The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

who are al large as a result q the q
e-sak. have since fns date % their a--ef-
Occupied ne steel cage II the north G e
-55or az ne 3za True. sor1e have o@s1
Sentenced &C the rentte1T12-E. bHTt fnsy
have appealed ard rsst saves them HON
going there Until their appeals nave oe-eEs
ae-.eyT sssxy-. They s1on't kn0w what y g
q zro-x bur ~ afsosT- n S6leness ali day
long Thsy par cards and other games
zrErh re t.cr<e-t % The taileF, becaus
when they have sFeir minds 80 occupied
they arr not planning some Means y
wa8rh rhay car escape They ara allowed
AL 80 literature. hoTh good and bad -ney
can get. ard they never fail 70 eat three
good meals lay, which King co81ty,
ard Dot the ssate- as many suppose, pays
for
Il Is tta prevailing Impression thaz cElce
convicted ? prisoner becomes a state
charge and that me STATE boards him Al
one rtr7e This was true, and the state al
lowed the county s. 4 day for the board
o. each prisoner Who remained IN the
county Jail after re- rad been convicted
Tn-u This amount was cut down - =
cents 4 day. 40 some months ago the
esglnfg was notified BY the state aZ1EGr
rhat hereafter the state would rot allow
the county anything for the hoard Of cOE-
vlcred prisoners No explanation vas
given, hus the state faiIe3 10 honor any
more bills which we're forwarded by the
county. But the fact that the state VIII
not pay their board has not worked any
hardship On the convicted prisoners They
must - fe1 and the county allows the
sheriff - cears a day - feed each one.
For areakfas; they 60 beefsceak and
gravy. p0tAtpes. stght Dances % bread
and coffee. They save enough from this
neal 20 give them lunch a. the noon hour
and a. . % O'Clock they get their dinner.
They get fresh meat one day a stew ard
80 E.rar D. vnrfH4
boiled tgrnips. carols and tea on sun
day they are allowed Boston baked besns
for breskf4lst. and a. dinner time a hae
mutton stew Is served
The Guests Board Bills.
By doing little figuring Il can easily
- seen 20 What great cost the county IS
pat in order that these convicted Grimm
ais can De kept alive The sheriff gets
= cents day for feeding each prisoner
Blanck was in Jail from October ;. 1884
until March =. iS5. and ia that tire he
ate about ssi.S1 worth Of meals az the ex-
pense % King county. wilcox has been
IN Jail about ~ days. and MS bill foots
up S.. Craemer. who entered the cage
In August last. has eaten - meals at A
cost OF sos The cost OF feeding Nord-
stroTn up 10 the present date is approxt-
mately about 500 he having become a
prisoner back IN November 1891 It has
cost about S222 70 feed Holmes $40 TO feed
Hart. GOo5friead and Golden, the bEnko
men. $3.50 70 feed Knowlton. SIS 10 feed
Niece. and 40 TO feed Bergman.
tsins the Laws Delays.
Convicts who have been sentenced TO
terms OF imprisonment in the state peni-
Tertiary almost invariably give notice of
appeal TO the supreme court. AMI they
never go to the penltentiary pending the
appeal. for the reason that the law says
that an appeal 20 the supreme court in
a criminal case shall stay the execution
OF the judgment Of the lower court II
Is part o. the judgment of the lower court
that the prisoner shall go to Walla WaIla.
and as the judgment OF the court cannot
be executed. the prisoner has the right
10 remain ia the county jail. and he al
ways takes advantage Of IL. because he
can He arouna IN i3ienesS. whereas II he
went TO the penitentiary he would spend
his time in making Jute bags or at some
other hard labor. Should the supreme
court affirm the decision Of the lower
co1Tt. the Law of the state says that time
which the prisoner serves in the county
Jail pending his appeal shall be credited
70 him on his sentence. Convicts who
have been sentenced TO the penitentiary
for few months take advantage OF this
proyision Of the law. and appeal. though
they seldom. If ever perfect the appeal.
bat by pretending 10 carry their case in
20 the supreme court they escape going 70
Walla Walla altogether. For instance. a
person Is convicted AID sentenced 10 sew
ersl months. He gives notice Of appeal
but delays the matter. and in the end
fails 10 perfect II. The prosecuting at
torney makes a motion that the appeal
be dismissed. The supreme court grants
the motion. In the meantime the pris-
oncr has served out in the county jail ths
time for which he was sentenced TO the
periteuGary. Through his counsel ne sues
out writ OF habeas corpus for his re-
lease. and the court after hearing the
evidence orders him discharged. Let the
state appeal from this decision OF the
lower court. and the supreme court VIII
hold that the lower court is right.
How lie Dodged Walla Walla.
Just such a case was that OF Rajar,
convicted IN July. 1SS2. OF assault with a
deadly weapon, having knitted a man in
the Cedar Mountain saloon. and sentenc-
q 10 nine months In the penitentiary.
He gave notice OF appeal. but purpose
~ delayed il. and IL was hnally dismiss
ed by the supreme court on motion OF
the prosecuting attorney. Then RaJar.
having spent nine months I'm the county
jail. by a writ OF habeas corpus secured
his release. Judge Humes holding that
the dismissal Of an appeal was practi-
cally the same as the affirmation by the
supreme court OF the original Judgment
OF the lower court and as the prisoner
had served out hts nine months pend
ing the appeal be was entitled TO his
release Mr.. Miller. who was at lhe