The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-06

.-arpt and decided ruling BY Judge
-. v.x,krday morning 10 the Ford case
.-xs,sseeiy roobst ths crowd OF auditors
- s,.cts,orz OF great deal OF prospec-
-. sr,oyrsnt The court sustained the
-..~~,san raised By the te<esAse on the
1870 evening. ard held that mas
...-s ., usder the law there could Be but
=. at Of sedacsscn. tbs terms Of tins In
..~ms.,ou urdsr which Mr.. Ford was De-
- ,y,~d exclu6ed all subsequent acts OF
.-.s,r.rv ~ alleged between him ard shs
..,uo,ainlng witness. and that evidence
--nsern,nx any such subsequent ac;s was
.,csup<ssns ard inadnis2bae.
ras, ana. gu. a. once any possible fur
A. aracys' evidence from 5essis Morford
:. "a detailed occurrences. and the people
an hsA gathered To enjoy the salsciolz
..rrat.vs rsfs oorrsspondinxfy dlsap-
.rs,.ed still they hung about TIE court
soru. which was even more crowded than
40 The frss day o. TIE trial Besides
ssoxe who occupied every available seat.
e,ty parsons vsrs counted a. ens time
sanding within the bar. while more than
huncred stood along the north and east
Mn Of The big courtroom
Arsin the Jurors fled into their places.
Ara,u the slight giriIsh form OF Jessie
uorserd vas sllhogstsed against the wall
asrk Of the witness stand. Again hsr
rIxsr aad steady voscs began It's accusing
spsree& Bat scarcely had the farSt pre-
urinary questions been asked her when
sacsher hal. was called. and she had 10
4. silent for three-auarters OF an hour
While another point OF law was being ar
Rad ard decided. Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Hart, who haz been doing the
suestioning Tor the state. sxked her TO
.sll Of what took place In room 81 OF the
Hsnekssy block between herself and Mr..
vsrd in the presence Of Fannie May Starr.
n dsfsnss promptly objected to the CUES
sson. o. the ground that the interview re-
fSfrso 10 was alleged 10 have taken place
sisss January 20. the date on which the
~ q ABDUCTION Is charged. Mr.. Hart
ssponded to the objection with an earnest
srrumsnt, In the course o. which he at
,enpted to convince the court. by logic
lin TO show for the ssate the intimacy
suhstssfng betwecu Mr. Ford and Jessie
norfosd. a. Indicated By occurrences sub
suqasnt TO January 20 and that while Sc
tsrsion was not In its nature q confinu-
ON oct. yet the influences which he claim
Il Ford exercised over tbs girl was con-
enuons In It's nature. Judge Jacobs
raid against him. There was little left
tps the witness TO tell. She told OF the
REPRESENTATIONS made to hsr by Ford
shsa. - abe charged. he accomplished
her ruin. viz. that he loved her, that she
vn pretty. that be would take care OF
Der. that II they loved each other there
vas no harm In her doing as ne wished.
ssi that IL she would yield TO him he
also stated that Ford had told her shs
rast net tell OF what they had done: THAI
abe wsrs TO tel he might be hung and
sAs would Be put In pr.son. She had never
saFed shs said. TO 20 ou, with boys. al
though Mr.. Perd had urged her 70 do so
- much a. she pleased. and that al the
boys w:ahed to pay her attention.
The Cross-Examination
nsn began the crozs-exznnination. which
- conducted for the defense by John A.
Runpsries. In 1, The defense gave sons tn
Tered hereafter and some Of the questions
assed we're by no means catering 20 tho
si'nesz IN her answers she showed a coed
esxfse OF shrewdnesS not unmixed with
certain naive simplicity. She seemed 20
enpssaend fully the bearing OF Judge ia
saos ruling IS TO events subsequent TO
sanaary .. ard II visa difficult fer counsel
81, her 20 confess TO anything OF a CON.
Tomss'ng nature that had occurred prior
ha, date While she thus guarded her
esh mssres.a free from prompting BY TIE
sAsss attorney. she was free 10 confess
VA she ard Mrs Ford had not been able
~ aiong well together. and that as for
fofd STE Was now perfectly willing 70
I'm sent to the penigenHary: that xhe
sp'sed him; ana that her former blind
s sae aoaAtroas love Tor him had turned 10
litter hatred
A sktr,ai.h.
sedss Hnnphriex asked Miss Morfora
~ Questions which causs.i the audience %
49, ,helr eyes biz. Mss Mosforsa came
80 q asm wssh oas or Two answers that
s .ssea . sale despite the gravity OF the
ssnrss was asked 20 repea; what she
fanEy. "a
Fsslis1
la, there Mrs Fordf'' asked Judge
- .es sr." vita sigh, rising accent.
~ bow long has there been a Mrs
49, ASKED The counsel "a his nIanaest
a.. suppose ever since sas vas married.
~. - Jessie. dsmgrely. and shea ,Aers
.A.. aldn't you mention Mrs. Ford
- eae gentleman asked you about the
GERS o. the family
v.-s as Question Miss Jessie gave the
-. aa'9ral explanation shat abe sup
"a -. ase question had reference 70 sens
xx.ssntsfs. ard TIE cross ANIMATION
49,. ". II dealt With variety 81 sub
=. sha was interrupted AZ more than
49, as eF vigorous objections frefn tire
a -. tae ground that the questions
aeFia proper subject matter for
- - nsnSfioa, Witness WAS led TO
rs--,. Aef acquaintance wtth enc NJ
~. kTipman en- the Tesier way car
sc admitted tAas she haA rset
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