The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-09
Al HONEST OFFICIAL.
District Attorney Newlin Held
BlaIneless.
HE DID RIGHT N CLANCY CASES
The Invezssxzslsn ~ Ekss ssfssiai Acts
~ the Bar ssmseEaalea FaiIy KE-
oneiates Him.

soeiatiors 10 investigate Ne oEsiEiai contact
81 SIR. ". ~ EeIFzln. and mere pzFsaen-
I9gIy 10 examine into certain calAFges q
oGsfas niscon0acf. based urcn The lis
nnsssAl q the GEnney Indictments, 81
night s1bss stsssi Ets anaa repors 70 the $50
citation. EaEls exonerafng Ar NewhiH. and
EEsafng that the indictments we're prepetiy
dismissed.
Only score Of atfOrneys we're prnsent
e the messing. which was bed IN the curt
house Among these we're ex-Ch1Hi us
tiee Burke, Unit III. Rasln ana Harold
Preston q tie investigating cosnEsissee.
cEieE Justice Hanford. Colonel e
HaFnes. GeoTre II DeSteinger. fEaEe
Eash. Ralph simon. John ATthar. Iaoiaas
T Iatsei and T. B. Baird. il the alseEsce
Of Judge Jacobs. uresSdesst Of the akccsa-
ton. ren. John Il; Baird vas caileLilo tie
ehgFr. Tie following report Of shs itve~si-
g<ti0n committee WAS then read
rRK COMMITTEES REPORT.
70 The Bar Associations d King County WASH
iuxt0a Terrftory- Yonr COZ zniIsee
heretofore spp3tntsd b. your honora19 oocy
with l1ssruet0as u Investigate the eotzt1et g
Mr W. " NewIIn ia connectsoB with ne dis
sAiEsAl Of soar GertAsa Indictments pexIlng ~
the aissFlef eourf Of TIE Third inzseiAicassrlct
Il WsShiagssn tertiary. holding terms - 80
atsie sgasnss FRANK Chaser, and b EaSae a r.
port thereon 10 y0af honorable hoays bare the
horror u suanis tie fosleslag report 4 fssaf
eoings rs sneh een5alzfee, to-wit
Y0ar committees have held eight sssss ssssi 81
Of which The whole % yoar COMMITTEE were
pgeseDL The sessions Of your cen uitee baYe
occupied 1t issss foar days o. ten honr each Of
solid werk on sac part d the cnanmstte.
We have requested p GONE before u aud It's
tisy every person Nhozn We were inigEnsd or
whom we eozld saspecs Of having an knoHi-
ssfge Whatever ia regard 10 the mater before
rs We hare cailea before rs 20 testify every
feIson whese name has cropped cut i the test-
1a08y in Sseh way a. - even sfggcs o. create
& suspicion tAas SHsA person might h.ye u his
possession any ka9wledge or Information nfon
the matter befetc Us Ia no cese has any
ane Of these released 20 testify. bnh O the con
fraFy, the witnesses have besu rea1yqlnd eoaifk,
eous and frank, and have thcmSclys suffered
Inconvenience ia order to forward t2 work OF
fhe committee We have exAfninet thiriy-six
each and every OF these witnesses {. be taken
doEh in Shorthand hy Mr. A. 6. RoFfnsIa. the
court reporter OF this county. and w. hand sou
herewith the same Transcribed, Tor our coas;d-
Grafton together with ali exhibits which came
before US. This testimony ccyers 81 pages 81
closely typewriter legal zap paper. Much oi Il
Il irrelevant OF II inc0mpcteit. We ave
prspoSegy sgressed the rnies OF evidences IN
order 10 obtain either information on hiuEs 81
information or suspicion Of information bear
ing HpoG the matter before US
DaFlng fhe entire progress OF this uveits gafl0n
We have been attended by Mr.. Newin In ptfsen,
IN bits own behalf aFad We have fatiad tie assist
anco of Mr. Newliii, in procuring re atrEdance
OF witnesses, 70 have been vauabss 10 rs
From careful consideration Of all ihc tessi-
monY before rs, we are unanimously Of the
opinion that we have secured suista lfialiy all.
ifnot ala, Of toe testimony which tEssiz npon
the matter before as
We Sud the following 70 b. the ats in regard
to the matter submitted 10 Is ~ ypir honorable
body
Al the February term Of the district court.
