The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-28
THOMPSON CASE


Continued from raFo onel
to Lake Cuahmau in 1901 and ON
the following year to Lake Crca.
cent Tho witness stated that ON
the fret occasion be- had been Ho
affected by the boys peculiar ho.
havlof that he had tclephdhed 90
the father who had come to me
lake IN response
Always BY Himself.
The boy would ait Tor haura lu
the hammock OF ON nettee said
Mr. kerr. doing nothing. hardly
moving aud apparently thinking OF
nothing re literally lived apart
hnd no amount Of urglng could per
auade him tn Join ua IA any Of our
pleanurea. would leave him in
Ne morulnan aud. together with
my wife aud the rest Of the party.
go out foe the day on the lake o.
g. tita furont. aud when We returned
Ehesier would be found Ia the same
position and apparently M though
ne HMH not iHufENH
"He would talk 10 NO one with
ans degree 81 Interest unless the
auhieet OF health was mentioned
lie was a crank on breakfast aud
health foods. aud could tell the OK.
act number Of hours Il took the
stomach 10 digest almost ali kinds
OF foods
'He was always polite. but al.
ways iiatloHs aud wrapped in 90.
verie don't believe IN all tho
five weeks that I was intimately
acquainted with him aH a guest at
our different camps that he stirred
away from the camping place
distance Of 40 steps. unless II was
absolutely necessary
The only time ! ever aaw him
engaged In any sport during either
Of our trips waH once At Lake
Crescent when he played eroquo'
With Miss Whlttiesey. Mrs 0lllgs
pie and her daughter
Thought Him Unbalanced
win ~ Thompson was exam.
lnlng tho witness and a. thia point
he asked.
From hiu actions. from your ~.
forts 70 entertain him. and from
your conversation with him. had
you formed az thia time an opln
ton Of bis mental condition."
= had. replied the witness. Il
believed that he vas becoming
mentally unbalanced. That was
the reason ! sent Tor YOU during our
first trip believe that he was
more unbalanced ON the second
occasion which be was with no
than be wRs on the first.
The witness then told 81 two ar
fereut occasions upon which Ches.
ter had come tn his office With r..
quests Tor loans. the first time ash
ine for 800 aud on the second 90.
eaMioa tae0 tlIa object. according
60 his statements. was 60 80 "a
New York Go study photography.
aud he would - able when there
% obtain the necessary amount 81
money from Helen Gould. Kerr
had ayiaed him TO 30 20 work. and
he had replied that !, wes tmpossi.
bic % do 80 In Seattle. aa every.
une was against him
THIS WAS during the cross ca.
animation and Attorney Vance
asked the witness n he knew of
The boy ever having made an at
empi to set work
Idle Cor Five Years.
= know that others had attempt.
81 for him. WAS the reply. "aad
Bros that for almost five Yearh
nhe boz Was absolutely idle
The witness then told Of feceiv.
be- 10 letters from different whole
ksle houses In the east asking him
Nhether Chester Thompson was
financially able TO contract debts
nlth them. the sums raurina from
fQ0 90 $1,000. and aEEreEatinE
tf'out tao 600. the houses belnE for
O. most part dealers in photo
Naphie supplies and diamonds
When the witness had questioned
rBung Thompson about this. be had
apliei eysaivelf that be bad
bought something 81 starting al
sloFe bat had changed hts mind
The witness managed TO ineiud,
Ia hia story = great amount of eva
tunea which. had u not been fof
be oEn knowledge ~ iaw. would
have been ruled out. and thts occa.
stoned several wordy tiffa between
him aud Attorney Vance, who
cross examined him
Harry q Stone. merchant tailor
testified as 90 having received sey