The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-31
Local Officer Charged With Kid
naping in San Francisco.
GROWS OUT OF BANK ROBBERY
Macleod nud N Pinl<erton Detective
Attempt to Dodge service OF
writ of Habeas Corpus-Chased TO
sacramento by 81 Deputy sherin
oud Take. Into Custody-Re-
Iensed ON Own HecoEniznhee'

AS told in an Associated Press dispatch
printed in the Post-Intelligencer yester-
dav morning Deputy Sheriff J. w. Mac
Ieod OF this city. and PinkeTton deteC1
tive were arrested at Sacramento Cai.'
late Thursday night on warrant sworn
out I'm San Francisco charging them WIN
kidnapping John Collins, one OF the alleged
robbers Of the First National Bank OF TINS
city. whom Macleod went TO San fran
cisco 10 bring back here for trial.
Particulars OF the arrest were received
Yesterday. on Thursday Collins applica-
ton for a writ OF habeas corpus was de-
MED by San Francisco county and he was
turned over to the police. Macleod In the
meantime had secured warrant for the
extradltion Of Collins from Gov Gage, OF
California and as soon as the prisoner
was remandod he served II on Collins and,
taking him into custody, started Tor seat
tie.
IL is claimed that I'm order TO prevent
another writ Of habeas corpus from being
served upon him Macleod took his pris-
oner in closed patrol wagon 70 the
Oakland ferry and smuggled him across
the bay. A dispatch from San Francisco
last night stated that Collins was Kept IN
the back room OF an Oakland restaurant
until the oregon express started. Ihen
the prisoner was placed on the train. and
Macleod believed that he was safely on his
way north without further danger of mo-
lcstation.
In the meantime, Collins attorney had
learned that his client was being smuggled
out OF the state. and he promptly went be-
fore a superior Judge other than the one
who had denied Collins application for a
writ Of habeas corpus, as well as warrants
for the arrest OF Macleod and the Pinker-
ton detective ON the charge OF KIDNAPPING.
The warrant FOR the arrest of the two
officers was photographed to Sacramento,
and when the train carrying them arrived
az that place the sheriff boarded It and
took the entire party into custody. A
few hours later a deputy sheriff from San
Francisco arrived and served the writ on
Macleod. He also took the latter into
custody and conveyed him back 70 San
Francisco.
when Macleod reached San Francisco,
he found that his bail had been placed at
$1,000 He wired his troubles TO this city
Immediately. and President James D.
fioge. jr, of the First National bank
promptly came TO the front. He wired
the First National bank of San Francisco
to furnish any amount OF bail that might
be required Of Macleod and the detective.
and further TO see that they were provid-
ed with competent counsel Later In the
day however. Macleod and the Pinkertou
man were released on their own recognize
anee, although the attorney for Collins de-
clared that he intended to prosecute the
kidnapping case against them 10 the bittcr
end
. Prosecuting Attorney MeEiroy was out
OF the city yesterday. but late last night
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hart wired
Gov. Gage. OF California demanding TO
know why an agent OF the state OF Wash
fngton, holding q warrant of the governor
OF California for the arrest and extradi-
ton of prisoner had been arrested and
thrown IN tail Up 10 late hour Mr.
Hart had not received a reply TO his teie-
gram,
The second application OF Collins for a
writ Of haheas corpus VIII be- heard TODAY
before Judge l.awlor OF the superior court
IL san Francisco. The date OF Maci,e Gods
preliminary examination on tho Kidnapping
charge has not been set
The charge against Macleod Is riatcu-
lnus,' said Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Hart Yesterday HE was acting within his
authority "a an officer OF the law when he
took Collins into custody. The whole pro-
ceedlnE ts q remarkable one, and 1t would
be well 10 Investigate IT,"