The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-02

Have you said anything 20 t7dicsIe IaA'
you had improper relations wstn ArS
Dawscn7s
~So." with great emphasis.
did you not recently have q converse
ton On this subject with Nell Adair ara
Mr.. Dore in front OF the Pioneer o0iAo-
ing.~
Probably; but I don't rsnembsr dea-
nitsiy.'' -.
SIR The course OF that conversation did
yen not state that you had slept num-
her OF nights az DR.. Dawson's house, wofn
his paJarnas ard hai other entertainment
provided for your
~Na. sir: not IN that way-not IN thar
manner / recogiecs using some sucn ex-
preston IN conversation somewhere oas
not with that meaning" Then. rather mors
/ vigorously. ~ don't wish 20 have WORDS
( put In my mouth Mr.. Gilman. / am trying
/ TO tel the TRUTH and II you viii let me !
VIII tell you what did say"
Were ven NOT on that occasion tod
by Mr. Adsir that if you had such relations
with Mrs Dawson you ought 10 keep u 20
yourselfg'
Nc
Were you not stopped by Mr.. Dore. who
saf3. There is Harold Preston now with
IN a few~feet Of usr +"
.sNo"
Haven't you discussed this matter in sa-
.oonsg''
Possibly"
Ever discuss ii In the Double Stamp
Perhaps
ibid you not there In the presence of
Messrs. Farmer, Eaton. Dore and Clark
say in substance that you had had I'm
proper relations with Mrs Dawson"
me"
.s0id not one OF them say TO you that
II you had you ought to keep 1t 10 your
self7'
Il don't remember any such remark"
''you would remember IL you had said
such a things''
'syes. for 1 would have been telling Q
| ne"
"you have been advised TO go on the
stand and swear like gentleman
Yes" in a tone of disgust. Il have had
the example of the Prince OF Wales thrust
upon me- Now. I'll tel you. as nearly as
can, what did say. i once said, and
only once. tina; I had slept at DR.. Daw-
sons house and worn his pajamas, but
that IL that constituted adultery | dldn' t
know IL. / don't remember where nor
when nor to whom 1 said this
Mr.. Gilman asked Espsin to tel OF a
conversation with him. and Esplin de-
INJURED on the ground that IL was a con-
ndential conversation. Mr.. Gilman told
him to 20 ahead. he was free 10 tell any
thing that had been said. Esplin stated
that when the complaint in this case had
in connection with IL, he had gone at once
TO Mr.. Ronald to see the complaint itself
Seeing Mr.. Gilman's name attached as
one OF the attorneys he had gone to him,
and told him that he wanted to get out
out of the case if possible. Gilman said
he would see Carr and Dawson that night.
Next day he had not seen them but would
that night. Day following he told witness
he had seen them: that Dawson thought
him innocent, but Carr thought him
guilty: that Carr. however, had said he
was willing to drop the matter If j would
help them. Whereupon witness had re-
piled TO Gilman. Tell Mr. Carr to go
plumb TO hi" Gilman had said that tho
proposition came not from him. but from
Carr. to which witness had assented
when the redirect examination had
brought out this surprising statement, Mr..
Gilman took the witness, and with an ear
nest and determined air said:
Mr.. Esplin. do you aver on your oath
that ever at any time suggested TO you
that you help us?''
mo, sir: ! understood the proposition
TO come from Mr.. Carr"
Didn't tell you in that interview that
DIR. Dawson was loath TO believe you
guilty. that Gen. Carr did believe you
guilty. and that I believed the evidence
sufficient to convict your
No; but you told me that IL hadn't
done what / was charged with ] was q
- fool
Witness then repeated the conversation
as he remembered IL, repeating the mes
sage he had sent to Gen. Carr, and stat
Ing that no one else had been present at
the interview besides himself and Mr. Gil
man. and that the door OF the room where
they were was shut. Questioned further
he denied that he told Mr.. Gilman that
he had taken liberties with Mrs. Dawson
though never having gone so far as actual
adultery
Most OF the remainder OF the afternoon
session was taken up with the further
examination OF DR.. Dawson, who was
this time called TO the stand by tho de-
Tense. apparently much to the surprise
of opposing counsel. who objected 10 Mr..
RonalGs first question as not being u
proper cross-examination.
But this is not cross-exanination."
replied Mr.. Ronald: this is our own wit
ness" which assertion drew only pro-
longed "Oh" from the directors. The evil
dence now took a new turn, going into the
property affairs and relations OF DR.. and
Mrs. Dawson at such great length and
with such detail that the crowd became
sleepy. and accused the lawyers OF sim
ply killing time in order TO allow certain
dispositions TO arrive in time.
The Other witnesses.
Mrs. Lydia D. Almond was the next
witness for the defense, and she made a
good one. Her very appearance told In
her favor She IL exactly IS years old to-
day, but unless she had stated that fact
no one would have suspected her advanced
age. She has a motherly air about her,
and her gold-rimmed glasses and modest
black bonnet did not detract from her
appearance. She stated that she had
known Mrs. Dawson for fourteen years.
that she came NJ from California last No
veraber, and since then until last Friday
night has spent every night In the house
with Mrs. Dawson, and that the room
She Mrs. Almond. has occupied ct her
sons during the day is just across vacant
lot from the Dawson house, which II over
looks. 80 that Mrs. Dawson could not SO
out much without her noticing Il: this she
had not done. Witness thought she went
out bat very ltale. She paid high tribute
70 Mrs Dawson as an arectionate and
attentive mother. Had never seen her
drink beer. Had never seen her intox-
icated. Had seen her take a little wine.
ana had taken wine with her but never
more than half a glass. Had urged her
20 take wine and Mrs. Dawson had re-
fused. Had never seen anything TO make
her think Mrs. Dawson en- immoral
woman. Nonsense 10 charge her with vul-
rartty and smutty stories. Well fitted TO
take care o. the children. Children now
need mothers care and no one else
ought 20 have them. DR.. Dawson has been
an almost daily visitor TO the house dur
ing this time. cross-examlnea: Admitted
that she had rot seen much OF Mrs Daw-
son except during the eight months re-
ssrrsa 10. and short tine Just after Mrs
Dswxon's return from New York Admit
ted that the children ran 70 greet their
father on his arrival at the house, hu.
thought they were attracted chiefly BY the