The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19
kRUG IN JAZZ.
To he Held by the sheriff untn He
Is sent TO waIIa wafla.

A6otph Krug waS formally Turned over
o9 order OF Judge Jacobs yesterday after
noon 70 Sheriff Meyer. TO be imprisoned
In the county tan preparatory 10 sending
him 70 the state penttentiary"
AZ stated IA yesterdays Post-TnteItgen-
Ger, tbs case had been set FOR s O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. having been con-
unusG from the day before on accoant OF
TIE failure 10 find TIE supreme court re-
mittftur Eight here should be stated
what was not known at the time viz.
that ths failure TO produce this important
document In court was In no wise due 10
any negligence or looseness ia the county
clerks office. When the case came up AZ
O'Clock wednesday afternoon. the coun-
~ clerks office had received no notice that
the remittitGr would Do needed. AS 10 we'll
known tae ONCE closes az O'Clock sharp,
and when the case came on in the court
room. most OF the employees In the clerks
office had already lea for home. and the
ONCE was virtually Closed. Moreover the
inquiry az the office was simply for "the
HES IN the krug case" one Of the men In
the office. not knowing the object OF the
request. complied with IL literally. suppos-
lag simply that Deputy Prosecuting At
torney Hart merely desired for some rea-
son TO look over the Cd papers In the case.
He knew nothing OF the application before
Judge Jacobs TIL he read OF IL next morn
ing's Post-intelligencer.
Meanwhile. the paper which vas really
wanted, the remittitur. was still In the
recording department OF the clerks Of
hce. and consequently not among the flies.
The office Was practically o.oSee. but even
then II would have been promptly forth
coming had those present known what
particular paper was wanted It's where
aoouts were never for an instant in doubt
The effect in the court room. however
ali . - - - a
stated. the hearing went over until yes
terday afternoon. The fervid arguments IN
the Hughes damage suit against the Ore
gon improvement Company had hardly
died away when Judge Jacobs signified TO
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hart that he
would hear him concerning the placing Of
Adolph Krug IN the shsriE's custody.
Mr.. Hart spoke brisny but 20 the point.
saying that while ne was perfectly willing
10 accord TO Mr.. Krug All credit for sur
rendering himself TO the sherin and keep
ing faith with his bondsmen. and was will
Ing for the records to show as much, yet
Ii had been the uniform custom OF the
county clerks Office TO issue a warrant on
receipt OF such remittiturs from the SUI
preIne court, and he saw no reason why
the precedent should be waived in the
present instance.
Col Lewis, for krug. argued against the
necessity OF a warrant, saying that his
client was on hand and ready to surrender
himself into the sherifT's hands, He stated
that he had examined the remittitur and
that II appeared 10 be perfectly regular.
Judge Jacobs thought all proper inter
ests would be guarded by simple order
from the court to the sheriff TO take charge
OF the prisoner. is Mr. Krug in the
room?' he asked.
Krug half arose from his seat near the
west door OF the room. within the bar.
Mr.. Sheriff" continued the Judge. you
will take charge OF Mr.. Krug and place
him IN the county jail. preparatory 10
sending him TO the state penitentiary."
Krug. who has stood up bravely during
the trying delays and situations Of his
trial. seemed completely unnsrved. Some
OF his friends stopped for a moment 10
speak with him as the crowd was moving
out Of the room, but when he moved out
OF the doorway in company with the sher-
IN ard his attorney he WIS almost sobbGng.