The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08
SENSA 7 ION
MADE: BY
LET TER
THE HOLCOMB CASE is
BROUGHT TO A
HALT.
Document Makes Charges
Against Attorney
and Judge.

The introduction IN evidence ~ a
letter pufported to have been
written BY Mrs Eva Iolcomb. in
which she expresses hef doubt o.
the professional Integrity Of her A. |
torney no Sweeney. and alao 81
judge Yakey, " the superior court. |
whom she says became weak
ene*d." was the cause this morn
lag o. sudden recess IN the con.
tempt proceedings against Or
Augustus Holcomh before Judge
Frazier Tor failure 10 pay ailmony.
The letter waa addressed 20
Frank Atwood. a former bondninan /
of holcomh'a and who wAs iuFed |
"a a house Ia the vicinity " Green |
Lake about week aNo aud assault. /
ed BY an unknown man The theory /
has been advanced that The aseAuit /
On Atwood was brought about bY
his connection with the iiolcomb |
Ease.
The letter. which was mailed No !
vwnibsF "a AZ University asation. ~
qaestsd Atwood 70 refuse LANCER -
serve on tbs defendants hund A.
a feaeon Tor the request. tbs writer
OF the letter stated that she h
weary ~ pustinK ~ money in her
litigation for aiimouy. aud denpAlrr |
u getting instiee
sweeney Says -Jeb.-
As soou ~ the letter vas lntro. /
duecd. Attorney 40 Sweeney. 81
sorting bis belief that he letter saa
a sob. asked the coaft ful a cce
aaiion ~ the pfnceediuga antil the
validity 81 the letter can b. pgusrd
Ne said thaf II chs letgef IL spand I
10 have been actually written ~
Mra iloicumah. be wfii inamrAiatnlg I
diacnutinas his woFk a. her asf@F.
ney Upon this Judge Frazier de.
ciarpd an Adjournment "a court IN
iil this AfteFuoon. and ordered the I.
letter placed ri evidence Ia the caeo
Ehe text of the letter. which Mrs.
iiolcomb deslea having wrtttcu. fui /
lusss
mr. Frank Aswooa Dear Sir
--Won't yuu Do ire favor By tell
ing the doctor that you viii have
70 vighdraw from his bond and that
hc nn~d not lnnk ~ yon for any /
uaorc hrlp In his fsghi 90 a poor
cripple womsn eth little babel
He ~ a man and can always take /
care % himself. while | have a
hard time % set along
Seems a. II everybody u aftos
whd, little vas awarded 10 me ~
tho cooft. and | don't want 81 Jose
Il Oh IN this las Eaxlneaa. have
been all too Easy as Il H.
NJ attorney. Mt Sweeney. dipped
me Into signing over to him the
eighteen hundred dollar note aud
mortgage making me believe q
wouid cost that much 70 wiu my
cnse for me ard stick the doctor
for nifty dollars a naonth aiimcny
or make Il 80 warm for him that
he would leave the country. and
for this he tsWeencyi vas % keep
reasonable Zee fos bis work and
the rest he Vas to use 10 liz Il
with IudNe Ynkey and 10 soothe
the Times hungry feeling and 70
take care n the necessary witness
o. aud an this took lots % brainp9
Hnt ! suppose ] would have had
no kick n Yakey hadn't got weak
kucsd. for some reason. and turned
the case over 20 another Judge. I
guess an the justice ono gets IL
whsf they can buy. and ! am set.
ting tired Of this kind ~ Law bust.
meas. and way things are now Nj
Sweeney says ! must get all my
friends 10 help me. OF Il viii take
more Of my property % get the
judge on my side again
Now, won't you please help me
as ! have asked your I have boon
IN 10 see You quite a few times
have never found you IN ! viii b.
IN to see you IN few days. aud
viii make another effort 10 have
you help me. instead Of the doctor.
i.cmke. Second ward, W. IA.
Please keep this letter and do
not lei anyone sec #. as ! will ask
you for Il when come Ia.
Yours truly.
MRS EVA HOLCOMB.
The attempt 20 force Dr. Augustus
H0icumh 10 pay alim0ny ~ $50 q
month has been IN the courts ID
various forms for nearly year.
and In the course OF the proceed. /
ings Dr. Hoic0mh has been Ia iail |
several times on contehpt proceed. |
ings. lie asserts as "A reason for |
not complying with the orders OF |
the court as to alimony, that the |
work Of his former wife against his
business. and the sensational man
ner ia which a newspaper has han.
died the vnri0uA hearings on his |