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

I rrlfitude u Accusations in
tie Complaint.
mr. THe WIFE STRIKES BACK


,nnlIcaflon of Mrs. Da~roi, nv W
for an order requiring DR. Dawson 20 az
vance her funds necessary 70 Ssl. .s A.,
<esens<. She asks that he Immediately
49, n her. for the purpose OF employing
ss..,,ssl az tsx.nz depositis rs OF witnesses
- r.ffarraa. Of providing for the support
- herself and the two children during
*. II,.rafion. the sum OF 1850.
Ths Complaint either names or indicates
- hast twelve correspondent After a.
ifeing the marriage IN this CITY Ausssi r.
ia sbs sa,bseafieni birth Of the children.
800 - neevss sad william Ralph coffmaa,
ans noinf3ag out that during the wh9'e
rrrio5 az The married life. DIR. Dawson
80 treased his wife as a kind. faithful
"a afyectjorate hpsbDnd. and fully per
S.r.,ed ali the duties and obligations OF
~ ,aarylage relation, IL charges acts OF
Adultery extending over period q tour
vears none Of which. he says. became
known to him Until January o., OF tns
nrs.eUt year. at which date he ceased 70
i've Win her as her husband.
Many Of The dates set out In the COM
c,asnf are given with the certainty that
reauiYes absolute proof. and the speciic
ac.a charged are:
W,.h Frank Carroll, In January or Feb
r.arv. 1899 al the family residence. No.
xs;s Seventh street; also AT oilers places
ard rines subsequent % January ! hf@
NIfE IH3N fdfIt1 ts-tit'i @'ftt 49,
1xey al Alameda Cal also with hsta-
brrok ~ September. 1891. at Oakland, Cal
with chafiss' Espiln In July. 1854. At no
family residence.
win a man whose name IL not known
nth sufEcIeaf certainly TO warrant IS
be;rg paced In the ooB,p,as9t, ., sss-s.a-
Der. 1854 at Hotel cs.ibeff. Tacoma
with man named Brown. on the day
preceding the day mentioned IN The pre-
cedsng paragraph, at Tacoma.
with man whose identity - not fpiiy
krogE. On the evening ~ the day referred
10 IN the. last preceding paragraph, al
Tacoma.
Wlth man named clemeat, March 70.
1876. and both preceding and subsequent
thereto, al Oakland. Cal
with man not fully known, August Is.
lsss at ii22 Columbia street.
With man not fully known. August ~
1885, al No ii22 Columbia street, Seattle
With A C. Hess. on or about feptember
TO- and during August and September. OF
the same year. at The Hotel Nendome,
Seattle
With persons unknown 10 plaintiff, In
AneIst ard September. fSa5, al the Hotel
yendome and other places. Seattle.
With a man not fully known. November
o. at Mace near the corner Of Fourth
and Battery streets. Seattle.
None OF the above acts. says pr. Daw-
son, came TO his kpowwledge untii sub
seqnentfo January 20, 1896, and that all Of
them remain nnforgiyen and uncondonsd-
The above allegations Of the complaint
are reeitrsi in eighteen paragraphs. and
with the nineteenth core charges Of cruel
treatment and personal indiFnities render
ing life burdensome for tho entire period
of the married life. During that time, he
saws. be has been called upop To treat pro-
fessionaly large numbers OF women pa
tients, and has been almost daily accused
by Mrs, Dawson OF ahulterous and un-
chaste confucf with all OF nearly all of
such patients in addition 20 such charges.
the defendant Ii said 10 have threatened
10 do bodily Injury 10 the patients. and has
continually demanded of him that he re-
fuse TO treat them. thereby greatly humii-
fating him, embarrassing him In the prac-
tice Of his profession and rendering his life
hurdensom=
Such conduct. he charges. was carried =,
fuch an extent that between December.
