The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13

Nellie Peterson, charged with grand
larceny, failed to respond when her case
was called for trial In Judge Jacobs de-
partment Of the superior court yesterday
morning. An immediate investigation of
The reasons leading up to her absence
disclosed the fact that she was released
from the county Jail on August II. just
two months prior to her trial. on q bond
approved by Judge Cam. This bond.
however. appears to have been lost, and
the records OF Judge Cams court do not
disclose anything concerning II. and. in
fact. no mention Of the bond u to be
found in Judge Cams minutes.
The Investigation of the disappearance
Of the Peterson woman disclosed the fur
Their fact that the bond was approved
by Judge Cam three or four days after
the transcript Of the proceedings In the
case In his court had been filed in
the superior court. The filing of the
transcript In Q case in . justice court
Is supposed to end the Jurisdiction Of that
court
Eacts Of the Case.
The story Of the release Of the Peter
son woman from Jail. as near an 1t could
be learned yesterday. II about a. fol-
lows: On August IL Attorney p. d.
Hughes. who represented the woman.
went before Judge Cam with bond
court, where she was wanted for trial.
The bond was In the sum fixed by Judge
Cam when he bound her over. and the
Msrs Frank Frsna an
Judge Cam approved the bond, and Is
said to have given Attorney Hughes q
note to County Jailer Oscar Wise to re:
Hughes went to the county jail and ex-
hibfted 1t to Wise. at the same time de-
livering Judge Cams note. Wise re-
Judge Cam claims that Attorney
Hughes was to return the bond to his
court. and that he failed to do so. At
tofney Hughes says he did return the
was lost. and no record was made Of 1t.
When these facts were laid before
Judge Jacobs by Deputy Prosecuting At
sSn ssoS Of Saaks
In approving the bond. saying he had
lost Jurisdiction Of the case before he
did 50. He also criticised the action Of
the sherin's office in releasing the wo-
man. although he stated that n charitable
view of the matter would be to suppose
that the jailer acted in good faith
sc9 s5ss the aa haa
released from jail without the knowledge
of the prosecuting attorneys ONCE, he do
sired a rigid Investigation OF the matter.
with view OF placing durability where
1t belonged In this view Judge Jacobs CO.
fncided. and continued the case until this
morning. At that time II Is possible that
something sensational may develop.
Judge Cams Statement.
Judge Cam In speaking OF the matter
last night said: II approved the bond. and
my understanding was that II was TO be
returned to my court Immediately after
the woman was released from jail. Furth-
er than that know nothing Of the mat
ter. except that I examined the sureties
carefully at the time. and satisfied myself
that they were good. In regard to my
having lost Jurisdiction Of the case, am
inclined TO think that l had lost It. and
acted possibly without technical authority
In approving the bond. In doing so. how
prevailed In Justice courts In this city"
Attorney Hughes stated that AZ the time
the bond was submitted to Judge Cam he
was OF the opinion that the Judge had the
authority to approve the bond. Since max
ing an examination Of the law. however.
he had reached the conclusion that Judge
Cam was without authority to act In the
premises.
A vigorous search for the missing woman
was organized by the police department
and the sherin's ONCE yesterday. Her &C.
customed haunts were visited. "A rumor to
the effect that she had gone TO Tacoma
GER Sam Corbett TO be sent over to that
city last night to look for her. Up to
late hour they had not been heard from,
and the woman had not been located
The specific offense With which the wo.
man IL charged IL the larceny of $S6 In
money and SO gold nugget from p s.
Anderson. q Klondiker. on the night OF
July %. Anderson is In jail, being held as
. witness.