Evening journal., 1905-10-20
Piles WIT SAVED
HIS CLIENTS LIFE
Senator So Terrified a Jus
tice That Prisoner Was
Released
CONTEST TO SUCCEED ALGIR
By william woln Smith.

Washington, oct. CA good story cOn-
cerning Senator Piles Of Washington has
been brought here by r. b. Hardin. OF
Seattle, who related It TO a party az the
Arlington few nights ago. "At an early
stage in his career as lawyer our new
Senator, Hon Sam Piles OF whom an the
people Of Washington State are exceed
! ingly fond. made a reputation for clever
ness and quckness OF decision in an
emergency that started him on his subse-
quent pathway to professional and po-
litical fame. said Hardin
"rhe future Senator was at that time
located IN the logging town of snohou sh
ON the river Of the same name and a
place frequented by am sorts and condi-
tons OF rough rivermen who made "a liv-
ing by the floating OF logs 1t seems that
shortly after his arrival he was called
on TO defend "A fellow who was charsei
With the larceny Of some stun from "a
fatboat and who sent for Piles at a
most critical time An old justice OF the
peace before whom the alleged thief had
been brought happened to be the pos
SCISSOR OF volume OF the United States
statutes, coming which. he gathered the
idea that the accused man had pefpetrat-
ed the crime OF piracy on the high seas.
The punishment for the henious crime
was death. and while in the act of pro-
nouncing that dread doom young Mr..
Piles reached the scene.
1T took him only a minute to see that
rapid action was necessary. Assuming "a
severe look and speaking in loud and
menacing voice he told The justice that
he had made the colossal biunder of
trying the prisoner under the Federal
statutes instead Of under the laws of
the State: that by so doing he had
trenched upon the authority of the United
States court. and that it the matter were
to come to the attention of the Federal
judge it would mean the forfeiture of the
Justices Office. If not term in peniten-
tiary So emphatic was Piles in .his
statement that the justice, turning white
as a sheet, begged him in Gods name to
desist and Immediately set Piles client
free. From that day 10 this Sam Piles
has never wanted business and for
years before his election TO the United
States Senate he was by common consent
acknowledged one of the foremost
lawyers Of the Pacific coast"
The contest for the succession to the
mantle of Senator Alger Of Michigan
which he has announced he viii drop az
the conclusion of his present term
promises TO be interesting to an unusual
degree Eleven candidates are announced.
being William c. Mcmillan. son of the
late Senator Mcmillan. whom Alger sue
ceeded; Theron w. Atwood Railroad
Commissioner; G. A. Prescott. Secretary
Of State; r. p Glazier. State Treasurer:
Charles s. Osborn. Arthur Hli. OF Sag.
inawi Representatives F. L. Hamilton,
William Alden Smith, Samuel W. smith
and J. w. Fordney. together with ex-
Representative Henry smith. IT looks as
though If the Smiths pulled together one
Of them should land the prize.
Ats
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin.
Chairman OF the House Committee on
fnsular Affairs. has returned from the
Philippines where he went with Secretary
Tafts party 20 find a pretty fight on
his hands It revilves about the action
OF Mr.. Cooper in assisting Senator-Gov-
ernor La Toilette. and the possibility
that the contest over the postmastership
at Beloit. Wisconsin. If Mr.. Cooler dis
places the present postmaster he win
offend him and his friends. and IT he
does not he will lose the support or the
other candidates and his following. N.
G. Jefferis is prominently mentioned as
Mr. Cooper's successor