The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-02
the SCALES OF JUSTICE.
Several Criminals Are Weighed
and Sentenced.


Ganbifzs P.raphernaiia In Court
Report Of the Grand Jary
Hageman Once More.
I TIE district court roorn yesterday had
the appearance Of gambling Gen On the
judges Stand vas SET ~ grnn1zy painted
4 wheel Of fortune and 10 tie fight and In
frong of bis stand we're Piled Up shsess OF
farsEne, faro tables. poker tables. roulette
sehses. faro lxyautx. case keepers. checks
and other gambling pa-spbernafls galore.
al these implements uere captured hy
sheriff Ceearane IN his raids of Jzaaary
II and Is, and were introduced IN evidences
10 tee ezsss OF the indicted eAesuilevs dir
19ssrse
gamblers withdrew their farrasy pleas Of
not guilty" and pleaded guilsy T. C.
Huntisy, x w. Way, James z. fsrifau
Thomas TiI6en, H Il Theirs gsnga. H. Tsy-
lo-. Z. B. Daley. J. II. Foster and Tssiase
6urAsaS also pleaded guilty % oae in1irt-
rnsnt EACH and the other indictments
against them we're thereupou dismissed
urae for pron0uneiag sentence IN al OF
fkefr cases
when court convened II the afternoon
session the gambling tools wee still IN
the courtroom. Judge Burke called the
attention Of sheriff C0chrana q. them hy
re1axrking that there were LOT OF utensils
IL the room that were of no particular use
10 the coart, and he would ike 10 be in
/ formed where they came froEn and whxtnse
! thsy bad been put to.
sheriff Gceh-R1e intimated faas he did
mot know 3 wheel-of fortrre from A t.lcy-
Gle or the peaceful spinnis g-wheel. but BE
had = deputy present who c0asd explain
all about them The deputy came forward
and explained that enc wheel-offortune
had been found ae the NJ & X saloon ard
| TWO at the orphsum. An attorney then
called the attention OF the eoars to the fact
/ that one of the wheels seized al the Drphe-
urn was still IN It's box and had never been
set up 50 tie court ordered IL set aside.
TIE deputy then explained where each
/ OF the tables and layoufs Was secured and
when he csncluded Judge Burke directed
sheriff Co-shrane 30 destroy the ole LOT
forthwith.
The Implements included In the orIer
are valued by their owners af s4lx,o, and II
- understood that suit viii be brought 70
recover that amount from sheriff Coch-
raze II be carries out the order of the court
rs he furnished bond for their safe re-
turn at the time Of the seizure.
THE rlsRER CRUISER.
The laEt act Of the United states grand
jury before bringing In ITS final report Was
70 return another indictment against B. r.
Hageman, the timber cruiser. for snhor.
hsfion OF perjury In swearing to fraEdu-
lent entries of land This last Indictment
has seven counts. which, added 70 the in
elements previously found against him,
makes L counts on which he will be held
20 answer. AS he was already under $500
bonds on previous indictments he was al
lowed TO enter bis personal recognizance
! for SOD on the one brought in yesterday
Ms attorney, Marshal X. Snell. drought In
the point on motions TO qaash and demEr
10 the indictments that the oifense alleged
constituted 30 violation OF the law The
whole matter was continued 20 the May
term OF court. when tn interesting and
very important question wiz BE decided.
uGHr SENTENCE.
Owen ~. Jones, who was indicted for
obtaining money under false presenses
on fraudulent lazd transaction from r.
T. Daniels. was brought up fsE sentence at
the afternoon session. upon bis plea OF
guilty. District Attorney Ronald informed
the court that Jones had pleaded guilty
upon bis advice and representation that
he would ask the court % be ienient with
him II he did So He considered that Jones
had been more sinned against that SHINING (
having been used as q tool by e.. W. Car
roll sad G. y. Reed, both OF whom were
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given by Jones before the grand jury /
JUDGE Burke. in consideration Of the
strong showing made by the district at !
forney let Jones OF with sentesee Of 10
months Ia the county jail.
