The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-14
EVIDENCE SHUT OUT.
xoT ALLOWED 70 REEUT
roap.s PROOF OF ALim.
-.-.agefsry Web OF Myssery II
Ercluded Prom Jury-f3on
-.-s~xTe,ls Farther Details of His
....ae rriendship With Jessie.

x.vskfrx incident IN the Ford
1~..-..v was the COURTS rsfssal 20
ns -. snfrodurtlon Of testtraory "a r.
49, - the aiibs seI sp IN tsss dsfeEEe.
-~.~s n taIs ruling Is wider than
:. frs. glare appear. = saAts
s-lsseay cut OF sght mysterious cor
s.@s~.son Of evidence. On the one hzad
= s.a.e was prepared 10 prove, Ia re-
y - ,as sv.fienoe offered 70 saoS that
&, ford xas ELSEWHERE fnan ~ Seatfie
.,n.e AZ the alleged seduction. fkat
-. - = Seattle. that be rad come dcwn
T,,vupia OF January = With Eisno3
800 ard that they were met o. sgeir
s~.l ln Seattle bv Rev. Wtsnot Will
- n d. presldlaR elder OF the Seattle
49,, Ard by Rev r n. Randall pastor
= -. FIrst Methodist Episcopal church
-. eltv. that on TIC following dr. Mr..
80 Gas present a. 3 reception given L.
=. psr<. church n Bishop Cransto1s
-. tasf on the following Sunday Ar.
80 ,-eerbe6 IN bis own church. intro
..ssry several ministers who took part in
=. ssrvsce ard that Oh the next day he
=. pYessnf at the quarterly conference
= sss Madison Street chare..
~ tee other hand. II this rebutsai eyi-
49, rad been admitted II 10 an open
80. mat the defense would have intro
Saesd witnesses to prove In sar-rebattai
-. Mr.. Ford noz only lef: Olympia on
f.raxry %. telling everybody around n n
fs.s be was going 20 Portland. but that
= I'D actually 80 on through 70 that city.
-. he rex!ateFed ut the Perkins and
.a.rr.rd spent the night with a friend:
ssss h. preached for two weeks consecn-
.~s,r n the revival services already re-
ssrrrs 10 At Eosebgrg. and that te re-
su,.sS nc more 10 Seattle until tn first
~s<k IL February. Mr.. Bunce ard Mrs.
,-.xasa were ready 10 testify positively
: - sbsenee from Seattle Or. wizard
ma ready 10 swear that instead of Ar.
rsrd's having introduced the preachers us
~zsssoued above. Mr. Ford wss absent
srsu the service and from TIE city. and
sNst hs. willard, introduced the visiting
dx-rru,sr himself Rev. Mr.. Atwood was
ssotaer Witness whose evidence would
AVE been In point. The records Of The
s;jegsd quarterly conference. IL Is claimed.
epsM show that II was held not on Janu-
ux but on January 5.
mus. n the court had not shut out the
wbat.ss Of he abb. the jury would have
~ II. task Of deciding between two d.
,.xtIy contradictory lines of evidence. and
4 r,rlng a mystery in which good mel
q eash side would have sworn 10 opposite
ratkmca;s.
ii opening court yesterday morning
1asre Jacobs announced that he would
hxrtaftsr limit the arguments OF counsel.
II. this limitation vas generously waived
htsr cur.ax the day.
Ia first witness was Bon Ripley. whose
kxrsstlng description OF his association
s.ih Jessie Morford was the only thing APP
reaching q sensation to delight the Curl
~ crowd He told OF accompanying Jes-
& 10 the park and 10 the lake; Of having
fsas boat riding with her twice. once In
t< evening when. IN company with an
cher hoy, they stayed OUT until 10 O'Clock
q Elght. He stated tina; during this boat
~ be and the other boy took turns at the
ou. and that while one was rowing the
cher would sli with bis arm about Jss-
sss walls. He had been walking with
yssxls number Of times. Had sat with
ID arm around he. and his head On her
sAealdsr Admitted that he knew OF a hole
q the east side OF the Starr house. bat
had never known any one TO crawl
trough Il. Had hidden several times in
As bushes with Jessie IN the evening but
sfYtr clone with her. Had paid visits 70
~ Ford house when ne knew that Mr..
saa Mrs Ford were absent. Knew that
fsr used 10 20 TO lodge meeting on We'd
sssaay and Friday evenings, and he used
% 80 on those evenings. Once when he
vsrt thinking Ford was absent the boys
kss LEI him know that Ford was AZ home
saa be had gone away. Acknowledged
tAsi he had kissed Jessie when Others
care present. on which occasions he de-
saFsd she made biz al getting away
tsm him
The calling Of Rev. Mr.. Whitfield 70 inc
Witness stand vas abe signal for enc OF
4 ~ Sch ~Hf
nc The trial by him the state expect
n 10 begin its rehuttal Of Ford's abb as
n np by the defense After Mr.. Hart
aa1 called attention TO the fact that Mr.
Whitfield had already been on the wiz
KS stand. the court signified wish 20
hAr fram counsel en- the other side. ana
ssagr Humphries and Judge Himes both
Roks arguing thar under tho lav In this
fats the defendant IS not compelled 10
s'ese Anything except 80 rar as II may de-
fase upon him 10 meet evidences sub
shisd against him that he Is 20 be pre-
fantd Innocent until proved guilty. thar
ne presumption with regard % his
az would hold: and that evidence now
esproof ef his alihl was not competent
rseuttal Mr. Hart, IN reply, argued
oai inssmueh as the defense had set out
Y prove that Mr. Ford was in Oregon az
Es lime a. the alleged ofenae. the state
- right 70 show that he was In Sc
ssae AZ that time
Tie eoart ruled cut the evidence ana
y Whitfield retired. giving way -
sSaafd WlnsDF. jr who was introduced
re state IA rehuttal fer the purpose
iHpeaching the testimony % Young.
saa had sworn 20 seeing Jessie Morgord
ssarsd IN dlsgracefui orgy with two
wv Ninsor testified that Young had
W him that he knew noshfnz nEafnss
sssses character 80 far az chastity was
Nsesrnea, and had also told him he did
81 ne Forts A. T. a views
ferey testified that he had seen
80 n seattle On January IS. and hsJ
Jessie Norford with him IN his once
afternoon between and = s'clcck
49,. Metmore was going % give some
sssneny as "a room 81 IN the Ilnck,ey
sA out cAtecfian vas raises aud she
49, faied thai * was net proper rehat-
aAars Morford vas asked unlv ore
s-eeiea bur g was very long ore. ''D.G
=. aot Rect Mrs storc- In her room In
- - nisekiey olock In July or Angus. ISs7.
80 sA sas not narrate 20 yau a canver-
sa sne had had With Jessie Margord
eoarse e. which Jessie rad toia
esN theTe Vas not = word q truth
statement made BY Ford sa>ssss. her
80 intimacy With her ercfher-ln-
- These were not tie exact words
e. question hut this vaH the sub.
A.. ~ me question The defense g.
a.. s.fHsed tnciiaed IN cNsret. Nn& al
s. zae stiffness Ar sweres8 sfnsnlv. Yes
a.. .asa Judge Jacobs observed. rather
cat he was svre Re d.a nos knew