The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-22

tssne-honored SNARE q the sure-shtng gam-
bier for his more vsrSant victims. The
Roland woman Refused 10 play. Her cali
ers talked In vain: sne would nat Accept
the giFded bait
Then Reynolds resorFed 10 sfratagem.
'sEab.' he exclaimed. turning away from
the woman a. " IL disgust II don't be-
Eeve you've got any money. anyway
The ignorant victims pride was touched.
"Don't yoa believe H. sad she, a, tire
same time seasoning her clothing and pro-
Suctng her pockstbook. containing ali her
savings
What followed Il a trife uncertain. bat
does not Gefrast from tire fact that the
woman was shame.eSiy robbed Reynolds
ard fis co-defendant ciasne5 that ths
woman bet her money and lost e. she
to bet and tssa. Reynolds grabbed the
moDsy away from her aa6 attempted 10
make his escape.
When a policeman arrived on the scene
The woman Was holding Reynolds and
screaming Justify for help The other
buBko men had dscampsd. The woman
told the offscer that Reynolds had handed
the bills stolen from her 10 one Of his con-
federases and had her gold IN his trousers
pocket. Tae officer searched Reynolds and.
sure enough, found In the pocket indiea ted
SIS In gold. which was Identified BY the
woman. A little later Jacobson was ar
rested. hut the other participants In the
robbery were never captured.
At the trial Of the case ATTORNEY John
r. Dore whf, in naw assisting i'm the de-
fence 81 the notorious Steve kyts end las
associates In the dragging and robbing
or f. W Miller. appeared to defend the
bunko men. Associated with him was Ed
ward caypless From the first the courts
rsltirez favored the Defendants
In order 10 convict Jacobson. Prcsecut-
ing Attorney McEsifoy knew that he must
show that his relations with Reynolds and
ether buEko men wers Intimate He Of
fered TO prove by police officers and dee
tectiyes that the two msn were constant
companions. But the court would have
nothing of the kind. He ruled CUT all tes-
timony on that phase OF the case.
Al the close OF the states case the dis-
charge Of each OF the defendants was
asked on the ground that the state had
failed TO prove them guilty Of any crime.
The court discharged Jacobson on the
ground that the state had failed 10 con-
meet him with Reynolds. holding in effect
that the state should have proved tae
very things which Prosecuting Attorney
McEiroy had endeavored 10 prove and had
been arbitrarily prevented from proving.
After Jacobson's discharge the court
proceeded TO hear Reynolds defense.
Thanks 10 the mastery efforts Of Atsor-
neys pore and Caypisss. the jury dis
agreed and the bunko man was given am
other chance before he court
Pending Reynolds second trial Judge
Jacobs according 10 the story told by
Prosecuting Attorney McEiroy and cor
federated by the records OF the superior
court. was guilty of an unparalleled
breach OF court etiquette. to call II by no
harsher name.
AT the first trial the state had intro
duced in evidence against Reynolds the
3s5 In gold found on his person on the
night Of the robbery. This gold. the pros
ecuting attorney contends. was. in any
view Of the case. the prop rty of Carrie
ROLAND She had idegtified 1t as having
been stolen from her by Reynolds.
In spite OF this fact. however, Attorney
Dore Immediately after the first trial ap-
piled 10 Judge Jacobs for an order that
this Ss5, constituting part of the evil
denca against his client, be turned over
TO him by the clerk of the court. The
court. without notifying the prosecuting
attorneys office of the application. grant
ed Il and Mr.. Dore drew down the coin.
The frs, that the prosecuting attorneys
office knew OF the circumstance was when
Attorney Csypiess appeared 10 protest
against his colleagues action, claiming
that he had been thereby defsaudcd of his
share OF the money
McEiroy Expresses His Diaapproval.
Mr.. McEIroy went to the court and in
plain language expressed his disapprovai
bat that did no, mend matters. and when
the second trial OF Reynolds began the
state found Itself poserless to convict
him. He was acquitted Prosecuting At
torney Net.iroy and members OF hts on.ce
force unite in declaring. chiefly because
the court had allowed the defendants at
torney 10 walk away with the principal
evidence IN the case
In connection with The case OF hanko
man REYNOLDS another alleged bunko case
might be mentioned. The circumstances
are 80 fresh In the mind of the newspaper
reading public that they hardly need be
more than referred To. This case IL that
of Ioseph Sears. Sears is charged with
rnhbirg s. carilis, 81 Los Angeles, Cal, Of
A iarg. sum ~ money in a bunka game
at Madison park last March The case
has 1901 yet been tried
Sears /. viii he remembered. was arrest
81 on thu street by Deputy Sheriff Tim
Finn while fleeing from bis alleged victim.
Al police headquarters. before ne Mas
searched Sears attempted to pass to n :
wife who had followed him 80 the ssatioa,
A fash reu' lie was detected In the
act however. and the roll coanscated
After Sears WAS bound over for trial ec-
fore the superior court. Attorney Scion I
Williams ard Attorney p0re. who aAd
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