The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-02

Wright was apparently In condition =,
| great exhaustion, Mr. Hughes suSgeslso
an adjournment. which was taken oy tns
court
/ At 10 o'clock the court reconvened. anu
| Mr. Hughes resumed his cross-eAain ' !,
| ton. For over an hour ne piieu a'' ain )
| woman with searching questions COINS
over the entire ground Mr.. Piles ndd CIV
cred In his direct examination
| In no particular was her direct tesN'"o"s
/ weakened
| His UncIe's FavOrite.
| John. she said. was his uncle's favofite'
| and her brother had one time confessed 70
| her that ne had for years had no coin1oft
with his own son. and had told ner tnat
/ hs would be SO thankful were the latter az
steady In his habits as Jack
She denied that she had ever been drilled
nv John In what she would TESTIFY 70. Ihsy
had talked ever the circumstances OF INC
execution of the note and CONTRACT; naI
was all.
Martin McDougall, of Orillia, was the
next witness called by the piaintin. he
was asked what efforts Wright had MADE
In years 1894 and 1895 TO sell TOT Cap..
Blair the Cedar river coal mines. Whlch
are part Of the Blair estate. Nh. HuSnes
objected saying he could not see now the
testimony called for was relevant TO the
case. Wright had not alleged. Mr.. Hughes
said. that he had ever performed any SER
vices. The suit was simply on the note.
which was rejected by the administrator as
a claim against the estate. Mr.. Piles with
drew the witness
Mr. McDougan stepped down and was
succeeded on the witness stand by Dep
uty Prosecuting Attorney John b. Hart.
Mr. Hart testified that he had known
Wright since 1888. In the fall OF 1879 ne
had a conversation at the Butler hotel
with Wright and his uncle. Capt. Blair.
incidentally Capt. Blair asked the witness
what he thought OF Wright, who had not
long before been admitted TO the bar. the
witness replied that John was pretty
bright boy. Then witness told Capt Blair
that John had told him about the big note
his uncle had given him. Capt. Blatr
smiled, and remarked that he wished to
do something for the boy, but had wanted
at the same time to make the boy earn II.
On cross-exam!nation Mr.. Hart admitted
that his main purpose in going With
Wright to the Butler 10 meet the latter's
uncle was In order 10 ask about the biz
note. Witness was on rather confidential
terms with Wright, who introduced wit
ness to Capt. Blair.
Mr.. Hughes asked the witness whether.
in his opinion, he had not been very blunt
In asking about the note. private matter.
on such short acquaintance, and hveIy
verba, fencing match between the lawyer
and the witness ensued. in which the wit
ness was by no means besfed.
Never Mind. Mr.. Piles.
Mfr. Hart wanted to answer the question
In his own way, and Mr.. Hughes was
equally insistent that it should be an
swered in his Mr.. Hart would begin talk
ing and Mr. Hughes would stop him. Then
Mr.. Hughes changed the form or MS ques-
ton. and Mr.. Piles objected.
Never mind, Mr.. Piles" remarked Mr..
Hughes, turning from the witness: Mr
Hart Is a pretty good lawyer himself and
don't need any of your help
Nr Hart winked at Mr.. Piles. and the
audience In the court room laughed.
ranaiiy Mr. Hart got a flying start and
answered the question
"rhere wasn't any impertinence In my
question, MIR. Hughes" he said. AS a
matter OF fact. Wright didn't know what
/ went 10 The hotel with him for. To ten
you the truth. he had been telling me for
quite time about the big note his uncle
had given him. and Dragging how he would
have money some day. and | thought L
would Just see whether he was 'joshing.
I thought he was; he would never bring
the note down for me TO examine. So
when he told me his uncle was in town
and offered 10 introduce me- I quietly
made up my mind that | would Just ask
Capt Blair about the note il favorable
opportunity came up. And that oppor-
tnniiy did come up, and asked. thought
Jack was swelling himself just like a
great many young fellows. and I wanted
10 catch him al H.
Then Mr. Hart smiled. and the audience
laughed again.
MIR. Hughes asked few more questions.
eliciting the fact that Wright had also