The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-13
TOLD TAGGARD
HIS TROUBLES
the EXPERIENCES OF HAWKINS
Baron Muncllausen Third Ratcr
With Him-Six Months
in Jail.

With H1m-S1x MOntnS
in Jail.
at is true that haven't led q very
good life, and nobody regrets it
more than myself. Some years back
1 had a bright future before me and
was engaged.to young lady, but ten
days before the wedding a cyclone
struck our town and she was killed,
so was my entire family but my IA
Their. did not recover for some
time, and then they sent me to an
asylum. came west shortly after
and had bright prospects, but I took
to drink. l have been in that mis-
cradle jail for over six months, and
I think I have received my punish
ment, and If the court does not
think so then will have to serve
sentence" This was the staten ent
made by Fred Hawkins in Justice OF
the Peace Taggard's court last even
ing when he was being tried on the
charge of larceny by embezzlemen.,
and it was one of the most pathetic
scenes in the judges court.
The charge was changed to retty
larceny and the Judge suspended
sentence on good behavior.
Hawkins was arrested abou. six
months ago charged with stealing a
$50 bill from Thomas Gleise in the
Grand restaurant, and has since been
lying in the county Jail without a
hearing.
He said that he was 90 years old
and was born in Richmond, Wis.
When asked If he had ever served a
term in jail before he said that he
was convicted in Ellensburg of petty
larceny and in Spokane of vagrancy.
He said that the cyclone struck Rich
mond on June -, 1899, and killed
108 persons. After which he was in
the asylum little over three months
Gleise claimed that he and Kinney
were in the restaurant when Hawk
ms entered, and they invited him to
have something to eat. When they
finished the meal he offered to pay
for it and presented $40 bill, but
the Jap could not change it, and so
he laid it on the table and Hawkins
took It., saying he would get It
changed. He then left the restau-
rant. "That was the last l saw Of
him or the twenty. waited 20
minutes and then knew nothing
more. l dropped to the floor and
was woke up the next morning at :
o'clock by two policemen, and that's
all know" he said.
Sidney Rose was placed on the
stand and testified that he changed
a $50 bill for Hawkins about mid
night on the day of the offense.
Deputy Sheriff Grant was placed
on the stand to testify as to the
length of time Hawkins had been in
the county jail. Attorney Snyder
asked him how long the prisoner had
been in Jail. This question was OBJ
jected to by Prosecuting Attorney
Wende, but Grant said, Gentlemen,
to be honest with you, couldn't tell
at this time" He also said, 81 have
urged the prosecuting attorney a
great many times to give this man a
preliminary hearing, but he has al
ways told me that Mr.. Hawkins at
torneys were holding the case back
till they got some money from the
east" When this statement was
made ripple of laughter fioated
through the court room and Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Taylor could
be distinctly heard laughing. "That
shouldn't be funny to lawyer" re-
marked Snyder. Mr.. Grant was
asked: do you know Mr.. Snyder
is one OF the attorneys waiting for
money to come from the east?" 81
believe he is" replied Grant. Here
Prosecuting Attorney Wende ad-
dressed the jury.
Hawkins plead not guilty to the
original charge but plead guilty to
the charge of petty larceny.