The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
STORY Of LOVING HEARTS.
JAMES DUBOIS JOY AT HIS M
LEASE FROM CUSTODY.
Hew He Net Pretty Kittie I.aEee,
HOW TAey Came to Quarrel, and
How He Then Sought surcease of
Woe In Dtssipation and Revelry.

James Dubois love story. told to jury
In the criminal department of the superior
court Friday last. was fetching enough to
result finally IN his acquittal Of the charge
OF burglary. Dubois II barely q years old
and this. he says. is the first time in his life
that he was ever In any serious trouble.
He told the jury that on the night of the
burglary at Irving a Cannon's store. he
was drunk. having sought consolation In
red wine after q quarrel with Kittie Lagee.
his sweetheart. The prisoner sworc that
an ex-convict loaded him with the stolen
haplesn plight on the street when arrested
with telling evidence against him In his
possession.
Friday night the jury worked on the case
and Saturday at 10 o'clock they came IN
and told Judge Jacobs that they could not
agree among themselves as TO Dubois In
nocence or guilt. In the meantime. the po-
lice department had discovered evidence.
pointing to the guilt OF another party aAds
establishing the truth of DuBoiS love-
story. Then the court did the rest by dis
charging the prisoner. and when the youth
ran down three flights Of stairs to the jau.
where he had left his sweetheart. thefb
was a scene OF gladness and joy unrestrain-
ed that made tears come to the eyes o.
even the attaches OF the courthouse. ac-a
customed a. they are to scenes OF human
misery.
Dubois IL young Frenchman Of an nm
petuo1s nature and fondness for good
company. He came to Seattle not long ago.
Here he met pretty Kittie Lagee, girl
not more than Is years cid. who had seen
much Of the seamy side Of life in Butte,
Mont. and other places In the West befQre
she came to Seattle. The couple fell In bt&
with true Gaelic rapidity and intensity 81
passion. kittie procured q position as wal
tress In a downtown restaurant. while
Dubois. 90 the story goes, found employ
ment soliciting for grocery store. At
Both worked early and late TO save
enough money to get married. One fatal
day. however, they Quarreled. Tho boy
made the foolish mistake OF seeking for
getfulness in the companionship Of
group OF all-nighters down town. In q
muddied condition he made his way to the
abode OF his affianced. TO meet with q Sec
ond repulse. Then he met nan who
gave him two coats. with request that
he carry them to his room.
Dubois was too far gone to realize that
the man with whom he was dealing was
an ex-coavict. His arrest followed.
When the case was called Saturday aft
ernoon. Dubois was brought Into court.
pale. well dressed and ncrvously expsct-
ant. He did not know that enough had
been learned to satisfy the states attor-
ney that q second trial would result In
his acQuittal, and that motion for his
discharge had been filed. The girl was
waiting In tears in the county jail. exr
pecting to learn that her lovers Eece4el
trial had been set.
Deputy Prosecutor Fulton made the mo-
ton that the prisoner be discharged. the
court 80 orders It," said Judge Jacobs. Du-
Bois' eyes buiged out like saucerA He
was a full minute in realizing the good
news, and then. getting leave Of the dep
uty sheriff, he hurried out Of the court
room and ran down stairs to tell kittsc
Lagee.
The girl nearly jumped out OF Ter boots,
and the couple were clasped in each 9TH
er's arms while the jailer and his assist
ants looked on Approvingiy. Wen 90
married now" said Dubois. as the iron
door OF the jail clinked after them,