The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14
yRY NI[L HAVE 70 DECIDE.
IN Endeaver 10 secure Damages
fer the Alfenasfoa al = Hsshana
Family Against Their Fash~v.


Judgs Jaeots yesterday afternoon se-l4a
: urcfson Tor mSn-sUsf III TIE damage case
q Mrs Cynthia J. Nc2ke~ axalHsz Mrs
xA,e Eeese. for alleged alienation o< h~r
hussssr4'E affection and the merits or Co.
ner.ss % the charge xsE rcw be aessssad
b. RE farg. Judge Jacos< state. tna.
wnsle snsrs ware many weak rzsiats Ia the
prosecution. there were also questions
wssca should be decided hy she jury. ard.
following the rule Of the cosxrs IL xs,s.t
matters. re would ovsrrzIa the nzstzgr.
All day lang these two sorrsen sat with
In q sew feet of each ether listening AZ
ssnrvely 70 the testimony % the differ
ens witnesses, and exchanging aa1ght bgs
aornfal gisncss. One the mother as
rro~n-sp children. ssssns bowed in grief
oyer tire unhappy turn that has apparent
IN changed ter lies co4rx<. watIe ene
ether large. confident and hogexul TIA.
he-aIlegatsons made against her viii NOT
be proven. sits calmly by. defending her
naase Beta women have their synoa-
shsxsys q fact easily dixc@rnlAsa hy the
different facial expressions that fosgcw a.
pcinr on either side While this scene IL
soang on IN the courtroom. different one
q being enacted Ia ne corridors ssftszte
Jcssph II. Noakes. the cause OF the trey
Ne spar and saanker. ard ~ far ,he most
rnc1nee rned-locsiaE individual In the case
is the center % an aaYnirsng group Of
fsends. He II no, allowed In the cart
rouss. a. he has net yet been eaftet to
testify. but from APPEARANCES he IL not
Worrying over the outcome Of the cross,
examination by the attorneys on tire Other
do Some months age Soakes was psstu-
aA In an action fer divorce against has
ssse and when me case xas thrown osls
Ct esrrf IL is said he Ee~ into a great rage
ss6 threatened 10 annihilate nss entire
xrnisy and everyone else connected with
fte cAse.
Yesterdays proceedings were, Il il be-
Essec favorable to Mrs Soake<. Asfor-
ney Winsor failing 70 break dawn' the tes-
tsmony Of any Of the witnesses. TIE gem
srai tone of the evidence was TO the effect
tazt Ncak@s showed a f0rsdness for Airs
ke<se. and. while apbraidesi several times
for negiecting his family ise refused 10 re-
turn that Mrs keefs visited TIE Soakes
home sshiIe happiness was rsigning and
wscceeied in eEtfcing the lord and master
10 h1r home where ha remained often
fhr01Ea the night. and finally on one oe-
easi1n remained for good. and that ne Was
seer with Mrs keefe az the butchers pie
nc. a, Madison park tn a most afTeetten-
ale attitude These facts and others were
eicitef from Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Alien.
fliefds OF Mrs. Noaksss Johnny Huyls. a
driver IN the fire depar traens. ard sson-in-
hw OF the Soakeses. and Miss Lima
Soakss a pretty Is-yezr-oi6 daughter.
TIE defense. after stating It's case TO ths
parry placed two witnesses on the sand.
Mr. and Mrs. Cowau. who Hr. near the
scene OF this domestic enlargement Mrs.
cowan told OF Mrs. k.sfe's good caarac-
ter but when asked If Mr.. sowan eser
Went over there. she answered very sharp
~, mo, sir. he does npt.' causing a
enuekse among the Iookers-on. Dir. co~an
described IN. ARRANGEMENT OF the ksafe
hosise and Attorney -. II. Hughes caased
another laugh hy asking him hos ne came
10 40 over there when ats wife objected.
A Mrs Moxg said she had bought NOR
phine several years ago for Mrs Soaksa.
while tae latter VAS living in Auburn
To-Day will probably see fhe eFsfs Of tae
case. az there are but few Witnesses 10
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