The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
MISS ASHLEY'S LIFE
A Detective Seeks TO Prove She
Is q Bad Woman.
col. POPE GAVE HER a HOUSE.


San Francisco, June s-Tne hearing q
tne ASHER gat1wtn case wzz resumed b.
esrs Jr6gs Slack to1sy. b-t tas eriy vii
nsss examined wzs Detective Wood o.
gos.on. WIZ f---1zte1 further alleged par
rse7sars concerning Zzss Asnseys record
r-<or - her AccUa4ctazce Tsta co-A toi-
Psce zz6 TIE Defendant Some ., tnsn
were OF gceh nature an 20 create -5e zEss-
p-s~sson fAzt taa witness et--sxDressed
sympathy Tor hsr was nct 80 ge1u1zs as X
aoc<zrso % be. az oyansoz evsds-rsy SHARED
by the Ear pls1ntic. t16x.ng frsrn TIE
sesadlns~s q her gaze while he was tesEs-
sysog ard shs .ocx CT sco-n SIC occas2Sa-
ally flashed s2on him
r1..sn4sxs Woo5 detailed tie czScEn-
stances Of me payment q the IsN FOR
Mas Azhsey's Pasadena hone. ana Ens
witness Thea rscits6 me alleged 1artsrszisrs
os az interview which he had IN Lis ss1ce
with Mss Ashley On April =. 80 ne
ststed that zhen Miss ASHLEY came 70 the
one zhe vas apparently very much sx-
cited After Introducing her companions
she asked aim 4 re- gss Eot asnz12sc of
himself for having written such letter
as that Of August, calling nsr oaa@z-
mailer and Threatening 70 Put Ger oeain1
the bars lie repIled that rs vas not.
whersupon she said that he ought 20 os.
and wezt On storratng ard seoldtns a. =
great rate When she had Gained coEn
again he said that she had charged both
Col Pope ard BALDWIN with sseacEsons Cd
told her that sis knew that rTo years De-
fore she set eyes upon either gents>rnan
sh. had been treated a. the City HOSPITAL
He had told her IN detail what ne aad
learned Of her past. and wills %
was recittng these facts ootn n@r
brother and friend excused themselves
ard fsgt the office When they were 2lors
he had tod her be eoai6 have syrrpafny
for any girl who had been really wrcngs1
Or net with misfortune but that ne nae
rone for a girl who. ike h>r. had tired
70 blackrz1 e-4 rob decent citizen ard
a charitable gentleman Next morning
she returned and witness bal then tod
her that he had male I'D his nind 20
help her, and gave her either 80 or sso1
she Was very grateful and said sn@ .os-
gave him for al the harsh and craea
things he Rad ssid and written about her.
She had also asked him 20 befr.ead ana
assist her IN her suit sgsins- BALDWIN.
81. he told her that be 6iS not see how
he could and yet be al boEoraole man
Detective Wood was then turned over 20
Attorney CrftteBdea for cross-sxasnila-
ton. and for over an hour zna BAH was
kept upon the rack. He stated That he Was
stu IN Col PoDss employ, aud had been
for a great many years He was e-npioyea
20 establish tho character Of Miss Ashley
be- Attorney Re1ding, OF New YORK. n
March. 1879. but did not az that time know
in whose interests he was working Prior
20 coming out here he hal spoken 70 At
torney Lloyd about the case. This was q
year ago. In Boston. He ti5 not make any
arrangements with him, however, but had
made al agreement with z. J. Baldwin
last fall By the terms 0. which he was 10
receive 81 go. and all his expenses for COM
ing here and bringing two men with him
Soon after the contract was made he had
received $50 on account by check He a.
50 admitted that lie had risstatet rhtngs
20 Miss Ashley. .n order 20 get q. tie
truth. but denied emphatcaliy that be In
tervsewea Baldwin IN the hope tina.
through him Col. Pope might be able 10
repudiate his agreement 20 purchase Miss
Ashley q s. 90 place al Pasadena.