The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28
COURT TOOK A HAND.
JUDGE DELANEY INSISTS on CON-
yICTIox OF A LIQUOR SELLER
Max Endleman, the Diamond King,
Brought to the Bar Of Justice at
Juneau-C. s. johnson Hopes to
BE Appointed Governor Of Alaska.

PORT TOWN SEND. Dec. E.-Sfnce the
FEDERAL court was first organized IN the
territory OF Alaska IL Is estimated thai
over 100 indictments have been returned
by the grand Jury against various saloon
keepers charged with selling A7uor,
which Is contrary 70 the laws OF Alaska,
though rhe government Issues license ID
the vioIakors FOR doing the Very acts
which It's officials have been trying 10
prevent Out OF the entol1 number OF
prosecutions never in the history % the
country has q person been found guilty
b the trial jury until this session OF court
az JEnsAu-
Auong those indicted were Max Endle-
man, formerly deputy United States mar
snaI, and the same individual who n Sc
artle d Tex months ago sought 20 laLiuce
number OF rural country uaazdsrs 70 go 10
ALASKA and star sn MS so-called operate
selections" Some or the girls were ar
rested, and EndleInGn narrowly escaped a
similar fate. Endleusan was tried al Ju-
raau recently, and as usual when an ae-
qu.ttal IS not returned by the jury. YER
dict OF disagreement followed. Judge De-
laney, the new appointee. has not lived IN
Alaska for the last ten years 10 Dc
hoodwinked so easily. He understood
the situation thoroughly, being Familiarity
acquainted with all OF the classes and
cliques OF that territory and up 20 all
returning such verdict, and Immediate
ly called a new panel to the box. The
fact tEaa accused criminals We're having
what many or them termed "a picnic
did not deter Judge Delaney from taking
q hand in the Introduction of evidence
and examination OF witnesses. When the
case was over Judge Delaney delivered a
Fed-hot charge 10 the jury, which adj
mitted OF but verdict OF guilty.
Though the government has expended
over sl00. 900 IN trying TO convict whisky
sellers, yet 1t remained for Judge Delaney
TO record the first conviction I'm his court.
For years IL has been the practice at each
session Of the court for the grand jury
TO return a number OF indictments against
the saioonkeepers. but on account OF the
limited number OF citizens from which a
petty jury could be selected, and the sur
roundings and environments Of the Juries
or many OF their members. the best the
government could do was to secure disa-
greement~-a conviction being unheard OF.
When Endlasnan appeared before the bar
for sentence Judge Delaney went into the
subject and thoroughly dtlated On the
question OF selling liquor In Alaska, saying
that 1t had been in the past an almost
impossibility To secure a conviction, but
that In the future he proposed 10 see that
the law was strictly enforced, and warned
the court officials that he should hold
them TO a strict accounting for the rigid
enforcement of the law. HIS whole de-
gneanor and speech indicated that he
meant business. a nominal fine of $50 and
costs was then imposed on Endleman.
The court remarked that that was not a
criterion to judge future punishment. but
was intended 10 show the eviIdoers that
there was such a thing as the enforce
ment OF the law in Alaska
The decision caused great connection
.frs~.e L sfea Han
was leaving II was a blow that was
hard TO recover from, and a meeting was
to have been called at a later day TO dis
cuss the situation.