The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-03-29
(AYTON'S CASE CARRIED
CROWDS TO THE COURT
Officer Phillips Became PhlIOOgist and Explained Grating
An Appalling Array Of Legal Talent Present.
Everybody That Could Get in Got in

The meaning OF the word graft
Ing IN the point on which turns the
criminal libel case Of chief 81 Police
Meredith against II. II. Cayton. pub
Usher aud proprietor of the Weekly
Republican.
The preliminary hearing wan be-
KUN this morning before Justice
Cam. II would take "a seer and a
prophet "a fnrrteil the ending. II the
progress made today be taken al In
dloative II the length OF the hear
iuR 10 VIII last through the summer
In justice to the prosecuting attur-
ury. however u De- only fair ia Say
that the delay wuH caused entirely
hN counsel fur the defense. who
made every possible effort 80 DRAG
Into this eaHe every possible thing
properly belonging outside Of t.
Long before 10 O'Clock. the hour
st for the hearing. Justice eannia
Hluffy little court room was crowd
Ell beyond all reason Judge VIM
sur for the defense was late and his
associates asked Tor delay. This
vas granted and for ten minutes
the crowd brcnthed the foul air %
the room Then some genius Hug-
= ated that wine move might be-
made 90 the regular police court IN
TIE city hell
To THE suggestion Justice cam
gave "a ready eouHent. and there VAS
! stampede toward the police court
Everybody Was There.
II was nearly hair. past ten when
the hearing fualiy began. II ia
doubtful Il such another gathsFing
has been crowded into one room lu-
thia city before. Detectives we're
tostie1 b. gamblers. women Of the
town rubbed elbows with min
istefs of che gospel. aud iu
their interest and raKerncsH forgot
their professional isef. politicians
auake 20 fufurmefu and the latter,
ignorant Of the cunta made
reply. u was indeed a motley
gathering
The knowledge that the mayor Of
the city Keepers 81 houses Of so
reuute. gamblers aud detectives had
been summoned In defense Of the
man aha e charged with accusing
the chief II police Of this city %
grating. served To draw the peo-
pie They HurEed about the room.
eager tn hear the uEhtrat whisper
auaut the startling facts and ale
cations which were said 10 uuaefilc
this seemingly simple case. and be-
fore the session ended they were re-
waFded.
Bold. the Judge.
Boldly aud somewhat oascntatiouH-
- Judge Ninaur told what he
ssaa going - show HoM corrupt the
police werm. how wicked the city
government. And Just thcn Prose
cutting Attorney Fulton intefposcii
an objection ana the attorneys
statement came 90 al end.
Ths must interesting feature Of the
day came just before the noon re-
cess. city Detective Charles Phil
lips was on the stand and was being
permitted 70 testify a. 20 the mean
Ing - the word "Erafting as an
expert. II did not develop ia Just
what direction Phillips fNpeftneha
lsY. grating OF philalaEy.
guYtun VAS present early tu the
las with a large following % friends
aHd counsel. Ia the latter Office
we're Judge Winnar. who did most
Of the talking. Milo a. Root. Who
dld n great deal, and +. a. Palmer,
Nho said nothing At all. bat seemed
20 BE- DOING a great deal - heavy
thinkiuE. Among THE ministerial
spectators acre ReNH. =. NJ. Ran
dali a. Atwood. ~. T. brown. itol-
and Hughes and beuuiHun. The ar
raw was earnest and formidable. AZ
the table reserved for the pruaseu-
ton nnt chief % Police Meredith
and Prosecuting Attorney Fulton,
looking enough alike "a hc brothers.
Their resemblance vaH startling and
Interesting They we're dressed
49, thcif eHrriaEU p the same and
through all the Irritating talk 81 the
day they kept the same reserve and
camposure.
Ne Bows 20 Court.
At hnlf-naat ten 10 the second Mr..
Milo a Root arose aud
eoukhed i'm the manner most APP
proved by all attorneys. lie made
slight bow a. the court. who was
talking 10 a friend. losing the little
point 81 Difference. MT Root moved
20 diHmisa the complaint ON the
ground that no offeuse was stated
81 n and that no cause Tor action
had been specified.
We contend your honor, Haid
Mr. Root. that there is nothing In
this complaint upou which a charge
OF libel can be based. SO reflection
was made on Chief Meredith and
none intended Read the alleged IT,
bel once more. Chief Meredith pro-
poses 20 run uuack doctors out Of
business which perhaps N not
bad idea. but We suggest that while
he O. running quack doctors out Of
business that he likewise run graft
ing policemen out Of business. then.
parhnuu the city would be rid OF