The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
STORY Of LOVING HEARTS.
JAMES DUBOIy JOY At HIS RE.
LEASE FROM CUSTODY.
Hew They Came 70 Quarrel. snAs
How He Then sought Sarcease Of
Wee In Dissipation and Revelvy.

James DuBoiS love story. told to jdry
IN the criminal department OF the superior
court Friday last. was fetching enough. 40
result finally in his acauittal of the charge
OF burglary. Dubois is 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 & Cannon's store. he
was drunk. having sought consolation In
red wine after q quarrel with Kittie Lagee.
his sweetheart. The prisoner swore that
an ex-convict loaded him with the stolen
goods. and that he was wandering In a
hapless 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 guile OF another party and
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 aLyhts OF stairs to the tail.
where he had LETT his sweetheart. there
was a scene OF riaapesx and joy unrestrain-
ed that made seaTs come to the eyes OF
even the attacks, of the courthouse. ac-
customed as they are to scenes OF human
misery.
Dubois Is a young Frenchman OF an I'M
petuous nature and a fondness for good
company. He came to Seattle not long ago.
Here he met pretty Kittie Lagee. a girl
not more than Is years old. who had seen
much OF the seamy side of life in Butte,
Mont. and other places in the West before
she came to Seattle The couple fell in love-
with true Gaelic rapidity and intensity OF
passion. Kittie procured a position as wal
tress In downtown restaurant. While
Dubois. SO the story goes found employ
ment soliciting for a grocery store.
Both worked early and late to save
enough money to get married. One fatal
day. however, they quarreled. The boy
made the foolish mistake of seeking for
getfulnesS In the companionsh!p OF
group OF all-nighters down town. In a.
muddled condition he made his way to the
abode OF his affianced, to meet with sec
ond repulse. Then he met ran who
gave him two coats, with a request that
he carry them 10 his room.
Dubois was too far gone to realize that
the man with whom no was dealing was
an ex-ccnvict. His arrest followed.
When the case was called Saturday aft
ernoon, Dubois was brought into court,
pale. well dressed and nervously expect
Ant lie alu uot KNOW tnat enough na0
been learned to satisfy the states atcorS
ney that second trial would result in
his acQuistai. and that q motion for his
discharge had been filed. The girl was
waiting in tears In the county Jail, ex-
pecting to learn that her lovers second
trial had been set.
Deputy Prosecutor Fulton made the mo-
ton that the prisoner be discharged. '"rhe
court SO orders r." said Judge Jacobs Da-a
floie' ayes h.tlyed out Ike sauSsera He
was a fun 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 kittie
Lagee.
The girl nearly jumped out Of Ter boots,
and the couple were clasped in each 9TH
er's arms while the jailcr and his assist
ants looked on approviEgfy. wen be
married now" said Dubois. as the iron
annr AZ the fail ciinked after them