The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-10

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| her husband took the money from her.
! when Mr.. DoFe intereosed the objection
| that Mr. Ronald was drifting into the
! main case and induir.ng into charges Of
| cruelty which the plaintiff would later
! show up TO Mr.. Ronald's entire satisfac-
/ ton. The court overrued this objection:
| and Mrs. FanNAlstine told what became OF
| The sle.ooo She said that she received iet-
/ tiers from the clerk at the Hoffman house
| in New York addressed TO her as Mrs j.
| Punch. Mr.. Ronald produced certain let
| ters alleged TO have been written By Miss
| Norton. and inquired whether witness
| knew the writing. Witness pleaded ignor-
| ance.
| Attorney Dore demanded an inspection
| of the letter. but was refused 1t by Judge
| Moore. who uniformly adhered 10 the rul-
| ing the rest Of the day and denied the
| plaintiff an inspection of all letters and
| kilograms offered for Identification by the
| defendant. These letters and kilograms
| are alleged to have passed between the
| sisters during Mrs. Van Alstine's absence
| from Seattle.
Telegraph Manager Summoned.
| Excusing Mrs. Van Alstine from the
| stand with the statement that he had not
| finished with her by any means, MIR. Ron
| aid called as his next witness r.. H. Brown,
| Seattle city manager Of the Western Tn
| ion Telegraph Company. The first ques-
| tons were with regard to certain teie-
| grams alleged TO have passed between Mrs.
| Van Alstine and her sister. Mr. Brown ad-
| mitted that he had in his possession copies
| of kilograms signed as described by Mr.
| Ronald. He was about 10 produce them
| for inspection by the court under the SUD
| poena duces tecum compelling him to do
| so, when Mr.. DoTe objected. Asking the
| witness IL the kilograms were sent and
| received by Mrs. Van Alstine and Miss
| Norton and receiving an affirmative an
swer. Mr. Dore warned the witness that
| neither of the women had consented 10
| the divuiging of the contents OF their pri-
| waite business and would mold the witness
| and his company responsible for breach
| of faith.
The warning created a commotion.
We object to counsel attempting in
| open court To bluff our witness into sill
! ence." shouted Attorney Ronald in a voice
/ which could have been heard all over the
| court house from county Jail 20 cupoa.
/ 'The court will protect its witness,
| responded Judge Moore promptly, raising
| his voice above the echoes Of Mr.. Ronald $
| objection.
| MIR. Dore added TO the general effect of
| the climax by obiecting loudly.
| The witness a.so chimed in by protesting
| against being compelled to answer, declar-
| ing that the rules Of his company forbade
| him To- Go ~.
Attorney Ronald gesticulated and told
| the court that Fe did not care rap what
| the rules of the telegraph company Were
| as long as they were contrary To the rules
| of law
The court put an end to the scene by
| rapping for order and then ovetruled the
| protests of both the witnrSS and Mr.. Dore.
| The latter renewed his objection when
| Mr. Brown produced . copy cablegram
| purportng TO come from Mrs. Van AlStne.
| dated London, October $. and asking Miss
| Norton To send her 5000. that she WAS
| starting home at once Judge Moore over
| ruled this motion also. and when Mr..
| pore attempted 10 explain at greater
| length his grounds retortefi: Mr.. Dore. |
| don't want 10 argue this matter with YOU.
| Your objection is overfuied
| II except" announced Mr.. Dore, his face
| flushing.
let The exception be noted" retorted
| the court.
Messages Opened in Court.
| Mr. Dore SAT- down and AR. Ronald pro-
| ceeded triumphantly 10 exrort from the
! plainly unwilling witness copies of teIe-
| grams from e. to Mrs ]. G. Archibald,
| New York, n Y. care Of the Hoffman
| house" and dated Seattle. october Is. and
| from "a H." 10 Mrs. Lou Van Alstine.
| New York. y " dated At Seattle e. the
| following day. The copies were read by
| Mr. Ronald and by the court and then
| handed 10 the clerk 10 be marked for
| identification. No other persons were al
| lowed TO see the copies, although Mr.;
| Dore formally demanded and WAS refused
| an Inspection Of each one The copies
| were ordered kept under lock and Key
until introduced as evidence.
| The same course of examination follow
| ed when ]. II. Blake, Of the Pacific Postal
! FEPtGefaBN company. was kh1GtN OH lHE
| stand. over his own protest and that of
| Air bore he was compelled by Mr.. Ron
| ala 10 produce certain telegram signed
! .sF" ~ Lou Aahaffey. New York"
dated Seattle October Il. and A cable
! gram from Calais, France, dated October
| 3 not signed.
/ Mr. bore before leaving ihe witness stand
| Il they had shown copies to any person
! before coming To the courtroom. and
| whethev they had the consent of either the
! .sssr q nj ne - 4
| messages to divulge thcir contents BoIh
| witnesses answered negatively the q1ieS-
| t5ns. except iaa' Manager Brown admit
| led that IKE had allowed Attorneys Ninsor
| ard Ronald 10 inspect the copies In his
/ possession after hDding that they had
/ duplicates
No Money ia the strong Box.
4 Atgle Ripple OF merriment ran through
! tha courtroom when. during Manager
! Browns testimony Deputy Sheriff Win
/ scr rosurB@d ard with the greatest $ol-
/ unity placed en- the desk az Judge
{ sfoarF'~ elbow the mysterious safety de-
( g~ssst '.oN No. Ua-or. sat1cr the tin treas
( ave case made "a NJ Nault compartment
( VA. re Tine long narrow black box
vAs osteatattouey sealed. hut when the
| sfeplsty rsssea st lightly wita one finger
Fam aa ' 'G ~ 5 wax Ss s so f p1ia t ash
/ even tse most glui.-wi1teG smiled. The
! court ur5"rea t1e clerk u t8ke charge Of
I tlsy t.ox entI further order Of the court
! s sUrrVst.s loUS shaking given the box
I showed faat Il Is entirely empty. EXCEPT
! fer Spsne s.aat cb3act-rsosSt a key
/ though aae waZ suggests that II - a
eham1dEHe cork. j took a 3ecksmith
| {ast a minute SAB break tha lock 20 the
es.ie~ ts5X. go which AlIss Merton claimed
! sas nsA ne key Deputy Shariffs Wtnsar
/ and brewster acre present ~ the cera-
! monS. - s.e tha2 The contents az ths box
! were kept Intact. and Incidentally TO
| tzps}!' one another ia carrying the al
| legged seventy-FSys pounds - gUla coin up
| tAe haL
The last witness was W. " Wright
; recalled - tai more about the Nation Al
/ iksuk - tNCgnwervt safe deposit vaults
! ioX NJ. fis hs - Il vas rented On octa~
/ her iSN Prior "a ,has Lou Nahagsv
| Ms Van Aisiirel hal ventef box No ~
] ea 4aaGarg = fS&. TIE rent on tats box
/ was pa1A 30 October Il II was sf.fI
/ 3o~,ked. Mrs Van Alse.He having faglaa 70
/ surrender the key on giving the box AN,
II was }rto r7ts box tAs: the bags OF cosn
lad oreu placed ~ Miss Norton Bex
NJ. llr was kerr ~ she name c. Mrs
Stewart
Ms. Van Aistrne was recalled 10 the