The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-28
ALL IN THE FAMILY.
Some Sensational Statements
in the Scheuerman Case.
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Mort Of the remaining testimony n ths
echsusrman burglary case was heard n
Justice CaidWesis court yesterday after
noon, ana the hearing vas continued Until
~ o'c'eck this morning when the taking
Of testimony VIII b finished ard the eios-
ing Arguments heard. The domestic az
fasrs Of the Scheuerman family rece4ved
. thorough airing yesterday. ard the tes-
t1m0ay vas Of . sensational character.
The court room was well filed With the
hsif-brofhers ard sisters Of Keiicgs. and
they ~ wen - numerous friends OF tho
accused present showed great interest IN
the trial
John Kelloeg has . Sight. boyish figure
and looks - b about eighteen yeare OF
age when he took the stand IL was evil
Dent the experience was . new one. HIS
story vas simply told and In . manner
carrying with II IN APPEARANCE CT truth
He aid he vas - years OF age and had
lived in Seattle ever since he could re-
member. For the last four months he had
been . bartender IN Ballard at - .
month. He had often bought supplies and
been entrusted with sums OF money by
he father. although he had heard him
deny Il on the stand the day before.
CntE two years ago the old man and hs
had been on good termA but they had
then had an argument. and the old man
attfS0 t~suat1 Ols Gts0 ~ = uIH@tGks Uat
before that time he had been good boy"
When pressed TO state the nature OF the
Enlargement. he said II was over a paper
which 6cheuerman wished him 10 sign.
which would disinhertt the haIf-breed chll-
drsn. about ten IN number. and was more
over an acknowledgment of LEGITIMACY.
The two had had words over the docu-
ment. This was shortly after Scheusr-
mans marriage to his present wife. He
-
scheuerman. but the two had never had
words.
On tho night Of May II, when the bur
eiary 10 alleged to have been committed.
KELLOGG said he left the saloon about 8
O'Clock and went to the homo Of his
brother-ln-iaw. where his wife was spend
ing the evening. Shortly after o'clock
they had gone directly home and to bed.
On cross-exam1nAtion he said that Pratt
ley had told him once or twice that he was
accused OF stealing small things from the
Scheuermans. but said he had never paid
much attention to 1t. The cross-exam-
iuasfon also developed that KELLOGG and
his vile had been married by contract,
without the usual ceremony. and that his
wife IL Pratley's mother. He admitted
that he had known II To be Scheuerman's
practice to keep large sums Of money in
the house. but as he had not been In the
homo much since Scheuerman's second
marriage. did not know II the practice had
been continued.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Morris at
tempted TO make point on the fact that
when Kellogg went to work on Monday
morning he was hailed by a man In a boat,
who asked for pup Ia the iatters possess
sion ana said he wanted I. that day, as he
was going TO sea In a schooner.
The testimony Of Mrs. Kellogg. who took
the stand later. simply corroborated the
story told by her husband.
An interesting witness was Miss Ola
Scheuerman. one OF the numerous daugh-
tiers OF tho Plaintiff. She told who were in
the house on the night OF the burglary.
Beeide the regular family she said there
was visitor named Frank Corcoran, who
slept with her brother Albert During an
the excitement attending the discovery Of
the robbery neither the visitor nor thu
brother had put In an appearance.
Mrs. Susie Anderson, who formerly haa
home with her husband on the scheuer-
man estate. and who claimed to be int
mate with MIRA Scheuerman, made some
sensational statements. She said that on
one occasion, while passing the house
owned by John Kellogg. Mrs. Schauerman
nad asked her II she thought Mr.. Anderson
would agree 10 burn the house down for
We On another occasion. the witness said.
she had told her how she had held out q
package containing 500 which the old ma
had overlooked when counting his rent re.
ceipts Once she had said. II knew that
M Scheuerman would live FIVE years
longer. would pack up and leave tomor-
row with my Jimmie" Jimmie is her
is-year-old son. When the witness was
asked X she had ever heard any express
sions OF iil-will against the half-breea
children, she answered that such state
ments were OF everyday occurrence. ana
Mrs. Schsuerman was always referring 10
them rs the "siwash crowd"
numerous witnesses were put on the
STAND TO testify as to Keilogg's good char
acter
William Pratiey testified that On TIA
night OF the burglary he was a. the home
OK Alexander Allen. TO whom he II related
by marriage.
The prosecution will offer testimony in
reouttai this morning. An effort win b
made 70 have Kellogg bound over. Pratt
ley VIII be let OF easy on this trial. as ie
IN Understood there are ether charges
ASA.NGt him IN vrhtsh r.