The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-26
THE FORD CASE Up.
INFORMATION AGAINST HIM FILED
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Gist 81 witnesses for the Freseo"
sfon-Mrs. Bradbury Name Not on
1.-THE County Teachers Assoefs-
Ma, Has q xuceessfui N~etins.

An drzb-, as 20 the intention % the
Y,yo->cutfrr attorneys office tn regard %
tra Ford ea-e were 80. at rest yesterday.
when a formal Information was nie6 IN
re county clerks Office telling that the
sts,e had entered suit against ". 7 tofd
or the charge % seduction
The frc.dAutx Of the case are too fresh
in the minds ~ readers 20 need even a
rscapstuiatscn here Rev. Mr.. Ford. pas
tor Of one OF shs prominent Astno1ist
EpE~-or,al churches Of the city. 3 man o.
family ard Of rnbiSrDtshsc reputation N
nfs exalted calling. e1s accused Of having
Accomplished the ruin Of young gira
who had been employed as dornestic
about his houfe. In this matter TIE eecie-
.sAstieai court yores.aiied the OWL author
flies. and The Erst prosecution OF Mr.. Ford
took place before the recent session %
tie Puget sound conference After high
IL exciting and srnsstior trial be was
found guilty ard sentenced 70 expulsion
from the ministry ard from the church
Al tfffe was fully reported Ia the Post
1nfelligeacsr ~ the time.
Then came the question as TO whether
CRIMINAL proceedings would be Instituted
in slls courts. Al the preliminary hearing
in Justice Austins court Mr.. Ford WAS
bound over 20 the superior court Rumor
then whispered that the case would prob
ably bs dropped, but as already an
nosnced Prosecuting Attorney MOElroy
ha~ Determines to go on with It. and it
VII probably be brought on for hearing
az en- early day. Prosecuting Attorney
Mcfczroy said yesterday that he wogfid en-
d1avor 20 have II called up one week from
tomorrow.
The information reads as follows;
1.-The State OF Washington vs.. w. T.
Ford-w T. Ford l. hereby accused By
james Il. McEiroy the prosecuting attor-
A. Sr~r "frear sf4u sr.sr
Washington. and IN the name Of and BY
the authority OF said state Of Washington
nd or oath by this information Of the
crime Of seduction. committed as follows.
tOwit:
He, the said w r Ford. In the county
Of King. state Of Washington. on or about
iae 10Th day Of January A. u. 1897. and
within one year previous 10 the fling OF
this Information. did willfully unlawfully
and feloniousiy seduce. debauch and car
natly know one Jessie Morford, the said
Jessie Morford being then and there an
unmarried woman Of previously chaste
character. Contrary TO the form Of the
statute I'm such cases made and provided.
and against The peace and dignity of the
state ~ Washington
Dated at Seattle. King county, state of
Washington. this I'D day Of September,
A. p. 1887. JAMES F. MELRoy.
prosecuting attorney In and for King
county. state OF Washington.
by John b. Hart, Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney"
Following is the list Of witnesses for the
prosecution: Jessie MorforS. Rev ri. d
Brown, Mrs. II d. Brown. Rev wffmos
Whitfield. Mrs. j. +. We,more, @. A G.
Rochester, Mrs. @. A G. Rochester. Rev
g. r.. Fuimer @. r. Benson. John San
som. Rev. W. 8. Harrington, NJ a Gov
ington'. Elizabeth Storer Arson Harris
Mrs. Arson Harris. Mrs b. White. Mrs
Lewis Baker. Miss Jovene Nlssen. Mrs
l.. r. Durham Miss Bessie Merry. Rev
r.. 4. Fahs, George Amos, Fannie May
Starr. Laura Norford. o. Norford, w
Norford. f. L. Blaine. A. 8. Gregg. r
Morford. Mrs. r. Morford. w. w wiilett
Mrs. J. W. Wiliett. David Elsey. Mrs Da-
vid Elsey, W. Ayers. Mrs. W. Ayers. A
Warren. Mrs. Eogerx ar. ROGERS. Mis-
Rhoda Elicit.
The most singular fact about the list 1,
the absence from q OF the name of Mira
Bradbury. who haa hitherto played q
rather prominent pan N connection with
the case.