The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-16
1 QUIET DAY n COURT.
Youthful Larcenists to Be Sent "a
the Poor Farm.


Elarezcs shsl1on and Richard Mills, the
tEo boys who we're ioiatiy indicted for
grand larceny Ia STEALING iexelry belonx-
Ing - he l&tsss's az4heF. viii Dos be srie.
for tie e-Sne in tke district court The
youth Of the lads and other circumstances
makes Il highly improbable that q Sary
would 6n4 tlzsn gniiry Of sn efFsrse .hsr
would send Eheza 10 the peEisenfssry iu- q
terra Of years. no matter how sgrurag the
sTi6snee might be. 80 Prosecuting Afsor-
ney Ronald has decided 20 disrsiss the In
dicsueas. upon the understanding that tne
boys shall - sens 10 the sDor farm and
kep; under sGcl surveillance that they can
DO 10 farther mischief for tme a. least
Isse ooys have promised good behavior and
u - expected thEt the necessity of IL will
be impressed upon their youshfal minds
By Judge Burke whsn he calls them M for
sentence this morning.
Dxxos GOES clxAx.
Joseph Dixon was tried fn- burglary
yesterday morning and acquitted. Dixon
IL the man who was accused Of putting
two little boys through the window OF the
seattle Coal and Iron Eornp4zyss once for
the purpose Of roblery, one night last fall.
The two bsys. who were the PRINCIPAL Wit
nsssses On tbs part ef the prosecution, we're
F--~N~~1> N@< $3.50 1~8AQ 01s k2sEfE EFElt44aE
was 30 contradictory and conflicting that
the prosecuting attorney saw that no con
ysctioR eOald follow, and areorSiingiy
moved 10 dismiss the ease The court
therc1pon Instructed the Jury 10 return
verdict OF not guilty. Dtxea was dis
charged from custody.
PofSr OF Lac.
The trial Of c. b. Collins, charges, with
sodomy, was brought up 1t the affernooa
session. Counsel for the defendant raised
the point a. the satse.. that the esfense
charged is not iudicsAhle under the terri
torias cs<ie o. the common Las OF England.
Argument on this point consumed nearly
al the afternoon and the district attorney
was given until this moraiRg 10 prepare
bis argument. II the point raised by the
COUNSEL Tor the defense Is sustained, Col
nns viii escape the eoncign punishment
his bestial crime deserves AZ the hands Of
the law.
sxUGGLKRs PLEAD Nor GUILTY.
John Underwood, Philip Albert and Ar
thur De soncy, the three young men who
were indicted for smuggling in opium on
the steamer olympian. each pleaded not
guilty yesterday afternoon. Benjamin
Lundy, indicted for bringing both Chinese
and opium into the United States uniaw-
fully on his sloop Emerald, and Charles
Al2leE, charged Win chinese smuggling.
also entered pleas Of not guilty.
NEW suTT COMMENCED
W. II. Johnson has instituted an action
10 recover possession OF lot L.. block 81, A.
A. Denny's addition. and to Dust Ii. Sim
mons from the same He also claims 500
per month from October &. for the use OF
the premises.
Zee Hook has applied for an order re-
straining the proprietor OF the Arcade sa-
loon from further flooding the door of his
saloon with water, on the grourd that il
runs through into the restaurant under
meath, which is owned by the plaintiff
COURT NOTES.
The territorial grand jury ran out of wit
nesses 10 interrogate yesterday morning
and adjourned 10 next Tuesday. when they
will continue the examination OF the large
number of criminal cases on the calendar
All of the United States Cases =.herein
Indian witnesses were s8bp1nsed having
been disposed of. Interpreter Harry Fiske
was discharged from attendance during
the remainder 81 the term.
Attorney C. r. Munday, Z. p. Aibertson
and c. l.. Jenner were appointed CON-
mittee TO examine F. 3. Crosswaithe, an
applicant for admission 70 the BAR. and 70
report Epon his fitness 10 the court.