The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-12
FORD on THE STAND.
~~awrvs TO ESTABLISH An ALIBr
ron THE ACCUSED MAN.
- ~x-Preseher Claims He Mas su
n~~wsn when the Alleged se1ue-
- If Jessie Horford Teok Place
-8fpfey Gales by the state

-. s.ssrzs r. TIE Tord case yesterday
- stuzur ESTABLISHING an abb for the &C
- z.ar. Fe~s himself began vHeassus
- 80 - evidence which. ere esfense
- ~fu establish beyond q possible
-. rat D. waa cat q tbs city or fhe
- ars~rsS lr the Information za the data
- - accomplished ire 1naosnx e.
s~~rs~ Jess Norford-
rs~~~~xsrw q F0rd's testimony xfvezs
~s~.<r.ay afternoon. re was engaged Ia
s~srr scszBs r. q Methodist revival rsAss-
,-x = Rosebsrg. Or. from January =
= rseruary g.
- rrersfnaI relations between re
.,.9essr ard Jessie Il was alleged begzz
s.ras-y -
.pasr Rloley. The young mar who mas
..<,~r~ ororrgnent r. the case has b@@n
s'.,~~gs<.arss - re state ard e e. expect
- ~r sa5Yay sens interesting testimony.
FORE on the stand
--a asgenze hexan puttizg Ia SIS main
- ~ ~aftlax tae dssesnSanf w T Y3rd
: re- ssaas. Ford Was Sworn and took
=. .sas o. tire ultBess chair conpcs@tiY.
.~sxx~fty via the determination 20 kesp
Is fzeuIfsss In trim throughout TIE sz-
szsnats0n-
- Fluraphr.cs conducted the sxarni-
.-.ser IN ehas1 ard with the aid ~
-ss~na.- asked Ford "a 20 SIS where
s~.s.. a. the dates named by Jessie
$3.50 h. her evidence for th2 state Il
- - resxsTuhseTea that tie state was
go gror g elect apou which cate fae
srsxes sedustieF took place. Ta.s dsfe
-as cred a. January %
rssresz sasa positively that ne was oat
- ~ rlty an Saturday. January .. On
=. a., e whgen Jessie said ssie visited
~ = sts Office snd tha, ~ t5sn attempt
- - .r~sursGsn heF ruin. He wss a.
.s.eAarx Or where he vert 20 attend
! rsvfvai messing ln the Methodist church
= that city.
cn ne falIowsng Saturday. January y
"a re date or which Jessie swore she
- a victim 70 his opportunities. he was
stll AZ Rossoarg.
rsslaw over the calendar with his aft1r-
.,~ rors Suore that ne was ~ home or
y.raxrr : the day his daughter arrived
80 efrrsrzstaree hY which Jessie nxe1
- rhroaGlsg4cai order - subsequent
sv<nss On January 8 at SD IN the morn
ssx he l@ff for Olympia 20 attend the
,Ssrson Of the legislature. He returned
ar ths sash. and left again for the Capital
dry January Is. On the 18TH Ee retarnssf
Aans. arriving IN Seattle AZ SO IN The
sTsaing.
h SCENT tire 18th here. but again wsnt
a Olympia. this tine to deliver lecture
e Monday January u On January -
- iest Olynpss for Portland a which
err Re stopped January % and =. On the
q Ne took the train for Koseburg ar
firing there on the evening Of JanuAry =
Sc swore be did not leave that place
zsfr February s Jessie MorfoTd swore
rst their criminal relations began Janu-
al q. at the tirne Ford swoTe that be
vas niles away ard engaged In saving
ssas n = revival meeting.
Al shis point the defense produced
tunch ~ receipt stubs which the witness
Ssnsseed as showing the amounts hs had
resivea from men who t9trsd the En-
tssmens rank. Knights % Pythlas. Ford
rad fran the stubs the names az men
srar vhani he had received dues and al
xssian fses during Ira hrS, week IN Feb
rsasv Among the names were 3 s
ckgrehll. George Carter ard I. n. Riddle.
e Y BENJAMIN. J. r. Temple ard r
c14ke
Responding 10 questions by hls counsel.
tse &sssnSsnt detailed the events connect
e xi;h hss work az Roseburx, or. lie
szA thsf ne arrived there on the evening
= fsaHsry e and assisted n revival ssrv-
rvs NJ the Methodist church. preaching
sixhsfy He said That ne stopped nights AZ
~ house q one - tire members q the
sarszh He sts his meals az places -
ssseh ~ was Invited.
Q.-Fow long hsVe SOU been a mIagsfsr7
A-Tass Is ny twentieth or twenty -frst
ysa-
o-whsn wsre yoa commissioned a. a.
fEfaas sFwanlzer for ths Endowment
rsas. HsiThss OF Pyth.asr
4.-Nsy ! tssS
c-Waa' oshsF o.Flce Do yon holdr
Head Of the =. =. a
A-or ire third Tuesday % November.
- vas elected supreme president, %
hstrszs sad that bis 0fTics As president
ne association was located a. rooms
: and 2ss II ths HlnekIey building
l-Wax The door - Ezss Kept faekesi7
A-fss. SIR. the rsgie was - keep 4
hsssf Everything was supposed 20 be
Witness explained further thar "a nrpsi-
80 = Ire arsssr ramsa ne WAS ex-ssfsesa
searrnan - TIRE counsel Judicial hosrl
Al stscative committee
Q-How ia voa set groun tAs bail 70 the
~ = your private effees
A-Ar rAppsnE AZ the knor
S-A any TIRE 8urfng Januarv iss-. ~
Az ether t}me a. yeu ST. On TIE
sasfs reekr
As-Ss ST.
e-i,ss wa ever AZ down O. tire 1oaars
- scas isz a. serr
A~Ne 81 fNfth ennAa~fsA
"sSess desc ae6 the Fcsfrxe as kei~r
- Fafcaased ser s. 81 ~ a secanF -As~s
- x vas 90 ard rstketv rsrie8
= e bal ever as8 thaf ~ bad haA
aF foo6 siwe on re lounge 20 tha
'er o any ore. Gave TIE lounge n are
~ telling hirn that y ~ haa heen
- ths ufa ss hss thn lounge 10
80 Hat - god for much s4tNer
s~afd fou ever iark Jessie IN ne room