The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-22
~ 10 Was Young Nan Of Exemplary Con-
duct and Studious Habits, Was Brilliant
Pupil, Reserved, Youth OF Sudden Fancy,
Somewhat ErratiC and Inclined to Do the
Unexpected.

Erii of this man. The arrest OF his
son on y chafEo of murder IL only
the elimination ~ a serloa Of ealRu
trophies Witch In the first instance
caused the losa Of bis personal fer
tune, which later resulted In the
loss OF bis wife under pathetic cir.
cumstauces. which again evidenced
itself when be himself Was stricken
aud was for a while. mentally in
compstent and which finally
brought him where be ID today. al
mostly entirely bankrupt without
enough money to pay his lawyers
fees, without sufficient funda to en-.
able him to have hts medical ex.
pcrts present Ia the court room. hut
SIN fishuns dogEvdly. and With
unyieldins desperation for the life
Of one who has brought the eroNn
ms shame aud sorrow upon him
and his family uame.
Acts a Double Role.
All during his three DAYS OF ex.
animation On the witness stand Mr.
Thompson acted Ia the double role
Of witness aad attorney lie would
answer the questions propountesl
BY his attorney aad when he felt
that certain facts tcndinG To aid
his hos had not been brought out
would leave hts chair and suggest
the proper question 10 Attorney
Morris who Il associated With him
Ia the case. when Attorney
Thomas Vance. Tor the state. at
tempted "a afraign bis ysraeit1 IN
superb attack % cross examlua.
tion. the father ON the witness
stand msl the others questions
With 4 btllliancy equal. n At times
not superior. 70 bis owa Each AZ.
tempt Co Impage bis testimony. each
trick. each slide play, zach legal
trap waa met 40 smoothly. and
with such matehlsss skill that even
those vho had not the slightest
lukiiuk q the law and its sIEHlfl.
canoes. could Dot help but admire
and realize the greatness Of The
lixht.
The result % q IL that u would
b. hard ta flua one Who Vas ia
court yesterday who believes tAa,
Chester Thompson will ever -
hangvd Tor hia eFimo.
Mrs. Ssens on tns stand.
Mr Thompson left the Witness
stand az so O'Clock iast sfenins
AMI the only witness save him ex
amlnsd. Who plll. however. Be cross
examined this morning. wan Mrs
W 4. Keena. ~ 1890 Thirty first
a. suath. Seattle. whose heme u
ouiy divided from the Thumpsau
residence ~ fence Mrs ksans
uae q teacher and Chester va ia
her klndeFKa class When be AS
5 years Old. Former Attorney Gen
eral Thomas Vance. for the state
catered an objection 70 this VT
ness. which. u sustained. would
have excluded she majority Of the
witnesses Of the defence
Attorney Vance asked the court
10 rule that testimoay al "a The
prisoners early brilliancY aai pre-
coeity Of intellect b. excluded. aaa
that oniY testimony tending 20 -.
veal Instances % insanity b. admit
ted. The objection vas fought and
fought successfully b. Attorney
Thompson sho fhersupon led Mrs.
keene. With eonaummatr skin. %
tell az the manner In which Chester
had oufatripped all OF bis class
mates AZ IN early age. how bis IN
iaiiect ~ that time was abnormal
because Of its advanced state and
hos he gave promise. then, II an
unusual future Under the father =
direction the witness stated hos
later. when she again SAN The De.
PENDANT seven years REu. his cuu
dition toak a decided change. h0N
be fell Into the habit ~ refusing
10 recognise her ur any ~ hts other
friends In her presence despite The
fact that she had done nothing 20
incur hts III sill. how stlli later hs
became afflicted Nith a strange I'm
pesliment in his walk. how be staY
"a out all night and hos finally
b. would ST for hours. EaHlHE fix
eddy out Of hia bedroom sinaow,