1859, holding terms At seattle, ious indictments
were returned against Frank CiaTty, the charge
being keeptag . place. CT. for Ea1asliiig. AZ
tis akAs sine INST tflcsc fasizes Feats were re-
turned, other indictments Ferc kturned against
large number Of Others, apou Sihstantialiy The
same charge. All ct the lefenianfs TO these In
dicfments pleaded guilty ard vere fsned, except
Frank Clancy. g the -FOUR sses above named.
All Of these indictments wefetounded upon the
testimony OF two Bitsesses only. These two
Witnesses were members 81 Ttiel's Detective
Agency, aud were brots tat herg from Portland,
for he purpose Of rreariag evidence leading
- The indictment q all psEsonS engaged in
gambling 81 the city % Seattle. OF connected
with gambling in ne city. These men had
been mn eEpense 20 flt eoanty up 70 the time OF
the entry Of pleas il tbs cthsr eases % about
sI.A0. No other Witnesses existed upon the
mAsssfs charged il THESE clancy Indictments
10 ether witnesses were knoNn to Mr. NevIiu
lpon whose Testimony conviction could be had
lpgn these Cianeg Indictments. These Clancy
sases were called % ier heating st an early day
1T the May term CT said couff. iu the year ISsa
"a order Of the court. il waS impossible 20 oh
tin the asSignrsuf If these cases Tor trial AZ
uht time. Mr. Newlin hal these two witnesses
maintenance sso or three days at tnAf time
II had pFecnrred their attendance from the
Ell OF Portland lontSiae the Jurisdiction
q DC eoufa Tor the sole purpose Of testifyiur
IN The Garry csxe& He dismissed them. adj.
xlshg tben that he would call them Ia er IN
ID fefr. Later in the term Mr. Newlin en-,
tsa3ef@a - have these eases set down for trial
He Iss net BY motion for continuance for the
terrf ~ the defendant which motion was
sra fed. and 50 order entered continuing these
Gas Dot the term. Al or prior to this tine
Jaa Hsnfofa, rs judge OF said court, rendered
g ~ Newlfn i decision Substantially As fol-
iowst The laws Of tire territory Of Washington
allottne witness IN any action 10 demand or re-
9eiytfor attendance upon any court any pgr
diem Ereafeg than the sum OF g. TAis eourt
will 4ow 10 witness Though coming FROM be.
pend p jurisdiction, any greater costs than the
haatn otk< per day Tor each day Of scfaM attend.
asiee tEa De court, aad n!ie2ge. The judge
aaalsaH bis opinion. however. by saying that
N ea53 tae bo&rd Of county commissioners
shoai1te So 10 contract 20 pay larger sum or
iaEzstfase Tor attendance CT any witness. that
tho eo n weaid probably respect that contract
Al ado #&ae same ttEie the matter % sog1e Bills
readers ~ his detective ssensy for similar
service PANE eef9ge the present board 81
county Ton 10 ssloueFs, and they objected
stfoHxtyH pAsiaN them, ard ernTha tseAllv In.
stTextest II, Newlin q iueuF no such expense
81 aecnsN q aetstsiye testimony in the fasap
In tat3AstvT naEf OF galy or TIE early part
81 Augk Is@, Nj Nenlin, a. f.raae
Getting Msrnsg. received fsass tie d.,ter-
I've 49, OH foE Sa4s for tie Attendance
% tae g Itlesrsttez. eiafsains froga the comfy
81 King g only PEI diem SCR tie Tires aRv's
aesEAl 81 Raaaee 81 TIE Two detectives a. snsr,
RS aasps ke Fes ase1 81 s. 80 rey siAy gr fhsfr
stssnpazs n Portland, sahjess 90 call Mf
Nswlsn. ssAis slnie, determined that Sc wouls
assmiSs $50 Clancy indictments npa a..
acagse4 - setsxa1 asslosl 10 q nuaaher 81 SER.
tse7ssa y hare gsg3u testimony before - :.
thai sfeet. shortly after ghss Wa sse ,,sss 49, -
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then aDs shse letes@ea Clancy that osssne a.
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