The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12

riy attention 10 a young man citing scrae
distance away am opposite 70 Us. She said
10 me: 4 am goirg TO look straight al him
until he looks at me- She did stare a; him
for some tire sutfI he looked at u.s. About
a week after thls went down town In Ala
media wIth Mira Dawson. and as we passed
q corner this same young man was stand
Tag there. Mrs. Dawson looked at him
again scrt o. Sideways out OF her eyes. and
be returned her glance In the same way.
Afterwards learned that his name was
Esterbrook Immediately afterwards he
and another young man overlook Us and
walked past ns. and remarked: Good even
Ing. iad.es Aren't you lestr Mrs. Daw-
soa gave gfgrie and mace some reply and
stepped On ahead leaving me 10 walk with
the other young man. was surprised and
embarrassed and did not know what TO do
at first ] remember remariing TO the
gentleman that no must not judge me by
my company, and that wanted 10 go home
to fsl3 Regent street, but did not know ths
way. He spoiogizsd for having spoken to
me, and said ne would show me the way TO
the house When we got near the gate
/ happSaed to think that II We went IN
alone drs. Dawson's sister would want TO
know where Mrs. Dawson was. men
toned this TO the young man. and he sug-
gesied that we bad better find Mrs Dawson
and Mr.. Es;erbrook. 50 we walked on a
little farther TIL We met them. and then
Mrs. Dawson and / went home together.
I.o.t!e goes on TO say that Estsrbrook
called at the house several times. and after
ward she learned that he remained at the
residence for about week. but left on
account o, some Disagreement. He was u
or q years old, medium height, dark com
pIexioa, with very dark hair and smooth
face Afferward, she says, there was an
other gentleman IN the oakland house.
R.saA sg.
wrong OF him
To Meet Two Young Men.
I.ottie states further that shortly after
the meeting with Estefbrook Mrs. Dawson
asked her IL she did not want TO go out
Ia tho evening with a couple Of young
nea-not mash" because she would
introduce them. Il told her / would ike TO
20, because had been quite lonesome. so
that evening we left the house early and
mot tho gentlemen at the Park street sta
ton Of the narrow gauge railroad, which
was onlT about two blocks from the house.
One Of the men Was Dir. Esterbroek. and
the other was a young man whose name
I cannot now remember. He was quite
young and boyIsh, not over q years Old,
think. 4 have heard that he was very
we'll connected there in Alameda and
sang in one OF the church choirs. We got
on the train and got or at tho first sta
tion. We weli up the main street and en-
tered = house, the front OF which opened
right of the sidewalk into a room nicely
furnished like a sitting room or parlor.
There were easeis and a large lounge,
chairg, "A piano and what seemed Ike a
family portrait, pictures and crayon pic
lures on the wall. There seemed To be
only one other door besiCes the front door.
One OF the gentlemen touched call bell
push button-on the wall. and waiter
Il a
and mr.. Estarbrook gave an order for txo
bottles Of beer. These were soon brought
IA. l could not drink more than a couple
OF swallows OF the beer. IL tasted bitter
TO me For nearly an hour Mrs. Dawson
played and sang at the piano. and danced
by herself around the room and enter
tained US generally. The young man played
tho piano. He also had good voice and
sang with Mrs. Dawson. During this time
Mrs Dawson drank about three glasses OF
beer. ! know thought at the time IL was
great deal for anyone to take. She be-
came lively and fun OF spirits. After about
an hour. however. she sat down. and in
a short time dropped her head over. as II
she was sleepy. Then she jumped Up, and
said she would have to SO out and get
some fresh air, and asked Mr.. Easter
brook If no would not take her out for a
walk" He assented. so she put on her
cloak and they went out.
After they left, Lottie says she was sit
ting on the sofa and the other young man
having sat down near her asked how she
had come TO be with Mrs. Dawson. and she
explained that Il was not the wish OF her
parents. but that they had been prevailed
on TO give their consent He then re-
marked that he thought the best place for
her was in Seattle.
The birthday spread.
Lottle next tells of birthday spread
given about the week following. 10 this
same young man on the occasion of his
birthday. when FOR joke his drinks were
mixed 10 thar he became intoxicated.
Esterbrook Is said 10 have taken him to
Mrs. Dawson's house to sober him up.
Tile had botfle OF whisky with him, -
says Lottic and Mrs. Dawson took II
from him aud ran into the kitchen where
/ was sitting writing. He followed, ex-
claiming Give me my bottle; give me my
bottle and she had TO give II back to him.
Mr. Esterhrook came out. too. and told
him 10 behave himself, and Rot him back
into the parlor. The next morning at the
breakfast table, Mrs. Dawson began TO
tease me about the young man being
| there. She told me that the night before.
| when they got back into the parlor. Mrs.
Reynolds said: Il would not have had
rotlie see him for anything. What would
e. Iottie Ia al right. / know Miss Evans
She went with us TO house that
evening" don't remember the place now
| know that Mrs. Reynolds said that the
remark SURPRISED her because she did not
know any thing about that trip. and Mrs
Dawson had hard work 10 explain things
and stralshten II out"
Leaving Estcrbroak and the young man
whose name ~ not given. lsottie tells OF
~ u
thinks are &. C. lie HIVES with his parents
/ IN a hne house not very far from the
| naw san residence. He was e or y years
old. and locked like a Freedman, OF me
/ drum height, quite slender with very darn
/ hair ard complexion. but blue eyes lie Al
! first wore a 1nustachc. but afterward
shaved q Of He made himself quite IA
/ ,niliar about the house zone evening IN
pariicular" says Lottle. "the doctor sur
| prised Mrs Dawson ami her caller. was
upstairs writing ard happened to %noH
that the visitor that particular evening was
J Clement About midnight somebody rap
] ped On the front door and Mrs. Dawson
! called 20 me; on i.ottie. come down here
/ Someone - ranu;aw on the front door
/ think 1t sounds like the doctors voice.
| had told her prior TO this that thought
! some time the doctor would suddenly sur
| prise her l went with lamp into tbs
| dining room. Dr. and Mrs Dawson wers
/ IA tho parior. while Clement was sit.ng
/ IN tho dark in the dining room. As sooE
/ as l brought IN the lamp ~ went out b,
! the Kitchen door, ren}srktnr, Tell Mrs
/ Dawson &, Is late. and wort vail ans
/ LONGER Mrs. DaNSe whe had been falk
/ irr with The doctor IN the parior, Amos
/ Immediately came through 10 iutr9dles
! hi.n TO Mr Clement Tncre were Two sael
! glasses and beer bottle an the n aatl'
J piece. and several cigarette stems on th,
! foar Mrs Dawson picked them up an.