The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-13
DEFoRE JUSTICE BUaE.
Ingenious Point Of Law Raised
IN the Kline Case.
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BassIer. James Hamilton Lewis. 81
tcyney for The Defendant, faterpoAess !.
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les1ihayas ASHt TIC JUDGE 81 the
courts q the seffiSofS are judges o.
me supreme fss&sas ana net q the
aisiries courts, ara thas u Was the
GUY ~ &c " IHe is1esilihg judges o.
tne snpsesae evs1s 70 zone and noin
t.e alstIict court oi hing county
Nnen y was Althoal Q luage 81 rs
own Ann tHat nF Their saiiure 70 pro
slde Term q court tue acIendanf
was boz accorded tns speedy trial
guarantees ~ the CONSTITUTION. The
soslusei snen vent On 70 argue that the
iaisare OF aue president 70 appoint
jugs q sne court. Or me failure OF
nnse :; ss. - 1870 h,s 49, ss - - ~
Term OF court, could not
justify the evasion of the con-
stitutionM right Of the prisoner
70 have speedy tfiai. Among the
numerous citations read by the aftor-
ney was one with conclusion show
ing Is 20 be decision from Chief JUS
tice Wade OF Montana, and sustained
by the supreme court OF the United
states.
The court heard the prosecuting at
torney at length IN answer. and then
said that the point raised by the coun-
sci Tor the defendant presented many
novel phases. with serious conse-
aslences. but that the defendant would
lose nc rights by the oyerrnaing OF the
demurrer at this stage OF the case. He
would therefore al the present hold
that the words regular term IN the
law means general term ana not
special term as argued nv the counsel.
The defendant has announced his
intention OF taking the point up TO the
supreme court II Judge Burke nnaiiy
decides against him. Kline viii be
called upon 70 plead al ~ O'Clock this
morning, and. II IN understood. VIII
interpose q plea Of not guilty
UNITED STATES PRISONERS sgsTgscE5p.
Al O'Clock Yesterday afternoon
u United States prisoners who had
pleaded guilty to the cs5ense of dispos-
ing of liquor 70 Indians, were brought
into court for sentence; A. some ot
them had peen eonnnea AZ MsSeii : :
Island tor nearly the iusi term aisossa
~ statutes Tor the ohehset suass
Burke MADE their senlehces merely
nominal, whhe otheIs WAC haa
not served SO long eIin or
souia nos present HisiPa1ilaE
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awaiting trial, pleaded guilty ia pref
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TRIAL FOR hrEGtAnf.
The trial of Richard Coulter. the
vo,,nv man charged via h.,ryia,;z,nr
pos,.,s ,.,lar;,r .s..,.i;sh.ra.,s sa.,,.
- = w =
iii ~. as.a-ssx..s.s srhass ss..s.as -
arrested, he had some on the stolen
goods in his possession. and the evil
dence produeed oy the prosecution
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stolen goods knowingly. "a he All.
misted when on the stand that he
knew the goods were stolen when he
took possession Of them. The case
VIII be concluded this morning
surrs coxngscgp.
Twa n.w easas ~.-. s,..., ~,;.. an.
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.su'A u a'e oouas yesterday, an one
6eorge w. Crane asks Tor the sorecao-
sure Of a mortgage given as security
on a promissory note for $50. The
other Is IN action wherein Catherine
II. Huriburt seeks % have the bonds
OF matrimony now existing between
herself and Ansirew j. Hurlhurt dis
solved, and her name changed to
catharine III. Keller. The grounds
for divorce are cruel and inhuman
treatment.
rxrrEn STATES GRAND 4Jgy.
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