The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
Van Alstine Divorce Case Promises
aSengatl0n Tomorrow.
aANK CLERK WRIGHT GONE.
ass Rheumatism According 10 Coun-
rrom Missouri Says Most of the
Plaintiffs Witnesses Have Pains
Tacoma Judge viii Preside.

,rn< Var Aistine divorce case viii come
m for liz aa&z hearing IL the superior
eas-r tonorTOw morning. Waatevsr may
- the OUTSIDE temperature there Is no
Ax.ht that TIE atmosphere Of the equity
eeu. roem VII be al ssast comfortably
vxrr TIE prospects FOR seElSatt maj
s<kz.sn we're never better ssGce the xson-
As.s~ss br.5s began her suit and h@F his
hsn1 reta..ated By csarg5ng her with
eorszsfacy 10 roo him @. his god and
Eassss.
TIE lawyers on both sides ~ the case
~sre Ia consultation yesterday preparing
ssr ths trlzI and were D9t Ia 10 callers
Nsgertheie&@ tae air was fga. u Fa0o3s
which psesar1aDiy eEaan&ted from ieh-nd
ne closed doors. Tee mast ssass t!0us.
ace Of the1e j. that ". II. Wright, the
scang bank clerk vine had charge OF the
efs deposit gasllts q the National Bank
* Commerce and who has oEses before
seessfed upon the hearing " tie order TO
ssoS cause hsH been splrites4 away Is
Mrs yan AIstsne TIA oTGeg that ne NAY
cot Re called - testify again tosaorr9ss
regarding the Ssi.eo ne SAN Miss Emma
Naxtoa Mrs Van AlztiAe's SISTER. place
sn Ter treasure box ~ the bank vaults
Mr. Van Alst.ae's lawyers decay the
csazge point blank. They cay that the
starry Is a fiction. bat Is fiction With
purpose and IL doing GiySIlEe the fact
G4at Judge Moore Of the superior court
VIE probably not he On the 1euca when
TIE case is cai!sa for trial tgmnrTcx morn
tag Superior Judge J. a &iiliaEnsofi Of
Tacoma Wa. they say. preside ia Judge
Aocres court this week, exchanging
places with tre Seattle Ja9ge. AIRS. Van
lissine's sitosEeys c.aiia that the fn4sS.ns
witness story ~ spIzsug solely for the
pE2ose 81 giving grounds for d motion
for continuance aatt Judge Mo0fes
fsr1rn.
What of Mrs VAN Aixtine.
On the Other hand Van Aist.nes law
ysrs say that he &!l s4Tety appear -
prosecute his CTeHs-cg usstia1Nt FOR an an
agxfnent Of the marriage he claims 10 have
been the result og q fraudulent eons.Hf-
ihaf Mrs. Van AlEtiua Is anxious to ns-
cape appearing ia coaEi again Gn,w that
shs has abandoned her saLr anG IL prac-
toaly the defendant in the case. and as
m additional pTse2Ution they yesterday
s4bpoened her "a appear Notwithstanding
the fact that she under the general
order OF Judge Moore commanding all
parties and their witnesses to bss crescent
on the day OF the trial They claim she
had made ali her preparations sor de-
garture.
Judge Richard winsor. Van Alstines
senior counsel. Was at first unwilling 10
d-scaas the alleged departure OF Bank
Clerk Wright but finally admitted that
ne had just learned that Wright had been
kene from the city and fror1 Judge
Moores jurisdiction about three weeks
Though making only qua rsjea statements
wa evident that Judge Niussr he-
assss that Wright is an important witness
for han Alstino upon the order to show
csliss issued against Mrs Van Alstine.
Aiss Morton. a r. Moves ana Attorney
Melvin 6. Winstock the alleged eonsplra-
foEs compelling them 80 pay the alleged
10 longer have II. Indeed Judge gviusor
hats that Wright ~ daxbed wfth the
sane stick rs the alleged consplraf..fs
and might oe made a party 10 the pro-
ceefsnKs.
q arm firmly Convinced" said Judge
Afnsfr yesterday afternoon THAT ire
treasure hox contained tAe gold when the
orfcs 10 show caUse was served and fsat
Wright heped tie Rognen a. &c, y OUT
women"
~5 judge Wlnsor said he dia not know
where wright WAS bat his colleague. Al
iorIlsy J Z. Ronald. OF Baltiuser Battle
Ronald was better Informed f4s stat
81 that Wright was IN California. and
ratsgn
.He looked Ike "a mighty healths sfe
fshe~ when ne Was os tae witness stal.s p
remarked Attorney Ronald ia nts rH4r
aetey!ssic way Il notscea gxhen ,,f~s
examined him that h~ seemed II, 10 troti
fse VIII pains but dt'1n't thluk IL Vas
f.a.an'a3ic palus. It's mighty fnnnv how
RE people Who are mixed uu Ia thIs case
Get rheumatism There IS Archie Moves.
new H@ got .leiNaIism 5ust az soon
as mis- case @as begun. and has rs go
70 hot springs AMI now he has gone
% Europe Yer has heaFFh Z eueaa
Little Bird Told utua.
''ilow 81 T know that he sent - F,-
ropef Wen. now. usy boy. a u;ile Nirsl
,a'5 ma. but yae can count on u t}aat
re Las sailed FOR the rnntineat and won't
ee ~ st the court house IA caa Cons
blur
Nj. Ronald Was referring ~ the fact
thaf Ncycs had written sTosn Hot SPRINGS
Arb that - woulG come - Seattle. ana
ht4kr NsH AlstsDo prove the train of Ma
assertion that h@ iNoscs1 vas the tgft{-
Rate trlena Of Mrs Van Atetins ana f.t
sSarfd in go money alleged so have bern
rseivHa nF the latter MIR Ronald 4a&=
shat his side ueyer wanted Moves as A
si'ne~S. srd weuld a0ye au5ckiH brought
sas hafk 20 seattle II his presence hAd
bee desired
VI, Ronald also seemed 10 think that
NHsefs e. - re MAS hy IN means a SER
ees matter
Attorneys John = parc 80 Charles -
eaePAEd, Y ho repFeStn9 the ALLEGED srn-
sIlfsfnfs ia tec cs$e Brr trsltgnsns at tka
taP@faft2n thas fhFF W'srs fes..tnstbip in
- nay f7s Af5Gby'a departure. and
s9tA Gcutc3 that they bad scan ar sl,ak-
- I" nin since fHe ssE - arsE festt-
re- Attorney ifsfe aCre-t panied "A Post
.osSt3i&"nF8r reporter ou q vtsSt ~ II
spencer. taa cashier 90 TIA National
S&i'& 81 Commerce ard fctNe3 lu request