The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-04
h. \. HARDING BOUND OVER.
WAVES A PRELIMINARY EyAMlxs-
TfoN IN JUSTICE COURT.
anu smpert1rbabic when Jus
tee insersoIl Fixed His Rora. a.,
~"'"eo-Remanaed TO Jaif-rpstrt-
ments Against Him I'm pa

rra,,ar -. harding, the aristorratfc globe
- Nho got into Serious sror,Ala our;..-
20 an &.oe9 draft whirh - -. = : : ''aS
I-IN, Horton & Cos bank and then
SSAen against IL. was the ra,traI ss,,-s
- as .Ee iagersolls ceur, YESTERDAY q f.a~-
0O.i- " aen he was rerra nfisa -, a.. -,,,,,, !
= 1dii With bonds ixed AZ & aa h,S To-,
5es. ehe same pleasant expression II ,7td
ne STATE opened fire upon him. and
- NO su nave Deem inclined 20 think he
as sung on pleasant outing instead Of
INTO the sfeel-bound house Of SherteY Novs~
on the hill. Ia va
- vas something OF a surprise that
sisraing was brought into court rester-
gay The matter had been kept quiet. al
noush there was no great effort n secrecy
his resulted IN the avoidance of 4 crowd
=, curious people. certain 10 have assem-
o'ea II u had been generally known that
The preliminary examination was Ia fake
place.
TN the way down the hill 20 Justice OF
the Peace ingersolis court not one person
OF tie many met knew Harding. He ap-
peared like ~eil-to-do business man. free
from the cares OF petty annoyances
Attorney Lee Hart appeared for the de-
tense. while Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Fulton looked after the interests OF the
state During the reading OF the complaint.
whica charges Harding with forgery in
connection with draft purporting 20 have
neen issued by the Bank OF Pitt County
North Carolina on the Hanover National
bank of Nav York for the amount OF s. 800
in favor of Henry Fl. Harding. ne did not
snow any visible signs of worrirnent or
nervousness. The complaint wss handed 10
him. and ne glanced over it's contents in a
cool and collected manner
Mr.. Fulton said that the state was ready
10 proceed with the preliminary examna-
ton. When ii came time for the defense
To show it's hand. MIR. Hart arose and said
that Mr.. Harding had decided to waive a
preliminary examination in Justice court
and would allow the case TO go up 20 the
superior court for trial. Then arose a dis
cassion over the amount Of the bonds Mr.
Fulton asked the court TO fix them al Sc 90.
He spoke of the importance of the case
and the trouble TO which the state had gone
in bringing Harding hack from Regina.
Northwest territory. Under the crcuni-
stances he did not think that the amount
ne had mentioned was too high Mr.. Hart
said that the amount named was some
what excessive. and suggested that Justice
Ingersoll cut il Down To s.. Oo0 with 81 GO
the outside figure.
The justice took the position that the
states request was not unreasonable. and
said that the bonds would he fixed at s. eco.
Harding was unable to give security, and
Was consequently remanded TO the care of
Sheriff Meyer.
Harding is man of wide experience in
business affairs and from the reports
which have been resolved by those inter
eSted In his prosecution he has made
speciality OF drafts. The Hanover National
bank OF New York city appears to nave
heard of him before. and was not surprised
when informed by letter that Harding had
a draft on them. In Denver Harding made
a record which fingers in the minds OF the
police through two indictments that are
already covered with dust and cobwebs.