The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-20
'LOVE-LORN SWAIN.
Z b Made the Sport OF, the
Ceunty Kangaroo Court
ouTreo BECAUSE INSANE.
I'm Thinks She Girl Loves Hin
7 ~.x.,sr Grand Jary-A Guardtsa
Der wetmore--The BIosseF.

Esza fox stealing xlD sasiboas rom
$50 snyder, was yesterday acquitted
y - charge by Judge Humes' jury.
80 however, brought in . verdict Of
.-risv and recommended that Sander be
l.s-ened IL the insane asylum. Sander.
- insanity, il such il Is. 10 very mild.
=. I'm the court jester to the ''kanga-
~ sourt 1t the county jail ever since
/ g. confinement. and his departure viii b
] .stiv regretted. He was poet laureate,
81 successor viii have TO be elected.
I. seems from Sanders own story that
= teesme dissatisfied with country life
= september and came TO Seattle IN
s..,eh az work. He remained here two
80 bat was unable 10 find any. In
s1s.sIr be went home and appropriated
e.,der's boat to 70 in. He hoisfed the
III and was within five miles Of his home.
-, Port Madison, when he wss over.
ssuled snd captured by the sloop's owner,
vho bsd taken steamer and gone in pur-
ri Taken back TO Seattle, his indict-
.eus followed and he was committed In
tulsuls OF bail.
Il the Jail be was recsiv ed by the 'skan-
earoon court with open arms. Brought
More the Judge" Frank Wilson. now
II the p<nitentiary serving q seven-year
ngm for burglary. he told his whole
soyy mentioning In course Of IL his Port
Madison sweetheart's name. A plan to
hsye some sport out Of the supplemented
boy was concocted. Wilson, who wrote .
beautifuI feminine hand, got ont Of the
archives of the court some stray sheets OF
scented Dots paper and wrote love letter
% Johnny" signing the girls name.
II vas handed 20 Sander in the
Customary way. He was over
bred. He borrowed the stump Of pen
Ill and some coarse paper from the jailer
ard wrote to his dear Rose" letter full
ef love. He gave her advice. chided her
kr her fancied unfsithfulness and forgsvs
Der In ono breath. concluding with the
usual expressions Of longing to b at last
able to claim her a. his wife, and . verse
u "home made" poetry, full Of sentiment.
bat constructed with unequal feet, and an
curious imitation Of the old doggsfel:
The rose 10 red,
The vioiet's blue.
The eilly flowers sweet,
And so are you.
wilson with paternal air superintended
he mailing OF the missivs and the exam
esroo court" enjoyed IL hugely. "Pretty
Rose" answered promptly through Wilson
and Sander was in the second heaven.
h treasured every stump of pencil and
serap Of paper and the correspondence
vas carried on until the courts paper gave
OF and Wilson went to Walla Waila with
nveral others Of the jokers. For several
sssks q package Of letters to "Rose" lay
On the jailer's desk to be shown ~ Curl
saisies of literature, and at last they were
stolen by some lounger. Sanders poetry.
Aessvsr. 10 still repeated In the jail ~ .
Punishment to prisoners who have broken
Ne rules Of the kangaroo court.
When Sander Rsa brought into court
essral weeks ago he entered . plea Of
riity and made no effort TO get an at
lmnsy. Not long after he Was induced to
withdraw ID and plead not guilty. Ysster.
dsy he was brought up for trial. Snyder
idd the story Of tho theft, and then
sanders mother and sister testified. II
sas clearly proven by them that the pris-
cner was insane and the jury so found.
In the verdict q recommendation that
Sander should DO placed In the asylum
vas made. but Judge Humes did not
order his commitment yesterday.
Sander was seen in his cell last night by
reporter. He talked nationally about
his case and expressed himself as satisfied
with the result lie said hs thought he
might go home again some time, how.
wef. He was asked to tell about his
sweetheart. and said:
"Sow tell you on the straight l never
poke TO my girl about getting married,
bit came awful near 10 sometimes.
didn't see her very often; only at picnies
or on Fourth of Julys. She is only IL
yeArs old, but am only IL. used 10 think
Of her when l was grubblng stumps on
our farm and l loved her. l think she
vass.uek on me. but l amt sure. she
must be. though, cause she writes such
good letters to me. guess she viii marry
me when get out. am going to try TO
Get her anyway"
Yet II Is but just TO him to say that he
disclaims the authorship of the poetry and
says that Ed Clayton, burglar now serv-
Ing one year at Walla Wallis. wrote 1t for
him.