The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-09
BACK TO JAIL.
Mike Lee Must Await the Action OF
the Governor.

Spokane Chronicle:
M. f. Lee, the man who is wanted
at Kalispell, Mont, on the charge Of
grand larceny, made his initial APP
pearance in the Spokane police court
yesterday afternoon. The charge on
which he was up before Judge Ken
nan, was that Of being a fugitive from
justice. He was he'd under $500 to
await the decision of Governor Rogers
upon the application for eXtradition
papers, which has been made by the
complaining witness.
F. G. Robinson, who is Lees At
torney, is fighting the case at every
point and proceeded from the hearing
of the habeas corpus proceedings,
which were dismissed in the superior
court yesterday morning, to the hear
ing in the justice court in the after
noon with the same resolution to
contest the case at every turn and
to do all in his power for his client.
The case was called after the adj
journment of the regular session OF
the police court, and on that account
there were very few spectators to cape
and gaze, and long for sensational de-
velopments. Attorney E. G. Soule
represented Mark T. Jones & Sons,
which is the losing party in the trans
actions leading up to the present case.
and carried ON the prosecution which
terminated in the holding of the pris-
oner.
Arthur S. Slater, manager and rep
resentative of Mark F. Jones & Sons,
was the only witness, but his direct
and cross examination occupied fully
an hour of the courts time. He told
of the dealings of the music house he
represents with the defendant in the
case, NJ. E. Lee, who was it's agent.
He told of the circumstances leading
UP to the present case, all of which
have been gone into by the local press,
and he swore that Mr. Lee had ac-
knowledged his guilt and admitted
that he was no more than a common
thief. The warrant for the arrest of
Lee issued at Kalispell was introduce
as far as the prosecution was con-
cerned.
Attorney Robertson failed to induce
Mr.. Slater to change his statements
or make any which could damage the
case, Notwithstanding the fact that
the attorney put forth his best endeav-
ors in that direction.
AS soon as Attorney Soule announc-
ed that he had finished, the defense
introduced motion for dismissal of
the case and the prisoner on the
ground that nothing had been shown
to prove that the defendant was guilty
of grand larceny, with which Attorney
Robertson stated he was charged:
moreover, that no proof had been in
troduced to show warrant was out
for his arrest, and that it was not
the duty of the justice to hold a man
| uluel SUCH tSlueuCS, anu especially Il
man who could be found at any time
he might be wanted by the authorities
or anybody else. This motion was
argued at considerable length by both
attorneys, and when they had finished
Judge KEENAN, lost no time in an
nouncing his decision.
The judge thought that the evidence
introduced was of such nature as to
justify him in holding the prisoner to
await the decision of the governor in
the matter of extradition papers, and
that is what he did. Next Saturday,
February 8, was set as the date for
the defendants appearance in court
, to learn the decision of the states
chief magistrate. His bond was fixed
| at $500.