The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
Feeling Between Judge Jacobs and
Hart Breaks Out Afresh.
THEY GIVE COUNTER ORDERS.
r. y. Wrestling, Refused Permission
Of Instructions Left by the Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney. Gets u
Counter Mandate From Judge
Jacobs Conflicting Statements.

The breach between Judge Jacobs. OF
the superior court. and the prosecuting at
t0rney's Office has broken out afresh- Sun
day afternoon, Attorney Frank r. West
ling applied 10 Judge Jacobs at the lat
ter's residence for an order directing
Sheriff Meyer forthwith 10 permit him 10
visit prisoner i'm the county jail named
Ole Jacobsen. Mr. Wrestling tod the
judge that Deputy Sheriff Richard Winsor,
IT., had refused him admission to the
county jail to see Jacobsen. acting under
an order from the prosecuting attorney.
Judge Jacobs signed the order and added
a further instruction to the sheriff COM
mandug him 10 disregard any such orders
issued from the prosecuting attorneys Of
fee In similar cases.
Mr.. McElroy, the prosecuting attorney.
first learned OF the issuance OF the order
mentioned from Post-Intelligencer re-
porter yesterday. He promptly denied all
knowledge or the matter and referred the
reporter 70 Mr.. John Il. Hart, his assist
ant The latter denied that an order had
office FORBID the visits of attorneys 20
prisoners at tha county jail. lie said that
the sheriff had been instructed not TO
allow any one TO Sc Carrie ROLAND and
Annie Woods. the states witness in the
eases against George Reynolds and Ole
Jacobson, charged with grand larceny.
Statements made yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Wiasor ana Mr.. Wrestling as TO
what actually occurred at the county ia!i
Sunday afternoon do not fully agree. 1t
Is apparent enough, however, that Mr..
Wrestling was very much angered ct the
action Of Sheriff Meyers deputy in re-
fusing him admission To the jail. His heat
was augmented by the suggestion that he
would have 10 apply 10 the prosecuting
attorney before he could obtain permission
TO get into tho Jail. and il s evident that
when he visited the court he made out a
strong case against the prosecuting at
torney's office.
Attorney wiestiing's Version.
Mr.. wiestiing's version of the affair az
gwen 20 a Posi-Intelllgencer reporter yes
terisy is substantially as follows:
Sunday afternoon | was asked 70 visit
Ole Jacobsen, a iahorer employed at Cas-
cade Tanrc., who les IN the county Jail
charged with grand larceny. Two Of Jacob
sens friends. Tom Kennedy, WHO Is A fore
man at the tunnel and Carl Helmud. who
IS his roommate came 20 me and asked
ne 10 act AZ attorney for Jacobsen. detail
!ng the circumstances Of his arrest. With
Jacobsens friends, I visited the county
32i Sunday and asked 90 be permitted
10 see the prisoner, Deputy Sheriff WI
s0r VAS on duty as jallor and when asked
him 20 bring Jacobsen out. he said:
You cant see him without an order
oHlcEa 20 allow no one 10 see those mCn'
Il tod Winsor that in al my experiences
az an attorney tais was the first time
the sheriff had undertaken 10 refuse an
attorney the right 10 consult with his
clien.
'You WI have - see the prosecuting
attorney was W!nsor's reply.
won't see the prosecuting attorney
I said. ] VIII see Judge Jacobs with
th!s. ief, the jail aad went to see Judge
Jacobs az TIE alters residence. After
relating tho circumstances to him, re
told ma "a draw % al order covering the
case. which 7 did After the order was
presented - him he said thsf I S},ari.4 AL
the further order directing the sheriff -
disregard any @'ch orders issued from me
Prosecuting attorneys offlce IN similar
casas.
When | returned - the tal armed with
the order. which directed the sheriff 10
forthwith a8tn,f ne - consult with nv
c'ient, Mr.. Winsor again refused - allow
me- inside the 3aIl. tola him that all 7
wanted WIS a refusal - obey the order
81 f6e court. Then ~ SAL mat ~ would
see Mr. Move frs Presently h. r@.,r~,-
~ Arb admitted no. That Is &. tsara :.
- tac story. II W.rsor hal rot 7lsva8
he order u The court Z wa7sfS Nsx-a a.,
n'ted 20 Judge jacobs for an order punish
sag h!m for contempt