The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-02

nos believe me rusity. He tld not say 20
I IN 50 many words. bur whas he di6 say
on my mind. Nc, do not remember ex-
actiy vhat he said. stfii do rot see how
the nan can possibly believe ne guilty. I
thought no more o. staying at the house
that night than / would have thought CO
staying a. my brothers,"
/ Crosz-examined. witness said that when
ne and Mrs. Dawson took the car. q
slight drszzle was falling. ard Il was cool.
Mrs. Dawson told him % turn up his coat
collar. He did not remember whether
there was any one else At the Dawson
house thai night. though ne heard voices
wn.le Mrs. Dawson was not with Eim- lie
sax no one bat Mrs. Dawson either a.
night or La the morning; had never told
Or Dawson before yesterday abort stay
Ing II the ho1se that night Did not
know what time Mrs. Dawson finally left
him. IL uigh. have been "a late as /. pcs
sloly O'Clock During this time he and
Mrs. Dawson were In and out OF me room.
as already stated. They were downstairs
perhaps a half or three-uaareere OF an
hour before going up. Taen 4 was per-
naps an hour before Mrs. Dawson got the
night dress Tor him. Re dld nc. rernem-
| Der their having laughed much or loud.
bur II was natural they should laugh while
talking. The chairs in which they sat while
In the bedroom were out in front Of the
NffA%f-eAs
photosEa phs which Mrs. Dawson nad been
painting. and on which sat the fruit when
she brought IL In. The dress which Mrs.
Dawson had on was an easy dress. lie
had not gone home with Mrs. Dawson
expecting to stay. but simply FOR the pur-
| bose of escorting her home. But for her
invitation he would not have remained.
On redirect examinations: He had once
before Mrs. Dswsons marriage lived Ia
the same family with her for year.
l.. r. Carroll. whose son Franks eonnec-
ton with the case has already been set
forth. testified that no was familiar with
Franks handwriting. On being shown tbs
letter alleged to have been written by
Frank 20 Mrs. Dawson. he examined the
letter and the address on the envelope.
and stated his belief that neither was
Franks hand writing. Cross-exa mined
The letter bore no characteristics Of
franks handwriting. On the envelope the
AIRS" and the curve OF the IL" looked
like his; but the letter could not have been
written by him. Frank wrote home fire.
nuenfiy but his letters generally came TO
his mother. who destroyed them, and
none OF Them had been preserved. Even
the one which came last week had been
destroyed. Witness had looked for some
OF his sons letters. in order to compare
them with the letter now In question. not
TO satisfy himself but at Mrs. Almonds
request. Knew OF no other specimens OF
Franks handwriting but promised TO try
again 10 secure some. and bring them 10
the courtroom today. Knew OF no corre-
spandcnce between his son and Mrs. Daw-
son. and had never heard him mention
her name.
The only considerable point made by the
cross-examination was just at its close.
when Dir. Preston. submitting Frank Car
rolls autograph signature. as attached 10
his AFFIDAVIT IN the case now pending. 10
the witness. asked him whether the writ
ing resembled his sons. Witness declared
that II did not
strive on rho stand.
Fred K Strive. the next witness, stats
that no had known Mrs. Dawson for sew
entsen years eve came here In Octo-
Der. 1879" said he. "and as boy and girl We
were fairly well acquainted" Witness re-
membered well the night of Monday, Au-
gust II. 1895 He remembered Il especially
well because on that night he and J. r.
Savage went across Lake Washington and
did not get back TIL o'clock In the morn
Ing. He did not see Mrs. Dawson on that
night. nor had he seen her the night before.
on the afternoon OF that day. Monday. he
saw her. He had left tho bank shortly
before. and was fast coming out of Lees
drug store when he saw Mrs Dawson COM
ing along Second avenue He bowed. and
she stopped and spoke 70 him. They
the street with her as far as Madison
street carrying her satchel for her and
seeing her on the car. To categorical ques-
lions az 10 his relations toward Mrs Daw-
son. witness answers were positive and
emphatic.
Ibid you ever commit adultery with Mrs.
Dswsonf" asked Mr.. Ronald.
No" replied the witness. and tho We
hement negative came with explosive
fierce. Witness denied with equal force
that Ne had teiephoned 20 Mrs. Dawson on
Tuesday, August -. and said that he hal
never teiephonei Mrs. Dawson In hfs life
Denied that he had ever given Mrs. Daw-
son anything 10 drink. or that he had ever
seen her drink. Denied that he had had
any engagement 20 take her out driving
Said that st the time particularly refeNei
10 it was not possible that he could have
been planning a vaca ton. as ne had taken
his vacation previously lie went into fun
particulars OF his doinEs Immediately pre-
ceding ana following Monday, August -
On the night OF August IL he had left Sc
alta on the FLYER FOR Tacoma. 20 attend
the tennis club ball IN that city. Saturday.
the following day. he remained over In Ia
coma 20 witness the closing games IN the
tennis tournament. Saturday night he re-
turned 20 Seattle. and spent the night az
home. Sunday night he also spent at home
Monday he met Mrs. Dawson on the street
es already told. After seeing her he went
E.fs o'clock. and csEne on down town.
where he met Savage. Together they
went on; 20 Lake Washington. ana took
launch. leaving the end 81 Madison street
about o'clock for tire other ssie OF the
lake There tNey made a call. They reck-
oase on getting hack 20 the Madison street
terminus III time 20 catch the last car for
the city When they stepped hack into the
launch II was either broken or witness d;d
rot know how 20 manage Il. At any rate
he couldn't make Z so. II was a gasoline
launch. They spaat half an hour working
with Il before they got 70 IN motion Then
they host their bearings in the thick scE
that rested on the lake, IL was - o'clock
before they made their way back 20 ere
anafnE az Madison street. and they had
20 walk hack % town
The crcss-exanniaatiou made nothing ont
az Mr.. struve. unless u were the point
brought ont BY repeated queries from Mr..
Preston as 10 other days IN TIE lfe OF the
witness. concerning which his memory was
net So fall ard positive as 10 wa- concern
snE the period fast retrxceE Witness sc-
counted for thIs difference BY saving that
his ah<ence from ire city, hts going 80 Ia
coma his adventure WITH savage. had al
serxus 20 tx sAis particular period "a rs
mind NTH special elearness. Askes whether
~ bad rot. ueon the original publication
OF che complaint. gene 20 oza Of the eii-
tors or publishers OF TIRE Post~InseiliEsncer
ana sskeG that his name he kept cut "a
..e-n@1tfsr with the case. said that re has
not: nus STATED that he had gore % =. &
Hughes president 81 the PoSs-fatelitFencer
E,snlsshsnw Company. WITH such request
Axkea Why Re had made such request II
he ha4 AAs no association with Mrs. paw-
xaa. witness explained that Marley