The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-19
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
Ex-CAsHrER PETERS TAKEN FROM
BED INTO COURT.
Ysuna % he ssM~rfsg From Extreme
kerwousnsss--TrsaI for Emeeszse-
u~nt Set Over Until November
Mayor Orr Cheeks the fs"eo
civil Service Commfssion-h@x's-
trasion Books Ordered Cioses by
o PopuIist Judge
Tacoma Bureau Of the Post-IntsAlseieef'
figs Pacific AvsaEe-

Tacoma Bureau Of the Post-intsAissi'eef'
LIB Pacific Avenue.
TACOMA March Nv. y. refers iok-
,ns<Iv caslter az the Columbia National
hank. had 10 be brought into the eees 4.
eosErt room shls afternoon ~ & ceEstf
xrarxhal and two bafllffa. Today vas SCI
Or PEERS second trIsl ca the charge o.
making false entries In the books ~ tas
def4uct Columbia National bank Win t-s
Intention OF deceiving the comptrois T OF
ths currency regarding the condition Ok the
snsfls4.tloa. The case Was up week ago,
has on the plea OF sickness, was continued
Eli today Al 10 O'Clock. At the time Judge
Cf,nert did not rest satisfied with the
ATTAINMENT Of Peters doctor that &c was zoo
M 10 attend court and ordered Drs. Cole
mar. Hicks and Wagner 10 examine the
accused man. Finally, IL justice 10 refers
the care vas continued til today
When the hour named arrived Peters was
no4 present in the court room Attorney
Hammond. fer the accused asked mat lsle
case DC again put over. saying That MS
clients condition had not improved Inc
eourt was visibIy neftled by the request,
evidently fearing that the indicted cashier
was taking advantage OF as plea 10 nave
the trEal STAYED of. He denied the request
for continuance and ordered the sttor-
ney 20 produce Peters In court.
To this Hammond replied that his client
was TOO iTl TO be moved and that De eouie
not bring him into the esuri room
We'll" said tire court, weh nave aim
here bench warrant viii be issued and
o deputy marshal viii go after Mr.. Peters
The clerk issued the order and soon after
Deputy Marshal Qullter, accompanied by
two hailifTs. stepped into a carriage and
were driven to Peters residence. on Nortn
Il street There they found tue cashier
propped up on pillows in bed. He was
dressed and carried 20 the carriage,
whence he was driven 20 the Chamber OF
Commerce building on the third floor OF
which IS located the Federal court room.
Deputy Marshal Qaater. aided BY two
balIlffs ard Peters brother, carried the ac-
egsed msn 20 TIE court room. he was
placed on a lounge IN the naTshals pri-
vate office. Peters did Jock bad. two
weeks sfuoby growth Of beard eeepened
the natural pailor Of his face and MS hair
was unkemps ard his eounienance color
less. Drs. Hicks, Coleman and Wagner
again examined the cashier but could not
fra anything more serious tho matter with
him than extreme nervousness. Or. Wag-
ner was put on the stand and said that
Peters could attend the trial without run
ning any risk. The other physicians said
they could not nnd that anything danger
otia allied Peters. The lafter's replies 10 the
questions Of the doctors were almost In
audible and Il was difficult 10 obtain any
kind OF a statement from him
Finally. Judge Gilbert ordered that the
trial proceed. A short consultation was
held between Prosecuting Attorney
Brinker and counsel for the defense. at the
end of which Judge Brnker Joined and es-
pressed his willingness for a continuance.
n IL understood that he preferred TO take
no chance OF having another verdict set
aside The court acauiesceS and ordered
the case set over TIL November 9.
Peters was taken again 10 the carriage
and sent home. One OF the jurymen who
witnessed his departure made the state
foent that according 10 his view OF the
proceedings. Peters was not seriously III
In hts opinion the deputy marshals and
other officers OF the court agree.
President Oliver OF the bank who Is
charged Jointly with Peters with embez-
element. will not be tried at this term As
Peters II too III 10 attend court the Oliver
case was continued I'll the November
term.
Ex-sherir Graham OF Chehalis county
has been here for several days past at the
request az one Of Peters bondsmen. II e
said that he may guard Peters for Soma
weeks 10 come.
MAI. Oliver IL not AZ all pleased with
the disposition OF hts case. He says that
he would rather have the trial az once
and that the continuance till next Novem,
ber does not suit him In the least.
The witnesses were all requested TO an.
pear when the case IN again called