In the District Court of Washington Territory and for the Fourth Judicial District thereof holding terms at Spokane Falls.
The Territory of Washington
vs.
Ray Raymond
Territory of Washington
County of Spokane} ss
N.T. Caton being first duly sworn deposes and says that he is an attorney as stated pacticing as such at Spokane Falls and has been employed by defendant as one of her attorneys in the trial of the above entitled case. That he came to reside in said Spokane Falls in the latter part of June last that upon his arrival at said place he heard numerous persons and many of them, men of business and prominence express themselves in strong terms of disapprobation of defendant in relation to the offense wiht which she stands charged that expressions were used that lead applicant to believe that scarcely a citizen can be found in said city but was ready to condemn said defendant for the offense of which she was accused. Affiant says it is impossible to give the precise language used or the times that he heard the same that the accusations were so frequent that from the time he arrived here and continued down to the day of election Nov. 2, 1886 and the persons so expressing themselves so numerous it would be impossible to state either the one or the other, and applicant says he firmly believes and [?] states the same that from the character of these expressions and the frequency of their repetition and from the state of prejudice and excitement they evidence that defendant cannot have a fair and impartial trial of her said cause in Spokane County.
N.T. Caton
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this the 3rd day
of November
December 1886
D.A. Clement, Clerk
Territory
vs.
Ray Raymond
Affidavit of
N.T. Caton
Filed Dec. 4, 1886 D.A. Clement Clerk
