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

/ OF business an1 slept az home Admitted
that Mrs. Dawson had tod him that DIR.
Dawson was away from home. but stated
that that Information came from her quite
casually in connection with the fact that
I she was Just breaking up housekeeping.
F~p'fn Mako a str
Charles Espiin was the next witness. and
( before ne nlally retired from the stand he
had created almost as great stir as he
/ did few days ago on Pioneer place. He
STATED that he lad lived in Seattle since
/ 1ssss and continuously since fseo. Had been
! sabpoenaed By DIR. Dawson and was IA at
/ tendance until Tuesday in response 10 that
| subpoena. when be vas excused by coun-
sci 90 that side Of the case. Had first met
Dr. Dawson a. . state encampment when
! the Doctor was lieutenant in Company r,
and witness was the guest OF Col Haines.
being al that time member OF the Oregon
National Guar4. Aftervard Col. Hasnss
had appointed him ad3usant ana In that
capacity ne had been intimately associ-
atea with DR.. Dawson In the guard. Had
always regarded him in a friendly way.
/ and still did so. Had first met Mrs. Dav-
! son IN DIR. Dawson's Office IN Seattle, Just
| prior to the encanpment Of June. lss2.
TIE doctor himself had introduced them.
. DIG NOT meet her again TIL two years later.
Just before the encampment OF 1894 though
ne had come over on the Sehoxne from Ia
| coma with her July g. 1888. when the troops
were to take part fn the celebration on the
Following day. Or that occasion he had
oaFeiy spoken TO her. as she was IN COM
pSny With other people.
As to the encauspnenf Of rsss wftn~ss
said that he and DIR. Dawson had arrang-
ca 70 60 together. Just before IL was time
Tor the boat 10 leave he had gone TO Dr.
Dawson's Office 10 tell him that he could
not accompany him. and was taking with
the doctor when Mrs. Dawson came
fr.e
saving that he had decided not TO go un-
III the Following Tuesday. Mrs Dawson
theFeupon said that she was also going
on Tuesday. and Or. Dawson subjoined.
Yes. Esplin, Mrs. Dawson and the fam
~ are going over That day. and IL Il
won't De too much trouble 10 you, I'll ask
you to look after them" On Tuesday hs
went 10 the boat 70 tell Mrs. Dawson that
nc could not 60 that day but he met
James Hamilton Lewis there, who urged
him TO 60, and he consented. Arriving at
Olympia witness left Mrs. Dawson at the
dock In company yith Col. and Mrs
carr, DR.. and Mrs. Eagieson. Lottie and
the children, while he went back TO the
boat 10 aid Mr. Lewis in unloadisx his
baggage. When he came back to the dock
Mrs. Dawson was sim there. He asked
Tor the other members OF Me party, and
she told him they had left her. He Of
fered 10 see her to the hotel but she said
that as she had the children with her she
preferred TO take lunch at a restaurant
and then drive out 20 the encarnpment
He went with her to the restaurant and
went TO look for Dr. Dawson When he
had gotten a carriage for Mrs. Dawson
and they were driving down the street
they met the doctor on horseback. Wit
ness at once volunteered TO exchange
places with him, but DR.. Dawson declined
the offer, and rode on by the side OF Col
Lewis, both or them close 10 the carriage
All the way out to the encampment. Saw
Mrs. Dawson often at the encampment
in company with her husband One even
Ing party or four or six was made up
for ride DIR. Dawson asked witness
whether he was going. and asked him to
see 10 IL that Mrs. Dawson did not ride
her horse Dandy" too hard. DIR. Dawson
himself helped witness 60 exchange sad
dies In preparing for the ride. The party
was out an hour. Or. Dawson made no
complaint or comment TO witness as to his
having accompanied Mrs. Dawson
As to the visit to Tacoma. witness gave
a simple version OF his going on the train
from Edison into Tacoma ACCOMPANYING
Mrs. Dawson at her husbands request
Saw Mrs. Dawson to the hotel and left
her at the elevator, she going TO her
room with the nurse and the children TO
take a rest. and telling him 70 come back
In the afternoon, by which time DR. Daw-
son would be in. Went back between /
Dawson came down and they talked to-
gethcr. Came over on the Flyer that even
ing, DIR. Dawson having gone on 10 Spo-
kane. Called a quincy for Mrs Dawson.
but did not ride with her. All this time
she was accompanied by Lotue Evans and
tho children.
Next day Mrs Dawson telephoned him
telling him to come 10 her house as she
had a favor TO ask of him. He went She
told him OF the burglary, and asked him
il he couldn't stay in the house nights
He asked whether she couldn't get some
one else as he wasn't stuck on the Job
She said she could not and he agreed TO
stay. lie went Monday night about IL
o'clock Mrs. Dawson showed him TO his
room. He stayed also each following
night until Saturday but did not see Mrs
Dawson on any other night.
On Dr. Dawsons return from Spokane
witness met him in the headquarters
room Mt the armory, told him OF the bur
giary and OF the fact that ne had been
staying at the house at night. Nothing
unusual occurred. and witness did not re-
member any definite statement In reply
Soon afterward. one Saturday. he got n
telegram sumfnoning him to Olympia 10
take position there The following Mon
DAY he went 20 Or. Dawson's offce 10 bid
him goodbv. pr. Dawson said that his
wife had spoken 20 him about Esplin's
kindness in staying at the house. and IN.
doctor thanked MN Tor TX.
EsplIn Makes some Charges.
II was under the fire OF oross-axamins-
ton that the sonsatl onal part OF Esplins
testimony came. It came with the start
ling suadenness of bonbshsll. and FOR
a tine diverted popular attention from the
tale % domestic woe and discord TO the
questionable conduct with which the wit
ness directly charged one OF the attorneys
for the PLAINTIFF. ana the extremely spicy
conversation which he reported az having
occurred between himself and another Of
The attorneys for that side OF the case.
The cross animation developed very
lfttie further In connection with rs plius
assocfaglon with Mrs. Dawson. ale re-
peat@d The various Incidents Substantially
as he had narrated thsgn before, Stated
that the improperly OF himself as an IN
married man Occupying room IN e house
practically alone with another mans wife
had never occurred 20 him. and he had
never heard TIE proprtety OF his act dis
egsse3 Said that he had hreekgasted two
mornings with Mrs. Dawson that the Lot
tie Evans story about Mrs Dawson put
tfnc hsr arm around him was untrue: that
she talked With him az the table, and "a
standing behind hins might have put her
hand on his chair Mrs. Dawson had
never entered his rocnn except when she
showed him into Il the first nsght OF his
going to the house. When ne arrived al
fae house everybody bad apparently gone
70 bed lie had a latch key 20 the house.
bet no key 20 his room Dsd nos know
whether Mrs Dawson's room was con-
rected With his By do0r or not; Did nes
remember the incident narrated By Esoftis
Esvans about ArS. Dawson and the chE-
drez. Mrs. pAwss1 id not call him In the
aorriag Knew aothtHE aboux = passage