The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-06

Jesn WeIeh. the Szrksossssrs
highwayrnan, created quite seusa-
ton when brought into TIE district
court yesterday morning to plead on
two indictments. one Tor assault with
intent to murder ard The other for
highway robbery. which the grand
Jury had just returned ~ true bills.
The prosecuting attorney. before read
ing the Indictment. asked the prisoner
If his true name was John WEIGH,
whereupo1 he was met with the =iId
and disconnected rejo;nier
. killed him more than year ago.
Is this my trsaI7 Ny name amt
WEIGH, I've got better name than
that: but killed him and I'm glad
CT IT, =
SEEING that the prisoner vas ia no
fit condition 10 be examined. the court
ordered him 10 stand aside foT time.
He was again brought up about hall
an hour later and the two indictments
were read TO him: but he refused 20
plead and answered the interrogatories
OF the prosecuting attorney with in
coherent ramhlings about having
killed somebody. presumably Nick
Hanna the officer who siaot and ar
rested him. The nlans queer actious
appeared 10 puzzle the court and
everyone present. some were inclined
10 the belief that the man was pIaying
the insanity dodge 20 escape prosecsi-
ton. while others were confident that
he was really non eoanros usenfis and
laboring under the delusion that he
had killed Hanna and was held ON
charge OF murder.
As he had no attorney the court
appointed John T.. Costello to defend
him. Mr.. Costello inferposed . plea
OF not guilty and asked that d lunacy
commission be appointed 60 examine
into bis clients mental condition. The
court having no jurisdiction in the
matter. it was referred to Probate
Judge Rochester. who viii examine
Welch before commission next week.
II the quarantine By which be Il now
confined 20 his house is raised By that
time. IL WEIGHS insanity II established
he will OF course be sent to the insane
asylum: II not, he will be remanded 20
the district court for trial.
UNITED STATES GRAND gu.Y.
At 30 the special venire OF United
States grand Jurors, drawn by United
States Marshal Hamilton from the
body Of the district. was returned into
court. The following list was called
j. w. Edwards. Lemuei Wilcox. n.
Chiiberg. X. J. Graham. 8. f.. Clough,
A. S. Miller, L. G. Morgan, n. l.. Reg
ers. l.. w. Foss, +. VI. Whitwortfl, 8.
s. Waldo. +. w. Parker, T.W. Proxch.
w. T.. Wilson, @. kellogg, T. w. Ben
nett, John Harrison. Terence
O'Brien.
J. w. Edwards was excused ON stat
ing that his wife was seriously i'll, and
T. w. Bennett because he had not
been admitted to full citizenship.
The prisoners held in custody for
United States offenses were then
brought into court 10 have the exer-
else OF their right to challenges the
jury, or any member thereof. before
It was sworn. There were - white,
Is Chinese. Indian aud negro In
the number OF prisoners that an
swered 10 the rnli~cali There were
also mum Ger Of others in the room
that had been held on recognizances to
appear before the jury. No challenge
being issued, Judge Burke instructed
the county surveyors room. where
they will hold their deliberations. +.
IL. Whitworth was appointed foreman
OF the jury.
TRIAL Jury INPASELnp.
Out OF the regular panel al Is petit
jurors. ten were excused for various
reasons and several others failed To
appear when the list was called. As
the number retained anu present was
too small 10 constitute panel. spe.
ciai verire Of Is Jurors was ordered, 10
be returnahie at o'clock in the after
noon. AT that hour the following
petit jury was selected from the reg
ular and special venires w. j. East
er, ]. McRedmond, ]. ID. Mularkey,
Ben. Murphy, George Foster, John q,
Saglien. j. q. Allan, John w.
HUFF. Thomas Hood, J. v. TAYLOR.
G. NJ. Templeton. l.. NJ. Parker, A.
Beekstrum, Jcha Lannegan, VIM.
Jordan, G. q. Rose, Philo Rutherford.
=. Tickner, Einil Holm. Ed. Langdon,
John Graf, w. NJ. Maxwell, Michael
Eagan. Robert Fitxhenry, N. v. Stew
art. w. w. Barker, David Munroe.
George 6. Elliot, j. A. Peabody, James
Campbell, Charles Robinson, Eugene
Guilty. l. Cade. n. McAndrews. ]. +.
Bennett, David Ross, Robert Becker.
This jury was also summoned TO act
in United States cases. upon yenire
placed in the hands OF United States
Marshal Hamilton for services.
TRIED ron BURGLARY.
The FIRST case tried at this term of
court was that Of the Territory VS..
Harry Diamond. against whom the
grand jury returned 4 true bill on an
Indictment for burglary. Diamond
was arrested for vaEraney October 81.
ISSs.. and when searched the gold
watch and other articles that had been
stolen from the rooms OF G. f. w. and
Z. Il. Bowers, In the Denny block, q
few days previously, were found upon
his person. Diamond pleaded not
guilty, and his attorney moved TO
quash the indictment. This was de-
MED and the case was tried at 3
o'clock. The jury retired Ut o'clock
and returned late in the evening, with
sealed verdict.
pAMAaE SUR.
In the case of w. c. Rutter VS.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
the defendants attorney was granted
time to file an amended answer and
put in some additional facts. This is
the suit brought to recover SIT dam
ages from the railroad company for re-
fusing TO carry the plaintiff aud ]. I'll.
Rutherford from Spokane Falls 10
Portland upon tickets presented by
them for the passage. A jury in JUS
tiee Jones court gave the plaintiff
verdict for xtao damages, whereupon
the defendant appealed the case
WORK OF TUE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury returned true bills
against James Shaughnessy, for burg
larry. L. Dubeau for grand larceny, w.
Filings for grand larceny; Henry pia-
mond for burglary; j. j. Venetta for
grand Larceny James Calvin for grand
larceny, Not true bills was indorsed
on the indictments against Joseph
collins. George Monroe and A. c.
Muiiigan, accused ot grand larceny IN
entering the room OF Mary Doe in the
la Veta lodging house and taking
certain articles therefrena, on August
~. ISIS.
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