$500. and October. 1881. h. was compelled
10 abandon practice and retire 10 farm,
20 his great loss Financially and profession.
ally. Mrs Dawson, he saws has neriected
her household duties ani the care al her
children during The whole period OF mar
rled life, and during that time. uiore par
ficularly during The past year. aealnst hts
wishes and advlce, she has absenied her.
self from home almost constantly durlng
afternoons and evenings, remaining oat
often until midnight or later. and that
rla'ntiff was not advised Of her where
afsufv
II is Further ehsrycf that Mrs Dawson
has ~ different times carried on ciane.s-
tine eofresfosids rec with men. and has re-
reAieriv made appointments to meet NJ. n
fwas from home w,thow her huahand's
inoT'isdee. and BY keepius them has scam
csl'zed and tlsgraeed him ~ the comn1n-
MY. 81 BIS residence Further. he SAYS.
sHe mas made designations With different
men outside Seattle. espoJ si,y N Tacoma
ana Portland ard fof the purnoso Of kren-
Ing speh Appointment has ,hscn,rd herself
mn home aea;nsi his Wishes. remaining
absent fer days ~ a time without hini he
Ire sdN.Eea with any particularly or car-
ta'nty a. 70 her whereabouts tereourntiv.
SAYS ne complainant Mrs piwson Inns no
cane grossly intoxicated and while in chat
condition has VISITED mis- friends and pro-
.fsi7ua' associaies indnlgine in lcwa las-
ciYlons conversation aud conduct. ans sur
Ing TIRE pfr'od Of ,hclr married i.fe has sn-
cared o. ghs streets " ceattlo roticc,hlv
INTOXICATED. ihrrehs greatly scandauzlnx
and a'srrseirg hlr,
The complaint takes ~ the visii 1T Mrs
Dawson n California. Waafe. pr H4tessn
saws. Pc ~ }Niilsa her amt trs 1ii irrr =, IA
comfortable temrorary arniC H. Ala media.
while ~ h'nseif rCuhircd % thia ,ty ehe
l.stahTook ep'eodc is anman3 O., ar4f~ e,,a
nest comes TIE charge ~ .rrceah,.ly with
Clement u Is also charged that she Na@
grltv Of drunken carousals in Aprf
w. Mrs. DRNs9n Is said "a hnNv Axiom an
company with another woman ard a ls4r
or men Hnknawn 20 pr Dawson. sn.l 10
have rcne Go los hneslrs s,ra.arina IN
The pai1c streets In state 81 'ntn.ie,-
t.o1. ~ DAVIS ehsrges ghat Lis Utfe
while on ihe strcrts 'n tnst condition. en-
pRVed Ia ohsrene r0ndurt a. .s,rvrr.s-
ton. at enc time throwing her arn,s thar,
a male Acquaintance whom she r,pt hv
chArce. AMI w thg Irescueo OF . r+.a
crowd ~ progic hnrg'rs and kfss.,,.. t,.,,,
ard Inviting htn o. drink fhat ar,ao liz
refusal Mrs Dawson. the other W,rnr, ,,.t
two mon enfersd be saloon ,nl .-,,,a. h,,i
Known "a 1ae Nicnna Baffot pace of nsa
reputc.
w August snl September io.. ,s.- ......
rlainant rets a'wnnf nam th.e &C., s,l
Mr., hsweon resided st the N.ria 10,
iirst ave- 1ue, hftwtca Duaa aaF i..,.,.--
sity ftrrvts parinr hrr rr..t..,.. ,-..
~ says. she repeatedly sef.rf.tr,., ....t
NiHitofs pgth in ihc rretpt.tn r,.rr .,- ,t,
hoiel ana Pc Der hr .fuom. ro1..r.as mas.
icants Go ~ BROUGHT fretn .,t..f. o..
no'.s veg lht ''ir-f a'amen' of fe- r..tsrs
tfrln n,lN en- sitch oO'tse.4 90 ID. ....-.,
Nc. Dawson SAT- iu ihr nlrl,r w ,.. ......i
VIII q male visitor nwl nn s.- s-.
a. th1Ai&td t1 itNi orc ha..tI..t. ...,'.
uhet lhe charge of ss.-.r.t.54- ASA t-
1oN'eAlion y tfRtated avs t ,,It r4,t
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