The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-18
IARITAL DISPUTE.
peeult Of Which John Ring
Is In Jail.
- the WIFE cHAaoEs.
e>pr Man Found Guflfy-WhAs
~ Expert Testimony Cost-To
Test the Law.

.~xaoser several weeks In her own
I = cruelty beaten and threatened with
.sss~ vas more than Mrs. Mary Ring,
- seattle. could stand. and with the
- hsv friends zfse has succeeded in
s-~ The alleged tormeutor. John Ring.
~ ss,sh.nd. plscsd behind the barr Of the
- county jail These facts were brought
y q an AFFIDAVIT and petition for a writ
tsheas corpus fIs9 IL the superior court
sserrtay and acted upon BY Judge Hnrnes
Ss- Z, me afternoon. As q result Of that
- : r7r.t was Issued for the immediate
4 Ls~-~noe Of John Ring and placed In the
s.-5s A Deputy Sheriff Hawkes., who
.-.a n on the accused and brought him
q 49, city. arriving at the jail shortly
,s.~s o'clock. Mrs. Ring was also brought
- b1, vas allowed 10 60 on her own
s,rogaixsnee.
~ hussand stoufiy denies that he ever
- bls wife locked up as a prisoner. or
- - ever cruelty beat her or attempted
- ~. Hc says he has always treated
q. gi,a Kindness and provided for her
russs. but thinks that her mind mas Desn
s-ssrcsd by neighbor named Mrs. Bell
- story does not hold well together.
.-r,radictory sentences creeping In one
. ,or Of the other. giving a person the
-rressson that ne knows more than hs
~ 10 tell. Ir his presence In the JAIL
- ofsee last night Mrs. Ring positively
.s,,.ed 20 say anything In regard 70 the
- but when she got on the outside and
rs~an conyerssng with her legal adviser.
Z Henry Denning. she said there was
soo1 deal more truth than appeared In the
andssit
r,rr vas seen at the county jail short
,,.,S after his arrival and told the follow
- story OF his marital doipgs. and his
s.s,or in the matter: I'VE were married
s,rnosr three years years ago. at West STU
1900. Wis. We lived a quiet life there In
r. country and were very happy, she
ns,ns a good woman and willing help
.sts. About a year ago we moved to a
sa~n IN Idaho, where women were scarce
md men plenty. II was there that we be-
AN 10 disagree, as she did not act As she
sho1n. I think that she was Influenced by
N Enslishwoman living there. who put
fsssah notions In her head. We began TO
havs differences which finally resulted in
sens for a separation. Papers were
dawn up and signed By both of us. and
soca after made up my mind TO come
suyther west She said she was coming,
tao and came. Our next stopping place
vas Spokane. We saw a lawyer at that
mace and he advised us to live together
nsscshly as man and wife should. Soon
Alter this we came 10 this place and To-
ested at West Seattle. where l purchased
little home, which we have fixed up
eou.fortably I rented the West Side
house and am fixing It up for the coming
eammer There Is a family living near Us
over there named Bell. which Is In very
poor circumstances. the husband being
unk picker Mrs. Bell has filled my wife's
bead full OF nonsense and II seems as II
she wants TO break up our home.
sis or seven days ago We came over to
this city on the ferry to buy some things
We wanted. During the afternoon we got
separstsd and I drank several sehooners
81 beer. and when met my wife later on
she was angry. This made me mad and
sceided her. but she got sassy and took
hold Of her and shook her. She left me
ADD did not see anything of her for three
days. During this time she stayed with
the BELLS ! met her In front OF Bells and
told her 10 go home. but she wouldn't. and
I took hold OF her and gently threw her
t,wr. Mrs. Bell stood on the porch and
xstehed II. After this We got along pretty
wei together. and | WAS awfuliy surprised
VIXEN the sheriff arrested me tonight"
The writ IL rcturnahle forthwith, and the
Ease will probably come up before Judge
HINES the flrst thing this morning.