The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-14

Judge Jacobs and the prosecsstsng assof-
neysa once csaxned again yesssrkiay In the
criminal department. Of the superior court.
The sffs oecurred over the trial Of Wla-lAn
Posnnxki and Bernard Hoffman, cnaf xsa
with reeeis1ug stolen goods. and cutrna-
ased in sensational moves and counter
moves on the part Of the states atfofness
and the lawyers fer the GefendAnts+ The
next result WIS that Hoffman pleaded
guilty and was given the minimum sen
sence Of one year in the penissntiary, while
Pa9nanski was discharged by the court
and Immediately rearrssted by the police On
another count Of the same character.
Paxnansks ard HOFFMAN. who - his son
in-law. were losntiy informed against CT
charge Of receiving stolen goads. or, IN
police pariznce running fence TIE
nsen demanded and were granted separate
trials. Paxnanski had his on Friday. The
Jury xas unable To agree ard was On Sua-
day morning discharged. leaving Poznan-
ski still prisoner and subject 70 second
received fran . notorious sneak thief
named Davenport, Sxt Of books OF meii-
eirse. the property of Coroner Sparsing.
Yesterday morning Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Fulton went TO the courthouse
with q formidable retEnue of witnesses ex-
perting to Try the case against Hoffman.
who uaS accused OF having bought from
tai tools belonging 10 DIR George Themp-
son. Hut Attorneys Fred H. Peterson and
III. L. Wilhelm who represented Hoffman.
as well as Poxnansks. objected to the for
naers trial and asked a continuance be-
cause OF rhe absence Of an important wit
ness. They announced, however. that they
were ready 10 have Poxnanxki tried again
AZ once.
Mr.. Fulton objected 10 the continuance
u he ALI
strennously te the immediate tr.a. OF Hoff-
man. He declared that it was a thing
without precedent for a court 70 set the
second trial of . defendant on the day
following his frst. The court insisted and
Mr. Fuifon. who was IN the meantime
backed up by the arrival OF the proseeat-
ing attorney. waxed eloquent In opposition.
Finally the court peremptoriiy ordered
the trial 10 proceed. but agreed TO give the
prosecution half an hour TO make . show-
irE why 1t should not 70 on
The prosecuting attorney and his deputy
retired and IN few moments returned
wished further time in which to obtain
certified copies of the records OF
TIE San Quentin. Cal. penitsntiary show
Ing that Hoffman was an ex-eonviet- with
the purpose OF impeaching his testimony
when he should again take the stand 10
testify in behalf Of Poxnanski.
Fosnanskfs nwyers conntered by agree
and demanded that the trial proceed. The
Prosecuting attorney and his deputy felt
that To try the Poznanski case again
without new evidence would be futile and
asked the court 10 discharge the defend
ant. The court demurred. but finally con-
sensed-
Then the state demanded the trial Of
Hoffman. but HoYuan's lawyers Insisted
ON a continuance. The court gave them a
brief time for consultation. at the end of
which they returned and asked that Hon-
man be allowed 10 plead guilty. The re-
quest was granted and a sentence Of one
Year imposed on Hoffman
This ended the court proceedings. but
not the proceedings out OF court Chief
Reed went m once before the prosecuting
attorney ard swore out "A warrant for the
arrest OF Poznarskf on another charge OF
receiving stolen property from Davenport
this time specifying a gold toilet table set
and a gold snkstand stolen from Wash
irgton street house Of i3-fsme and found
at Paxnanaktfs residence. On this war
rant FcxnarsN was arrested by Dacsee-
lives Meredith and Barh~e and turned
ever 20 Sheriff Van De Vanter. In default
OF y159 bonds.
The evidence at the trial Of Poxnau sEi
on the new charge viii be- precisely the
same that introduced on the former
trial. TIL. prosecuting attorneys affsce
considers that Dsdxe Jacobs has practical
" committed himself that this evidence Is
Insufficient IN warrant a conviction. nd
will. therefore IL ia said. demand a trial
before one Of the other two Judges of the
sursrsor court.
scutEng attorneys ogfsee is more than dis
gussse with the light sentence imposed
upon Hoffman, in view OF fhe fact that II
has been brought 70 the courts attention,
served nearly eleven years Tor forgery
ard had beer intimately connected with
Poxnanxki sn the transactions charged
against the latter.