The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-09
STORIES OF SHINING.
~~us sTrI.L THRoxG IN ATTEND
AycE on THE FORD CASE.
sspek ss Jessie aerfsrd's Character
r~suned-Fowd'x Hfnckl~y Block
onees We're headquarters of the
AP. Ale Was the President.

re erosd AZ the courthouse yesterday
xz fully ~ great as on the previous day.
=. IL Ford trial II was pernaps no. 80
hrxs IN the forenoon. bat after ths noon
rreess "s.zndlag room oaIy. was Ia forre
n early bogE. and the crowd STAYED
az ire hoar Of adjournment AS snslel-
suses In ysstsr1zy's Psst-TntsIlagenesr tas
"a. WI be suspended Tor today Ia order
70 nakc room Tor other important court
nss,ers whien Judge Jacobs Thought de-
rxnsed lnnedlafs attention TIE Ford
ira vii BE- resumed On Monday morning
q 80 o'clock
The Defense Continued.
Tae dssszss yesterday continued fss ter
sbss attack On the character Of ysxsle
xarforc. the prosecuting witness In the
case None OF the testimony was 30 starr
lzs or 50 risgus Is that submitted or
Thzrsday. One OF tie interesting features
a tie dag was the evidences Of w III
Peter wao as az officer o. the A. p. A.
csznscsed Mr. Ford name prominently
viii tnas secret order, stating In fact taat
b was president OF g. ard fhat hlz rnssen
,aEksd Of ofiee IL tie HlnckIeY block.
vh<ya tie alleged seduction az Jessie Nor
.sf1 Is said to have taken place. ~as tns
k<xdauGr.srs % the A y A.
Ths trzt witness yesterday, I'd Brown.
saS seen che game % run. sheen. r,sr,i
txysd out al Mr Ford's. ard had seen
Boz Ripley and Jessie Norford IN the
gaze Had also seen Jessie at the lake
WITH young man. Saw her az Madison
PARK xssh a young man who VAS taking
Improper liberties with her. Crozx-exam-
Led. Be stated that he had told the same
ssvy 70 The prosecuting attorney.
Mrs.. Eta Martin. daughter OF Dir. ard
Ms Fcrd. had cane to Seattle from New
Asxsco about the FIRST week in January.
gas ard Jessie MSrford occupied the same
ran and slept together IN the Ford
household. One night after they were tn
bed Jessie told her that one Of ire neigh
Dor girls had got SONS medicine dnan
fssn that cost her 8. and Jsssse asked
Mrs. Martin II sse knew what the meds-
oss vas for and whether she supposed
\ vas 10 get the girl out % fix Wit
Eees did not give the girls name. and
eosnssI for the state CONSIDERABLY re-
trained from asking for f. Mrs Martin
ted Jsxsie she did not know what the
redicsns was for. and inquired Way she
fhks she Jessie. had not been In trouble
hkrssif Mrs Martin asked her why She
answered that she had been intimate with
ksy hrather-in-iaw since she was l. years
sd She added she was glad he was dead
e she hated hins. Cross-examined sac
had testified 20 this si0ry before, not a.
Everett but before a committee % the
xrixhss OF Pythias az ButterwoFsh's She
eavs the names OF nearly all present. She
Il
- had not bsen asked there concerning
4 Asked to whom she had FIRST ieid the
sary. she replied that she had first told
4 10 her father ard that she had never
tsid any one else I'll this trouble came up.
Ford. Domestic Life.
Nn ". T. Ford testified as 70 the do
nestle life Of the Ford home. She had
beard Jessie Ia the summer OF last year
al that she liked Earl Berry. and that
b vas her sweetheart and that he was
gang 20 buy her a bicycle and teach her
&c rts Witness told her she would not
sIlos her To accept such a present nor 20
lsep company with him. One day jessie
tas came In and told har she had lost her
lsisr garment. She told OF her visit TO
Dayton In June. 1896. and 20 Halter City
= March, 1897. her only two absences
Fam home since Jessie had been In the
~"@~"-s%tAf
!saxie bad been out % late as 90 miss her
car and had 20 walk home. arriving az
ae'r- after midnight She stated that Jes-
g nsd been out frequently. and witness
sae demonstrated with her about being
ssi late, but % 40 avail Jessie would not
eafy her, and thIs was the real ground
g he trouble and disagreement between
Ben. Al one time Jessie had gone down
g Plead with Mr.. Ford not 70 tell her sis
- about her being out with the boys. on
re occasion Jessie had asked her ara
NJ Ford for permission 20 lnviie some
Fa9nx men In 80 the house while they
tsre zone 20 the lodge. Permission was
fiised. they suspected that she was 60
- 70 invite them anyway. and sure
tsaaTs dessie's guests arrived
&fs Jennie Barnes testified that she bad
a.sss taken any walk With Jessie. as told
q TIE latter. witness told 90 going %
sasFch ore night ana seeing Jessie stand
- hear The gate taking with some young
.aA Had told Jessie 10 come with her.
sssse haa entered the church insf after
s. al al down. but remained only 4 few
eafss when she sot NJ ard went cct.
- Wines had seen her no more that
1sat Qusstlcns from counsel ror fha
.se 81 eross-exariaatson implied that
~ wnalG be arnn'y able 70 account so~
- SEEMING fsrsliciian On Jesste's part
MOVING thai she had gene 70 ne
4sfra y search - Mrs. Marta, ard that
F6nE her there Jessie had very
sn1iy raae hack home
IS asagssr1, re next witness broke 4
sesa faT pyoraptnsss in her answers.
- Wort ~ each Question HAD hardly .
sae MS q The por.ly ard urhane coun- I
tef ne 6efemse before her rrn7w WIS +
s@S aaeer way. There was 10 xsn lee +
'sslsssrinE Sc objection. ana the eo,,~t .
= caution iAo Nttnesz that VIXEN an
ss'sa ~as mafe So must wait lsn the
$50 ruled or the objection. She was .
-.a As CID. but Ear more sprirhtiv n her +
49, So srcech te3n msuy younger .
- Sc as seer Jessie MorSora WIN A
10y 60 Madison street after . o'rfa,k .
s1at TAis VAS On eoe S.tg.fav ri-st .
-. St5aess tat sren % church ara was
soae. TIE yocnw couple were gong
n a.aer way, Whi.h witness evsA srt}v f.
aAa vas ne wrong 7vav. A. another Z
s.-se fEa Seen Jessie ara a vounw ~aa .
- son 'ows-a tse lake. along Mad .
ssset THIS was also about a'rfarsx
sat CrNss-exa mined. admitted fhas .
- 80 newer seea Jessie Aoiaw ANYTHING .
a.. - tAs scrs Tire Hrsi ,fneA sNa haf .
So. ssEs,s 81 ne s.rcet A. nixht wien a
1.,.s.- 'Aa vas ia tsa early part of iaae i
:. Yrs. ssorcr Recalled.
$685. s,.faeess s'o~e- was AT thss rotat 4
ssa ~ tae state. Sre denied a~,z $50 .
=. se'ssi IN NJ ror6.s defeasf Yaa
- jake Gem ara -s-ssnbsres 4 4
4. .ssn sa the H.n-kfev s1srk whs-.1 4
- .-e-z1,, b.; al cetel lon from the T.
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