The San Francisco call., 1896-04-14
He Is Accused by Colonel Fife
of Having Manufactured
Testimony.
MILITIA FIGHT IS RE0PENED.
The Tacoman Says H S Enemy Is De-
flaming a Woman to Settle
Gruige.

SEATTLE, WASH, April 13.-The Daw-
son divorce scandal is growing. a sensa-
tion was caused to-day by a statement
made by Colonel Fife of Tacoma, man
who stands high in State and military cir
cies. Flies name was extensively men,
toned in an affidavit filed in the Dawson
case recently ny Lottte Evans (now Mrs.
George P. Kinsey) Of Los Angeles. 1t was
to the effect that Colonel Fife had one day
received Mrs. Dawson at Tacoma, taken
her TO the insane asylum at Steilacoom for
a pleasure trip. and on their return showed
her a great many more courtesies and
took more privileges with her than was
proper for him to do.
File has Just been apprised of the affida-
vii, and in public statement he says that
General Carr of this city, who is at the
head of the State militia and is man high
in political and social circles in the city, is
trying to ruin him. Carr is counsel for
DR.. Dawson and personal friend of the
latter. Fife alleges that Carr has taken
advantage of an opportunity to injure
him in order to even up personal matter
between them. Fife says:
The inspiration of that affidavit. as far
as it refers to myself, is personal spite on
the part of General Carr, whom 1 regard
as my personal enemy. The cause OF
General Carr's animosity and hatred of
me is part of the trouble in the National
Guard, which is OF long standing, but
which has in a measure died away since
Adjutant O'Brien was legislated out OF
office. In the protracted and persistent
fight that was made on the late adjutant-
general of the Washington National
Guard l had part, and in the efforts I
made to have O'Brien removed from the
Office, and other steps l took in the inter
est of the State militia, ! was bitterly op-
posed by General (then colonel Carr. 1t
was his friendship for O'Brien that led him
to work assiduously for his reelection
from time to time, and in this he fonnd
myself and my friends opposed to him.
In this way General Carr came to regard
me in the way he does, and l have heard
from various sources that he has ex-
pressed desire to do me up.
'1 am not surprised at his attempt to
cover me with pitch by dragging my name
into this affair without the least warrant.
! have known Mrs. Dawson some time
and have always regarded her as perfect
Quoted herself as such whenever in my
presence and have every reason to think
highly OF her. The story the Evans
woman tells about my meeting her and
Mrs. Dawson at the Office of Captain How
ell is false in every particular. I never
saw Mrs. Dawson at his Office and never
left Miss Evans in the Office with Captain
Howell while | took walk with Mrs.
Dawson. There was nothing in my asso-
citation with Mrs. Dawson that can in the
least manner be construed as not perfectly
proper and honorable.
II remember the time Mrs. Dawson, &C
companied by her servant, came to the
hotel in the summer of 1894. They occu-
pied room No. at the Fife Hotel, and
there was nothing in the conduct of Mrs.
Dawson that was not ladylike during her
stay in the house. They expressed de-
sire to see the insane asylum at Stella
COON, and as | was a trustee Of the hospi-
tai at that time they wanted me to take
them out to the place. l did so, and as
we boarded the cable-car, it was merely a
chance that l saw Captain Howell in the
street and asked him to accompany US.
He did so. After returning to the city l
Ieit tuelD, ASKING Ine captain 10 accom-
pany the ladies to their hotel. That was
the last l saw of them that evening.
"The story that, on another occasion, l
met Mrs. Dawson at the Office of Captain
Howell and went out walking with her l
brand as a falsehood. l am thoroughly
satisfied that the affidavit was written in
the Office of General Carr in Seattle and
sent to Mrs. kinsey to sign"
The motion of DR.. Dawson for modifi-
cation OF the order requiring him to pay
his wife S400 in alimony came UP in the Su-
perior Court to-day and was denied Daw-
son alleged that his wife was spending
money in order to get witnesses out of the
way, and referred particularly to the Los
Angeles witnesses. DR.. Dawson made affi-
davit that he had letters in his possession
showing that Mrs. Dawson was trying to
get Lottie Evans out of the way, and be-
lieves that she has succeeded. Judge
Bumes found that there was no such proof
and denied the motion.