Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-22
THE BULLISSs HABEAS CORPUS.
Proceedings Before Judge Bradley To-
day.


Proceedings Before Judge Bradley To-
day.
| TESTIMONY or rHE PRISONER. OF TURNER. THE
| UTAH AGENT AND OF orHERs-soNE pFyFI OPP
MENrs As TO THE MOVEMENTS OF THE .oESr
AND TIE PRisoSrA-HoISTs MADE BY COUNSEL
In the room OF the Court in General Term
this morning Judge Bradley resumed the hear
ing of the case OF Robert G. Bulliss on habeas
corpus. asking to be discharged from the Gus
tody Of Hugh Turner, agent Of the territory of
Utah, where there is a charge against Bulilss of
obtaining money by Ease pretenses pending.
The hearing WAS commenced on tuesday and
| adjourned to today. Mr.. Jere ]. Barker APP
| peared tor the petitioner and Mr.. Z. Maurice
Smith for the respondent
TURNER'S RETURN TO TIE WRIT.
The respondent, Turner, presented his re-
| turn to the writ setting forth as his authority
the order Of Chief Justice Bingham Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Supreme Court delivering the
petitioner into his custody agent of the terri
tory of Utah. Turner asks that the petitioner
| be remanded- Mr.. Barker asked that before
proceeding an order be made directing the re-
| spondent to remain in court. tor a former
bearing he was absent and he intended before
the close of the hearing to ask his commit
ment
| Mr.. Smith styled this application bluff
The court declined TO take action.
Mr. BARKER FILED A REPLICATION.
! stating that the return was not true; that the
| papers were of no effect, and that Bulliss
not in Utah on the date of the alleged ofense.
September 19, 1889. and said IL this was true he
| was guilty Of no crime.
The court said he would not try the case as
| to the guilt or innocence Of the party.
| Mr.. Barker claimed that all material facts
may be inquired into. and read sections 756 and
| 100 Revised Statutes.
The court said that il was well understood
| that the guilt or innocence should be inquired
| into. There was, however. a question raised.
was Bulliss a fugitive and was he in Utah at
til , time specified which facts should be de-
| tel mined.
| MIR. Smith remarked that the chief justice
had passed on those questions.
Judge Bradley said the chief justice was not
/ then acting a judicial, but as an executive
| officer of the District
Mr. Smith read a number of author lies as to
who are fugitives from justice, and claimed
| that every requirement OF the statute had been
complied with by Mr.. Turner. and if a crime
had been committed in Utah and Bulls was
| here he was presumably fugitive from JUS
| tice.
| QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED.
The court said that the question Of whether
| the party was in Utah at the time should be in
CURED into. 1t had been settled in the case of
ex parse Smith, the Mormon prophet. There
was also another question, whether the writ
was being mIsused.
Mr.. Smith said that if this question is gone
| into they would have to ask time and he would
| ask that the petitioner be committed.
The court said that the petitioner was here
| and had come notwithstanding the attempt to
| drag him away from the very door of the
| court.
| Mr.. Smith said that was done innocently and
MIR. Turner WAS prepared to purge himself OF
| any contempt
| THE COURT REFUSES TO COMMIT BULLIss.
The court said that Turner had shown by his
csrting this man about that he was not fit per-
son to have the custody of the prisoner, and in
reply to the motion to commit him he would
| say that he would not commit him. but would
allow him to remain on his personal recogniz-
ance.
| BULLIss TEsTIFIEs.
| Mr.. Bulliss and several witnesses we're sworn
| and Mr.. Bulllss testified that his full name was
Robert G. Bulliss; that he had been in this city;
that he came to obtain patent and to dispose
Of 1t; that he left Utah September l6 or II; he
stopped in Kansas City and arrived here Sep.
| tember -; stopped here at 3i3 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and at the Slater House and had only
been away to New York.
| On cross-eXamination witness said that he
came here TO get patent FOR a moter. Wit
ness is a married man, his wife being IN Colo
RADIO. Was positive he left Utah September l6
or IL last. Had been in New York and Phil
| adelphla since, but did not remain long. He
had had $3.50 of George L. Holiday, John b.
| Francis and Turner. He came here with SlOO
from Francis and he telegraphed for $3.50
more, which was sent him.
| BY Mr.. Barker-Received the money from
| Mr. Francis in this city
Mr.. Smith asked why he had not returned,
| but an objection was sustained by the Judge
who remarked that i. was not rare for one to
walt year for patent
| HOW BUIIIss WAS cAnrED AROUND.
On the point of the arrest Mr.. Bulliss testified
that he was taken in custody by Turner on the
order OF the chief justice. He continued, say
ing that he was taken to the sixth precinct
station. remained there two nights then TO
| Alexandria. spent ons night; then in the fourth
precinct station. then in q carriage TO Bladens-
burg and Brooks stations then put on the train
and placed in the Rockville Jail and when the
| jailor came he asked il he Was there legally
| and finding there was no commitment and after
| seeing the states attorney witness was re-
| leased; then he went to Olney, and then for
| fear of arrest he went to the woods. where he
was found by Barker and Webb and brought
| here.
| Turner and his companion were both drink
| ing, having a bottle of whisky. and they had
| several drinks of beer. The driver of the
hack at Brooks refused to 60 further. saying
that he was afraid that il was a kidnapping
| scheme.
| As TO TURNER'S THREATS
| By Mr.. Smith-Turne, threatened witness.
saying he intended that he (witness) should
not see his friends again; that after he wrote a
postal card from the Alexandria Jail Turner
had determined he should not see the people
| at Sl3 Pennsylvania avenue Turner also
threatened to shoot witness through the back.
| He took several drinks with Turner while IN
the hack, but thought, as he was nervous, il
| would do him good. He did not ask Turner to
buy whisky. He knew Lieut. Swindells and
Detective Carter and he remembered saving
| that he would like to remain a day or two He
4 did not ask any one at Rockville to get whisky
| for him, but as it was a local option town
| they pretended that he was sick Turner
| WAS under the influence Of liquor when he took
| charge of witness. The bottle was LEFT at
Brooks station. Witness was afraid of Turner;
that he would do him violence or take his life,
although he e. had attacked him but once.
and that in the hall. Turner had threatened
| him three or four times. Mr. Sanders and Mr.
| At the fourth precinct the station keeper did
not want to take him and he took him out and
| talked to him.
IN AN ALEXANDRIA CELL
BY the judge-Witness was in the Alexandria
station night and part Of the next day-till
| the afternoon. The occasion Of the threats
was the writing of postal card by witness
lie told Turner he was ready to go, but he Cd
gave no reason why he did not start
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