The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19

a afsorderly house ard succeeded II set
ting her acquitted. witness sasG s1s SIS
sarsce, h4t thar Mr.. Ronald succeeded III
convincing the court "a the contrary
Ronald cross-Exnmines-
When It care Atso--ey Roaaia.s turn
- cross-exarnIae his cl1-rEne cIsas Ae
vert into this matter AGAIN. The witness
proved herself fully RE match Of the
lawyer n repa-tee.
Wen remarked NJ. Roaaia. as he
Drops The s5so3ect. I would nave d.
Tended you this time, tno. 4 you ha1n :
been guilty"
Mr.. Renald c-oSs-exanainei witness as
70 the. amount Of money she had sIs@n1
since January, 1sss. trying 70 prove that
sire rad furnished h@r Washington street.
house, bought q 81 80 plane ard . tine
carriage ard a team ~ horses witness
replied that SAe bought everything except
the reasa On crs14t and was not through
paying for Them set. she denied thai the
carriage and team we're her sisters, They
cost g. $50
Witness caused J. laugh IN the court
room By stating that At one time. while
Mr. and Mrs. Van Als1fre were stopping
a witness house IN san Francisco. Van
AlsTirs spoke about his w-feS past and
remarked that be Was sla saint himself.
WstB@ss supposed that Y an Alstlae told
the truth aoo4t himself though she never
sAw anything IL Dis actions about the
house Is iu85rate thar he vas not a saint.
Frank Atwood P-caiI~d.
F'rs1k Atwood the Seattle merchant
VINO figured n the street scene with Mr.
and Ms Van Als-5u@ In New York. was
recalled BY Attorney Winsor. He testified
n further crosse xstTg5i rlatt~.4 that bis aryn
mad sold goods 10 Mrs. Van Alstine and
Miss Norton for several years. and had
an account due from them al the time
he was in New York. He thought that
Miss Norton always paid all bills 70 his
firm thought ne was net sure in whose
BAL me the account Was y pit
The FIRST witness in rehu.tal was Attor-
I - fBf.k sA-
partner. who testified exclusively in ex-
PLANTATION Of the trouble between himself
and NiuStock over Office fees. He said
that both the fees which Winstock
fees in which Winstock had no interest
whatever. and told in detail the circum-
stances
Van Aistine was next called He was
asked concerning his knowledge Of Emma
Norton's San Francisco lodging house
He sad the only thing out OF the ordinary
he noticed about IL was that liquor was
sold to roumers. He spoke Of the matter
10 his wife and she informed him that IL
was the usual San Francisco custom. The
house was orderly. he said and all lights
were out by II o'clock M night.
The last witness was Horace Frinder,
clerk III a music store. by whom Van Al
st.ne's lawyers were going TO prove the
sale OF Emma Norton's piano and the fact
that 1t was purchased by Mrs Van Al
slime. The lawyers found themselves IN
the wrong pew. The witness. il saon de
veioped. was testifying 10 the sale of a
plano 10 Il airs. Van Alstine il is true
but not the Klondiker's wife. The witness
was withdrawn from the stand and the.
mistake Acknowledged. Attorney Ronald
wanted 10 have his incomplete testimony
stricken from the record. Attorney DoEe
objected.
Brother bore. you would object If YOU
saw your coffin" remarked Mr.. Ronald
Il haven't the least doubt" retorted
Mr.. Dore. phlegnatically.