The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-22
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The ErDo. ellis Tell "a Humoroasis
Pathetic story of Family Dis
cord fn the Municipal Court.

cord an the Municipal Court.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Thomas Mcdowell. who
I've at the c0rner 81 I{eaeN street and
Minor assnne hawe called h quits Me-
D0weIi says ~ t. Tasng 70 San Francisco
on TIE first steamer. and viii give Mrs
Mcdowell ar allowance Tor his tnree chill
dren. Mr. Mcdowell says that II AT
Mcdowell e so.ng she would ike 70 be
certain. thaf tae allowances viii be some
tning more tran q mers promise.
Mcdowell say@ - q a nonentity IL his
own house. All on accouuf Of a conspiracy
q his wife's children by former hus-
band. WHO want 30 6rive him away. Mrs
Mcdowell laughs ~ TIE word conspiracy.
ard SAYS that Mcdowell IS all rsgnt ex-
cept wsen drinklng and that then he
cats her Vie names. beats her and fssr
children and. ii f@cE, raises Cain gen
orally
When Mcdowell talks ne IS dramatic
II sAoa8d have been an actor. instead 90
shoemaker. The Mcdowell family has
lived m Seattle four years. Mcdowell has
q shop down on king street near the
zigzag. He used 70 nave a shop up on
Third avenue. His wife IS q ruiadle-aged
woman. Her complexion s. dark. but si5e
has a pleasant face. and she does not talk
Epiief8l3g against her husband. She has
been married twice. and. according &c her
own statement. 70 the mother Of twelve
Nt4thAt#kfs t8F8&s Est@ AFAkt Aff tiANt
riage In telling her side % the story she
said that Mr.. Mcdowell came home last
Thursday evening under the influence OF
liau0r end looking as II he had been run
through thrssning machine.
Mcdowell told me-" said Mrs Mellow
ell, that he had been In two tights and
had licked his man every time. / told
him he had better look out or some one
would Kin him. He replied that he was
al right. and could take care OF himself"
Then Mrs. Mcdowell told how her
spouse would not come TO supper bat sat
down and commenced splitting tobacco
juice on the carpet.
4 told one 81 the boys 70 get pan
and pat some ashes in IL. so Mr. Mellow
eii could have spit5oon.' continued Mrs
Mcdowell AIR. Mcdowell commenced
cdliing me names. and my son John told
him 70 stop. Ar.sMcDoweu then turned
ms attention 20 John and commenced
kicking him. I MAS in an ed lolnlng room
ana FASTENED out 20 try and stop Mr Mo
afoweb. lie agreed 20 stop. and we lot
- or him. Then he grabbed up some
knives aud said he would kill as we ran
out 9f the house and he Kept us out Tor
1our hours. Once hs said he would throw
tter on IA. and John. looking through
window. saw him put i kettle OF water on
the stove and then take It of. We were
thlniy clad and became very cold. Mr.
Mcdowell would not let US In. 80 John
Went for a policeman. After Mr.. Mellow
Ell found out who Was there he quoted
down.
Mrs. Mcdowell admitted that In addi-
ton 70 her own children she was caring
Cor three that belonged 20 her daughter.
she said. however. that she was being
paid for H. aud did not think Mr.. Nc
Ievsii ought "a object.
Mcdowell said thai ne was forced to
marry Mrs. Mcdowell What do you
mean by thatf' inquired Judge Glasgow.
Well" replied Mcdowell. she said that
81 ! did not marry her Ahe would commit
suicide. | tell sou. Judge that II most
men eud8red what / have for four years
they wcsid 80 crazy. This II all a con
spsraey on the part 81 her children by her
AFAt ha1b1td 10 drive me ont. 1 moved
10 Seattle 80 ges rid OF them and they
Followed me up. Her married daughter
came 10 oar house recently without In
vitripn from me and stayed three weeks
She brought along her three children, and
1 teh yoa the house Was turned into a
Regular kindergarten. l Thought that
woman would stay forever. When she
went SHE left her children That IL the
starting point ~ this trouble. / am a
peor man and DO my best 10 take care o.
my family but I cannes have all her rcla-
lives living on me. The morning OF The
trouble ] spoke 81 writing a letter 10 her
% write hot letter bat I ala not My
wife thought l bad written ana when I
came home ~ night she WAS ready for
fat. i brought home a bundle OF meat
bar forgot - sex some tea. / offered her
two bits 20 Rei some tea at store. only
block away bat she would not go or
send any o. the ehEdreu- Just talnk or
a. there were seven children In the house
under the age III io / took "a chew OF
tobacco and commenced splitting in the
stove No matter where | got she said
! was iu the way
Then Mcdowell gave the Judge 20 un-
oerssand thsi his wife and her son gave
him good beating
u can't stand II any longer" said Nc
pCwclt "and ] am going ia leave for san
Francisco as soon As possible. ! VIII give
my wife an allowance Tor my children"
Well. II yoa ara going 20 leave" put In
airN Mcdowell. = wish "a have u under
stood that am o. get the allowance in
stead ~ the promise"
| size told ghs iu3Re that Mcdowell did
! iit-ia toward supperting the family. and
/ Jh8t the eiRthss size had on had been given
| % her. All expect Of him" she con-
| tinuei. els - s}nporg his own children 90
| Then Mr. and Mrs Mcdowell got into am
| argumenf tlt1uf be8une. Mrs Mcdowell
| said ne frequently beat her. and NJ. Ne
| Downn dcnlea Il.
| Patrolman john HmW. who was called
| Fee 20 queu tbe trouble hast Thursday
| night ssid that BE accompanied fh> boy
/ 90 tha house asa fhst when thc box asked
| ta ee iet IN Mcdowell yelled out. eyes I
\ VIII lef you la aud I viii cul your heart
/ oat" Then Mcdowell opeue8 the door
| ard steo3 with aqllf;el carving knife face
| 10 face w3fh ffun.
.sWhF h8N an ,ov 3c Nj Huge said
| Mcdowell Haf s8l8 be sold y TAcweu ha
| was an rIsht aed teek hlm to roiies head
| quarters desnfte hts objections judy,
! Glasgow fonn3 Mcdowell guilty ~ assault
| au3 battery en8 esvs him uutil this after
/ u@an e. esva Slaa hauis fa keep the peace.
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