The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-30
5HN BOYLE LET GO.
nd Not Guilty Of the Dia.
mond Robbery.
! WOMAN ALSO AcouITTEp.
Ssy Of the Presscution Failed - ps-
,sre~ Grsstsd-xsw ssits Ffi@a-
The BIottes.

III Vu VtEsAsHf4t1Iy Cx1MtH8ttou fVt
Innitting the robbery OF Fanny Boyd's
S 6onds. It the Elliott house. were found
= xnilly by the jury after tr1ai before
- Humes yesterday. The trial occu-
~ neasly the entire day. . large number
I p S5tnssses being examined by the prose-
& 1tfpu and the defense. Captain Y. n.
isIr cunducted the case for the state and
- Cam and w. H. White for the de-
-. The testimony did not differ me-
5 ally from the evidence introduced IN ihs
1lninary examination. Nothing new
- nsrOduced by either side.
- principal witness for the prosecution
- Miss Villa Peika. who came
= esstte from Helena two months
- She repeated her testimony
I'm ID the lower court. She testified that
= Sunday night. May I. she, in company
- Maud Gardner and two men. went
- the Alligator saloon. Fanny Boyd,
= ! drunken state. joined them ~ the en-
nusee. John Boyle. The witness ssii. came
= ~ and proposed that they touch
1anny Boyd for her stones, which were shin
- tefehty from the tips OF her ears and
fcspm brooch. She replied that she was
- n that business. Boyle then turned
= Maud Gardner and spoke TO her aside.
~ witness heard her assent. She then
seat home. leaving the other parties TO
(keease at the saloon. The night clerk ~
- Elliott house testified that Maud Gard
~ sook Fanny Boyd up TO her room n
- Elijott house the same night. Maud
- came out OF the room. went down
5(nifs and came up again. and again went
:. % in few minutes. and did not return
ain. The theory OF the prosecution
90 hat Maud Gardner robbed Fanny
loyd Of her diamonds when she took her
no her room, AMI passed them over 70
lcyse. little incident In the examina-
- 81 Villa Peika, it Is thought, lost the
6afes case with the jury. In the cross
6gsuinafion she was asked why she had
~ Helena; II II was not true that she left
m6ef charge against her. She refused
= answer the question until the court COIN
I'D her TO answer the question. she
- denied that there Was any charge
Inst her The defense made much OF
Il hesitation 70 reply. There was no
NJ positive testimony against the de-
6dAnts. The evidence Of the defense Vas
i negative, principally the testimony Of
Hos present In the saloon that night. who
luotiEcd that they had not saen Boyle
spoak 70 Villa Polka or Maud Gardner. The
lolsndants testified that Fanny Boyd was
drunk and without room. and that she
eos taken TO Maud Gardner's room out Of
charity. John Boyle and Maud Gardner
accompanied her to protect her from arrest
~ the police. Boyle went with them ~
far - the Premium restaurant
The jury agreed upon acquittal within
twenty minutes after meeting.
The diamonds lost by Fanny boyd were
valued 1t over $500.
DISMISSED AT PLAisrirf's coeT.
The greater part OF the day In Judge
Lichtenberg's department was consumed
IN the hearing OF the trial of the case OF
clio. ure OF = mechanics lien. Before the
case was submitted il was dropped At the
plaintiffs cost on motion Of the Plaintiff.
CRUELTY AND Nos-sufroRr.
cordelia II. Manwaring was divorced
from John c. Manwaring by Judge I.ich-
teEhcrg on the grounds Of non-support.
They were married In Victoria in March.
i3ca her maiden name being Miles. The
paAiniiff testified that she had some money
which camt TO her from the life insurance
policy Of her former husband. She did not
feel III supporting her present consort on
this any longer.
4. D. hart co. GET THE vERrfcr.
The case OF A. d. Hart 4 Co. W. the
American Building and Loan Association.
trisd Wednesday before Judge Humes. was
given 70 the jury in the morning. A ver-
dict was found for the plaintiff for 81 500.
This case was brought for damages on
breach of agreement made by the defen-
dsnt in giving the plaintiff It's agency Of the
state.
VERDICT For iAS6gRr.
The jury returned a verdict Tor the
plaintiff. assessing his damages ct $sSa %,
In the case Of C. Langert vs.. O. Johnson.
tried Wednesday before Judge stratton-
The defense gave notice of motion for
new trial.
SETTLEMENT.
The case Of s. Baxter Va Badere q Kratr
vas called for trial before Judge Humcs Ia
the forenoon. During the progress Of the
trial the parties agreed TO q settlement ut
the plaintiffs cost The suit Was for
judgment for $7iSSa
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR.
6alen A. Coon. holding certificate from
the district court of Wisconsin, was I'D
Hnitted to the bar by Judge Humes. on mo-
don Of E. NJ. Carr.
On motion of - Gilman. James r.
Lertzy, holding certificate Of the district
court CT Putnam county, Ohio. Was ad-
nistsd to the bar by Judge Lichtenb<sr.
The Hon. Ellis Morrison, holding certiti.
cate Of the court OF common pleas OF Law
renee county. Pennsylvania, was admitted
% the bar by Judge Liehtenberg, upon mo-
ton Of c. +. NJ. Pratt.
svrs ron srIxHEAps.
Henry Hoege. who owns tot AUDITING
On Weller street. at a point where 10 will
Nquire iill OF eighteen feet 10 raise 10 10
the established grade. filed an application
Tor restraining order against the city, the
city engineer and the contractor. restrain
Ing them from proceeding with the tlsing
until balkheads have been placed. so that
TIE nissng viii not roll over the line OF the
street apaa the tot OF the plsinnff. The
temporary restraining order was granted
ey Judge Lehtenherg.
MISCELLANEOUS rilsNes
6. L. Faust. assignee IN tae insolvency
y Cameeell & Adams. fled suit for the
foreclosure CT a mechanics lien for 500
Tor hsraware sold 10 --- Roberts, used IN
TIE construction OF the Cowse block
sa, for Judgment for sur ~. balance of
Account, was h.ed by the Almond a Pail
ups Foundry Company against c. N.
Asliby.
IL. Hershberg died a suit against thu
irseytcR Land Comrsnv for $50. claimed
Is due on account for merchandise
joseph Il. Clark alleges that A. y. War.
fen & Co. owe h;m SIS for Equors and
eisara md n "a fla.l s.,ts n..ai... -.