The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18

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tsae same tniaa over. answered Mr. Bur
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<1T the defensa ~sre trying 20 get out =
she Witnesses al 6ay. ard when Il @ss &C.
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strongly objected. theFe eas considerable
joy among tae railroad counsel. ard scr
FoM ~ the camp OF Spokane merchants.
although they had ssprnnae faith IA the
shlsify - zfr Graves - even u up. Tle
latter. W1o - one Ok th9 best cYoss-ex-
aHffsTs ever heard 10 SeatsIe. wzs q tit
fEs Pot ouf ard probably questioned the
wlntess d little more severely than he 9th
erwlse wo0Ia have done. lie asked him
tie yearly income 81 the company, ard
then went into detail concerning the
amount % goods sold &c make that
amount He eaos&Eored 20 show that the
company had 8 special rate with the
Northern Pacific for which there Was no
tariff issued, bat the witness explained
the circumstances clearly and 20 The -Eyi-
During the examination Mr. Graves com
planned 70 the master Of ths habit % the
witness Of continuing bis answers and not
keeping wlthfn hts questions, when In
reality counsel would no more than pro-
pound ore question than he would ask
another
Once during the crosS-examination Mr.
Graves used The words Il don't care
cent whesheF = goes IN or not" Dir. tn
6erwood objected TO the statement being
made a part Of the record. This rllsa Mr..
Graves. who said. Il do not like 10 De
taken 70 task b the gentleman from New
York for making Use Of certain expires
s5oas. your hebor. and ! Wish he would
abstain from ob5ecting. IL my language
aoes rot suit hfs fantastic ear, Why / can
not help u. II ( 9ere 10 object to All the
expressions violating rhetoric. etc. made
- tho counsel or the other side. 1 would
have time Tor nothing else. ! wish they
wonli cease their practise q ObjectinE
70 what ! say II II very annoying" The
MASTER allowed TIE question. but struck
out the Objectionable words
Tine examination VIII BE continued to-
dag. when several other leading business
men 81 different lines vii be examined.
Prom nere the master will 20 20 Tacoma.
then 20 Portland ard from there 10 San
Francisco and probably last