The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-26
SACHS TRIAL QUIET.
Proceedings Before the Joint
Convention Are Changed.
PRESIDENT WILSON, 10 FIRM.
Counsel for Defense Plead Not Guilty
and Object TO Everything. Bat
Hear the witnesses.

Hear the witnesses.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 25.Ispecial lin striking con.
trast ~ the sensational and disorderly proceed
ings OF last night, the Sachs case tonight was
conducted with great decorum and without
friction. Counsel for defense abandoned their
obstructive tactics and the chair, ON his part,
assured them of his highest regard and mani
tested disposition to be lenient In his enforce
ment OF the rules
After the usual prelimiuaries President will
son arose aud made the following statement:
''Gsntiemen Of the Joint Conrention-Bcsore pre-
ceeding with our business this evening the chair
desires to state that this Is Legislative body
be obeyed, and il is the duty. OF
the presiding officer to enforce them
aud to preserve decorum. The chair
not feel aggrieyed should any ruling made by
him be reversed upon an appeal 10 the House,
but such all appeal must be made by . member
entertained. There are none within the walls
OF this capitol building who regret more than
the chair the necessity which prompted call
aSr .
prejudiced in the case under investigation, and
when the attorneys were raped to
order i was Tor the purrose 81 allowing the chair
Quentiy done. While the chair entertains none
but the most kindly feelings for those gentle
meu, he could not allow any individual. whether
been granted the privilege Of the floor through
courtesy courtesy, m to transgress the rules OF
forced these rules a psndemonium
would have ensucd, and the management, or
rather the control Of the joint convention would
grace Of all who participated in its delibera-
TONS We are here to investigate public Of
ffcer upon the evidence adduced, and not to sit
chair intends to -. see e that he has fair
play, 80 far as IL lies in his
power, always keeping within the rules,
from the decision OF the chair through ar some
member OF the body whenever they feel that the
ruling Is arbitrary or wrong. The chair courts
such an appeal, It being. his desire TO only re-
nect the sentiments Of those who have placed
him in the responsible position of presiding
officer, and the benefit OF every doubt will be
given to the accused, the chair reserying one
right only. and that is TO preserve order under
the rules.
The chair was greeted with hearty applause at
the conclusion of his remarks.
Counsel for defense objected to the minutes as
read, aud desired several papers fled by them
last night to be spread in full upon the minutes.
II was so ordered.
quest made by the convention last night, ap-
peared and stated that he had had no opportun-
lfy to thoroughly acquaint himself with the
case. but had secured the services Of Hon.
Galusha Parsons as assistant
Colonel Haincs then fled Sachs answer to the
charges, pleading not guilty to all Counsel
filed also q request that each house vote
separately on ell questions, arguing that under
the constitution all votes in proceedings Of this
kind must be taken separately, and it must be
known that there is always the same number
present in each house as is required on final
vote.
Representative suively objected, declaring it
Is sufficient II a quorum is present when the
convention meets, and that it must always be
assumed thatsa quorum Is present until the con-
trsry appears
Plummer added that the only way to show
always what counsel desired to show was by
roll call. The rights of the accused will not be
injured By the present proceedings.
De Steiguer Moved that when such papers
were offered by counsel aud no one moves to
adopt them, they be considered rejected; car
The prosecution then submitted in evidence
the official oath of Judge Sachs and taking of
testimony was begun.
Rufus C. Calhoun. merchant, Of Port Town.
send, was the first witness called by the prosecu-
ton. Winston asked that objection to the presi-
dent administering the oath be recorded.
Witness in reply to questions of Judge Par
sons counsel for the prosecution said that he had
known the defendant, Judge Sachs, to visit dif-
terent gambling houses at Port Town
year IN doing so he cons rted with all classes,
color and tribes The last time he saw him was
Christmas night Then the witness, after ex-
planning how the game of faro is played, said he
had not only seen sachs play the game and bet
at times the full limit, but bad several times
seen him "keep cases"
witness said he visited gambling houses. Asked
what he was there for, he said he
went there TO watch people play. That
he had played himself Said he had been
Good Tempiar for year and carefully refrained
from taking a drink at the bar, when passing
through the saloon into the gambling room.
knew about the games running. The examine
ton OF the witness lasted more than an hour,
and senator Long moved that the time of testi-
mony for each witness be limited to forty min
utcs, twenty minutes for each side; motion
carried.
Charles NJ. Pendergast, real estate dealer OF
His testimony was similar to that Of the first
witness. He had seen Judge Sachs play faro in
different gambling houses.
o SSn oW o eoansy Ss
bailif of the court and had charge of the
jury. That one night the jury wanted to render
Its verdict "a, ana be dissshargsd and he went
Port Townsend saloon playing faro, and told
him the jury was ready with its verdict. He
had seen the ndEe IN Playing faro other times
On cross-examination the witness stated he was
- years of age He had seen Judge Sachs in
gambling house two weeks ago, but he was not
playing.
IL was nearly IL o'clock when the testimony
was concluded and the convention dissolved.
The very large crowd which attended the trial
tonight, expecting repetition of the dramatic
scenes of last night, found meager amusement
and no excitement in the proceedings. An oc-
cssional sharp passage between witness and
counsel brought out laughter, which was gener-
ally checked by the chair as unbecoming so
solemn and digniied a proceeding Arrange
ments for the seating of numbers OF visitors
.f,rS urnr hiatt han lac ,fsx>&
Ii was reported during the day that Colonel
Haines and Colonel Winston had decided to
withdraw from the case before the legislature
being incensed at the rulings OF the chair OF
the night before aud the actions of the body in
sustaining them, but the report was sufficiently
contradieted by the prompt appearance of the
counsel tonight.