The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-09-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
Jim Turks Unreasonable Appearance
In Court Causes a Great Sensation
Rather Embarrassing for His Attorneys.

PORTLAND, Sept. 16.-Joe Holladay
is under arrest at Vancouver, W. T.,
for contempt of court. He will re-
main in Washington territory, pend
ing a requisition, which will be had
this afternoon. Judge Stearns has
removed Holladay from the receiver
ship of the Ben Holladay estate, and
Weidler is made sole receiver with
orders to carry out the sale of the
property as ordered on the 2lst inst.
TURKS GREAT RECUPERATIvE POWERS.
This morning an Astoria physician
filed an affidavit in the circuit court
which he says that on Saturday
last he was called to attend James
Turk, a sailor clearinghouse keeper
under Indictment for harboring and
secreting sailors from the British
hip Lord Canning, and found him
to be suffering from chronic al
coholism and on the verge of delirium
tremens. He concludes his affidavit
by alleging that it will be impossible
for Turk to appear in court for
several days, owing to his phys
ical and mental condition. To
strengthen this affidavit T. ID. Win
ton, an Astoria lawyer writes the fol-
lowing letter to district attorney Nc
CHM, and the letter had scarcely been
read when Jas. Turk came into the
court room looking as healthy as
ever:
'Have sent affidavit in case of the
state of Oregon VS.. James Turk. You
will see from that affidavit that Mr..
Turk cannot go to Portland for some
DAYS, even for arraignment and would
like to have some arrangement with
you so that Mr.. Turk will not have
to leave here for several days, until
his physician says that he is in a fit
condition to go. Will You kindly
consent to let him remain here for
say ten days so that he will not he
anxious about being compelled TO go
to court? The doctor says that he
should be kept free from all excite :
ment for some days to come. Turk is
on the verge of delirium tremens.
There has been given a good bond for
his appearance. Officers here know
that both parties on bond are financi-
ally responsible. The sheriff knows
that Mrs. Turk owns real property on
the roadway near the o. II. & n. Co. s
dock, which is worth several thousand
dollars. Mr.. DanZiger is one of the
most solid merchants in town, so that
you need not fear but what Turk will
be on hand as soon as he can. 1t will
be an accommodation to me also, as
our court meets here next week,
although that cuts no figure IL
my asking that Turk be not troubled
now. Yours truly,
f. ID. WINToN.
Jas. Turk when arraigned showed
no signs of being on the verge of de.
lerium tremens, but rather appeared
unusually composed He was allowed
till tomorrow to plead.
NEAGLE RELEASED.
San Francisco, Sept 16.-In the
Neagle habeas corpus. case, Judge
Sawyer this morning decided that the
federal court had jurisdiction in the
matter; that the killing of Terry was
justifable, and Neagle was released
from custody. A bill of exceptions
filed by the counsel for the state was
allowed by the court, and pending an
appeal to the United States supreme
court, Neagle was ordered released OF
his own recognizance with bonds fixed
at $1,000.
THE NEW CRUISER BALTIMORE"
WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary
Tracy to-day received the following
telegram from Captain Kirkland
president of the trial board which
conducted the trial of the new cruise
Baltimore on Saturday:
The trial of the Baltimore was sat
isfactorily completed to-day. He
horse power is in excess of the re
quirements Her average speed fO
four hours was nineteen and 81,
tenths knots: her maximum speed fO
one hour was twenty and two tenth
knots.