The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13
ADJOURNS SINE DIE.
King counsy's Last Term Of
District Court
A v1aY avgsTFul SESSION.
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Tfas il the and Of sts district court. a. Iss-
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arzssher session can - hal. the Superior
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common wezs.h eass4 are concerned, while
All cases 70 whieh the Tinted states IS 5
rAsty wEl 20 20 the United sssies distraeS
coarf.
The Augg1st term Of court bas beer the
busiest IN the history q the county and
more business hAs b@sn dizpstraei ihan st
any tw0 former sessions. The civil eaisn+
eaf has been cleared o. very large nusa-
ise- Of dead cfyl eases 9rras ma3y causes
have bsen brought 20 issue AID rot feS
20 flnal Judgment Judge Haaiofd has
experienced great dlisegity N briaEing
civil eases 10 trial. owing - The negligence
Of attorneys and therefore many cases
suH cucumber the calendar thas couid
easily have been disposed o.
The yrinclpal business OF the term has
beer. q q cgiEaini natare. Over fifty United
states cases. mostly for selling liquor 70 In
aians. we're disposed Of nearly al Of the de-
Pendants pleading guilty. One sTnnggser,
Howard HeM Jan, sas convicted on trial
and sentenced 70 the United states peni-
Tertiary.
Through the energetic efForls Of Deputy
Prosecuting ATTORNEYS ". u. Eerlson and
j. A. stratsen very large ugnber Of terri
t5riaI criminal cases were crogded through.
Over 80 eases we're handled Dy them before
tie eosrt ami grand jury. Ihirty-tvo
felony cases were tried before lgriss, and
out Of this number there we're twentg-ssven
convictions. three acquittals and two dis
agreements. This record IS unprecedented
rs this district and probably IN the terri
tory. A record o. criminal eases handled
by the prosecuting attorneys az this term
Is appended
rRI2fsAL cALEspAE RoR TIE TERM.
The following criminal calendar OF the
August term shows the action Of the court
III all cases wherein the territory is plain
tlF
Tbs several cases against George D. Hiil and
:, &. Harris, former auditor snd treasurer 70
specstsslT o. King county. were continued pend
iHg Eae final hearing of tae civil eases. involy-
Ing t5e same Transactions.
sadie and May smith. C. " Young ani Alex
Aegialre, psrjgEY. change Of weave - Pierce
eoaaty.
Thomas ciesry. Frank Glover. Fred Guthrie,
Billy scott. prize Fighting. default aaa judgment
against saretsss.
Nm WHITE, six indictments for forgery. YER
diet Of guilty on one and sentence 10 fourteen
years other eases continued.
Ira Hsmmeii. assault with intent % commit
murder. continued
A. I. Rutherford, assault with deadly
weapon. tried once and jufS disagreed and tried
a. this term with q yerdic; Of not guilty.
naasel Ferguson, assault. 40 arrest con
tiaucd
Jesse Dsnlelson. exhibiting pistol. no ar.
rest continued.
Thomas AIleou. burglary. dismissed.
Francis Prisk. assault with deadly weapon
dismissed.
Montgomery pleaded guilty a, former term.
Carroll IL Ia Iowa aud not arrested. aud Reed Is
oat on bail: continued.
Campbell aud Hamilton obtaining money m,
der false preienscs; Campbell escaped arrest aud
Hamilton gave ball. continued
Howard, burglary. no arrest. continued.
Howard. assault with intent to murder. no
arrest: continued.
James Aeilavi,t. manning hog. dismissed.
Goth and others. assault and battery div
missed.
John Dee. dealing stud pokes: no arrest;
dismissed
Frank Clancy. four cases permitting gambling.
dismissed. reinstatei ant continued
Morris JOHNSON. dealing faro: no arrest DIS
missed.
Butch Barrett. dealing stud poker. 10 arrest.
dismissed
Mshenn. permitting faro to be dealt defiant
entered. judgment against sugesics aud hencA.
warrant .ssned.
James NcnAvitt. petit larceny; confirmed.
Henry uregs. assault wish deadly weapon.
net true bill discharged
Alden s chase. arranging Tor rrifefght. he.
iendau; discharged under instructions 81 toe
CONT thsi are facts offered 10 bc proved aud
ali "a ssRaax ma
George ksis, assaults With deadly weapon
no indictment
aeni1 choyaski. assault wi,h dead,
weapon. continued
Rcnsencro Caiielo, assault with deadly
wcapen default aUi continued
We Reii. forgery continued.
sdwspd Perry AMI Ce,sse A'sins. receiving
stolen goods iudietmeni 4aashed and ieicu
asats discharged
= y. Hganhsa receiyins stolen goods: dcisn
dsnt deispitssl and hs honds forfeited = e.
Nlsnr sn3 \ levin sureties for &I,o"a
Rowley. isFseny; continued.
tdwaFi WorlvY, larceny verdict OF guilty.
sentence one year.
William wilson. bssslsry oonyle.cd. sentence
three year..
loha AAsfa assault WIEN inlea, 10 caaiml;
Fsres convicted sentence four yesu
ouialan ard Russell. burglary not true bil
=. Stricken. assault with 4 dasd.y ssspou.
verdict q sxsanlt. and 6ne ~ SisaAad c,-ls.
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