The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-05
IN DISTRICT COURT.
Fifteen Indictments Found BY
the Grand Jury.
srRlckER GUILTY OF ASSAULT,
g,..r.~saies Martin Convicted - Three
Menshs. s<nfeRce fer Squua Men
salt for Damages

The grand iury. although il has been IN
sexs,nr, hat two DAYS, has already returned
fssee,. United States indictments, and WIZ
h.vs .,rs,st As many more territorial in
aietuaents ready TO bring in today. IL :
o,,;tr probable that it uili complete It's
Iabors and bring in It's final report on Mon
day.
saraw uEx SENTENCED.
The indictments found yesterday were all
against persons in custody for selling liquor
10 Indians. TIE defendants were brought
;r,o c,ur. together and arraigned. All bus
fonr waived time. pleaded guilty and we're
sentenced TO the United States peniteniiary
a, MeNe;l's island for three months each.
There nar,es are: George Hughes, Judge
Barlow. Thomas Conner. Charles smith.
DAME, Mosre, John DcDermott, Joseph
Wright. Charles Barnaby. James Haggerfy.
Francis o. Musfline, James Evans and
Thomas smith.
The four who did not plead guilty and
who vii, stand trial are Frank Jones, Chris
tan Meyer and Martin Mcdonald.
HoESE-rHIEr xAErIS CONVICTED.
Henry Martin. who with Ernest Henry
SchuItze, alias Bowers, now in the peni-
Tertiary. stole NJ. l.. Baer's horse and
buggy on the night of August ,, was tried
on the grand larceny charge growing out of
the theft. in the afternoon 1t viii be re-
membered that he escaped conviction along
with Schultze by feigning insanity and be
ing committed 10 the asylum. During the
trial he appeared dull and stolid. The jury
was out only few minutes before return
ing verdict of guilty as charged, with
recommendation TO the mercy OF the court.
MODIFIED VERDICT.
The jury in tue case of John d. Stricken.
charged with assault with deadly weapon,
found HIM guilty OF simple assault, yester-
day afternoon. The jury was out all night
and came in at noon ID report that they
had failed 10 agree, seven sta nding for &C
quittal and five for a verdict of assault.
The defendants name was called, but for
some reason he failed to respond and the
court ordered default OF his bonds and
sent the jury back for further considera-
ton. Immediately after court convened
in the afternoon Stricken appeared in
court with his attorney. and by making the
proper showing, had the default set aside
upon the payment of a small penalty. The
jury was then called in. but in the mean
time it had arrived at verdict of guilty OF
assault. Had Stricken been in court at
noon the jury would have hung. Attorney
Esteb attempted to have the verdict set
aside upon technical grounds, but his mo-
ton was denied by the court. A motion
for new trial will probably be made.
CONVICTED OF ROBBERY.
Frank O'Brien, who on September IS,
robbed drunken cook named James Nc
Near Of SO in gold, so in greenbacks and
small amount of silver, on South Fourth
street. between Jackson and Main, was
found guilty by jury after a very short
trial.
SUIT AGAINST COMMON CARRIER.
w. Lobb commenced a suit against the
Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company to
recover $371 damages for the loss of certain
household goods destroyed by the fire of
June G, through the alleged carelessness of
the defendant company, which had them
in its care as common carrier and ware
houseman. This case will be an important
one, as it involves the liability of common
carriers in the matter of storing goods
THE CLERKS BLoTrER.
Margaret Sidney VS.. NJ. l.. Cavanaugh;
appeal dismissed. and Judgment in favor
OF plaintiff for costs.
Thomas A. Russell VS. George Liot; judg-
ment for plaintiff for $500 3S.
William Hamilton, libelant, vs.. Steam
ship WaIla Walla, respondent, and the
Oregon Improvement Company, claimant;
final decree for plaintiff, judgment for
5000 and costs