The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06
lDLR WOOD ESCAPES.
Why Oregon Court Kept Washing
ton Officers OF.
,,.o,crMe~r NOT ENOUGH.
Ali % Ne Takea Fson Judges
neeassss ana . Fsll Report Aaae
- Department Of Jssttce-Over
80 Victims Of . LanA Fraud In
rhfs state Looking for Weed,
vhe II said 10 Have P1esty Gosh.

rhfs state Looking for Weed,
vne II said to Have P1esty CssA.
rhe decision OF Judge BeilinSer. Of the
rsdersI court 81 Portland. Or. under
rasrf the Federal authorities Of this state
-. s,,sscked from obtaining possession Of
1oan Wood a notorious land swindier.
@h0 has over 20 victims In Washington,
ana against whom there arc seven indEct-
rSnss In the Federal court before Judge
Hanford. viii not cease tcnoinS TOT
Icnx time 10 come.
q. the saying goes II has raised big
,nw ard the end Of IL II far on A CON-
snl~ss report Of the affair 10 TO be- forwarded
q, the department Of justice OF the United
states al Washington City and an appeal
Z TO be taken 20 a higher court from that
Or Judge Bellingers.
s.rt 4 true said a local government Of
dcial yesterday, tina, tho matter viii be
repoyted In detail TO the department Of
Justice Here il man who has swindied
nearly 90 people In this state out Of hard
earned money. and through decision Of
Judge Be.iinxer he In turned loose IN the
came state where he was convicted twice
for the same crime we want him for Yes.
sir. you are right In assuming that WAS
greatly asionished. The government spent
down. and now we find ourselves unable to
take him out Of a sister state.
II do not care TO express what / think
about this ease. Judge Beliinger's decd
eon. however, In not the Law. and the case
Wtll be taken up
Judge Hellinger ordered Woods release
an the ground that the authorities OF
Warrington did not show probable cause
This decision was made In spite OF the fact
hat We had sent Witnesses there to
Aenfffy the prisoner as required by
law. and also forwarded the indictments
found By q grand Jury In the Federal
court II is not a question OF probable
cause. II the papers from this state were
correct I'm form. etc. that was enough to
esve the person Of the prisoner We have
not been treated right
There Ii no complaint against District
Attorney Hall. of Oregon. He worked hard
on This case and am certain he feels dis
satisfied with the outcome. ! have nothing
bat commentator for his persistent ef-
forts 10 have Wood transferred 10 Wash
ington.'
story 81 Weeds Arrest.
v,.<~s So ar~....,. sa....., ..,.,.. a..
~ :. - u ssa sss e.ai "seAs Ako ~
PWuAnu aitsr a chase tastih& months re
Vas held az nrsf under warrant issued
By United states coRmNianexSs James
KlsfeY OF this city. Mr. and Mrs James
- PER-, tUs NJ wood.s Victims vrer..
=. :. r,s.s,s 1870. s.' f.
80. a. $50 r,,,.sa So. ..at .i.s
.nsy oau ou'ois ahscu states 'o1na ssiohsI
Mckee who u sad TO be an officer Of the
Federal court IN Portland. No indictment
sNM Presented and the commissioner re-
fls..Aaf Weed ne ~.x ,rrraa,.,ay,, 80
.~-.ss 80 a., .a.a -,
e.. az. ~ NV esai'e t"e kIsha
yuy IN TINS eisS Hau retuIncd scseral NJ
saGamen1 aEaihst MN. Armed with an
: Indictment. the district attorney Of Ore
ron teak Wood before United etates Conn
m,seson.r r..Sv ~, ord.r.a ~ ,sr,ss,...
hsld psndinr an order for ~. renewal 70
washington
Ibe case was then taken before Judge
Be.iinser on an application for an order OF
removal. AS the f,r>gnnfan saws ..yVooa
!. -.,s :. 80 ~"
49, ~ .sss "a. soue $3.50 AZ NJ
y1Nss snn ne uau no tIoantc IN nnding
'ehus % defend nm Inc authorities
n this state understand that the sum was
twice that amouu, and that Judge uelifn-
gers son anueared as co,,nsel
rnase as,,,n..r raytaw,ss -. go. -.
49, '."e1 s"V Vase -
NhsSn' anu safo IN part.
Upon the application for writ OF re-
g. TO the effect Of the discharce nv com.
su'heIehey o. ne showing made 10 author
an ofusf OF removal
on,n.s. 70 ~. hfst question l am OF the
op'nion mat the action OF the eonypissioner
- m appseatlon Of TINS Kind. urcn the
and especially where puch testimony as
shes,s ~ a., n,e" me ,nSictment = FOUND.
IN .,..Rr sssisa ~ saouiu aot os oi'en TOT
h~f.ys a,,,..',.. W my lcpea.su peIuons
.s...s Us 4, e"t So"1tniEsfoners upon sao-
~. ha., u.e ss's state OF tae.sS Nnere
IN ss.s.s nas pses tuis ahn complete
"a sa,s,,sa. " ~. o"s soIinussionsr IN refusing
tar ~. VIZ ns,a.nuahs, unisss surn ac-
Assr.. aas sssn .. a'ttsfy. ana IN fnanifest
disregard OK his duty. ought not TO he made
Dt.s.nnrr VI RIVE" oe'ofe second conn
-
"S"u"o Hor NemOval.
IAN agreed s,at.,nan, =, ia ,a..,r,o,,v
Of Perry and his wlsr hefor. tsomn,ssinner
Mckee was made on this hearing q, tina,
am enabled "a Ecny ~. sa.,s -, s.,s,~h
the Indictment IN, m. Disgrace ~ Washinr
ten was iuund. This .rs,.mnnx =, Tar as
II relates 10 IA. cysn. charg.a /, th.. r,at,-
ton filed AS ths ground for renewal r,,,.
ssis Of the statement by perry and wife
thas xaax3 r.ovasf..,s ,h.s snr,rsr -. 49,, -,
Ellsnshurg ana maka an .na,,e, ,srr anJ
nlnx 10 pnrehaats uisan the Hand In o,sss-
ton This - tn iss.t,s,x,. r.,,.ss 49,