The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-02

!. S.ssrs st,s4rcs OF the bitterness which
..osrzIly, manifested during the tria!
: Nc damage SUITS eharaeierizes the case
:. tsn creagh against the Equitable Life
|.-,r,e Company Of New York and
.,-..-.sx,xa AZ pricsard. which il row rs
- s.sra before Judge Moore and jury
-. sun4ricr court. The suit is tor 49,
= a.raues for libel ard IL would natural
: :. urueosed that acrinouy would reign
~~-sne On the contrary. however. Judge
.~r. during the progress Of the trial,
:. ~orn a smile the greater part of the
-. and .he c0urteousness of the oppos-
= ,.~vsrs has been a marked feature
| 4 the rgoceed'nss-
pasoeophieal spectator In the court
,saa yesterday said that the trial should
- :, ableet lesson for those critics who
.,,s vrona to insist or all occasions that
=. fish are nation of dissension lovers
=. ,~sta his observation on the fact that
.-r. number Of those connected with
=. "a OF the case are direct descendants
a1m
~ IA the privilege Of claiming Il az MS
s,.ssiscs and Attorney John Arthur
- n those whO represent Creagh, and
tzsp Tb5fnzs Burke. the senior counsel
sss ,ss defendants, could both. doubtless
49, thesr lineage back 20 the early kings
= shsy xeys not too thoroughly American
!. AYE prsie In their ancestors. II Ii said
- that large proportion OF the twelve
srnrs wear a little sprig OF green on
Y.rrh II. 1t may be all case o. barney,
~, he Creagh case should set a prece-
go 70 be followed in other cases OF Ike
AS.scf1.
Owsed a Newspaper.
n VII he several days before the big
- ID submitted TO the jury. Yesterday
~ p.alrsiff finished his testimony. lie
sAcxed that prfor 10 the writing OF the
,rsrsi lbclols letter by Warehouse &
pnrhard be had been one OF the leading
basrs men In Calgary. in the Northwest
.wsgoy. A, tina. time he was the owner
Il "A interest IN a newspaper. had a good
sszsnes business, was a good churchman's
sst bad an income from his different vo-
c.,cns OF al least $500 a year After
xsn.s he removed TO British Columbia AMI
sAess vas successful in business. He was
sbens 10 EMBARK in "A partnership with
r.sssrps Insurance man in Victoria when
~ Alleged Iibe,ors letter was shown 10
Tie pfts,ertiye partner ana the partner
,hls zss never Csonsummated. This Is one
q Ire grounds upop which creagh asks
for s.sc& manages.
Wien lu.rs Burke took the witness sn
hara be pss him through a skillful cross
examination zad compelled him 10 admit
ifts la.
ae With biz business affairs both i'm Can
~ mi N Ireland. WHERE Creagh was In
tas aakag br. ness. holding responsible
,ssitpns fer about twenty years. unit, In
- sssY SOS For one thing, Crcagh al
mia. hat his resignation as manager Of
iaYs provincial bank in Kerry, Ireland.
US he result OF his failure 20 detect
ssrsi bill which was discounted at the
hssk aat with wh' Oh his tCreaRh'si broth
sFsnhw hal been connected. Creagh said
Aa Id this matter he was innocent Or any
Trng part Of his trouble with the
lnx he said. was caused by the land
ssxatrs who were "A strong factor ia that
a.. Of Ireland at that time.
After rrsagh LEFT ireland he was IN
rrpste for 4 time. then managed large
ARR In the Northwest territory and then
sxi into the insurance business. Creagh
s.mitsed that the Federal Insurance com
nry for VIII On he had done business In
6lgary, had obtained Judgment for $500
axasast HIM Ia a suit "a recover insurance
premiums alleged 10 haze been mlsaQpra-
srasei by hin,
Church of England Missionary.
In his osn defense creagh stated that
~ suit had been allowed 10 80 by de-
hais by the advise II MS attorneys for
90 and legal reasons. but that rs
aa.;er Of fact the company was even row
b his dehs CreaKh stated that ne now
-'*ises in Portland. or. and has large
azay
u r Rfaxtcr Il church - England mis-
ssragy. aho was located near Calgary
so' aaout six years. and Who hapDene,; 10
N n the cty ju~t At present. was fhe
oHy other witness fer he plaintin lie
saew CreagS fhrre AMI Wrought him -
hzse been 4 good Christian man. Crragh.
y asi. moved - good soisty ana was
sshiy respected The i3ily looking mis-
soHary would have testified further v"-
ssfaisg CreaShS character, hat Judge
Mare held stsah evttenre fsadmis~thls.
Asssionary rrax}-r has 3 decidedly III
@fnlAn east 81 coGntenanre arp som Of
- witty answer - equally @Itv inter-
sxAtorieS ty Judge rurke on Across-ex-
SANITATION Went 80 show that he slso was
4 na,ive 81 ire land of the bisrnN STONE.
'sse o. his naive statements ws$ that
sasie he actei a~ missionary - - IT,
Cars in the Northwest territory He' 1iu't
ssss hy the Whites ans that hr h-arsd
~ whites nceirl spiritual ala more Khan
re rs~iskfrs
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