The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
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TILT BETWEEN JUDGE IA
- AND joins y. HART.
e,urt Calls the Deputy Psose-
-.6aaG Attorney TO Order for
Ueerlng . Contemptaous Seowt-
n - He YVES Chewing . ToothDaelk

ns... A trouble, friction. personal FEEL
- .sstveeu the prosecuting attorneys
- ara the criminal Department Of TIE
.--ssrsor court. II came cut In q little
sss-. a Tuesday evening. in which the
80 sarttcipants we're Judge Jacoos and
sSrfy Prosecuting Attorney John b.
~. II vas In connection with the Ford
s.. Prosecuting Attorney AcEiroy was
..~sfnx AGAINST the motion for new
ss1ni r. regard 10 the testimony OK
I..ss.. witness, Or. Churchill. ne de-
s.s.s-4 thta the witness had contradicted
sss - evidence In the case by state
s-ee subsequently made. Mr.. Hart
zz-s-sA Nf. NcEirey and suggested to
ss- ~ this contradiction had been made
"a ~ oorYidoT1 Of the courthouse while
20 al WAS still In progress. Mr., McEl-
- accepting the suggestion, made tho
80 9TH full force. but was vigorously
.sasa heWa by the court. Judge Jacobs
- h,.e 20 task for travelling beyond the
: -sssse a the case. Then. after . moments
sSsss.,,ai the court turned its batteries fun
- n. Hart and informed him that un-
- - could behave himself he would bet
- Ave the court ROOM
- ms the brilliant young deputy
f1na attorney doing thus to pro-
ssssSn - wrath Of the courtf He says he
- 6cIne nothing whatever. Judge Ja-
~ska lndIsts that he was guilty Of an At
Sn111e md bearing extremely discourtcous
ssl egon contemptuous toward the court.
! 1s1e Jacobs said last night:
80 nrst called Mr.. AcEiroy 70 or
4 notieed Mr. Hart sitting with his
~ hes turned toward me. q perceptibie
3 eSSGoien Of dissatisfaction On his coun-
anee Almost Immediately afterward
p tuneA his face toward me, and IL wore
4 eSnuf ara q sneer which could not well
Z }1Sefe, I bore with II for awhile. but ii
feeane 20 conspicuous that felt that Il
- tecoGne absolutely unbearabie. Ac-
c1rainnly / administered such a rebuke az
( ht the occasion demanded"
n. Hart when seen by reporter last
rfebt denied that he had been guilty OF
lbe 3east discourtesy or act OF contempt
henyd the court. II made the suggestion
= Ncx7roy about churchIlrs evidence"
- ~ "just - any associate attorney in
! - soaid have done. While he was
euouattng Il sat there chewing a tooth
-, ea6 the court Numbered at me.
epu16 az aaye been more surprised IL he
~ cpeped 6ye on me with q douhie-bar-
Ssroo sAotgun. ! took note that the fol-
hp1n9 persOns were present In the court
~ e th1 time. and I should be willing
q Ieave Il 70 any or al OF them as
Is Nhsthsr was guilty Of any personal
Goeopstasy toward the court: w.
+. fes4 VIII E Humphrey. T. j.
Nm6a Thomas B. Hardin, Stenog-
nSa8 Kennedy. George Morris. Mr. Pid-
- Il the clerks Office. Deputy Clerk
Jsnnos. Mr. McElroy. two reporters and
no n thrse spectators whose names do
N ncW recall"
N breach between the court and the
teooocutinx attorneys Office seems for the
present Absolutely unbridgeable. Judge
Jacehs h ahsolufeiy convinced. and 80 ex-
pr(nd himself last night. that Mr.. Hart
had been guilty OF an act OF gross disre-
Spea toward the court. Mr.. Hart Is
equally positive that he committed no
such oct. and declares that he will offer
no explanation unless opportunity should
occur IN open court This he does not an
hcipats. % hs made one or two futile eff
forts to clear up the matter at the time
Judge Jacobs called him down" 80 sharp
b, the Judge each time ordering him Sc
vsrely TO take his seat.
The friction between Judge Jacobs ana
~. Hart dates back midway in the prog
feas Of the Ford trial. and no one who has
watched the course Of events since then
Va narprtsed Ct the collision on Tuesday
evening Judge Jacobs is sincerely con-
sincsd that Mr.. Hart has acted discourte-
susiy toward him. Mr.. Hart Is equally
ecgxnced that be has not There the mat
" rests for the present.
9Ar stand around idle? Earn q grub