The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19
THE KINZIES FOUND.
Gen. Carr Goes to Kansas City
for the Dawson Witnesses.
WILL BE HERE TO TESTIFY.
Plaintiff and Defendant Both Anxious
to Have "LortfeH and Her Hus-
band on the stand.

new phase In the Dawson divorce
case developed yesterday when IL became
known that Gen. 4. NJ. Carrs absence
from this city was not caused by MS at
tendance upon the national Republican
convention. as has BEEN generally sup
posed. but that he Is in Kansas CITY, 'he
present home OF the Kinxies. where ne
went to procure certain additional tesli-
mony IN the way OF dispositions MIS-
Kinxie. II viii be remembered. was the
rather attractive nurse girl In the family
Of the Dawsons, who is generally referred
to as 'Lottfe." and who. IL Is alleged,
furnished certain damaging testimony in
her earlier dispositions from Los Angeles
These dispositions were obtained. 50 Mrs.
Dawsons friends aver. under threat OK
duplicating Mrs. Kinxle more deeply in
the case
when questioned yesterday a clerk In
the Office OF Carr & Preston stated that
Gen Carr was in St. Louis. Later Mr.
Preston was seen personally and admitted
his PARTNERS presence in Kansas City. but
refused TO make any further statement
as to his absence or his intentions In Kan
sas City.
J. 7. Ronald. who. with VIII H. Thomp-
son. has charge OF Mrs. Dawson's inter-
ests In the case, when asked about the
new depositions, Immediately put chip
on his shoulder and said: Yes. sir;
understand that Cen Carr has gone after
the ktnxies. who have been located in
Kansas City Last Tuesday Carr & Pres
ton served copies OF interrogatories upon
Us that they proposed to PROFOUND to
these very valuable witnesses in the West
ern Missouri metropolis. / Immediately
said that preferred the witnesses pres
ence 10 their dispositions, and that I
would pay one-half of their expenses here.
and back, If they could be procured.
understood that the expense would be
about $500 This proposition was accept
ed by DR.. Dawson's attorneys, but / have
no idea that the kinzles will come ! only
wish they would. 1t Is said that they wiz
be here next Monday. I am thoroughly
convinced that Kinzie. himself. lied, and
that he influenced his wife. ! do not care
TO say anything worse OF her, now, than
that she has been influenced. l only hope
they viii come" repeated Mr.. Ronald.
meditatively. II certainly do"
Mr.. Preston was again seen at his Office
and the matter of Mr.. Ronalds interview
submitted with the idea of securing an
additional statement. he refused to al
low Post-Intelligencer reporter TO read
the interrogatories, saying that they had
not been filed and that they are not yet
public property. I'VE are not going to try
this case In the newspapers" said Mr..
Preston. Matters have been discussed
been Kept quiet until they found their way
INTO court. / am not disposed to discuss
Gen. Cars absence In Kansas CITY. or
the further relation OF the Kfnzies with
the case. / believe Judge Ronald ala
make some such offer as he saws he aid
put IL was not 10 me; l know nothing def
initeiy about IT. trust that you viii ex-
cuse me from saying any rrlore.''
After talking. however. with I. C. GIL
man, who Is also Interested in the prose-
eution OF the case. Mr. Preston consented
10 say that as Judge Ronald had seen III
10 air himself that there was no further
objection on his part TO being quoted In
the case
Somebody" said Mr.. Preston, Induced
the kinzies TO leave Los Angeles. / do
not say who. but feel sure that whoever II
was. was interested in this case. II is
hardly likely he continued, smslIng.
that we are afraid to have them here.
They are our witnesses. and we are par
ucularly anxious for the testimony that
they VIII give in open court. We have been
10 considerable expense in locating them
after leaving Los Angeles and had Dem
yer searched in the hope OF finding them
there Then we heard OF their being in
Kansas City, and after a thorough over
hauling OF the town succeeded in getting
them. They will certainly be here TO testi-
sfS"s ~ We WI 10 nave them
here. why should we tell that we had To-
Gated them? Why not let them disap-
pear?
What viii be done with Mr.. Ronald's
offer 10 pay half OF the expenses Of bring
ing them here?'' said Mr. Preston. repeat
ing = question. ''why. we will wal. until
we see what degree OF sincerity is attach
ed TO 1t. That. however. is another mat
ter"
Judge Osborn yesterday signed an order
for a commission to take the testimony
OF NJ. d. Wood. manager OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. at Kansas
City. and TO furnish copies OF kilograms
and answers now on file in his office. The
papers were filed In the county clerks Of
fee at SIS o'clock. and as soon as the pro-
cess Of entry had been made they were
hurriedly sealed. ready for the mail.