The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-14

LANGDON IS OUT ON BAIL,
JUSTICE CANN ALLOWS HIM To
GIVE BONDS FOR APPEARANCE.
over objection of Prosecuting At
torney the Court HoIds, In Eject,
Tint killing Of shank Was Not
Murder In the First Degree.

After a preliminary hearing In Justice
Cams court yesterday afternoon. during
which all OF the evidence now IN the pos-
session of the police bearing upon the
shooting was submitted. William f. Lang
don. who shot and killed Edward s..
shank, was admitted to bail In the sum of
5000
Prosecuting Attorney McEirov entered
formal objection to the fixing of bond
contendlng that from the evidence nd
duced he was inclined to the opinion that
his successor would be warranted In filing
All information charging murder In the
first degree. He stated. however. that n
Justice Cam desired to assume the sole
responsibility of determining the degree OF
the crime OF which Langdon was guilty,
IL at all. he would make no further resist
ance.
Police officer Freeman was the first wit
ness summoned to testify ut the hearing,
and was followed by officers Hubbard
Trip and Bert Taylor, each OF whom re-
iterated the evidence already adduced IN
their examinations before the coroner's
jury all OF which has been published In
the Post-Inteiligencer.
DR. Wotherspoon testified that the i'm
mediate cause OF Shanks death was the
severing OF the artery about two inches
below the bufurcated aorta.
ED Christianson. an employee OF the Cal
Langdon and Shank meet In the main hall
and that their demeanor was friendly
while in his presence.
The defendant himself was then called
to the stand and Intercepted by James
Hamilton Lewis and s. NJ. Shipley. his at
torneys. LAngdon related the substance
OF his interview IN the Post-lntellgeneer
published the morning after the shooting.
and Prosecuting Attorney McElroy made
no effort TO shake his statements In the
cross-examination which followed, con-
tenting himself with gaining clear UNI
Outstanding of the defendants version OF
the killing from his own lips.
After detailing the circumstances lead
ing up TO the shooting. I.angdon said:
mo sooner had called him an migrate
than shank sprang at me with the words.
You 49, OF a ---. get out OF here. stimuli
taneously drawing his pistol. immedi-
ately pulled mine, believing that my lie
was IN imminent danger. and defendea
myself as best | could.
Prosecuting Attorney McE.iTOy then en-.
tered formal objection 70 the admission
OF the defendant 20 ball on the ground
that the evidence was NOS sufficiently
clear TO warrant the aeandontnent OF an
Information charging murder IN the nFst
degree.
hcarstng briefly the evidence and contend
ing thai under the showing made a pre-
sumption OF murder In the frst degree
Was untNn9Dlc.
Attorney WI II Norris, who Is Assoc
ciRted with MF. No kiroy In the arasccu-
ton u the case. waived his right TO reply
"a the address OF the dctendants gtsOF-
ney. and thereupou Judge Cam an
nounced that he would bind f.angdon over
FOR trial 10 the superior court, and uxed
MS bonds m the sum 81 Seq
Iancdons friends immediately crowded
around him. and, after 2 brief eonsulta,
don with his attorneys, Il Was announced
,tst a bond satisfactory TO the court and