The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-03
IN CUSTODY NOW.
Must Give Bonds OF go to Jail-A law
is not a Joke, Even to Clubs.

Mike Kline's foolhardy scheme
of running booze joint in place
where such a thing is prohibited
by vote of the people has got him
and his assistants into closA place
than ever. They have all been in
the custody of the authorities since
four o clock yesterday afternoon.
They were under guard of an Off
Ger in their sleeping apartments |
throughout last night. They
have been warned that they must
give bonds by four o'clock this af-
ternoon, or go to Jail. What the
outcome will be will develop within
the next few hours.
The trouble is that none of the
defendants have given bonds in the
last three cases in which they have
been convicted. One of these cases
dates away back to October 18th.
nearly month ago. The officers
have shown every leniency in the
world, more even than ought to
have been shown. Promises have
been made by Mike that the bonds
would be forthcoming, but when
the time came nobody appeared to
become sureties for the convicted
defendants. They declared they
would give one of the fidelity COM
panies for sureties, but their lawyer
at Portland lately informed them
that the companies would not go
their bonds. In consequence.
Judge Ho1gate has issued commit
ments and the officers have deter
mined that bail must be put up or
the men 60 to Jail.
Of the five cases tried, bonds
have as yet been given an but two.
October nth Kline was sentenced
to twenty days in Jail and to pay a
fine Of $500. and Hooligan was fn-
ed 5000. October "a, Kline, Hoo1-
igan and Milne were all sentenced
to 80 days in Jail and to pay fines
of $500 each. October 24th, Kline
and Hoollgan were sentenced each
to 80 days and fined $500. Bonds
have not been given in either case.
The bond required from Milne is
$500, and from Hooligan ST.,
Kline has to give one bond of $500
and two of $500 each, making ST.
200 in all. The foolhardiness of
the attempt to throttle law, and to
do thing that the people, the law.
the courts and the officers declare
shall not be done is what makes it
burdensome for the men to give
bonds. Ordinary men able to go
security do not care to go bonds on
a scheme that five juries without a
dissenting voice have pronounced
impossible. This figures somewhat,
perhaps, in the tardiness Of the de-
PENDANTS in putting up bail.
/ Something of change has come
over the attitude of Kline and those
assisting him in his outlawed enter
prise. When the shebang opened
it was with spirit of utter defiance
of the law. When the first fine
was imposed, Mike Kline requested
Judge Holgate to give him the full
penalty. Of late, attorneys for
Mike have been requesting District
Attorney Bryson to take but one
case before the circuit court, and to
dismiss all the rest. Requests Of
the same character were made o1
District Attorney Brown, Mr.. Bry.
sons superior in Office. That is te
say, for the tone of defiance and
bluster, there is substituted an indi
rect appeal for mercy. It is under.
stood thae Mr.. Brown will not in
terfere in the matter, and that Mr.
Bryson's own preferences will bt
followed At enormous expendi
; ture of valuable time, Mr.. Brysor
has de1ved both into the law and
the facts governing Mikes enter
prise. He has with great patience
and much ability brought matter'
to the point where he is in position
if the managers of the outfit bu
), realized, to dictate terms of Sur
! render. Later on they will com'
, to a full understanding on. thi
! point They have, in all, So, 500 il
fines, and a good many days asses
sed against them as penalty for viol
ated law, and there is not a lawye
!, in Corvallis. and but few, if any
elsewhere, but believe that highe1
courts will sustain every step take1
in the lower court. 1t all mean
; that District Attorney Bryson is il
position where he is totally indie
pendent as to whether or not ther
l is compromise, and he should b
given his own way in working OH
the inevitable end to the campaign
on which he is bent. Nineteenth
: of the people of Benton county ar
l behind him in his effort to upholt
and defend the law.