The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-18


daious that she was demonstrated with by
the proprietor Of the hotel
For the above reasons. Df. De wson sayE
Mrz pawHgn ia unfit for the custody ard
control o. the minor children. while he
himself II able and wiling properly to
educate them he says he Is DESTROYS to
the * ent u MS peculiarly ability 10 make
such provision regarding the expenses Of
the sl,iF as viii insure to Mrs. Dawson an
efficient preparation Of her case. ard a
fair and impartial trial. lie believes and
alleges that by reason Of her aduiterous
conduct she = rot entitled 20 permanent
aiinioay.
ID view OF these allegations. DIR. Dawson
asks that tie court eiil commit the e.
elusive care. custody and control Of ths
children 10 him during the tendency Of
the action, that the bonds Of matfinlony be
dissolved that the exclusive care Of the
children bc awarded 10 him thai he be re-
CURED % ray no alimcny after the entry
~ the decree OF divorce.
SO much for Dr. Daw@ons history OF the
differences with his wife Il remains FOR
her to tell an entirely different story. She
denies successfully al the charges In the
complaint; denies tie alleged relations
with Carroll, with Estabrook. with Eapisn.
with any other maj either at the Hotel
Chilberg or Al any ct3er place: with Glenn
eRt. with men AZ the ssfdome g. ~sse:
places In this city She denies that Dr.
Dawson has beer lad faithful ard af-
Zee tionatc. or has rightly performed his
duties ms husband She denies thai she has
been guilty of cruel treatment or personai
lndlgnliles rendering life burdensome 10
Dr Dawson. or that she has In any respect
violated her marriage vows or her duties
as 4 wifc toward husband.
II IS absolutely untrue. says Mrs Daw-
son. that during the whole OF her married
life OF any part of 4 she had neglected her
housed hold duties and the care of her chill
dfcn: or that she had absenied herself
from home almost constantly or even fire.
queilily daring the afternoons and evenings
or remained cut until late at night without
the consent Of her husband. She denies
that she has had or carried on sialiestine
eorrcspondence with men, or has made ap-
po.ntments at places away from
home without Or Dawson's knovl-
that she ever made designations
witt mer outside OF Seattle. or abb
scented from her home or children for such
purpose. II ~ untrue. she says. that she
has been intoxicated. She declares that
she never has been intoxicated. and that
no person has ever seen her Ia that cofldi-
tisn: but admits drinking occasionally a
%
drink ouch liquor she says It vas In ths
company aud society Of her husband or
relatives In answer to the charge attend
Ing the visit 20 Los Angeles. she Says she
went to that place from Oakland 30 attend
the flower festival. but that e ~as With
the knowledge ana consent OF her husband
She brands as false the incidents alleged 70
have taken pace on the street of that city,
declares she was never in the Vienna
IL Vtsi.r her
residence at the Nendome IN this city diI
anything improper or wrong,
Turning aff.rrnatiNeiy TO a defense. Mrs,
Iawsoa says In Substance thai she has A
@oos ard perfect defense for the alleged
causes 81 action. aud that IN addition there
10 she has good and perfec; groun8s
against Dr. Dawson Tor divorce IN her
own favor and for the custody Of the ehA-
dran SIZE AYERS that she VIII he able to
show nli only that al the matters al
legged In The complaint touching her con
tsuct as a wife and her unfltnsss aud in
competency as a mother are untrue. but
that she will be able 10 prove specific facts
TO procure a divorce in her own favor and
decree awarding her The custody o. the
children and large sum as alimony.
At TIE time Of The marriage. Mrs. paw-
son saws. she was the Zee simple owner in
her own riEht OF a large amount OF real
aud personal property situated in KING
county. THIS property she says. was
valued AZ AZ least tJo.p0 and that she
owed no o. hts and trat there were no liens
o. lncuphI ancCs ug1l II OF upon any part
OF g. Since the mafrlaFa, she fays. large
portion OF the property hss been taken ana
Applied hy pf Dlw4an % the payment o.
his own private ana inds.i'tuas deats. aud
that hy rcason OF his eNtrayaEafce and
reckiess maHsseGcut an tae residue has
been wasted ana last 80 that ahe IS gov