The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-06
GAMBLER As Prosecutor.
.yrs CAIN Is STAR WITNESS
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Argument when other Side
...mpts TO Question Him on His
past History-Denies That He
went East to Settle n Shortage.

,.-rts cain. respectable OF appearance,
- gold-bowed eye glasses set astriie
waiI-forrned nose. was the star at
n.,.,on IN Judge Jacobs court yester-
- ana will continue so for two or three
80 more Cain. who was formerly a
-,i.rnown real estate dealer and insur-
80 agent, but now an admitted game
-, with the charge OF forging mort
80 hanging over his head, IS trying to
ssasv,nee jury that he lost playing poker
"a uniawfulliy paid 50. 1860 10 A. A.
s~sgraye. seagrave and his friends say
~ look upon the matter as a blackmaiI-
ng plot
ssg Attorney McCafferty said that the
.asimony would show thnt this money
was either lost 10 Seagrave direct or TO
,sar,rs IN a game OF which Seagrave was
srooretor. Attorney Gilman Immediately
rsonested the court 10 dismiss the case,
- the ground that the statement did
~ accord with the pleadings, In which
4 was alleged that the money was lost
IA seagrave. The statute says that losses
y rambling may be recovered from the
s~osrfetor dealer or player. Judge Jac-
n. oyerrued the motion.
Caln took the stand. He held II all
say and when court adjourned Mr. Gilman
vas stll questioning him about his ex-
'bralars This document pretended to give
~ amounts and dates OF Gains losings
sarfnr his alleged poker experience with
seagraye II developed, however, that 1t
VA nothing but an approximate" docu-
rsenf Cain said the total amount was
nearly correct. He was certain of that,
hlt a. to the specific amount and dates
h might be out of the way TO a limited
extent
Ing a ri
n Inc pieadinga against his client, when
she testimony Of Cain, himself, showed
Il 10 h. nothing but guess work. Mr..
NeCarerty took the position that II could
hardly b. expected that person would
tsep books on a nefarious occupation;
Inc NIL OF particulars was approximately
correct and that WIS all that could be
expected. Judge Jacobs refused to strike
Vut the document
f.an Identified about forty checks, which
~ had given to Seagrave and others for
what he said were gambling debts. Some
n them were signed by him az receiver
II the Puget Sound Brick, Tile & Terra
Gotta Company. He has been having
lroubla with his accounts In this com
pany He explained the matter by say
lns that money was due him for services.
Cam figured out that his total losings in
cash amounted to about 500.
On cross-examinatlon Mr.. Gilman at
tempted to show that Cain was man
VINO dh not respect the rights OF others
10 money that passed through his hands
He asked Cain II he was not arrested and
taken back to Missouri TO answer a
charge Of embezzlement.
eNo sir" replied Cain, and the plain
tive rry Of his wife making the same
answer swept over the court room.
"DA you not go back there to settle up
sheriage7" asked Mr.. Gilman.
Cain entered another denial.
After a heated argument by counsel.
lRigr Jacobs shut Off Mr.. Gilman from
questioning Cain further as TO whether
he was short in his accounts while I'm
Mlsscnu and later got 1880 by shooting
On BIS arm
On several occasions Mr. Gilman claim
| I'd that Cain was trying 10 avoid answer
| ing questions. Cain would reply that he
could not answer by yes or no" AN
ssu and then explain said Judge ia
epbs
Cain dsniei that money he had borrow
= ron seagraye was included In his bill
n' PARTICULARS. He insisted that he had
~ one cheek for personal use cashed by
tAe heiel people.
iis admitted playing cards for money
fps considerable period.
Haven't you been a habtuai gam
Nerf asked Mr. Gilman.
Ne replied Cain. Then he admitted
'hAl be- had played cinch for money.
me case will come up again this morn
NC a. DO o'clock.