The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-26
r.,t.r Beach Testi6es in Behalf
# Mrs. Abbie Brown.
-...seo 4 BIG STIR IN COURT.
-. 49, Case for the Alienation Oh
~~nasA.s Affections IL ON TRIAL
Leading Man T~sttaes TINT
wlfc Told Him Her Lawyer
e.,< He Could es~t Men 10 >"F"'
-. MIN 10 Anything for Money

Il 8. ssrond day Of the trial Of the Sea
- sglf brought by Mrs. Annie +.
-. Il Judge Jacobs court against
~. Ashle d. Brown for alternating tas al
sss.<sanx st her husband was marked ~
"a. sensational testimony % the man
- Affections are valued 50 highly.
/ - ..,s.,.s,.s was used ~ a witness by ine
80 AZ well as the defendant. Wai,e
800 for Mrs. Bro@n hc made some
.-,urv statements, which ne says his
-, ,aid him we're made 70 her by Col. H.
!. rsp.,ssy. her counsel. when the mat
= saiag Mrs. BEowa for damages frat
| - -.
s.,rtEx before noon the plaintiff rested.
e1xs Jacohs denied the motion OF the at
s:usys igs NEs- BIewg that the Gaze be
szsired "a dc grounds that when Mrs.
- SECURED her divorce she gave up
q ysxhf TO her husbands affections. and
ssfgre could not sue for damages The
- session today VIII be occupied in
e.rsuS the remaining witness for tae de-
- and With the arguments OF the at
&meys
rsI,sr II. Beach. the husband. was the
- interesting witness OF those exam
. = during the day. He was called to the
nss ia The morning 20 testify for the
.arsify. lie gaz asked regarding a trip
"a be- had made RI Shagit county mlia
. = Brosz- hut explssnsd. that they aad
- sHmihenssi as witnesses at trial
8 also foi1 Of another wish 10 SkagIt
L. -. 80 4
Z Il ehlaren. n. ae.i xas called Ia the
r.Dess ssxs.d in the afternoon for the de-
- AID gave an interesting version os
!. BsaehsBfown troubles,
n stated thai bs lad Il liked with bis
Y b<fors the suEt was brought and adj
a. her NOT to sue Mrs. Brasn telling
8 mar sise had no case. Beach said that
: vie replied that 81. was going 10 vic
5 sajt a; any cost and had made up her
"a TO IT. &c further testified that his
n tod bin tina, Col. Lindsay had said
H. ssse Was a $780, fool n she did no, 10
1ssa With the case. for he could get men
.hss town who would swear to anything
b money. This testimony caused "A stir
roagt, and IL Was stated that the piaint-
xasia at the proper time. introduce
rsssnes with a View Of showing that Col.
.nsssy, who ~ one of the best known
81 East highly respected members of the
Ssx county har. never made the state
nass which Beach says Airs. Beach L.
na;sed xssh saying he made.
feseh told the story Of their married in
<kas5 He said that he and his wife fail
Sic ise peaceahly together. On several
xuans. be said. Mrs. Reach had init
b II he eye and had driven him from
me The husband testified that when
xas waking home with his wife, after
bad broken the window lights out OF
h hogn's home" she told him that
snad raise more trouble IL he lid not
k5 money So that she could make a
W Iass. He said that his wife would
- row whenever she wanted money
* aai he had 10 get IL.
~ Beach. the oldest daughter OF she
EssfT family testified that she had
~ Mrs. Browns house after her
hss kferal times az the request of her
ssEsw. The other witness examined for
" ssnse was NJ. J. Johnson. who vas
p ssasr OF the steamer city OF Rem
1 sfich the defense alleges was pur-
as~d with the money the Beaches Sc
EfN nom Mrs. Brown. Johnson testified
AFins seen Mrs. Brown on the boat
= Beach II number OF times
2 ssn as the plaintiff rested Mrs.
sHa ssatterneFs moved that the ease be-
zsed on the ground that there had
as.a sufficient evidence introduced to
sNasis cause ~ action and that even
as's bad bern Mrs Beach had no right
- for TIE alienation of the affections
husband after she was divorced.
"a sacoes denied this motIo0. and the
- called their witnesses.
- eaniy Commissioner w. IT. Hea.on
sNs lAaf Mrs Beach came to hin, sss.~
sses 10 have him get money from
3 nesa. sha,~she might make the trip
"a one % these uera sisna Mrs.
overheard their conversation. and
*.saT convinced that the Beaches
s0sas 10 work her The other Wit
fsssfsned werc -Nsn acquainted
80 Beaches and testified - their re.
amy fights. These witnesses were
A Mr. =. r Greaves. Mrs Y A
sSter - Mrs broan@ ara r
49,. fhe osse VIII probably 40 20
~ tomorrow.