The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-20
TART FOUND GUILTY.
cauyicted Of Bunkoing the Two
Norwegian Girls
rse JURY OUT THREE MINUTES.
-. s~.fnss the ColambIs . Pnget
sssnd Road TO Recover for Cat
tie Killed on the Track.


rsr;,ds Engvik. of x2a7 on the wharf of
ursrs' esnnery Nay 30. Decoration day,
- called for trial in Judge Humss'
<srrs yesterday. The prisoners elected
i b. tried separately, and the case OF
rxrnk Hart was called for. Hart was
doxussairs in the county jail and pre-
ssa0ea 20 be very sick, so much so that
g eudeavored TO secure postponement
4 MS case. Judge Humes would not
l.<fen 10 IL and insisted on physician Of
IL choosing being sent down 10 examine
u.r. This was done, and DR.. Sharples
,<syrted to the Judge that tbs symptoms
4 <smuiained Of were Of q character TO lead
i'm 10 think the man was shamming.
Tte iudge ordered him brought into court
!. once. and when he came IN he put On
voeiul face, which soon wore away, to-
rethsr with his assumed illness when the
,rsanony Of his victims wash eng given
mis- delay, together with the time neces-
ssry for securing jury. occupied the time
Il the court ali morning, and 1t was not
sssil 100 when Amanda. the elder Of the
no sisters. vas pat on the stand.
Amanda and her sister Aminda were
fas first witnesses for the prosecution and
eeir story conceded in every particular.
H. story Of the way they had been
xbbed is 10 the effect that they had come
I'm Victoria on Decoration day. May 30.
81 while Standing on corner near
IL dry goods store they met MAJ they
lad seen in Victoria with Hart In his
eamrauy. An introduction followed and
shs men took the girls TO side room TO
sagoon, where they had three rounds OF
drinks. From there the girls were in
Saeed to take walk and were taken TO the
wharf. where an old man appeared and
started she'll game. Hart first losing SO
aud the Victoria man $40. Then Hart bet
500 and won. The shell man said he
would have TO see 500 in cash before he
would pay the bet. Hart showed check.
bat the shell man would take nothing bat
actual cash, so the Victoria man induced
one Of the sisters. Amanda. TO 60 to her
hotel and get her money. This she did
and brought back small hand satchel
which contained $780, She handed the
satchel 10 her sister, who counted ont 500
% Hart who at once paid 1t over to the
shell man. The girls then objected TO
this proceeding and asked for the return
OF their 500 The shell man then made a
grab and got the rest of the money. The
girls struggled with him and made row.
Two other men then showed up who
claimed to be policemen and threatened
10 arrest the whole gang unless they
ceased their rowing; he threatened to ar
rest the girls for gambling and, finally, to
quiet them, Hart offered 20 give her back
80. which he did, giving sos In good
npA &fnE In. 4a~ hfff@ Thts
money the younger sister took, believing
nsobe genuine. TO quiet her still fur
Yen Hart gave her bogus check for $3.50.
sYi8it was TO secure the balance of the
nmr the shell man had taken and
card out with, and that he (Hartl
vpud call at the hotel where the girls
sss rooming and redeem the check. The
ether men had in the meanwhile cleared
eat one by one. leaving the girls with
Hat who succeeded in getting rid of the
Ffs. promising to call on them at the
hotel later ON. The girls then came
across an officer and told their story and
showed the money that had been handed
them by Hart, and declared IL bogus
Shortly after they pointed out Hart, who
was Al once arrested.
Chief of Police Bolton Rodgers testified
70 the money found on Hart.
Oaicsr ]. w. Glasscock testified to find
Ing the girls at the depot and his arresting
Goodfriend at 10 at night while he was
attempting TO board the east-bound train.
ID. W. West Of the Merchant patrol, tes-
titled 10 assistin Z Officer Glasscock In max
Ing the arrest of Goodfriend. He would
not positively identify Hart as the man.
ihoagh he thought he looked like one of
The men With Goodfriend.
A. A. Merrill. also OF the Merchant
patrol, testified TO the girls making their
complaints to him and being taken to
Myers eannery BY the girls and shown
Tue spot where they were robbed.
otnesr T. ]. Cfsndali testified 20 arrest
ing Hart on the Portland train as IL was
ABOUT pulling ont about l O'Clock the
morning OF the Slst. Hart attempted to
escape, and Crandall caught him at the
aeof again: another officer came TO his as
hs1snoe. and the man was then hand
ruled.
oficer Nick Hanna testified TO articles
found on him; bogus certificates of de-
poslts, flash rolf made up of paper
sat ap and wrapped around with a bogus
ffeenoaek, aud an Imitation stack of gold
coins.
Marshall lIoigson, connected with the
naak 81 British Columbia, identified the
hagilsh soseFeigns and bills belonging TO
vac $50 girls. aud gave their value, sSS so
Aminda recalled by the prosecution TO
.saiy - TO the description of her money
. nef saichel, hut as che was uncertain
sseat u abe was excused.
Inc state rested its case. and the case
sas coatlnued 20 80.
he defense opened its side of the case
- as evening session with John Egau,
- proprietor Of the Bureau saloon, who
aA'Asd that his was the saloon TO which
Mo Young women had been brought:
We party remained there for three
80 and that the women drank about
ahmes. also that the prisoner Hart
a4sA one of the two men who brought
sansn 10 his place.
a1s The prisoner. In his own defense
general denial Of everything. lie
- a''sed being gambler, a harkeeper, and
sng constantly ION the wing aud
~ Seattle short time. lie also
ned that 81 the time the officers
ssa 10 having seen him at the depot
-. sas 10 o'clock train he was at Consi-
pace. Ia support Of this Considine.
Willard an d Detective Wells went
stand and swore that Hart MAS in
sssaiaes place 50 10 O'Clock. and we'll
49, With hQaor. Hart also testified
ae aid not know Golden or the other
- pat Detective Cadihee testified 10
- as bart and Golden together on sew
- seasons Tue evidence was sll in
80 and Jodee Humes limited the at
aefs 10 one hour each. Assistant
.s0seeatlng Attorney Bass opened for the