Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-21
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
THURSDAY. JUNE 81, 1900.
THE BULLETIN IN A HOLE.

The Bulletln publishes an aIndaEll
made By y. W. Bush concerning the Pei.
land case. which it says shows that 'the
screed in the Bulletin was correct, that
Sheriff HUFF is entirely blameless in tie
matter. and that the HERALD made its
"vile attack'o Oh that officer for political
purposes only.
Well, let us see; ii the matter in con-
trovelsy was a question OF judgment the
testimony OF LAWYER Bush might be
necessary. but, az it is entirely matter
OF record facts, the necessity for any
testimony-otler than the records--iails
to appear. The original statement OF the
Bulletin. aside from its abuse OF the
Herald. was. verbatim: "Pelland was
sentenced last Friday June i. He i'm
mediatey filed notice OF appeal and
appeal bond which, under the laws OF
this state. allows him his liberty until
his case is disposed OF in the supreme
court.
This statement the HERALD said and
still says, is untrue. The record shows
that notice OF appeal and bond was filed
on june j, not Immediately, as the Bull
etn has il and being objected to, was
not approved, and HAS NOT LET BEEN .Ar-
PROVED. az the presence OF Poland in the
city jai, well attests. Poland was, in
the language Of the court, ,emauded to
the custody OF the sheriff FOR CONVEYANCE
TO THE ABERDEEN CITY JAIL AND OFFICERS
OF suD CITY. This order the sheriff did
not obey until the light OF publicity was
turned on his delinquency by the HERALD.
Then. on June :, the sheriff turned Pei
land over to the city authorities Why
did he do 500 Ii the Bulletin is correct
the man had right to his liberty. Does
that paper mean to accuse the sheriff OF
unlaw;ully mprisoning this man? Ii he
was entitled to his liberty on June S, the
date the Bulletin said he was, why was
he imprisoned on the 7th, and why does
Lawyer Bush, and the Bulletin, permit
him to languish in Jail: The fact OF the
matter is that the Bulletin got into
hole and makes futile effort to pull itself
out by the coat tails Of Lawyer Bush.
By the way, this affidavit of Mr.. Bush
is quite literary gero quite an essay on
show not to say it," Nobody questions
the loyalty OF the attorney to his client.
From the beginning Of the action to the
writing OF this affidavit Mr.. Bush had
labored strenously to keep Poland out Of
Jail, and some Of the methods resorted to,
il examined, might not be considered
quite within the rules Of legal ethics.
But, to examine the affidavit. Mr..
Bush says Poland. after sentence, and
while in the custody Of the sheriff, "came
down to Aberdeen" He carefully re-
fralns to state that lie had been turned
loose by the sheriff, and was giving the
city authorities the horse laugh. He
saws the bond was submitted to Deputy
Sheriff Graham on Saturday evening and
was by him approved. Mr.. Bush is too
able lawyer to pretend that Graham's
aop. oval Of the bond had any legal
weight. The attorney for the city was as
accessible as Mr.. Graham. and his ap-
prevail would have assured its reception
by the court, but lie was not consulted.
All this talk about an agreement reaches
the height Of absurdity when the date OF
the affidavit, June Is, is observed. Pei.
land was III Jail; had been There eight
days, and here we have the spectacle OF
his counsel publishing aflidavits to prove
that he and the attorney for the prose.
cation ha i agreed that he should not 80
to jail, an that he had given bond and
was emit led to his liberty. This is the
silliest kind Of rhomdomantade. II Mr.. !