The EXCLUSION CASKS
Judge burke decided yesterday morning
that the evidence given in the commits
ssoner's court IN the cases OF the Is China
men charged with being unlawfaliy Ia the
United States. did not constitute pri~sa
faeie eYideace for the d!ssgic. court OF their
status. aud therefore the evidence concern
Ing faetr Illegal entrance Into the eOanfry
must be produced again IN court II Is
Low quite probable fhs1 these eases viii be
continued to the Nay terra of court. or
possibly transferred for sriSi at Port Town
send. Tie Chinese have already been In
jail awaiting trial feF about two years. and
she United states attorney is anxious 20
aaye the cases disposed OF.
WEAK LUsss 40 ExcusE.
Red" Sullivan, who took s. 50 from the
poeseJs of his friend John gelch In the
BSfk Exchange saloon Tuesday evening,
lid who on Thursday pleaded guilty on an
indictment for robbery, sked the eonrt 10
be easy GA tiim, as be had an affection oi
the lungs and could not stand imprtsen-
ment. A physician was sent for and after
examining Suiliyaa, Informed the eoart
laAt his lungs We're sound. The court gave
him two years in the penitenfiary and
promised 10 recommend his pardon to the
governor should his health break down bS-
fore his term expired.
ONE AND TWO YEARS Fog ErRGLARY
John Mcdonald came up for sentence on
the conviction for burglary with the plea
that he Was drunk when the oifense was
committed. and IN consideration % the
fact thai his crime was not q heinous one
simply entering room without taking
anything Burke decided that one
year IN the reuitentiary would be sufficient
punishment
j. H. Murphy. convicted OF burglary, was
sentenced % two years.
FURNISHED BONDS.
John Marion. Patrick Graham snd james
Devlin. who were indicted By the United
states grand Jury for perjury In making
false entries on coal lands near Newcastle.
furnished feeognixances IN the sum OF
sle<e caefs for their appearance, and were
released f.em custody.
FoER SEARs res CHICKEN sTEAAsG.
All soon. the Chnaman who was caught
stealing sheriff CochrRne's chickens nd,
Who was convicted OF burglary on Ti&N
day, was sentenced 70 a foar-yeaT term in
+ the penitensiary-
GRAND IuRY REFagE.
The grand Jury on the part OF The United
states died Into eoars q: O'clock IN the
Afternoon. and presented The following
4 Ensl report.
I 10 His Honor, Thomas Burke. Chief jas
tice and Judge Presiding ia the Third Ju-
ssieial district: The United states grand
{ Jury reports that they have had before them
fo~ examination 6 cases. of these We
have found ~ sfun bills and Is not true
hills, sa.l pFese tznenss have beca made 20
she eoart accordingly. A portion OF the
/ business hFought before ns has lesi TO
{ partial examination of the praSsice or
/ met hotss % conducting business before the
United states land Office In seattle. This
! examination has been chiefly apo1 the
hamper Of making entry apon government
lambs, especially under the timber law.
J We are satisfied that attempted violations
al the saw ART sre1Een1, and his grand
Jury has Investigated this matter - lar So
thsy are aisle under the circumstances, bHS
there appears 90 be great difficulty II OBJ
tanning The testimony Of witnesses in these
alleged violations, interested parties. ap-
usrensly, BEING a. work 70 get the evidence
81 gait Gait Of The Way. We canros too
sfrenaoGslg urge upon tie officers os tie
law ghmf they fellow these lzw breakers
lesr,sSsgy and tsrcieSssys Let no guilty
man escate" Sor can we TefrSln from
csnxnring the loose and hurried method
thar hss. until recently prevailed Ia the
] registers 1epAgsment OF TIE Tinted states
land Office especially IA tAe matter OF
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