The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-28
] O. VENUE GRANTED.
moOnE WILL TRY TIE
ROAp FUND CASES


.untv Commissioner W III. Eazsan.
49, f,nrnmsssioasf JaHses II sssyce. r.
81 !. s.sv ard others vito are if1saacfts1 ~
4rend sssry on charges nf obtaining
~ fran the King county road FHFei
I. =. Sslxe prekenxes, or ~ tofgsry. Az
-. fried BY Judge REASON after I'D.
e<-xav ar before Wednesday AZ say
n. Sss.a aifssre1at eases vii sse transferred
- Moore Ter sflss Tsss statement
~ ID, King, ose OF tsse special
i. 2ks anr,oi4,te9 ~ suese henson 30 adj
49, rrand Jury, wfsen fTlssse cutting A.
kkT Mcf.isog VAS ruled 1ul " ttae
~ tury room. aad II aath9Tata tive
~ nposfance ~ tbs sssa-sssIi 81 JsAlse
- ID allow snas;4@r sTsskge to fzy she
liex FL tbs facs thai waaH ftsa5ez
a few others OF .ae defendants ~
Jrases aeege asst bgoegAt tp far ar
r. enf. 5ssge Reason released 4, grant
~Eaxe Of vraus 10 ane Of The other
~ pa upoa the alleged ground thai he
ESr~iuaicetI ssd could n05 give fhe
"a - d fair rial.
W. ilrse Judge Benson made fsas rtas-
49, ne motion he am3ou1csd that re
A Szs daabs az his ability - Eve tie al
"a ~~4adaers 4 fair trial. and Il wflI sse
xsSfnw OF a surprise 10 Iseopi. wEafs are
"a 1911 In the cases 80 know that tas Aas
4. Esa his mind sp<elaI 1oanael kIng
~ -, In epnse1ting "a grant the change
1870 Judge Benson docs lot for a
k31 admit that h. il pretaslc@d. or
~ coalj not fairy Try the alleged Of
fse Benson makes no concession
EEEA rranfs the change" remarked
1. snln~ Il, a Post-fntellig snceT reporter
ssr11ay Afternoon. when asked FOR par
80 re9arding the matter. Of course,
- "a love for forgers and swindleTs.
|, n ,wns,Id be no ground for burglar.
a1tanee. 10 Ask for a change % venue
a. sround that the judge was opposed
- br%aklng. l knew personally that
E,t.e, ueop,~ had been willing To have
"A so trias before Judge Benson they
~ have obtained az fair a trial as aay
| I nould have desired The mere fact
Al - Judge was accused of being pre-
n would have made him mere tender
4 " defendanis in all his rulings.
= n fhez. men ard their lawyers want
~ chang Of venue. and were prepar-
s renew their demand for IL. and
a. Deason thought he would be doing
~ VIA. was r.gh; In aecesains 10 their
vaand irrespective OF lis justice tie
!, I ne thar he will transfer the cases 10
Ale Moore. and although understand
=. Iudge Moore has hitherto hsega un-
|.Nnx to have anything 20 do with Inc
Az / shink when he flfids that Judge
), an Al well as the other side. = Will
: TO allow him 10 fry the defendants.
|1tA Moore win make 80 objection TaiS
! s.meul Of the case we will make 10
Ioxe Moor
Ill formal order transferring the cases
II rs: beer made BY Judge Benson, VINO
!: : announced his determination "a Nr-
lex on Saturday afternoon after court
burned.
lem r. Dore. Heatnm's lawyer. ard the
All WHO is making tn. nafst vigorous de-
ri,t against the grand jury indictments,
Inclined to be sxuterant over the sudden
! fsxe oil base on the part uf Judge Ben
Il. "A motion is now pending in eatss OF
Z ,unesosfs cases against iiea;on TO
an The Indictment. Mr.. Dafe considers
a Judge Benson had 70 ali intents and
i, oses ruled on the que s.ion OF the SUI
isary Of The indictments In favor Of their
lsdit5 Judge Moore, however. Is 81
TX Town quantity. as he has never had
hing to 10 With the casts.
r. I notions 10 aaash the indictments IN
et Of the H.aton eases and ina an the
: = eases. Will he heard by Judge Moore
Wednesday morning If the change af
nue. h made and IN accepts The burden
wying III. ca es. Dther~ tse. II is prob
II that the motions Will not he heard.
& wtll be continued pending TIE discev-
y Vt some superior Judge from an outside
T.y. who will hear them. FOR Jusg.
spes. It Is pretty generally thought. Will
~ 10 try tae men. as he considers the
a4d jary's proceedings % doubtful he
liiy
n Saturday the defendants ifl the road
NJ swtndle cases served upon Mr.. king
amdaviss In support OF thu motions
Nuash the indictments. No new mat
esare stated In the asNdasi;s. which
! ely state the objections formerly made
tAe indictments with more PARTICIPANTS.
sdge Moore could not be found vex,er-
Y when statement was sought from
u whether he would try the road fund
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