The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-29
A GAMBLER ARRESTED.
Sheriff ccchrsne and Justice
Jones Have = Tilt.
The Squire Tries te Release the
Prisoners E.s ceehra.e wen,t
Hare IL

quite sensation was caused IsFt night
among the knights OF the Ersea esesh
when ?. A. Dantar 'spulEefs tae faro
game 10 TIE " ard y. szsoCn on Cors=sg-
csi street. NJ. DzaAsr. who has been sp-
pciHts1 cepsty BY Sheriff cochraus
sEisrsd the saloon ~ % o. clock and quietly
informed all ia the rocra 10 consider them
selves Eader arrest He eoateufed himself,
however. by taking charge Of the dealer and
some nf the chips. conveying them % the
oflee Of the sheriff. where that oslcer Ezs
awaiting their arrival gr1sras o. the
dealer. In the meantime. called on Justice
H. i. Jones, who shortly appeared, whsu
The following eoiloqny took place.
Justice Jozes-What Is the ehsrgs against
that nam
ShsriG-It is none Of yeur basiaess
Justice Jones-Heii. have been asked
10 come here by friends Of This mar, aud
understand that bis offence is haiIabIe.
foa caunos hold him anGer the circum-
stances.
sheriff. don't wsn. you 10 come 10 this
Office 10 dictate to ne IL took all the
thieves in the town before yor they would
be discharged. no natter what the offence
Jnstice-What's THAR
sheriff. Just mean what say and moth
ing more
Jesfice-That's II. Is TT Now / thiHk /
ran just show you, Mr.. sheriff, that in
holding this man you Infringe upon the
isw.
sberIf-An right. go shead. There /.
one thing of which you can rest assured.
! an not 10 be bBildozed By you or nycne
else.
Justice Jones then left the otsce and
stated that he would be tack in an hour
with writ Of haoeas corpus demanding
the release of the prisoner.
sheriff coehrsue refused 10 listen 70 the
entreaties Of the friends Of the prisoner "a
allow aim out on bsii. and after eonsigR-
ing him to the care Of a eepufy. With IN
siruefi0ns TO keep hiFa in the Office until
morning, be left for bis home.
yunbar says he will 'pGlp every house
LSeaffie where Illegal games are played,
A. be has been invested With fuli power "a
do so. II appears that Sheriff CochTaue
wants the man 10 be held Until the case
comes mp before Justice Soderbsrg. whe
( happens 70 be across the bay a. bis home
+ on this occasion.
HAEEAs CORPUS APPLIED y0H.
/ Att O'Clock This morning, T. W Way
Z one Of the Froprlstors OF the M. and y. =
/ applied ~ witt of hsbeas corpus, Jadgt
( Roel making out the writ Il stated
I ,l/<fhe dealer, John Williams, was IN
ksfuliy held aud detained, hy sheriff
+ Cochrane. without any complaint
being made against him. End that
+ bail had been refused. Justice
Jones and Judge Rochester immediately
( went TO the Occidental hotel TO wake NJ
Chief Justice Boyle. Judge Boyle did noI
+ wish TO make au order just then, IL being
after 30 this morning. and be questioned
+ If he could issue the writ without a hear
ing IN the meantime sheriff Cachrane'
attorneys were AZ the Jail TO be in reati
ness for whatever might turn up. Judge
Rochester. as soon es he fonad out thai
f Judge Boyle would not issue the writ Until
early Ia the morning repaired to the
Z jaii TO induce the sheriff 10 release the
prisoner on bail by showing him the ba-
beas papers. aud telling him that. IL be did
mol set Wiliiams a. Liberty, Application foi
an order Issuing the writ would be made
I whether il vas daylight or dark.