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


nat oflis'er or p rsni1. ia sny case In v hieh
q iaw ~ the United states authorizes au
sssth 10 be administered. tnas sns written
d elar4t,on b him suhteribsd Ii ftue. uaI
fEliy aid contrary - sneh cath, saases or
subsrrfb any material matter VIII Ell be
doea !. % b iieve to be true, i guilty u per
jury
Ihosd that perjury cxanof be 30 assigned.
because IN 0afh thai pertsn believes .
Wfiftea statement 70 b. true Ii not the
ssIue thing - ~ oash that said sissems nj
Il true. Practical experience teaches that
people do commonly. ard ! think Alfaost
universally, use the ltrases, Il keiiess'
aud Il verify beiiey-." not rs absolute
terms. bns - qualifying phrass. fnssf
eating more or less saentsi reservation, aud
al iatenfioG 10 b. hndcrssOUst - not d ak
ing positive a. tlarss5of1. find also that
there " n spectacle authority recognizing
distinctfun d s3ecH statements coupled
with the sane or a similar qualify Ing
phrase, iron One not 80 aniistira. In the
case of fhc COMMONWEALTH -. Rad 8
Gray. The s1pscme rstrt III Massachusetts
reversed csuvefsoa for pefjars baxiag
thssir dissshefias snainiv. n rur eniiresy,
upoa the diaiuesissn isetueen . pssiti5e
ss.tsisenf sind us,e qualified bs the phrase.
TO me bfsf 81 his opipins think thrre
II real aisd kslbs assfisl diH srsnee, aud
that the eata sliexed Ia issss tssisrtEnsstGt II
MT sslchrn ssafb ~ i asresSaff 10 bring
the cnseswithin treiia,i ~. Euf.sfain-
fafutux a ~ sfPns, / cssusfsits thar n
would III error for the rtsnff 10 render y
isdx m u eonsistssx The ,tefeBda toll PER
| Jury nnst Thu fns fr.mesf. AM | AN con-
stfsileite sustain iae sssnsis.sr
This deeision n. 1 nn'y q ssrhafgvs Asnses,
aud bistnree AS cisifs. bat vii Probably
hare tie tYrr 81 qusshiFx nc Ia iiesinent
! toy ssesrsiuaiisn 81 !. Fjm1y agss = jadsr
vi ksfhsns. ~ the Esslsssvis II Is tlicgesf
1 Ne pr ua "a SeIte HFsassscr To sw@sf 10
| fsisely IS 81. rtsfpiiv tbs same ~ slsg one
/ q slsstd IsgSi hy Judge Hrnfefd.
1 Eaifsd S'ats AffoFne Wife viii ri
Ienre forward carpy ~ JUDGE Hansorasr
fnsanisn IN this ease "a the esntni-Sloacf Of
1.-The general aud Office nj Washington. and
to the sstress arg OF thN ia ~fis,r. 50 that
proper ipssfnrf-o ns essi te giyen 20 ffse
" i.sss tssd Offices riatiye 10 this in-
peFfstf mat ey.
The agnt on this qu sfiun ~ law was
one ut tbs most reilaar. ahlr IL the
history at fhF tnRrf he affarHss fsF
the defense eoat.nsted Eor The point
decided IN y&rfoas fores from be es.sl.
msnsesnens ~ the action. while ". III.
white. the a snrsfey for fhs eos ratreni.
optsas q il with 81 bis ability Juaise
fianIsfa hesitated = kong tine AID evrt
sitt4txi tarrftslls EVERY pant fefors max
~ this neelsi0ss, whitls i one o. the rafs
impor ant and farfesehsas ever Npdend
on the Pacific coass.
MtxoR MaTTRns
John Andersen was tiled is@ftsrr Jury
on d chasec Of grand larceny IN ssesi nx q
watch ~ q chain ssin a ~ Sc, from Fred
] Hesx 4 an Missy ! he iHfy MSS vat
only . ftw minutes before e nsnisg yer
q ef az gatsss 40 charged. t. Is Tbs e.
s,,sd Iury trial ri he feffa. sud sfo The SEE
oad sonvsetioa
The territorial grand iprs returned fwa
fndiefmsBfs agninsf W T. Rel fsss ssstgery.
i he Indictment ssasnst pasia fissse h. r for
uhss tming nancy unssrf false pref nseS
: a. nssssiadorseti s-neS fFus isiSi
Ralph r.. NJ ods sas admitted 20 frar-
tiee sifAsn Rssssiea Of j = htEaffon asd =
certificate ssanl the supreme coaft Sf urs-
gpn.
A sxecs&i vensre sf ten petty jurors WAS
issusa 20 the sheriff in the meFnfug In
the Afternoon shs' following Sssit. sss ~
turned. J r. Etsne4 Ec sssn " tssi scr.
Moses Nav n n Wessss :. tssss~ft pa
Hearv. fsfes II -. frwss stewart. Robert
l.spxStaff. q A. Tyfr, A. y fts~Sy.
William A. 5.ste~ has ATpesttt SAT-
agssns. JANIS ". shAnp<os his partner
IN sf.s a 4ssta btsstsssss Jsfs ss,s street
i fs,r = sss~~oinsi "a at s4epsrtnessAir,
The fassf ~ Msssars &ssss Nestss Far hfNa.
asyn,<n 81 fhe Grant sfsSsss bfsexe. tss
i srrT ss.s sar Friday. bus 4 II hsFa 30 -
kHrf AZ the N*afs.s5s Fsasrs wta ne essts
slaassi hy thas time 81 sfsAt fsssy can -
I aid