The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27
Col. Lindaay Gets Angry During
the Famous Beach Trial.
EXCITING SCENE IN COURT.
A uafliR stepped R~tween the Two
WeIi-known Lawyers, Otherwtse
a Little blood Might Have Been
shed-Mrs. DroWn Testtaes That
Aoney-Loaned Them Plenty Of IL.

The Beach damage suit, which has been
on trial before Judge Jacobs for the past
three dayE, seems To develop nsw and TN
looked for sensations every day. Yester-
day a personal encounter was narrowly
aver;ed between Col. Robert IL. Lindsay.
counsel for Mrs. Beach. and Attorney Win
l.. Humphrey. OF counsel for the defense.
Col. Lindsay objected to a question which
vas asked mis- client. Mrs. Beach. and ex-
pressed his displeasure by calling Mrs.
Browns attorney a liar and few other
hard names.
MFs. Brown was on the stand during the
entire morning session in her own behalf.
She made good witness and gave some
very interesting testimony. Attorney
Humphrey finished Isis argument for the
defense before court adjourned. The jury
will probably 10 out at noon today.
Mrs. Brown took the stand as soon as
court opened IN the morning. She testi-
fled that Beach had secured some 81 10
from her before she discovered that the
Beaches were working her. OF this money.
Mrs. Brown said that 500 went to buy an
interest In the steamer City of fsenton
80 for repairs on the steamers boiler S99
for Beaehs life insurance. SIS TO pay a
grocery bisi. 800 for Mrs. Beachs ticket
East. and 81 for Jersey COW. She said
that the money was left her from her has
bands estate and that she needed IL. bat
Beach always promised 10 return IT, SO she
let him have II.
Mrs. Brown explained meetings between
her and Beach AT the Lake Washington
pumping station by saying that she went
there 10 use the telephone which was used
b. ali the people In the neighborhood Mrs
Brown further testified that Beach had
a.xf{f
Mrs. Brown said that she had been told
by AIRS Beach tat she would not let her
husband remain at home and that he
might as well board with her as with some
one else. In regard TO the Ska1ft county
Visits. she said that she WAS with her
niece on the first trip. and that on the
hunting trip she stayed a. her sisters
house. In closing Mrs Brown denied that
she had ever done anything 70 ALLEVIATE
Mr. Beaeh's affections from his wife
w Il. Beddow. ex-county Commissioner
Heaions partner, corroborated Heatoa's
testimony given Tuesday. The deposition
Of john T. Steele was read. In which he
said tina, Mrs. Beach had offered him an
interest In what she got out OF Mrs
Brown II he stayed away from the trial
and did not testify to the frequent family
auarreis he had witnessed. The defense
rested
The trouble between the attorneys came
"stsH s'AtSs IetcH WIS Cailed 10 the stand
IN rehuttai. Attorney Humphrey asked
Mrs Beach II she had not turned round
and said: What VIII they try 10 prove
next preceding it with an oath.
Col. Lindsay jumped TO his feet and cried
out: Its damnahie lie" lie turned TO
Attorney Humphrey and addressed a few
words 10 him which would not make a good
showing tn type. Incidentally he told Mr..
Humphrey that he was liar
The court did not clearly understand
what was going on until Humphrey said:
Col. Lindsay, you have no right to call
me a liar in court" The bafliff got be-
tween the two attorneys and Judge Jacobs
. ordered them 20 take their seats The ex-
animation OF Mrs. Beach went on hat the
question ~ to what she mad said Wa no,
pressed. Mrs. Beach denied that he had
ever made the statement attributed 10 her
Tuesday in her husbands testimony 10
the effect thar Col. Lindsay had told her
she cauld surely win the case as he could
get men In this town to testify 10 any
thing.
Al the first intermisslon Judge John T.
Humphfies went 10 Col Lindsay aud tried
10 fix matters up for hts law partner Col
Lindsay. however. refused To listen to
him and said that he had no desire, to
make up" II Is said that the hard feel
ings between Col Lindsay and Mr.
Humphrey date from particularly hard
fought damage suit in which Ilndssv.s
client received $3.50 from the james street
cable read. Humphrey represented the
cable company I'm the suit