The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-12
NO GROUNDS
AFFORDED
WILSON AND HARRIS CANNOT
GAIN THEIR FREEDOM ny
HhnGAs corpus

Judge IallmHn ana T. s. Foil
mer. WHO represented W II. liar
ia and james WILSON at thor
triala. both say that the statement
made in an evening paper Last night
regarding the men la grossly enron
saua. and there ia no chance Of
their getting their liberty hy ha
beaH corpus
II IL claimed that Judge Taumau
committed fatal error iu ALLOW
ING a jury drawn IUf June - Herfe
In JUS. aud by doing su and al
lowing James Wilson. charged WifH
bufEIa8. and ~ ~ Harris. chars
81 WIih living with % fallen woman
10 be tried before that panel be
opened az avenue Tor their release
81 a stIf of habear corpus II RaH
ahu infimatsd that nu attempt r.
Het the men ffre ON that ground
va - be- made
The whole affair. according % the
statements ct attorneys prartleinK
extensively iu the criminal court
WaH an utterly WuWhfTantrd attack
on Judge Tallmnu This D. borne
oft b. the fact that another store
roasting Judge Tal'mau for tak
iua vacation appeared in the
same issue.
4 naH very much surprised when
the Newspaper article waa called -
my attention last night Superior
Judge TaIImuu said before leaFiuE
o. tie East thiH morning The
whole thinr 81 absolutely ridiculous
e. anyone can see Who Wlll tale
the trouble 90 look up The faFfa
There ia no doubt that an attorney
can refuse - pass "a juror iaf cause
on the KFuund that be- was drawn
faf one month and serving In Al
other and there Oh no Judge I think
be would cot uphold him II an
objection had been raitfd aud ! hal
oFsffulsd and exceptions appeared
ia fHe records there Del not the
aHEhtest doubt that Z would be r.
FerHed Iu the supreme court.
However. ia thrre particular
EaHeH eIfrHm stances Nrrr very of
fHHanU The tao men we're anxious
far speedy trials and nu lurlea 81
IulY and August Their attorney
aahed If the jurors HtrtluK fof June
could be held over and said thai
fhaY could bat that OF course yer
diet returned hy them would not be
be held Eaud iu Jolly unless The de
PENDANTS agreed not 60 raise that
question Ia examining ths jurors
and 80 that nothing pertaining u
the question should Tu into the rec
ofd
As far a. the statement thai
Judge Hell would not even allow a.
insanity Gaze 60 be- heard D. the
June Jury that o. uuf1Iudrd. ~ au
effort vas made 90 set my lHrF into
probate court Tor n feu hour. but
thsY uefs then about 90 tfy a case
AMI eauid not Oct u ~. There Is
10 possible chance Dor Wilson o.
Harris "a secure release 90 a Hfit
Of hahsaH corpus
Regarding the objections made
u M taxing a vacation fail e
see b Nhat motives they were A.
luAfed. ff 81 the custom all over
the state for judges 10 take yaeaz
lions during July and August and
aa a rule no iurics are called The
AfKhana charged with murder Who
hra elamorinE for trial according r.
the newspaper article have twice
demanded that their trial be con
tInued aud have shown good cause
Khy IL should BE- n was on their
oRn motion that the case vent over
until September and as Far a. the
trial % Mrs Sarah Rumheaux la
concerned she has been very iil for
months and her physicians inform
me he vill be unable 20 attend her
own trial for several weeks The
criminal court calendar 81 very well
cleared
= s. Follmcr. tho attorney Who
represents Wilson. one 81 the men
convicted By the jury which served
a feu days the first OF this month
stated Last nlEht that his client vas
legally convicted and that there g.
not the slightest error In the record
81 which he could take advantage