The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
HIS BONDS FORFEITED
Hunt Again Fails to Appear at
Tacoma for Trial.
WILL RETURN HOME TODAY.
Bench Warrant for His Arresf-Change
OF Attorneys Explains His Not
Being on Hand.

Al 2. Hunt. who held the reins over the
local fire department for long time. anc
concerning whom many columns OF matter
have been printed. failed 70 appear IN the
Federal court at Tacoma yesterday after
Noon 20 answer the charge Of obtaining a
forged certificate OF naturalization which
bore biz pertGred oath regarding his resi-
eouce in this country. Judge Gilbert i'm
rnedis.eiy declared his bonds forfeited and
issued a bench warrant for the delin-
ouent's arrest.
II was stated last evening BY A y. War
rer Hunts present attorney. that hts
client was In the SLOGAN mining otstrict'
near fhuIiwhack. Il. e, but would De ~
Seattle At o'clock this evening He had
not been advised that his former attorney.
James Hamilton Lewis. had Withdrawn
from the case, and was In ignorance until
yesterday afternoon OF the date OF the
drfsl An application 70 have the case re-
Set will he made Immediately.
TIE proceedings AT Tacoma are told in
the following dispatch:
Tacoma. July f2-Special.--sgain A y.
HUNT. ex-chief of the Seattle fire depart
ment. failed to appear in the Federal
court 10 answer 20 the charge of perjury
His 8. 900 bail has been forfeited. and - Is
now regarded as a fugitive from justice.
Today the case was called in the Federal
eourt before Judge Gilbert, of Oregon, 81
ting in place OF Judge Hanford. The
charge was perjury In obtaining a cert
Teate OF citizenship. when Hunt failed
TO respond 10 his name d bench warrant
Was issued for his apprehension ana an
order was entered declaring the bail bond
forfeited. The sureties are John Sollins
and DR.. o. r. Askan OF Seattle.
Attorney A. p. Warner appeared for
Hunt. lie protested against the forfeiture
Of his clients ball. and took exceptions for
appeal. Mr.. Warner stated that Hunt was
81 the okanogan mountains on prospect
fng tour. and circumstances had surround
ed him IN such a way as TO make 1t I'M
possible for him 70 be In court at that
time The Judge remarked that Mr.. Hunt
must have realized the Importance OF his
bonds and was therefore alone 20 blame
for being absent
1t was on the 18th OF July. 1894 in Taco
ms. that the Federal grand jury returned
a true bill aginst Hunt on the charge OF
having obtained certificate OF naturali-
cation October "a, 1892. which certificate
bore his alleged perjured oath that he had
lived IN the United States five years contin-
nouslynext preceding date of his naturali-
zation. and three years prior To the time he
reached his 21at birthday. while in fact"
according to the Indictment. ''he had not
lived here five years next preceding the
date OF the certificate. nor three years be-
fore his 2fst year. but came to the United
States after reaching manhood"
Mr.. Warner returned from Tacoma last
evening and announced that his ellen.
would be In Seattle at $50 o'clock this af-
fernoon. you can rest assured con-
finued Mr. Warner, that Hunt has no
desire to skip out of the country to avoid
this case He will be here and fight II TO
the finish. He has nothing 10 fear, and L
am confident will come out on top. He
was In the SLOGAN district at Chillwhack.
and. when Lewis withdrew from the case
last Tuesday night. was not advised.
wired Hunt last Thursday night that his
case would come up for trial yesterday
In reply the operator at Chilliwhaek
wired this afternoon at Ell o'clock as fol-
lows: Hunt Ii out In the country. Ex-
pect him back an- time.
a. $40 o'clock received the following
dispatch from Hunt himself: Can't get
oack iii Friday night
"Ther wired him TO come back at once.
and this evening received the reply that
he would be in Seattle Sunday afternoon
ttoday) at 2 30 o'clock.
Until Hunt received my telegram he
did not know OF what day his case was
sct for trial. We will Immediately apply
20 have it reopened and fight 10 the end.
triee to get the judge to grant us a con-
fianance. but hs refused. promising, hoT-
ever TO receive an application from the
hondsmen 10 have II reset on proper show
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