The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-30
TO SAVE HIS FATHER.
EVIDENCE Oh BERT BaRTowrs Mo-
TIVE FOR MARRYING.
Maggie shields Charges Against
Pref Barlow Supported by Sew
ernf witnesses - Hesmer Tells
Facts ahsus Tacoma Water steal

SPECIAL Dispatch % thA post-InteIiigence-.
TACOMA Oct. with scarcely more
than a flushed face Maggie Shields. or.
rather. Mrs. Bers Bartow. sat IN Justice
STnafley's court room for more than FIVE
hours to-day and listened TO damaging EVIL
cence against her integrity ard honor.
Dniy once did she show any sign OF deep
concern. ara that vas while her father
was telling u her shame Once more lat
er u the afternoon. che seemed 90 be VS.
ihiy affected this time az statements made
by Mrs. Graves. the organizer OF The West
srn Washington ". =. 7. L. This testi-
m0ny was the most sensational OF the day.
and b. Tar the most damaging for the de-
fense-damag ing because OF the high NOR
a. standing 81 TIE witness and her unques-
toned Integrity. There was also testimony
by Dr. Hiackley. Luclus Oman. the Pc
Ell justice OF the peace: T. H. Dunkley.
editor Of the Pe~EM Examiner and Jani-
tor Gush. of the Emerson school The
grester pert % all the testimony pointed 10
Prof. Barlow. rather than his sen, as
the father Of the child.
The justice told OF the girl making the
affidavit which she afterwsrd swors was
false. the editor reclsed the details leading
up 10 the publication Of the affidavit. and
the physician told OF the conversation he
had with the girl after the child had been
delivered. The attorneys for the defense
knitted their brows more than once willis
Mrs. Graves was testifying. Pref.
Barlow and his son also paid rapt atten-
tion 70 this testimony.
Mrs. Graves told how Maggie came 10
her nome tn Centralia and asked 10 be
kept over night. she had her baby with
her and as Mrs Graves had always taken
q kindly interest In the girl. she allowed
her TO remain over nigh; and part OF the
next DAY While ut the house Maggie tod
Mrs. Graves ali about her troubles: how
and when she met Prof. Barrow, and
how and when he accomplished her ruin.
She also showed Mrs. Graves a letter from
Bert Barlow. In which the young man
told his wife fhe had already married
herr TO 30 70 q justice OF the peace snd
make al affidavit denying all she had
said in her original affidavit and called
on her 70 stand pat on the matter, save
the good name Of the family and they
would stand OF sixteen counties
Frederick Gush, who has been Janitor
of Emerson school fer seven years, said
he had seen Maggie Shields about the
building several times after all the other
pupils had left.
w J. Shields, father Of the girl. told OF
his conversation with his daughter I'm
which she revealed her condition; he also
told OF Bert Bartow's visit 10 Pe-Eil and
% the conversation he had with him rela-
tive 20 marrying Maggie, SO as to save his
mother from the shock of learning Of the
affair: how Maggie told him that her
first meeting with Bert was In Bucoaa
and that she did not Ike him. Shields
testified that the first time he saw Bert
Barlow was or October 10, when he called
az the Shields home and. on being sd
rnitte6. was recognized by Maggie. who
said Hello. Bert" at the same time ask
ing him how he liked the looks Of his half
brother. meaning the baby. Bert denied
the relationship and told Maggie she had
made n mistake.
The hearing win be continued tomorrow,
beginning at 20 o'cloek