The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-26

Lively Scene in I Tacoma
s. Police Court.


Tacoma, Nay 25.-The case of the
4o11tory aenfnst John Salmon alias
3ee1s eeasnan, occppied the attention
- ~ Third ward court nearly al the
n11enoon. Salmon Il charged with
- bu43nry a Tebesson 4 Co. : liInor
otofe On wednesday morning last.
Daring f1,e recital II chain Of cir
GuynStnnlfal evidence that pointed d.
HpetIy Il him ~ the burglar. salmon
- be16de his attorney maintainin.
- utm0e9 self-pos~ession. He h >
man 81 ea1lOW complexion. dark eyes,
. r41her spare figure, neatly dressed
NJ Wfde-Simmed straw hsf being re-
emit purchase. Chief Of Police Thomp-
IN md oflicers Ward and MeIaush-
H. teS1j6ed TO having spotted the tel
1ew, tie latter before and the others
olter ms burglary, ~ being susFi-
Gfous character. Mclaughlin and the
<6iof learned that be was stopping AZ
IT, Empire house, and by PR,
mjeei0n u the proprietor went
~ HI room and there found bottle
q whisky, another Of powSer and some
f4ss. They then Swallowed the man
~ day Wednesday, the day Of the
burglary (which WAS committed early
n II moF1sing1, and about II O'Clock
- night discovered him 60 into a va
can't LOT tssst above the block where the
bt1rGlnry had been committed. dssap-
rens hack Of 4 bin board and moment
4o1Gf come out again. The officers
vent Into the place Immediately and
1hese, under the board walk. found q
b4nce and ehisei. They arrested him
tms5etiietely. The chisel was found
IN 4. a. Bingham. earp%ns.s- md CON
tractor. 70 TT exactly the knocks in
~ door that had heen forced open,
and bits whichwere found beside the
ste and which fitted 10 holes that had
hen drilled into II also fitted 70 the
kface. The night clerk at the Empire
h0nse testified that Salmon hal not,
- his knowledge. been In hts room
TUESDAY night or Wednesday until )
O'Clock In the morning.
Eal1nsn then went on the stand and
testified that he came 70 the city an
Saturday that he knew but few pco-
p3e and they were gamblers: that he
vent about the saloons, played some
sud poker. but that be did not com
NIT the burglary
His counsel. Just abont here. raised
IN objection 70 question OF the dis
trict attorney.
Justice La :. renee told him II was no
use "A he was determined 10 hear all
the mans history. II he was limo
cent and all this was a mere set " I'M
fortunate circumstances be did not
want 70 throw him In 10 prison but he
did propose to hear the story.
That's Just 1t, your honor, began
Bronston; II want 20 explain
You need not mind, ] don't want
70 hear YOU
.sfsut Mr.. Coiner Il asking a ques-
ti0u here
You may a. we'll sit down. won't
hear you,' exclaimed the judge, push
Ing Bronston's chair, from which he
HAD risen, towards him.
"Then ] will retire from the case,
said IIronston, and taking his hat he
walked out.
"Yuu win 80 on with ynnr story"
said the Judge to the prisoner.
II don't care to. unless my counsel
Il here 10 see that my rights are taken
care OF. +"
Every we'll. said the judge, II
shall hold you under 5000 bonds for
court and the prisoner was taken
away by officer knoble.
Az IMPORTANT pgciSIoS,
John II. Mitchell. Jr,. who has just
returned frpm court east Of the noun
tAips, states that Judge Nash. this
week, decided that sal,contractor
lien claimant, under the law of this
territury, could not have n lien en-
forced against property on which he
had performed labor unless he could
allow something due the original CON
tractor from the owner. and then only
% the extent Of the amount due from
the latter. somo twenty cases on the
docket nc Spokane Falls ARE In the
same situation as the one In which
decision was ma ie. Ii is probable
that ono case win he appealed as test,
the others to abide the result. judge
Nash holds that he was bound by the
California decisions which are 10 the
same effect on a law substantially SINH.
lar. Judge Allyn recently decided
lust the opposite Ia lien case. II is
understood the latter Judge does not
consider himself boand by the Cali
fornia decisions, although concedinR
the law Of California 20 he the same as