Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
5pORT TINd EVEHI 1T DOUGLAS OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY, APRIL Nth NICK HURLEY
 VS. YOUNG
 SMITH

The sparring of local champions has worked up the interest in 6stio en- counters until an event of special merit will no doubt be met with enthusiasm. Such is expected to be the case with the match to be pulled off at the Doug las Opera House on Friday evening, April 17th, between Nick Burley, cham pion of Alaska and Yukon Territory, and Young Smith of Seattle. The terms of the match have been arranged by interested parties as follows: Twenty rounds, straight rules, clean break, soft bandages, the referee to be chosen at the ringside. The general admission will be S10O, and ringside seats S2OO
 Nick Burley is not stranger in this part of Alaska, but on that account, perhaps, many will be interested in the following account of his escape from the clutches of the law, he being inno, cent of the charges made against him:
 Occur d'Alene, Idaho, March 1S.- Special to the Walla Walla Times Nick Burley is free. Judge Woods, after hearing the petition for writ of habeas corpus and the arguments of the attorneys, today decided there was not sufficient evidence to hold Burley and the man whom Shoshone county spent money enough on to follow to California and bring back from the southern climes walked forth while the county has nothing to show for the money, except that Deputy Sheriff Rose had a very pleasant trip to Cali fornia and no doubt enjoyed it im mensely.
 Burley was represented by BiXby X Marlowe, both of whom appeared, while County Attorney Hanson of Shoshone county argued the other side. Deputy Sheriff Sutherland had Burley in custody, till the courts order was given.
 There were two principal grounds on which the attorneys for Burley made their plea and on both of them they were sustained.
 They contended first that the infor nation against Burley did not state a crime, that it made an effort to allege seduction and abduction both, but failed to charge either.
 The second and more important con- tention was that the evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing of the case did not show facts sufficient to cause reasonable belief that crime had been committed.
 In support of this contention much of the transcript of the testimony taken at the preliminary hearing was read in court.
 At this hearing Burley, who acted as his own attorney, asked Miss Bolander, while she was on the stand, whether he had ever acted in any other way than as gentleman towards her; whether there had been any improper relations between them and whether he had made any bad breaks. To this Miss Bolander replied, "No, sir"
 At this point Judge Worstell, before whom the hearing was held, interposed with the remark addressed to Burley that he did not think Burley under stood the art of cross examination and informed Burley that he would be given an opportunity later to tell his side of the case. Burley then did not ask any further questions of Miss Bolander.
 Attorney Hanson argued attempting to show crime was charged and that the evidence adduced at the prelimin- ary hearing was sufficient to hold Burley.
 Judge Woods gave his decision at once sustaining the contentious of the defendants counsel and ordered Bur ley's release.