The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-02

r~oxr.~ ,-s~-.rn ssss ors- ". II. Hea<on
scr nDwe~s /, fail. ard instead of CIV
yrse 81 30 bonds 20 gain ais liberty Wal
have 70 put I'd s. so, the Bona hANA-s
49, $3.50, ~ sFsf amount AZ the request
a. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Hart.
II - probable ira. TIE bond nay Be given
today II there Is 10 mere mysterious SofA
done TO prevent 81
rs,s ~ tha striking features o. the case
as IL now scands . rnat tne ooi-es-nsA
cannot sign sepzrately. but must Al ap-
near before ire Justice a. the same tine
and sign together
Il would seen that wonders vii never
cease. On last Monday. March =. when
the hrst case OF the state or washington
axasusv w. II. Heatoa and T. 8 Kinney.
who were tosn-ly Indicted for the crime OF
forgery, was called for a pre- i'm nary near
Ing before Justice Austin. In when Ain
ney took rfae stand and admitted himself
70 De a tcrger. having turned states EVIL
dence as y is mildly termed. for the ptr-
pose Of sntAngllng Mr.. Heaton with HIM
self in ais fraudulent transactions. the
Justice OF the p.a-ee. after hearing al ths
testimony on ire part Of the state. includ-
Ing the test srnony OF the confessed forger,
fixed the bond. after the hearing OF w II.
Heato-A a. s. go 10 appear Tor trial be-
fore the superior court At the time OF
fixing the bond at s.. 30, the jastsce was
heard to make the remark thai under the
circumstances that amount was sufficient
Il high, 'Csed knows" At the same time
Re said that when the other two cases
then pending before him were tried. he
would not make the bond for the three
cases to exceed s. 600. thus prejudgln
that he would md probable cause against
the defendant Heaton on the remaining
charges
For some understandable reason, how
ever, The justice. since fixing the bond.
and the state having failed 20 show
probable cause IN the remaining cases
against Heaton. has undergone change
OF heart, ard without notice TO the de-
PENDANT has arbitrarily changed his Own
order in fixing she amount Of the bond and
has increased II by a subsequent order.
thus virtually admitting that either he or
the Deity was wrong in the amount named
In the first order.
1t Is said. however. thai tie assistant
prosecuting attorney appeared upon the
scene yesterday when freebooter came
into court for the purpose of going upon
the bond Of Mr.. Heaton and requested the
Justice 20 increase the bond TO $4,000.
This the justice refused 10 do. believing
that the bond OF 1900 Was now sufficient
" high in the eyes OF himself and the
other precedent previously mentioned. He.
however, then and there promulgated a
new ard therefore unthonght-of ruling in
this. thai after due elaboration and
perusal OF dusty volumes, he had come TO
the conclusion that all persons who de-
sired TO go on tire bond OF Mr.. Heaton
must appear before him in body at one
and the same time, and execute the bond
In his presence and In the presence OF one
another. and that no one man would be
taken upon the bond who appeared stagly
and alone for that purpose.
II fs said that Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Hart waved very warm under the
collar when the Justice refused TO fix thu
bond at s., 900. and bit the end off his ever
present cigar.
And IL IS said by those who pretend to
know thai the end of the chapter {. not