Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-18

Daring the Past five Weeks
Below will be found full exhibit o.
the criminal business transacted dnrias
the term Of the District c urt JUS
closed:
Frank Wright was indicted and COZ
vicied Of grand larceny. he stole .
tool chest from Sqaires's building
Sentenced to oae year IN the Terrific
nal Peuitent,Ary At Seafco and fined 81
and costs Henry Seymore. his com
psaion IN cri'ne, ~as iodict-d and con
vlc'ed of the same offence aud received
the same seBtence.
William Mcdonald, alias William
Moore, Was IN 1icted sor petit Larceny
be pleaded guilty and the Judge gave
him one month in the King county
jail and sentenced him to paw 81 and
costs.
Nils Dahl Vas indicted on two
charges. He was convicted on the
charge of forgery and will spend the
coming year at Seatco.
August ReHus WAS convicted OF
grand larceny. One wear 10 the Terri
torial PsuItsatiary at Ssatco.
Sam and Lee, two Chinaaen, arrest
ed for destroying FISH in Cedar river.
we're indicted. found guilty and each
fined 800.
All Ging and Al Ling, two other sim
full Chinese, were d discharged.
Frank Goodrich, a supposed offender,
Was tried and acquitted.
Cinnamon will steal. Alb 10y was
caught and convicted OF grand larceny.
Six months at Seatco.
The Territory accused Z. Howard of
carrying on keno game. He could
not disprove the charge, and was fined
$50 and costs.
George Scnilline plead guilty of main
tanning nuisance. He Was fined the
modest sum of 500 and costs and put
under bonds to abste the nuisance. He
took an appeal 10 the Supreme Court.
He was also indicted for dealing faro
bank, ard gave bonds to appear at the
next term for trial.
The grand jury returned true bills
against Richard Pritchard and John L.
Lester for conducting house of ill
fame. The petit jury returned a YER
dict of guilty. and each Mas fined $500
and one-half the costs. An appeal was
taken to the supreme Court.
II. w. Hull Vas convicted of the same
offeRse. Fifteen days In the King coun-
ly Jail and 500 fine.
Charles Crossen was Indicted for an
ssaalt to commit murder. HIS attor-
ney secured q chage of venue to Ia
coma.
w. b. Seymore Was indicted for an
assault with intent to commit murder.
The petit Jury could not be made to see
{ in that light. Hewas acquitted.
John McGee was indicted for gam
bling. He left town, and Judgment was
entered against his boudsmen.
Hugh Murphy was indicted BY the
grand jury, but did not care to stand
rial. He jumped his bail, and his
,ondsmen will have to pay over $l75.
L. J. Doran was found guilty of main |
aiming a house of i'll fame. Fifteen |
lays in Jail and 800 fine.
Henry George and William Robinson,
of keeping hons of i'll fame,
we're fined $l5e each.
Celestine st. Uprey, for keeping a
house Of i'll fame. was fned $50 and
,osts.
+. III. Guye was indicted for renting
. hodse for purposes of prosecution, but |
he indictment was quashed and the |
,ase dismissed.
Angus Macintosh, President of the |
Puget Sound National Bank, and Geo. |
W. Harris, President OF the First Ma. |
ienal Bank, were indicted for refusing |
- expose the private bank accounts to |
he County Assessor. indictments |
luashed, and defendants exoneratsd
rom blame.
Thomas Smith was convicted of keep
ng a house of Ill fame. Fined $3.50 |
lad costs.
The indictment against Z. III. Cowles,
'or maintaining nuisanca, WAS quashed. |
Territory Va. Thomas Clancy, indicted |
or maintainin: q nuisance. Bonds |
siven for appearance at next term OF |
,ourt.
Thomas Saiton. an anterprisin9 younp |
nan, % years of ase, was convicted of |
burglary aud sentenced to one year at |
Ssatco.
All Yo, a Chinese chicken thief, was
Of petit larceny and fined S25 |
md co>ts.
Criminal information was filed against |
I'm. Ii. Spears, j. X. Roberts and w.
/. Cassidy for cutting timber ON gov
land. They were iined 800
'ach. and sent B., the United States
'-nit ntiary in default of payment.
A +. Able was arrested On a criminal
for violation of the United
It ,tes revenue laws. but WAS acquitted
~ the jury.
The following figures, mad, up from
! careful examination If the records.
will not be uninteresting: The whole
iumbrr of indictments found and GRIM
nal inforsaations filed was 81; IL of
hese we're true bills. Twenty-fenr per-
ons we're fined IN sums ranging from
II to 800, the total amount Of fines
imposed being $4356. Five persons
we're sentenced TO the County Jail, six
O the Territorial Penitentiary and
hree to the United States prison. The
otal length of all sentences was little
'ver SIX years.
As matter Of fact, mathematical
alculation made by one Of the best
in this country demon
trates that as this term of Court vo-
men were preferred by attorneys and
lients over men as jurors The follow
ng calculation will be found absolutely
Ratio of female jurors to male on en-
ire panel was 4.l8y to 1911.
Ratio OF female jurors to male on 40
ual trial iuries was 4.367 to 1888.
Excess OF preference indicated to