Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-15
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tn. charge Of inconPe'encs- hossvsr
r.in.hle. Ike sha, Of drunkenness. eoaid
.sl;op If .vsr be established upoe the
admissions ef the defendant. The drunk
ard invariably considers bimself the i'm
ms.able c-n,er Of . staggering world.
whilst the hal.?-Lrained egotist can see
nothing around him but fools. The one
emulates the zigzag course Of worm
fence, end claims that lie alone can
walk proper line. The other runs coun-
ter to every known track Of reason. and
sr.vely persists that he alone is learned
and wise.
Those who know hin will not be sur.
prised to learn that % the sand slips from
under bis feet, Chief Justice Hewitt grows
still more and more persistent that he
alone is walking the crack.
On Saturday last after the departure
Of Judge Wyche for Vancouver. R. H.
Hewitt having returned 10 town. waa ar
rested BY Special Sheriff Head. on the n.
tachmsut issued by said Wyche against
said Hewitt for contempt in failing to an
sver the former writ Of mandate. Before
Head started for Vancouver with bis pris-
ouer. paper Of which the following is
copy was served upon him:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Territory
of Warrington, Second Judicial Dsfrs3.
R. H. Hewitt W. John L. Head.
To John L. Head. greeting: Whereas, It has been
you have in your custody one X. II. Hewitt, Who
l. illegally restrained Of his liberty By virtue Of An
attachment wronefuly sued out before Hon. Z. =.
the person Of said r. H. Hewitt before me At the
shall Re ordered concerning him. Herein fan mot,
and have x VIZ :: the Hon G. G. Hewitt. Chief Jc:
t;ce OF w. t. and Judge Of the Second judi.
[1.sl cial District At Olympia, this I'll day Of
|e0' R. H. HEWITT. Clerk.
This famous writ of habeas corpus. Il
will be noticed, is based upon IN sfidavit
that R. H. Hewitt had been arrested BY
il. Head, etc. The writ itself 10 dated
ON the 7tb. whilst in fact Hewitt was moi
arrested, or even spoken to by Head. until
the day following the date Of the writ
Hewitt having skeedadled on the morniss
Of the 9th and concealed himself until the
s,h. And further more. this writ Of habeaa
eorpxs il issued under the hand Of R. H.
Hewitt, 40 Clerk Of the Second District.
At q time When, If tia affidavit reeited
therein il true. he was under dursss.
Waving the implication Of false swearing
and granting the date, which i',in this eass
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