The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-25

When the trial OF their divorce nutt
was concluded last evening Mr uud
MrH. a. q, Day. tao highly respect
81 uid pnaple who hte often referred
Ia as the father aud mother of
Fremont. were Hiill husband and
wife, Superior Judge Joiner refused
10 grant Mrs. bay the legal Hepntas
ton she sought from the man whose
lot she has shared fnr the past a
years. aTd whom v II plain to aee
she loves ah dryotediy HH on
the day she married him.
Judge Jnlner'n decision IA the case
was short. but eauatle. and az he
talked MrH Haginaiou. Mrs Days
niece. who the defendant claimed
had fnmentod the divorce suit for
reasons af her own looked "a
though she wished che were any
where IN the world but lea the King
county court house
Mrs. Day. whom the constant at
tendance nt court and the nervous
strain had greatly fnugued. and
Who had wept softly while her hus=
bands attorney. Judge Milo Root.
eioau~ntlY told the court OF the
happy life the old people had lived
together. dried her tears and leaned
heavily on the arm 81 her chair a.
.hs listened a. the courts ruling
hr. Day scarcely seemed Ca
breathe His attorneys say that ia
hts present enferhied health. had the
divorce been granted, hs would nuf
have survived long his disapp0ints
ment
TO my MIND" saia the fudge.
there are no grounds for divorce IN
this case Mr. Day ~ accused ia hts
wtfs's complaint Of having been un
duly intimate with their old Nor
wezian domestic. Maritime NeethY
For nay part ! can see nothing OF
which she or any one else could
have based r. just suspicion. and be-
lieFa the plaintiff 10 have beer un-
reasonably Jealous FER Mr. haY to
Nish 60 have Miss WesthY 90 nurns
him when he Was va efums natural
iu View 81 the fact that ahe had
been a servant in his home FOR 80
many yenrn.
1t 10 plain % SEQ that these two
aid people are really ~ devoted 70
each other ~ when they first took
their marriage Vows and there la 40
reason I'll the world that I can sec
WIZ They should not spend theii few
remaining years toEsthrr ! VII
deny the application fot divorces ana
Dismiss the ease
- soon ~ the judss had finished
speaking Af DAY his face HEl0N
With Jos ferNeuNy erisA. Thank
Geaf" Then his voice trambiad With
happiness DO shock hands Nth his
IN wees aud friends and blessed the
Judge from nfaf OFT
TIE innat interesting witness Of
the afternoon Mas. - course. Miss
Maritime Nsstb2. when ths name.
which had been mentioned - least
every five minutes during the trial.
IVES called oui. thnse Nho had been
III attendance huE had not seen the
ca respondent. she having rsmainea
Ia the ante room. looked eagerly To-
ward the door. Instead ~ hand
sasfs young woman. u was tlalns
featured cid Norwegian Who en-
tered
Ter face was flushed seith snabaf-
basement She sore faded hlaes
hat. 4 shiny FresniHh iookiuk black
skirt. akinap and sparse. and small
plush shoulder %. tier feet were
ssnaasd IN stout cowhids baots-
This h the o-rranondents your
honor" stated Judge Root simply
rhsn. after asking her preliminary
questions. Witch She answered IN
broken EnRiish. lie asked
"fIRn any Improper relation ever
existed between you and MI Day.
The old woman answered Ne, ana
every one. frnFn the Judge 10 little
messenger hoy. a stranger within the
gate % the divorce court. believed
her.
Mr. Days attorneys then asked
the court. without expecting an an.
swer. however n ~ seemed prnha be
that ANY ordinary man would prefer
her 20 Mrs. Day. Who In very
charming old lady.
In hts argument Judge Root did
not SNARE Mrs. naxlnEtnn. lie stated
that Mra uay vac simply this victim
81 : plot kafrhsH hy Ara. BsvinHtou
ana her sister. Mrs. nsauchnmp. 70