The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-15

gtent1y afternoon ~ o clock and
Submitted the following final report 70
H. court.
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1n4 ~ IL tSfy4f1ry ard IN heEsff 81 the
U.5oe4 Stseks
II the rraseeutlsu ct osss Istsess 80 hsTs
neen ab&y om3sssss tsy the Assistant Prose-
euetog Attorneys ", d. FSat9n and A.
gee1ttOn, 1Or the ssrnsosys sEss " Ns.S
e1q Gbefsea y. Hnnsay 10 s~sssh OF tSe
= orr 1pdings ve ssve iscinsei 40
b15l2 Of 3 frfyotoss rh9sAe-er NOR snf Us
0heeh the evidence wss GOD suflss~as ~
@e opinion Of the gfaaa lnry 20 warrant
Ne VISITED she county All sns fssns Is
crowded ~ usual, there hsssax III l'ys@lslsfs
eccupytng cell sooEH oFs4sasIig iasenfiss1
t0f -, rendering II impossible for TIE ca
tO1tsHS 70 kerr zhs jail IN pf0ref szi.si~fy
c1Dd5tfon The s5@zedy sS@esssss OF ts<
pfrpne<sd new fssssrs taosza~ ss5 5sl more
especially the Jail y respectfully fses'i'''
mendevi.
Ne found the county farm IN good eon
6jfi<yu. since TIE erection u tbs reg
buildings the hospital fseflit1as sfs sSaEfy
n4es3uste ~ tie fsressnf heed ~ AZ rsE
isfsd, after q esrefsI insfsesislfs 81 tfs
pgeuisse, that the esessflt Fs&fsaxsisss,tis
readers the county issas sesss i'ss' 70 ss's-
cess
We have information ssst szsmilss
o10nx the stssasss aud iskss are si9saifss
Law prohsfatinx them ffosn s1svozssli Z "a -
dust In The ssfsakas and isEss. Thereby Dc
effoy 5Bx the s5za taeFssn. Ne $50 have
Ia
are dumping tHsif sIsts tisss SAL
streams and Iskss. thereby sigasSanK tne
same Law ard destroying mach 81 tas
farming lapds a,sJaeeass ts5sfsso Use eyf-
dence before ia s.ss5ne slifissseat ~ warrant
~ In calling THE asssas5i@is ~ M sasHs.-
tSstes throughout TIE ss's'aAfJ 10 tiss 1ia1
trr.
our asteufion has besa called % The fart
that haases o. iil-Fspsite Aye sls0sesi asn0ux
abe retidenee portions 81 TIE cts ard
upon some 81 the leading tborpnxAiaFse
leading thereto, particularly aFanf
street bridge. ossf whieh fsmiiies ft-ssali.s
In the southern part ~ the etty alaJ eonfiff
are compelled Ga travel There are exist
ing laws prohibiting the same. and We
recommend ta the osfirefs Of the Las that
they Yigidiy enforce said gaw.
Ceffx IN allegations having b&en male 10
the puSlie newspaper and ga ti.s streets
Involving charges os a grave character
against the prosecuting attorney OF this
county the grand jury. pafsaant 20 tss r.
quireneuts III section sr9 OF the code, Nitfl
Che assistance Of J. VI Wrestling. ssl.. az
pointed by the court 20 aei during TOE va
vestigation. W. II. Fenton sbd J. A. STRAIT
ton declining IL Improper % be pfssSsslf,
have made : thorsugn, exhaustive AID
impartial Investigation. fne siivgaslosis
were tfaf the pfess cutting attorney made
corrupt bargain Win a person charged 10
four insiietmsflts with keeping gambling
house; that tn consideration o. Die render
Ing certain political ssfytess the said la
dietmenis should DE dismissed and that
pur.uant thereto ssid iBd3etsaesits on mo
ton OF said officer 1ere assms ssd ~ the
present term Of court. fae charge was
that Of wilfni and corrupt misconduct in
ONCE aud the pfosti utisn Of official pow
Gfn and the c1snpfomi - of crime fof the
accomplishing of esrtaia political frsusts.
