The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
r.eeitions Strongly Favorable
"a Mrs. Dawson's Side.
rusT FARMER GETS IN TROUBLE
=. n~nes . Seighbor Severely and II
n~fux Tried for Assault With La
seur 20 Commit Murder.

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- 1rst enc 1as from Daniel MSGrav.
y vrxxy Of age. who resides on the corner
:, Esxhfk and San Fernando strssss. San
1 - and xao is by occupation q dentist
=. teczze acquainted with Mrs Dawson
= Isnsaxy. 1s91. when she visise1 him
9 eousz,s about her teeth. She called pro-
s.ss.onaI.y ten or twelve times. and he
a. york for her TO the amount Of yfs1.
II hsH then opportunities for observing
-, conduct and bearing and knowing her
<hsrzefkr He never observed any sxel
u Douor 90 her. Her daportmsnt ~as as
e1rSsct as could be asked. Hsr language
- arrays chaste. and he never noticed
enysh.nx In her conversation thar Ted him
3 think thar she was anything bat q
no1esg woman
ne nxxr deposition was that Of Otto
asrner. Hs testified that he vzs - yszrs
= Ags. . naslc teacher by occupation. He
rnxe music lessons 10 Mira. Dawson during
a. greater part OF the tinas shs was In
IA Joss during lisa and 1se He was
1tus 10 her company sometimes twice
SEEK and never saw anything OFT OF the
Vxy. He considered her a perfect lady
Her department. was good. and he con-
adsrtt her character as wife and mother
above reproaeh. He never saw her trink-
~ or snder the influence OF Intoxicating
Aqaas
II answer to cross-laisrrogarsons he
sid hat be never had visited her after
shs hour OF o'clock In the evening at
Oakland Or Alameda. and never accom-
eans4d her upon any trip or excursion
eycrnd Oakland or San Francisco.
william Becker deposed as follows He
q years % age. resides at San Jose.
sad y fireman BY oecspatscn- He be-
cams aruusinteG with Mrs.. Dawson by
Waiting bis present wife. who was then in
Nrs Dawson's employ. and Afterwards
~ Mrs Dawson when she visited hts wife
Il Opponents home She would sometimes
aay over night. She seemed 10 be al
ssyx a lady. never saw anything our OF
- way. Had seen her drink a glass OF
besr at the table with the family. but
sxser saw her under tire influence OF liquor
He never knew her 20 commit adultery.
- seemed 10 think a great deal Of her
sAsidren.
Mrs Mary Becker. wife OF the preceding
witness, first formed the acquaintance Of
Mrs. Dawson IN the spring OF 1890. After
WARTS vas In her employ from jane. Isae.
unfit February. $50. a. a nurse girl. She
lad the best OF opportunities for ohserv-
inx her conduct. and saw nothing out Of
ne way wifh her She seemed 10 think
good deal Ga the children. was devoted
70 them and exercised good control over
them: nsvs. saw her drinking or under
TIE Influence OF liquor. and never knew
her 70 Use any language or speech but Of
tie best. never knew Of her committing
adultery IN any OF her visits 20 San Jose.
shs always stopped at deponenf's house
q nights. and no one ever stopped with
her except her sister. She had seen her
take glass or beer at table. bat never
saw Der intoxicated. Had heard her tell
yokes and stories. bat Doesn't remember
Of ans thing being said that was Indecent
.. tnmofest
TIE deposition OF Lewis A. Herman. Of
oskiaad. waa also published yesterday
morning. He testified that he IL a sales
nan. residing IN Oakland. and = years
u sge. He FIRST met Mrs. Dawson IN isaA
uhen she brought her children into tho
store where she WAS employed and bought
them shoes. She came in Afterwards and
Opponent waited on her. lie did not see
Der axaIa unsii 1885. when she came into
The store and spoke 20 deponent, recoS-
ming him "a being the person who had
previously waited upon her. He after
wards took lodgings with dsponent ani
her sister. she came into the store and
saia theirs had been a fire IN the house
over night. lie asked her why shs did
no, turn n = fire alarm. She sast Shs
slaa't knuS where the IRE alarm box vas
locaied. and there was no gentieman in
TIE house. She then asked X he knew OF \
Gentleman whom he could recommend who
wcald Ike to lodge there. He said hs
didn't know Of any. She then asked II hs
was living with his folks. and he said
Ne was. she asked Il he wouldn't IKE
10 stop at her honss. as she felt ttraii
about living IN q house aions vita her
children and sister and servant girl. and
no man about. As depensnt lived some
httis distance out. and the winter season
vas coming on. ne concluded TO accept
sAs proposition so he went thsre and
htxed from October. 1885,, zn;n the ml8tss
% MAY. fsss While he was IN the house
Ms Dawson always acted very mnch
IKE lady. and he never saw anything
or OF the war as 70 her character. AZ y
mother shA seemed everything that a
nether should re- treating her children
WITH great care ana giving them close st
tentson. They seemed 20 thtuk a great
Zeal az her. and she Of them. AS a wife.
he shosEht she was = gootisxife. al sAat
. naan eout6 ask for She would make any
nan a rood wife. she always spoke well
a her husband
TIE character % the house was above
rsproach ard Il seemed a respectable
Reese n every respect he never saw
any drsaksng or carOnSsng n sny share
er form never knew or beard os Mrs.
Dawson using any language that was ret
X Ter any lazy 70 use. in any way. share
eF forsn Her iaEgnare wAS aswsys chase
sSf modest She never drank anv Ia
nor IN hls presence. ard he never saw Der
sater the Influence % liquor T- never
knew ~ her engaging 81 any iewa. lascl-
ssees or suggestive Language. or OF her
rSsng snY vulgar langssve. or 81 teT eFs~
ssrsrx n any lAnguawe thar was rot ~
sna rrcper FER a young ia7y 20 u~e. she
vas away from herse bat twice aurinz The
ines. once sha went 10 San jose -
have some dental work 6cne aHa was
away 3ay ana xss: ths other time
We weat 20 Les AnEe-es to the fiesta
there. wtsh her sister. ard was away
fso ulghtA Re remembered the oeoaSsnr
az Or. Dawsoa's visit In tse spring -
isA The pa air. WAS there when ae-
'saSa-t returned fron the Store a. u
esock 81 nixhf. TIE eetc1&ant afwzys
sseke q her husband IN q WAY that led
eeseassn; . believe SIC thought q great
dssi o. hssa.
The 2eponens wzs aenusinse1 wfss T4oft5s
aiassy before her marriage. lie ssf& that
lessie wanted k5nsey to taxa Opponents
- e~7--s"+s 80 rN*@ @7ANs~~ NNs+ANs
So so1seat - e Believes t@ss feS % snssa
&C feeasns Never earring sas t2nse ae-
pcaeEs vas stcppnr e. ths hagse wAx &
ISL 80 Pare Ter keeuiag AsStEuat lezss.
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asSTs waea - Went 20 work sa1 resagn-
- saa also re focasioa % his roeTu Ng9a
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An Enthusiast.
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