The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-01
STEALING 4 MARCH.
Donworth Moves TO Quash the
Writ of Prohibition.
THE HEARING SET FOR TO-DAY.


The hearing Of the application for . writ
enioining the mayor from trylng ths
charges sgaiBs. Cochran and Wolfe Vas SCI
for Friday, at O'Clock. but yestsr-
day Corporation Counsel Douwovth
moved 90 siaash ths wYs,. and Judge Lang
ley set 30 o'clock isss night for sFgu-
nent. The counsel for Cochran and
Wolfe were not ready and the court set 10
O'Clock this morning as the time Tor hear
Ing.
At the time sat lsst night Corporation
Counsel Donworth and Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel Hove appeared for the
city, and W. II. Thompson. John Fair
field and C. w. Turner on behalf Of the
defendants.
Mr. Thompson FIRST addressed the court,
and said that he vas sorry 20 state that he
had not had time TO prepare himself for
tire argument, as the first notice tina. he
had received tina; the hearing upon the
motion vas TO be had last evening was
late In the day. so he was compelled TO ask
tAe court for q continuance ia order 20
look up authorities. As a further cause
for granting the continuance asked for. he
said 10 seemed TO him 10 be rather an uu-
usual proceeding to call hearing before
the day on which the writ Of prohibition
was rctnrnable. and as the mayor had
postponed the trial until Saturday he did
not see that the city's case was in nDywlse
jeopardized, or that 10 was in any way de-
Iayed by postponement until the time
formerly set. Judge Langley replied:
II think tina. perhaps am little 81
fault in this MISTER. but when | set the
hearing for this evening considered that
II was only upon the motion TO qnash the
writ. which could soon be disposed Of and
thereby leave the main issue to be tried Mt
the time set on Friday. or, IL not tried
then, 70 be set on that day 50 "a 10 come
M as early as possible.
After some further argument by Mr..
Thompson and Mr. Turner Mr.. Dom worth
arose and said
I'm ten years Of practice have never
before heard such q pitifuI plea from
such learned counsel In order TO obtain
more time than from the two gentlemen
who have just spoken. They come here
this evening without their Law for the pnf-
pose of being unprepared. They will EN-
ploy all means to cause DELAY: that II all
they are sparring for and III this motion
cannot be heard tonight IL will PROB. bly,
hs some time before IL can be called for
hearing, owing to other cases on the
docget, and that is all they are trying for.
Upon this. Mr.. Thompson immediately v.
arose and said
II thank my brother Donworsh for the
statement a. TO our 'pitifui plea, but when
the proper time arrives We mean to show
to your honor that our clients have the
right TO be tried before an unprecedented
tribunal and not before that man. the
present mayor of the city of Seattle, who
has openly stated that he would remove
tho defendants from office, notwithstand-
ing the evidence that may be produced "
After some farther remarks by both
sides. Judge Langley suggested his will
ingness TO have the hearing today, pro-
yided both sides we're willing. and upon
obtaining their assent To that arrange
ment he set the time for this morning at
10 o'clock.
Mayor Ronald was asked what steps, If
any, he would take provided the injuue-
ton was granted. aud be replied:
II cannot now say. This is not n per
sonai matter and shall submit to the de-
cisiou OF the superior court | am reported
~ having said that would stop ali sewer
wnrk. This Is certainly not What I in-
tended. IL what is charged is true, it il
rot ia the Interests OF the city to have any
further sewer work entered upon under tue
present management.
II have never had any intention ofston-
ring the work now proceeding. And |
have no complaint Co make against the
laborers employed on the sewers. II what
! arm told is true there is gross incompe-
isncy on the part OF some of the higher
officials. The men who ars toiliug on the
ditch at s. . day are not the men who
are wasting tho oity's money. Ii is the
gentlemen who are receiving 81 and S. a
day TO do next to nothing and who know
absolutely nothing of sewer work"