The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
fight FOR A CHILD.
.esrs or DEpRavIrY Az
..nxD n THE HILL CASE
,ss r,ss Amdavft Filed ny the
.~e~nss-Eaeh side Asteaps-
o~sdo the other I'm the Ex-
II Depths of ImmoraItsy-
..ssves. Friends and Acasaint-
nravp Into the Tr0ubIe-
-.,s.r Continued for a Week

~. ores~r, 6lsscrity over the pos
A. ,nsar cnfle has been settled BE-
- 4. iii, OF Everett. and his late
- Mr.. Constance Parker. the
-.,ur. aad Unvsraizast language OF
-,xr1ss afsdayits fled would make
1..ss.s. material for an interesting and
s~-..a .sngls Of libel suits.
s~--~~t.nriv nasty things are being said
100 writer. subscribed and sworn
- tha interested parties on both
- The statements are made In few
-. aiuays frank. frequently vulgar,
- .rresirnes unft for pablieatis-a.
- TbursAay 'Iswey'' HIN, the de-
-, snd his place 81 Everett re-
- al the worst o. II In the affidAvits,
= .ssss then Hill and bis friends have
= Assng sorne signing and swearing,
= .s5svits In his banalf fled yesterday,
=. falling short OF the plaintiffs IN
- are quite their equal IN point CT
-.y,rv vtxor. HIS efforts are direct
= .or.rd proving the rnitness OF his
-. xgss 70 have the custody % the minor
80 s.aDeg. b. afficaits showing her
!. ssv. beer. previous TO their divorce,
s.<sslnx bat a y1rt1oae wife and mother.
= ssls effect Mrs. Emma Hill suears
-, s.rcs June, Isss. and previous 20 the
ssssrcs she was witnISs TO many In
.-.ro.x OF TIE sx-Mrs. HIS misconduct.
q. SIS posstEva personal knowledge that
-, Constance Hill maintained Illicit re-
sss,cs With "Hero' Parker, her present
land. and that they lived together ct
se<I lodg.ng house o. bad repufe. hay-
- r. child Mabel with them. Mrs. EN-
- Hlll further awears that Parker would
- vvrx and that Mrs. Constance Hill
a -
slsax from other men. Mrs. Constance
~ trsed 10 persuade Mrs. Emma ITO
- bad llse." but Mrs. Emma refused
Detective sam corbett AYERS that tho
ssx,as houss mentioned IN the affidavits
- 4 had reputation until recently. He
Isaxv Mrs. L. A. Hill. now married TO
s.rb Parker" and has seen her In the
$3.50 and drinking IN the saloon under
pnta
III. Christ Sorsnsen and Mrs. Cecilia
sseasen ioin in an affidavit Thei are
!. rrsssnt caring for the caild. Mabel. at
kw tx.asr's request They assert they
ara rsytnx the child the best moral and
sascssionAi training. requiring her TO
s>eo the best associations possible and to
,t,sus Sunday school and other Ike
.aoss Of moral Instruction." They APP
,ress,e the responsibility Of the charge.
IA assure the court that they win train
Nasel as she should be-"
Or ths other side Of the case Mrs. Con-
sAncs z Parker. ex Hill, makes a long
ssaaysi. She SAYS that within nine months
sss ehIld has had four different homes Sc
isssd by her father OF one OF these care
ssAsrs Mrs. Scrihner. a great many hard
t1rgs are aid. Mrs. Parker says that her
nsssnt husband never by WORD. act or
sesn caused her 70 leave HILL. II was
masts. OF seif-protectton. She took her
saas ard wen; TO San Francisco. but"
uks nays. "oniy 70 save her life and good
Ease from the dread horrors OF the place
ss.amy and destruction kept by her then
h<ss Of husband" Regarding her I'm
tv.sc.ion 70 the local lodging house, she
nsy.s that Hill brought her there and
ais Der board, and ~ was his soul and
sssF sank that she ever was AT said house.
vsieh he now alleges Is a bad house"
. tsr the plaintiff. Mrs. Parker. has
ed xfiasvits by the following; r. Rice.
Q Z Woodruff. ]. ]. Brown. Sidney f.
rsssrts Rev. r. r. Drake. r.. ]. Pifman.
W. @ swalweil. Alex Keay. l.. l.. Phelps.
", C. Cox. ". r. Rocks. ID. X. Howard.
'. Thorndyke. s. @. Yerkes. Peter
karsn. Or. 2. b. ". Miller, Charles G..
Sssi Constance E. Parker and III. NJ.
Parker.
r4sse TIE defendant. Hill. undertakes TO
esses WITH af''isvfts OF L. A. Hill. Ed Hen
asssT. Dan currier. Alex Clark. p. X.
itsis c. p. Clark. w. T. Schuyler. Sam
esroees Mrs Emma Hin. o. L. Ray and
II ant Mrs.. soFensen.
When the case came on for hearing be-
fafs Judge Jacobs yesterday he decided 20
faaElRae II until Saturday. April 10. In
iss MARITIME the child viii remain in Gus
sady 81 the sorensens.
Whatever may be tho outcome Of ths
80. ore fact has already developed. which
= tAai the position OF the little girl Mabel.
eas for the fullest sympathy. since. IL but
tas smslles. part OF the allegations made
% ether side be true. the atmosphere Of