The Nome nugget., 1902-07-12
Dismissed By Judge Reed at
 Request of Counsel.
BY MATMER'S DESIRE
Had the Case Been Appealed, His Counsel. Attorney HGbbeS, States That lie Would Have Been Held Until. the Case Was Tried.

Referring to the Mather case, as elucidated by the Gold Digger. At torney J. F. Hobbes, in the following letter to the NUGGET, explains his connection with the dismissal of the case against Mather as follows:
 "On Friday morning. July 4th one AXel Johnson, friend of Mather, came to Al office and stated that Mather had been arrested the night before and was in the city jail: that he wanted me to get him out. Immediately afterward l called on the chief of police and iu- qured into the matter. and was told that Mather had been arrested on the charge of drunk and di~Orderly conduct in the alley back of the saloons. 1 re- queotcd to permit Mather to go on his own recognizance until court would be in session: the chief replied hat Mather was asleep, but as soon he aWol1e, he would see about it. In the afternoon, Mathcr still being held, called on the l.. :. Commissioner, primarily at the suggestion of |. ;. Marshal Richards to Mr. Warren, who had also interested himself in getting Mather released. Judge Reed at once consented to re- lease Mather on S2J cash bail, unljl the converting of court on the following morning. 1 reported this 10 Mather !, friends, and the amount was finally de- posted. and Mather released. In the meantime, 1 had called on several of of the prominent business men of the street. and friends of Mather, to intel- est themselves but for various reaeOus, they did not care to become mixed up in the matter. After the bonds were deposited, and late in the afternoon of Friday. l met Chief JoII, and asked him to have the case against Mather dismissed, that ne was an eX pOliCCm ~. and that it had something of the flavor of personal quarrel. He replied that he would see about it. Later he told me the judge wanted to see me. called on Judge Reed, who asked me upon what grounds l had asked the dismissal of the case, and l replied upon the grounds that Mather had a good reputation, that he was an eX- policeman, and that there might be more or less of d personal feeling lu the matter: that 1 would promise, not only for his past, but for bis future conduct. to the effect that he was a reputable and w-obServing citizen, had been and would remain so: that he had been and thought was now en- gagged on the creeks, and that if held here it might be a material hardship to him: that to avoid the going over of the old police trouble ] thought it best to dismiss the matter. The judge, after consideration, said he would dis miss the case, that Mather need not appear, and that he would return to me the cash bond of S25. The first ad- lournment on Saturday was taken al Mr. Mathers request, for the reason that his witnesses. principally Mir. Hetfron. could not be present, as well as other witnesses he relied upon. had previously told Mr. Mather that had asked the chief to dismiss the case aud of my interview with the cOmmis- sioner. At II o'clock Monday l re- turned to Mr. Mather his bail bond and supposed that everything was sat lsfactory.
 "In the meantime. and on Sunday, had called on some of the witnesses Mr. Mather relied on, had a story ot the preliminary conditions, and it was my best judgment that a dismissal o- the case, if it could be secured, woulC be for his best interests. I charged q nominal fee for appearing in the com missioner's court and remitted the charge agreed upon should the case bt appealed. Had the case been appealed he would have been held in the juris diction of the appellate court until the case might be tried, and it was princi pally for the reason that it would b' pre- judicial to his interests to be so helC that deemed it best to procure dis
 missal. It was wholly at my request
 with the understanding of Mir. Mathcr
 that the case was disposed of as i
 was."
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