The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
Railroaded From One Place to
Another by an Agent of
Mrs. Dawson.
sHADOWED BY DETECTIVES
Defendant Will Swear That She Knows
Nothing About the Kinseys'
Movements.

SEATTLE, WASH, June 23.-George
Kinsey, formerly of Los Angeles and now
resident of Kansas City, went on the
witness-stand this morning in the Dawson
divorce case and confessed that he had
been bribed by A. A. Eckstrom, a paper
hanger of Los Angeles, to leave Los An
geles with his wife. Eckstrom, the plain
tiff contends, was employed by Mrs.
Dawson. Tue witness said Eckstrom sent
for him, and when he went to see him told
him that he ought not to make the depo-
sitions that be contemplated doing, and
asked him to leave the coast until after
June. Eckstrom offered him $50 and all
expenses, and told him that he would not
want him to go north. would rather he
would go south, and did not want him to
correspond with any one while away.
Kinsey said he wanted more money, and
Eckstrom agreed to give it to him. Eek
strom asked him to go to Arizona with
his wife. 1t was so agreed, and with
money IN their pockets which Eckstrom
had given them and railroad tickets which
were purchased with Eckstrom's money
the Kinseys went TO Phoenix, Ariz.
Mrs Kinsey, the witness said, had told
him to accept Eckstrom's offer, but his
mother, Knsey said, told him that she
did not think it was right Kinsey had a
letter of introduction to g. A. Smith of
Phoenix, Ariz. When he reached there he
presented the letter, and later Smith gave
him $25 and told him the next payment
would be in ten days. Kinsey received
several letters Of Introduction from Eek
strom through the mail after he had ar
rived in Phoenix. Before leaving Los
Angeles Kinsey said Eckstrom told him
he would be taken care of at Phoenix
about ten days after Smith had paid him
$25 the KInseys went to Kansas City.
Smith bought hem tickets and gave them
about $40 additional. The Kinseys reached
Kansas City in April and the witness OBJ
tanned employment in dry-goods store.
There were about 400 employees in the
store. The witness had charge of a soda
fountain. His salary was $50. and the
witness said he is still in the employ of
the store and was given leave of absence
so that he could come TO Seattle.
The witness said he had received num-
Der of letters while in Kansas City from
Eckstrom. They were not signed, and in
accordance with a request from Eckstrom
he returned them to him. The witness
also received several kilograms relating to
money matters which were not signed.
On June 8, the witness said, he wrote to
Mr.. Eckstrom that he was being watched
by detectives.
In answer to a question from General
Carr the witness said that he knew he was
watched because when he went to the gen.
eral delivery for his mail he always met
man who followed him home. In answer
to the letter written on June the witness
said he received a telegram from Eek
strom, which read as follows:
Change instantly. Will send you mon
ey by telegram. Answer" Not signed.
The witness said he came to Seattle at
General Carr's request.
Mr. Ronald said that the defense had no
knowledge whatever OF the alleged bribery
of the Kinseys. Eckstrom, he said, knew
Mrs. Dawson's mother, but Mrs. Dawson
would swear that she never had anything
to do with getting the Kinseys out of the
way, nor did she know anything about their
Los Wi