The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-24
THEY CALLED HER BABE :
Preacher Brackenbury's Wife Finally
Testifies Regarding Her
FOllieS.
NOTORIOUS RESORT BROKEN UP
Fred Dingle, Johnny Cox and Annie Smith /
Jail for Rohting Sheerherder Nor
man Stevens Of Upwards
Of Fifty Dollars.

AS THE HERALD went to press last
week the trial OF Fred P. Dingle and Mrs.
Musa Brackenbury had been called in
Justice Taggard's court. They were
charged with adultery but the woman
weakened and turned states evidence.
She is evidently not strong of mind but
not so feeble in this respect but what
she recognized her wrongdoing, and this
was clearly proven in a subsequent ex-
animation for crime which was the out
growth Of her first misstep, She testi.
fed as to her acquaintance with Dingle
at the hospital and her subsequent fall
ing from grace in house Of i'll fame and
her late fight with her paramour to Spo-
kane. Dingle represented his own case
in court and showed a familiarity with
criminal proceedings that stamped him
as no novice before the bar of jrs.:ce.
He was verbose and technical TO such an
extent that the patience of the justice
was finally exhausted and he was COM
mitted to Jail in default OF bonds in the
sum OF $500 to await the action of the su.
perior court at the June term.
Readers of THE HERALD will recall that
last week, in connection with the hold
upof Norman Stevens, this paper advised
the suppression by the authorities of q
notorious resort in the tenderloin district
kept by Annie Smith and Johnny Cox.
This dive is now closed and Cox and the
woman are in "durance vile," charged
with being implicated with Dingle 10 re.
lieving Stevens of purse containing $50
and some odd change. On complaint
made by Prosecuting Attorney Rudkin,
Dingle was brought before Justice Tag
gard on Friday charged With the robbery
Of Stevens. The latter identified him
and told the circumstances of his being
touched off. He had come to town with
S25 in his pockets, on the 9th inst, and
had later on been paid S52 by Thos.
Smith, for whom he had been herding
sheep. The next evening he had gone
to the house kept by Annie Smith with a
whom heihad known for several years.
While there he had been with Cox and
Miss Annie and had taken drink out OF
a bottle and then sent Cox after some
beer. He took drink OF the beer and
then feeling sick had gone to the bac
yard and occupied chair. While there
Dingle entered through gate, presented
gun to his head and said Il want that
money, land proceeded to take the purse
from his pocket. Stevens swore that he
recognized Dinele and even noticed his
lsmeness, and that after the robbery
Dingle went out OF the gate and was
Joined by tall and slender woman whom
he did not know and could not posltivel,
identify, and that the two hurried off to-
ward the railroad track. Miss Sylvester
corroborated Stevens in the main anc
stated that. when her friend told her ht
had "been touched" she went to the
fence and recognized Dingle and noticed
strange woman with him. Dingl'
tried to break down the evidence, bu
failed. Mrs. Brackenbury was mex
called but refused to be sworn. She wal
then committed to Jail for contempt O
court. As she stood up Dingle hurriedly
said something TO her but was roughl,
yanked away by the deputies and taker
to the "cage."
Half an hour in the cooler sufficed t.
bring Mrs Brackenbnry to terms an,
she expressed readiness to tell all sh
knew about the robbery. Court was re
convened and she was placed on tn