The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-03
THE LAST DAY OF COURT.
Final Report Of the Territorial
trand Jury.
Three Indictments For rersnry
Heavy Fines In Gamsiing
Case.-Courf Notes.

The Febrsary term es the 1ssE-srs eonrs
for The Third judicial csst-ict adjourned
last evening ~ 9 o'clock. after having been
IN sessiou Is Judicial dsrs.
IA this brief time a grest axnornf Of
business Rad been dssp&tchec Al the
opening OF the term Judge Burke an
roanced his intention 81 clearing the
overcrorded county ,aii Of the large
Number Of prisoners confined there. III
possible. and he woald doubtless hare
saceeeded IN tssss had II not besu for the
wickersharn trial. which consumed eight
days Of valuable time As Il is.a vast
amount ct criminal business has been dis
posed Of. aud The county jAli Il BOZ large
enough 70 bod comfortably the residue OF
Of prisoners left alter the convictions and
acgusttais OF the terms.
Judge Burke leaves 20 r-s0rrow for fszyra-
pla 70 preside a. the adjourned serrn Of ne
supreme court. and win return 10 seattle
next Saturday and convene district court
q q "a. 70 xFind np unfinished business
Of the term
The following Monday ID the time sci
for converting district court et Ms1zf<osn
Is IL nos yet known whether Judge EurKe
viii preside 81 that session or not Pa
resignation has already been forwarded 20
Warrington and viii De HANDED 70 Prezf-
dent Harrison NEXT TGes1ay Whether Il
wiz be accepted a. once or net remains 10
be seen, assd apoa that depends she hold
ing CT court NJ Whafecn with frdge Burke
gp0n the bench.
GRAND AIRY gEFgzT.
Al O'Clock last evening the Territorial
grand insy brought ia is fInai report saa
subnlzted Il 70 si.e court, as follows
II Hsn. Thoasas EHrks, ls1ef Tassgs-s eff the
Territory 81 Washington. eaa 5s1sksce pre-.
fitting We. the grand fury, respectfully
report t. your Honor that we have snvests.
gated al eassses that have corae 20 our
knowledge. except suci7 as were 81 aainor
importance and had not been brought 10
the attention OF the justices courts. All
matters coming 20 us from tf.e ssIstscea'
courts have been carefully investigated
and passed upon by "a. We have exam
ineG sts Witnesses ON the part OF the terri.
tori, and hare returned "a trae bin ia e
cases.
Ia large number OF the cases where we
have not rets<rned q true bin no Witnesses
were 70 Dc egssised. and We were obliged
20 return them as such Oh that account
IN our opinion the Instfces OF the peace
should take measures 70 secure the attend.
arce OF the prosecuting witnesses Al least
before the grand jury. NJ she time Of ssae
preliminary hearing except In eaAes
whers = manifest hardship wguld be in-
posed By doing 80.
There are now confined ia the county
jail u persons. From the records OF the
jail we learn that there has been aa aver
aEe.cf - persons confined therein during /
the past winter and fall, and there were .
at one time. We most emphatically insist
that the cause OF humanity and deeeney
requires that immediate steps should be
taken 10 provide suitable quarters sarsthe !
confinement Of persons charged with
ewtme. We are aware that the great mum.
Der of criminals OF all classes who are com. !
tfsr 90 tsfa
more difficult than IL otherwise would be-
but we are also aware that public safety
from sanitary point Of Yiew 80 well Is
otherwise, demands that this evil be sup
pressed.
we have made careful examination into !
the disturbances lately arising ~ Newcas-
tic, aud wherever we have found that
crime has been committed, we have re-
turned true bill against the person, or
persons. perpetratiug the crime. wherever
,here was sufficient evidence % charge /.
slch persons.
Ia the case OF Albert f.abssa, recently tae
sabsecs OF mob Law at Gilman. We have en-
neayored Ia obtain evidence sufficient 10
disclose the guilty parties. bat were unable
&c do so. Sach violations OF the law should
be severely dealt with, and we regret that
our Investigation did not enabse rs 70 as
certais and indlet those who were guilty
OF this crime.
We have visited .he county farm and
found everything in order and a. i. should
be, 80 far ~ we were able 10 see. The &C
Communications are not Sufficient for the
large number of inmates and this should
be n subject of immediate consideration
by the board OF county commissioners
We have personally and by examination
Of the proper authorities, invests gated the
presen; sanitary condition Of the city of
Seattle, and WI hnd that immediate and
extensive measures should be taken by
these I'M authority, 10 provide suitable
sewerage aud garbage system. The aess
Of such a system e. this time cannot be
0stresiima.eti.
We desire TO express cur apple citation 81
the sble manner ia which sheriff Coeh-
rane has acquitted himself ia the dis.
charge OF his dates towards the persons
confined. under existing circumstances.
To the prosecuting attorney, J. I. Ron
aid and his able assistant, we desire 10 ex-
press cur thanks for the assistance rem
dsred 10 as grand iaFoss, aud The uniiFing
zeal they have manifested In cngleavorIng
90 present each and every case III sts full
ness. Relieving that the interests OF this
territory ard tho people az this district arc
aud will be sahserved 81 long ~ they are
guarded ny the Jealous eye and good jadl,
ment of Xe1r Honor. we sincerely hope
that We may etiutInUs 70 receive The ses
Vices % Your Honor ~ chief justice until
such time at least as the coming ia 81 the
new stste shall iteceSsstnie the reorgAnlx-
Ing OF fae Judiciary, Respectfully sub
msttea. PATRICK {. HAYES
Foreman Of the Grand Jury.
". l. PATris0N. Clerk.
sTATTLE. March ?. 1850.
TIE UAsBltSB tAsKS
The gambling eases we're called ap 8;
o'clock yesterday afternoon. the time Sc,
Tor sentencing those that bad pleaded
guilty. BY their attorney q molten for
arregt OF Judgment was entered in each
case aud upon The motion being oyerrnled
BY the SQUIRT. notices Of appeal were given
Judge burke then lined the gamblers ~
fellows Henry Foster sa2o; E. w Way,
staa ThoS D. Italey, $50 I'd Guthrie, $40:
J. E. Griffin. $40; II. Taylor. fs2e: fhos
Tslden. $50 H. II. Thompson, sl2o; y. c.
Hunslay, $40. Pending the appeal Judge
Burke fixed the honas OF owners Of places.
who were iinesl $50 gf si0Aa, and 90 the
dealers who we're fined sasso az tsaksa isonds
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