The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-28
N The DISTRICT COUNT.
Wiekersham Nay Escape Sent
ence 1t this Term.


~ n ngk 1xE2F thai Judge Wfckexsnara
viii be sentenced q. this term Of fhe dis.
tr4et eogrt. Yesterday sfteraoon his atfor.
neyx pTessntesz q motion for extension os
time 20 pssp4rs motion fer new trial
and an arrest Of Judgment Until the motion
could be beard
Tie melton wss sccura panied By the
ssidavtt Of r. c. Sullivan. one CT tie altar.
neyss setting forth that Co make . proper
fnatiop for new trial II will Be necessary 20
hare $50 siefe trznserfs. Of ali the evi-
desee. and thai fs will take several nen
two weeks or more 90 trsssc7Ihre tie short
hand nefes of the Official eoart rcporser.
District Attorney Ronald admitted thar
there WAS precedent for granting time
when the verdict In csss Of such Import
auce was brought IN nsa- the end OF the
term. bat I'm going sur Of Office Gu Mon
day, /. said be, aand don't wsat the rec
ords 81 the court 10 sbssw that I're neglect
ed any dnsy that would deprive the terri
tory of It's rights "
Judge Burke said that ii was his opsnfon
thai the Fnsatoa for extension Of time for
the purpose eske1 cnUsA he allowed 1rost
precssfeuts cited bat he would take the
matter under advfseEent until to-dAy TO
! fnforIn himself fully upon the law
Ju9ge Bake said be would frsass upon
good and .nfsteient bond being furnfshed
for faags Wiexsrshams q appearance at the
May term of coHrt ia eves.f thar the arrest
Of Judgment was granted The attorneys
~ defense asked II the 5000 bond fur
hminary hearing when be was bound over
would not do. JBdge Burke thought that
perhaps II ssas good: bat 70 make sure he
would require the bon6smen 20 give re-
eDgnizanees In open court today.
Judge NickeYshan1. wife aud son re-
ffaE ossA
neys, Aessrs. Jadson and Sullivan. depart
cd after the argument. leaving the matter
IN the hands OF Attorney Lewis. who viii
introduce motion for new trial At once
II the extension Of time Is not granted.
THE cHfSEsE CASES.
Attorneys representing the IL Cinnamon
indicted for being gnlawfally In the Cni-
ted states, nlea general demurrer TO the
indictment yesterday afternoon. Attorney
strsffon, IN arguing the demurrer held
that the offense Of being uniawfuliy in the
United stafes was rot indictabie and that
deportation was the only remedy contem-
plated by the exclusion act.
United States Attorney White on the
other hand confended that the object of
the Scott exclusion Law being to prevent
Chinese to land upon American shores,
they must either be sent back 10 the count
ry from " hitch they came, or keep them In
custody. for II would nos do TO interpret
The laws 80 as 10 conclude that the Chinese
could remain In the country after they
had beeu confined in the peniteusiary for
O period. thereby making their punishment
qualifications for their residence here.
Judge Barke oyerruled the demurrer NJ
the afternoon session. holding that the law
contemplated q punishment for It's viola
ton, aud that In his opinion punishment
meant something more than giving the
Chinese q free ride back TO the country
I'D
country refuse 10 take them back with
out payment of a head tax.
The que&tion then came up on the trial
OF the eases. Attorney White claimed that
the recor5 OF the commissioners court was
conclusive as showing the status of the
Chinese. The attorneys for defense in
sisted that the proceedings IN the com
missisner's court did not constitute q tr al
and that the evidence should ali be pro.
duced in the district court. This p.inf was
taken under sdy1sement by the court and
win be decided this morning.
FoGg PRISONERS sESrgscED.
John Underwood aud Arthur Desoucy,
the two young men convicted OF having
smuegled opium in their possession, were
brought up for sentence yesterday Both
pleaded for a light sentence on account of
their yoath and previous good character,
and IN con=id Grafton Of the fact that they
awaiting trial, Judge Burke sentenced
them 10 the peDitentiary on MeNeirs
island for four months
Frsnk HeEderson. who was convicted
s'assA two weeks az, Of obtaining small
amount of money under false presenses,
was given six months IN the county Jail
All Lin. the sibinaman convicted of
assault with deadly weapon about the
snme time tia. Henderson was tried, got
OF easy with u four months sentence.
THE CAMPING CASES.
The inflicted gamblers were before tAe
bsr n ; o'e'aek N the afternoon Hank
c. ri N. against whom there were four
separate indictments. pleaded guilty 20
each aud paid 500 fines on the four
A Beede, against whom there are several
iudlcfmen;s. did not appear, but Mr.. Carl
ton offered tn plsad guilty for him and RAY
has tiae forthwith. OF course this offer
was rejected IS the law re,.uires that the
plea must he entered ia open court hy the
person indicted. The attorney appearing
fos the other gamblers euterefi pleas OF not
guilty far each, and their cases were set
for further consideration this morning II
Is thought that nearly II u t all OF III !
eases will go over 20 the Next term.
rwo MORE foa sgSTRscE
All soon. the Chiasman caught stealing
chickens on Sheriff coehrane's White river
ranch about three weeks ago was found
guilty OF burglary by trial jury at the
morning session.
J. H. Murphy. who stole coat and vest
from a dummy "A trsnt OF a Front street
clothing store ON tn sday, was found
guilty OF grand larceny.
INJUNCTION scIr FILLED.
George Eyer has commenced suit against
John Doe, Richard Roe and John Stiles
whose true names are unknown. asking for
9 temporary injunction restraining the de-
PENDANTS from driving piles upon the tide
fats kaowa on a plat flied In the county
auditors Office as George Eger's addition 20
South seattle.
DECLARATIONS on INTENTION,
Applications for citizenship have been
tiied with the clerk of the court by Mag
nus Miller IF Denmark. fred Hummer of
switzerland, Gander Gande7xen. Jr., Gun
der Gnndrrsan. SF., John johusons Thetb-
dore Thompson OF Norway and sweden,
Lawrence shuliz of Germany. Walter Hich-
az tai.