The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-23
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Several Robbery Cases - Alleged
False rretenscs

False frctenscs.
Chief Justice Jones Is keeping the
district court grinding steadily, rs the
term will end a week from to-day and
large number Of cases remain yet 10
be tried. Cour, assemblies promptly
ut $50 every morning now and did
not adjourn last night until Gao.
cAssIx's CASE.
Al the conclusion Of the testimony
for the prosecution in the ease of Geo.
Cassie, the hack driver indicted for
robbery. the defendants attorney
moved that the prisoner be discharged.
The court refused to entertain the mo-
ton, but made an order instead that
Cassie he held for the next grand jury
on the charge Of grand larceny. Bail
was Fixed at $50. which the prisoner
| has as vet failed to furnish. Aiexai,-
| der Mckinnon. A. w. Ryan and John
Frazier gave bail in the sum Of xi0o
each for their appearance as witnesse.
before the grand jury.
The bond OF Steve RoSeberry, in
dlcfel for robb;ny Mr.. Josephine
Proll Of SEQ, was forfeited.
AsorHEE soHskRY CASE.
William Nef9 irnpleaded with j. w.
Tappan for robbery, was tried and
found guilty by the jury. He will
probably he sentenced to-day. Tap
| pan has already been convicted and
Sentenced a. the penitentiary for two
years and three months. They are
both young boys. One evening last
winter they met an old book agent
| named Ss,ott, who was hiiariously
drunk. They TOOK him into a saloon
and got hinl "a drink some more and
then went through his pockets and
took his money.
| STRONG CASE.
| The case OF &. Austin. charged with
obtaining money under fal.e pretenses,
| was concluded just before court adj
| journed and will be given 10 the jsiry
| this morning Austin. who said on
| the stand that he considered him eli
a good Christian, opened small
hole .in-.hc- WALL employment agen.
| CIV ia the Women's Christian Temper
| anse Union building last February.
| A few DAYS after opening be adver-
tissd that he hal received a letter
/! from = II. Lawrence. o; spokane
Falls, authorizing him 10 employ a lot
| of mra for railroad work at spokane.
| lie engaged between fifty ana hun
| arad and charged them s. each. giving
them receipts for the money. A few
| hours later some of the men hogan 10
think that all was not right by talk
ing the matter ever among themseives
TIA; conviction became more settled
| in their minds, and
rHrf BECAME ROBOTS.
Austiu's Office, as well a. himself,
would doubtless have received some
pTefty hard usage had not the police
| inter,,oss,d and arrested Austin
| telegram To Spokane Falls brought The
| rcs,ly that no :. r. Lawrence was
known there. ard that there was nc
railroad work gazing on in that Viela-
| itv for whicii nlen werc wanted The
case against the prisoner seems pretty
strong. -
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ex,rrr,R.xcx.- Reilly & Wood !
Big show reapfcaEs at Frye's oTefs
house tonight, ard grand family
matinee viii he given this afternoon q
= O'Clock. Among several changes q
/ the programme. the wea.Nho"h eNft-
el!ian ana lighfni.g landscape artist
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| s,,5 Sf,sysalt;cs. also crsyoD sira~ffis-s
al several al eur fr0EsAissef't sstls' "a.
The COMPANY wiii give = grand street
nara,ie o., their arrival frssszs Nieto-ia.
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served seats IS ccatS. general a0fsass-
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ROW on sale a. seattle Fa1srr a,y.
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FharS,lay pi-ht, oy rather early s..s-
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The provisions were good aud Vac
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nut aisperse gntl near daylight
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