but ne
was not confined 20 his bed Tor three or
four days. not taking enough uutrimeut 20
IN "a tablespoonful