The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-28
wRIoHI MUST STAND TRIAL



Prisoners AIfbE Attacked
The examination Of Samuel B. Wright,
charged with robbing Peter Leos OF 1910
during the night of November 2-2i, y as
concluded before Judge Glasgow yesterday
afternoon. and resulted IN Wright being
held 70 answer before the superior court IN
81 600 bond.
Yesterday morning was occupied with
the rcbuttzs testimony on both sides, the
case being hofly ontested on both sides
All the testimony vas in BY 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, the tine between that hour
and o'clock being occupied with the
arguments OF Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Bass. Tor the state. and John Hart. for
the defense. Judge Glssgow's decision
was brief. holding that the testimony was
of a character so conflicting that he
thought jury alone should pass upon it.
especially as testimony had been given on
both sides BY reputable witnesses 10 facts
that could not be reconciied.
II. f. NancarrOw. Of 1880 Fourth street.
testified Tor the prosecution that on the
night Of November 2o-2f he was playing
cards with Mr.. Dusenbesry. after which
he went upstairs. and, looking al the
clock, saw that il was II o'clock. His
wife was asleep. and he sat down 10
read up 70 I O'Clock. He did not go -
sleep until 2:30. aud during no part of
that time did he hear any voices or loud
talk.
Nelson Lund. of lis Pine street. said he
played pool that night in the Abbott house
with Alexander Alien. They commenced
the game at midnight and quit at PAS
During no part of that time did he see
Wright.
Stephen Berry. OF 5i3 Union street, who
works Ia the Palace meat market, said he
had known Sam Wright for four years.
and on that night he met him at about
IL: 80 on Third street. between Pike and
Union. opposite the Burke block. Wright
had on a light overcoat and was with q
person a good deal shorter than he was.
who appeared TO be full" Wright had
hold of his arm. He remembered that il
was about IL 80 because at IL 80 he reached
home. which was just two blocks away,
and next morning his folks mentioned
reading of the robbery in the Posr-IsrELLr.
GEScER and lie spoke OF having met Wright
the night before
officer Mike Powers was recalled TO i'm.
peach the testimony OF Zabiuds. the bar
tender OF the Eclipse saloon. relative to a
conversation had between Powers and
Zabinde IN the saloon between midnight
and / O'Clock. THIS closed the testimony
for the state.
For the sur-rebuttal Finch Vidlar
was recalled to impeach the testi-
mony OF T.. r. Mullen relative TO
the cane which Wright is said to have car
ried the night of the robbery.
Nathan Anderson testified that he
bought OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES November
II containing the account OF the robbery of
Peter Loos and thas the names of Wright
and McNatt were not mentioned in the
item.
:. b. Wright, the defendant, was the
last witness, and he was recalled to con-
tradict the testimony of Steve Berry to the
effect that he was on Third street al II 30
O'Clock on the night OF November %. He
testified that he was on Third street AT
about III 80 on Friday or Saturday night.
he could not say which. though he thought
1t was Saturday. lie knew it was Friday
or Saturday night because he and Phi
White had been making q visit in the
Rosedale.