The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30

sad that young people knew how 70 get
along All right
II never knew bu. one Instance OK Mrs.
Dawson's being under the influence OF
i orank. and then she said that sne bad
drunk too much wine with Pauline
Dsd ever know her 10 use improper
languager Well. she Was always lively.
very lively. and sometimes she would say
things that we're not nice. She ard Paul
me used 20 tel improper stories, mean
stories that were vulgar.
AS 70 Mrs Dawsoa's care for her csgil=
dren, whom FIRST went 10 the house. and
Tor about two moashs. MrA Dawson was a
GOOD mother. But after she me< Carroll
she was not"
Then the scene shifted 70 the house next
occupied By the Dawsons a. Twelfth and
Columbia streets. The witness stated that
she had gone 10 the house TO help clean II
ap and arrange things. No one else was
there. Explaining the positions OF the
rooms. sns stated that aboat 1e:s o'clock
she nae gone 20 bed In Mrs. Davsons bed.
the arrangement being that Mrs. Dawson
was 70 sleep with her. Mrs. Dawson soon
came home. She came into the roam and
said she had brought a gentleman with
her The gentleman, whom witness
thought to be Doug Almond, went into
the room across the hall. Mrs Dawson
undressed ia her room. threw her clothes
on chair and put on q soft eidercown
wrap. Cad In this sne went across thu
hall and into the room occupied by the
gentleman. Remaining there some time,
she came back into her room In search OF q
gentieman's night shirt. but, finding that
the doctor had taken all Of his away with
him. she took one OF her OWE night robes.
Shs remained In the room across the hall
q long tine. Witness woke up and found
By feeling IN the bed that Mrs. Dawson
had sfili not come back. Next morning
Mrs. Dawson asked witness whether she
had heard them laughing and upon being
answered that anybody could have heard
them . block away. replied: you ought
TO have seen Doug In my night gown. He
was a bird"
gravity OF the audience In the court room
ard a ripple OF laughter swept over the
crowd. drawing from Judge Humes a per-
smptory call for order.
Again the story OF the witness shifted:
this time to a room which with It's half
smptied bottle OF whisky. It's two glasses.
stil smelling OF iiquor. and one OF them
containing the Stub OF a cigar. and two
empty soda bottles on the table, told OF a
midnight revel. Next morning Mrs. Day.
son had emptied the remainder OF the
whisky into one OF the soda bottles and
taken II away with her. Then the wit
ness sprung the name Of q man who has
not heretofore been puhlicly mentioned In
connection with the case
ssIs That You. Fredf,
Mrs. Dawson went to the telephone that
day." she said. and heard her say. Is
that you. FredT Then IL seemed that
somebody said nc, and she asked. Can !
see Mr.. Struve7' Then she said. That
stufT you gave me last night was a stun
ner.' or 1t stunned me; feel the effects
OF IL yet Then she asked. When are we
going to have that carriage rider Then
she said. Disappointed againT When are
you going awayr'
The cross-examlnation made little or
nothing out OF Mrs. Jansen for the defense.
She did not make the mistake. common to
eager witnesses, OF trying to remember too
much or too exactly. and her manner was
stfii gentle. at times almost pleading,
though when Mr.. Ronald's tones grew COM
bative and threatening the witness showed
that she could be firm. Once or twice she
Put a return question herself. as, when
asked whether there was bed IN the par
icr, she astoundei her shrawi examiner by
asking, did you ever see q bed IN par
iorg' The question Is stfll unanswered.
Once or twice she supplemented her an
swers by comment that made the fair de-
PENDANT look very hard IN the direction OF
the witness stand as when Mr.. Ronald
asked her what she found 20 object 70 In
.frs. Dawson's conduct toward her chill
drcn: "whsn mother loves her children.
there ia the place for her 20 stay" And
again. "A mother that's out morning. noon
and night can't be good mother.
She rather showed her freedom from pretu-
dice By SAYING. when asked about Mrs.
Dawson's sister: IT lived with Mrs. Rey-
nolas a whole year. and found her per-
feet lady"
II was while the cross-exsmination Was
developing rehearsal OF the story OF Doug
and the night shirt that the second out
burst OF laughter occurred. Judge Humes
called n halt and instructed the sheriff 20
seize any offender he might detect and
hiring him before the bar. adding: This
court is not run as a place Of amusement
The witness repeated all the essential por-
lions OF her story Including the incident OF
Fred and the telephone. and she did not
vary at any material point
startling Testimony.
whistler the defense was prepared for
thu startling testimony OF tho next witness
or not. n certainly came In the nature OK
a tatal surprise 10 the audience a. large,
and APART from the sensational disclosures
a. contained Il raised the discussion OF
fsayxleiaas confidential relations toward
h,s patient, which excited general interest
and intense excitement in al parts OK me
room The witness vas pr. z. ~. Co.,
the wsll-known physician os this city.
.sDia Won ever have conversation with
ur~ Dawson n Seattle" began Mr.. PRES
TON In his quiet way. in which she asked
you 20 engage With her In praedcing de-
Ceptfcr on 1T sfaNe'At
stop a nonsnt." interrupted the coun-
eel for defense. The witness was thea
asked whether Re had been called 20 at
tend Mrs Dawson "a a physician He said
xeS The defense then objected to his re-
peaslnx any statement made TO him sy
NrS Dawson a. that tire. Plaintiffs
counsel asked whether the statement made
hv Mrs Dawson was IN the nature OF
consultation with reference 20 any physi-
esl trouble which existed with her. Wit
ne<s saif no.
was her request made before or after
vour professional con-u'tsticnr
II, Was rnaas after had finished my ex-
animation"
'snsa 1, have reference 70 any physical
eonaitins % hers AZ that timer
ssE4aerx was no such condition.
was the statement made hy her % goa
~ order 70 enable you 20 treat her for any
slseAses
.sNn'
In answer % Mfr Thompson. of ire Sc
tense witness admitted tsst he Rad bean
allied ny Mrs Dawson es a physician. au1
mat he statement made 20 hssn ~ Mrs
rawaan woslt net have been made = ne
haa rot been a physician. Meanwhile
yeage YIarseK had read the statute except
snx eso1raeatisl statements raa1e % a ply
xsrsAn. necessary - enable h&ns 10 pre-
scribe er ass fer rs patient" Mr.. Preston
toak IRE statute n h&r,a. saafN1 ais cues
tfsn "a tts language snt Or. Gee stated
-. NJ pawsan'S statement - hiua had
IS esen 81 tha. nature He Sas thea a.
Ieses 20 proceed In brief his s.cTy was "a
fellows.
IN ths fal % iSS Mrs. dawson sent
se- -. - GENIE - Sc her. See VAS itr-
,..,~ thar AZ the ysnaoFae. she requested