The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-07
Members of the Anglo-American
Club May Be Prosecuted.
JUDGE JACOBS SPEAKS OUT.
VIII Advise the Prosecuting 1Attor~
ney's Office to File Informations
Against Witnesses in the Larris
Cain Case, Who Admit That They
for Money-Record of Testimony

During the trial Of the case of Larris
Cain against. a. A. Seagrave to recover
money alleged to have been lost during a
series Of poker games played at the Occl-
dental hotel several witnesses went on
the stand in Judge Jacobs court yester-
day morning and testified that they were
participants in a number Of the games
Unpleasant consequences may result TO
these witnesses. Judge Jacobs gave no.
tice, after hearing the testimony, that he
would formally call the attention of the
prosecuting attorneys Office to the fact
that the witnesses had violated the law,
and recommend that criminal proceedings
be instituted against them. "Mr. Stenog-
rapher," said his honor. addressing that
official Of the court. you wifi prepare
transcript OF the testimony of these wit
nesses and those which will hereafter tes-
tify for presentation to the prosecuting
attorney in order that he may proceed as
the facts warrant. / will not order these
men into the custody of the law during the
progress of the trial. as | do not care to
impress the jury's mind with irrelevant
matter. The same result may be accom-
plished in another manner"
1t was a breath-taking declaration.
Spectators and attaches of the court alike
listened in surprise.
The Judge spoke calmly but with appar-
ent earnestness
The incident came up in the trial of the
case of Cain for the recovery of 81, 106 80
alleged to have been lost to the defendant
Following the conclusion of Gains testi-
mony which was given in the main on
Thursday, Mrs. Cain took the stand and
corroborated her husband in his state
ments to the effect that the money lost
was community property. Then the de-
Tense began the presentation of their case,
ID. II. Gilman representing Seagrave. One
by one as the witnesses took the stand
Judge Jacobs informed them of their
rights regarding testimony which might
incriminate themselves He told them that
II discriminating evidence was given that
the party so giving would have to bear
the consequences. r. r. DrtImmond and
A. Fortlouis the only witnesses examin-
ed apparently did not fear the consequent
ces for they told in seeming straight
forward manner of their participation in
the poker games. FortIouis told of the or
ganization of the Anglo American Club
under whose auspices the games were con-
Quoted. There were, he said fifteen gen.
temen In the club. They were. he said.
in the habit of assembling In the club
rooms. which were rented from Seagrave
playing for money, pleasure and pastime
Subsequently the same testimony was
given by Drummond. who, in addition
declared that Cain when he lost gave 81
O. US" and that when he won he usual
" took the cash.
II was at the conclusion of Drummond's
testimony and after the jury had retired
that Judge Jacobs delivered the instruc-
tions relative 10 the prosecution of the
witnesses who had admitted participation
IN the poker games