Tho interests OF pare and faithful adj
mintstfafioa Of justice made u iss psratiSe
upon the grand Jury that slss intsstixailoD
Of . matter OF such serious import sacaid
not only be exhaustive. but that IL
should ee considered without fear, favor
have therefore consumed considerable
time In the examination ~ witnesses, essi
hfocing oil persons reported 10 have sny
dednite knowledge of the matter. These
witnesses were examines with much eafe
aud thovpughness. Witnesses who bad
gain, II such exists could not rs compelled
10 divulge what they know. being shielded
Ia the opinion OF the court by tfelr relA-
ugn - COUNSEL aud client Evidence
enough has been obtained. hassseE. Ia
convince the grand lnry that Prosecuting
Attorney hewlla has been guilty oi grave
improprietiss II has also tsen established
~ The entire Satisfaction of Tbs grand jury
that the bills Of indictment Nos s.hs'6.
e.ka7. $50 and e.tsst were iNpsoFesly dis
misaed and that Prosecuting Attorney
Newiin was not Justified ia moving the
court for their dismissal. The records of
these eases ssi forth a. follows, to-wit
august 20, iss9 ou motion and state
mcut 0f the prns.rnttgs attorney atid IL
appearing thai sufficient evidence esa Ut
10 produced Ia Justify conviction ia this
case. 70 In ordered by the court that this
cause be and the same - hereby dis.
Miassd" On this branch OF the investigs
ton the grand Jury also tind that the state
mrnt made "a the court vas without
foundation or iasiiiifsttoii and that sun,
cieBt a. stsmopy essaid hate been produced
with comparatively little trouble or ex-
pence a. Justify any fair and impartial jury
In conyictire on ell of said indictments.
The grand jury further auds Thar the Ia.
formation boiure them leads hem Co be
lieve that the requirements If the code,
section 7sa, which provides ioF the dis.
missai oi criminal prosecutions. were not
y0tUiitU III WIS ltfAntSs kbHf tffs ~ aNN3
Of 0inu isssi was not sea fofth IN the order
Ol dismissal ns required by said setian,
hat thai the docket entries aforesaid were
made subsequent Ia said dismissal The
grand Jury thsre<ofe respectfully recon.
mend the court to consider the question II
the legality 81 said dismissal and II found
not 10 have bccii made pursuant tu the re-
qufremenss 81 Law. that the dismissal b.
~ aside - linprepetiy and illegslly made
and thai said indictments be teinsfatrd
and set for prompt trial.
The grand Jury unanimously extend
their sineere thanks 20 j. VI Neis,lins for
tile able aud impartial manner lea which
he has performed hts duties dngiag the
above examination
la conclusion, We gratefully SCI noWl
edge our obligations "a the euart aud ali
lis ofiir,rS for thsis unitasm kiadmess aud
courtesy during our extended SESSION. he.
spectfuliy sabniitte<i.
An GILMAN
FOREMAN Grand Jury
Judge Hantord. ia accepting the re-
mort. thanked the grand Jury for the
efficiency with which they had per.
formed their duty toward the terri
tory and the United States In refer
eucc 10 that part OF the report relating
10 the charges against Prosecuting At
torney NeNiin and the findings there
on. the court sats that the inry was
justified In making the examination
but should have submitted the .vs-
depce upon whtrh I, hsset its concln.
sions along with the report. The
grand Jury was then discharged from
further attendance upon the court.
rfs WHITE rsgAL.
The trial of White. the fofger. aceu.
picsi the attention Of the district cour,
again YESTERDAY George II. nekum.
James Carson. of Portland. and W
~. Met'racken, Of iiutte. Mont. tests.
fird rs to Whites meshesis IT securing
the drafts aud certificates II deposit
which he afterwards raised and passed
here. and jacob Fgrth todd how White
pasSed the forged paper Al the Puget
Sound National hank, y II. Solner
cashier OF the First >AttonsI bank
Also told how the forgeF passed worth
lees parer nj his hank Hardly any
part Of the evidence has heen given
without the defense ohlesting "a II a,
Irrelevant ard incompetent The
theory ot the defense no~ appears "a
br that one e. smith ss9Fa mittesi
the sorg~ries and that White wSs
made an innocent toel in utteFtng
them. Who J. G Smith il has mol
vet developed. The trial j. progress
inr very slowly because az the asuy
technical utsiestsans raised hv the lie
tense. and the trial viii probably not
IL concluded heEofe Tuesday after,
nnon. The jury sas zdnsoai>he.i IN
regard ta It's duties aud allowed &,
~es,arate over SUNDAY.