The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-30


Convict His Ciicnt.-They Deny IT,
Charges against Chief Reed and the
whole Seattle police fierce were made in
Judge Jacobs court yesterday afternoon
by Attorney Edgar CaypIess in an affida-
Wit fer a continuance in the case OF the
state againss oleaJaoobson and j. G hey
nolds charged with grand larceny in bun
kong Carrie RoIani out of $50 in her
room in the Dereg hotel. few weeks ago.
The continuance was asked on the ground
that F. A. Adams and his wife, Viola Adj
ans. who are alleged to DE important Wit
nesSes for the defense in the case. are ab-
sent from the state and were deliberately
run out Of the city by the police in order
to insure the conviction of Reynolds and
jacobson. Judge Jacobs ordered the pros
ecuting attorneys office to investigate the
charges and report to the court on Friday.
July s, to which date the case was contin-
ued /. was to have been tried tomorrow.
The charges will be met by affidavits
verting nearly every statement made by
Attorney Caypless in behalf OF the alleged
bunko men.
An Alleged Conversation.
Adams and his wife. according 10 Attor-
ney Caypless statements to the court. can
testify regarding a certain alleged CONVEX
sation in which the ROLAND woman admit
ted that she lost her money in card game
with the defendants and two other men,
and then complained to the police that she
had been robbed Just for revenge at being
beaten at gambling. Adams. it is said,
bears an unsavo-y reputation, and al the
time Of the alleged conversation was under
a charge OF bunkoing a man cut OF a large
sum of money by the three card" trick.
According 10 Attorney Caypiess' affidavit.
the reason Adams and his wife are now In
Portland IS that although Adams was re-
leased upon a preliminary examination on
the bunko charge. the police continued 10
look upon him with suspicion. asking him
why he VAS hanging around towr and
whether he intended 10 leave before he was
run out. ar .inallv compelled him 10 leave
cn shcrt notice under penalty Of the chain
gang
attorney Caypless states that Adams was
sen; 10 Chief Reed oflce by a city detee-
tive ana there harshly threatened by the
chief in the presence of nearly the whole
detective force. Al this ;ime, Caypiess
says. no mention wac made OF Adams
connection with the ROLAND case as a wit
mesa but later a detective approached Ad-
ans and Informed him that it would be a
great deal better for him not 10 hang
around any longer IL he intended to be a
witness in the ROLAND case. Adams wife
Ii also alleged TO have been threatened by
the police in order to keep her from re-
naming 10 testify against Reynolds and
jacobson.
Besides Adams and his wife, Frank
Thomson IS mentioned In Caypess' afriia-
VIZ az an important witness for the de-
tense He j. now at Cascade Tune. and
it is alleged that he will testify that he was
in the rocul when the alleged robbery took
place. ard that II was merely a gamhing
transaction.
The prosecuting attorneys office opposed
the motion for a continuance strenuous,y
on the ground that from Attorney Cav
piess' own statements II appeared that the
defense had not been diligent in seeking "a
secure the attendance of the missing Wit
nesses, having Issued the subpoanas as late
as MONDAY evening
Judge Jacobs. who does not conceal q
dislike Tor the modern police meth
DDS of dealing with criminals was
plainly strongly impressed hy the aff-
davit made by Attorney CaypieSs. Tho
deputy prosecuting attorney had Mr. cav
piesS sworn and cr0ss-exarntned him as
q witness IN order 20 prove alleged diIqtorv
tactics 81 The defense hat wfthou. avail
Judge Jacobs granted the continuance and
then Gated upon the prosecuting attorney
20 investigate fully the Charges He SAL
that II the prosecuting attorneys Office
would rot investigate the matter q Grand