The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-01

NE the taAt IN kfHitu t1fNtuf NAHFh
= $1,000. seems TO be responsible
Ar the release OF W. W Smith. ar
Vested few days ago on the charge
a grand larceny ia conducting a
raadalent loan office IN this city.
Az told Ia The Star yesterday.
saith was released from the county
MI On Monday afternoon. after hav.
M deposited with the sheriffs Of.
~ the sum 81 81 ESQ. 81 600 on the
srant larceny charge and $3.50 on a
sffy larceny charge.
Caught In Vancouver.
| The warrant for his arrest on the
Ipesty larceny charge was issued up-
liz complaint Of the prosecuting At.
lDrney on august q sheriff Hodge
Apliered Smith to be In Vancouver.
and teiephaned 70 the police there
ii search was made aud Smith vas
arrested As petty larceny IL not
i'm extrMdltablc offense. the sheriff
soslfied the prosecuting attorney Of
smiths arrest. aud asked that a
rand larceny charge be made
against him This was done. and
TX. Church Of the prosecuting al.
tnrnsys office was hurried 10 Van.
snuser with a duplicate warrant
ne original warrant was delivered
10 the sheriff after Chnrch's de-
Ipsrture.
K Just WIS the prosecuting attor.
Inay was 80 anxious to head off the
lshsrIffs office from apprehcnding
Saith Is not quite clear. when TIE
sheriff found that Chureh had gone
10 yzncouveT. be recalled the eepn-
ties about 20 start from his office
ard allowed Church. who represent.
led himself TO be- q deputy sheriff.
10 bring Smith back
To City Jail.
Church and Smith reached Seat
Ille on Sunday morning Instead of
fiaking his prisoner to the county
Iian. where be properly belonged. In
lasmach as the sheriff had the or
fsiHal warrant. Church took smith
re the city jail The sheriff learn.
led Of this. and two deputies were
sent TO the city jail and Smith re-
1oved 70 the county jail
When Smith was searched Ia
Vancouver only 81 was found on
his person The search az the city
Al IN Seattle resulted also In the
tlscovery Of but 81. Smith. how.
txer. informed the officers that he
had $4,000 sewed ap in his clothing.
x1ich neither the police OF Van
lauver nor Church knew anything
4 This amount, with the 81. was
AIKEN from the prisoner and turned
over to the deputy sheriff when
|smith vas removed 20 the county
bail
i Name on Cuff.
Al the county jail. Smith made
THE statement that he had been In
ftormed By Church that IL he would
ftstain one Bud Cummings as his
fsttoFney. and would aid In straight
lszing up his affairs. he would prob
ABLY get Off without much difficulty
Smith said that Church told him
that Cummings was very close to
Tie prosecuting attorneys office.
The name Of Bud" Cummings had
been written By Smith upon his
Fuff. and he frat referred TO IL
when discussing the matter OF Sc
fmring an attorney.
N On the original warrant for
'lSmith's arrest on the grand larceny
Ikharge. a notation had been made
/ u pencil. Bail 81 900" On Monday
Ilmorning Smith was taken by Dep.
inty Sheriffs Joe Hin and Mark
Freeman 70 Justice r. G, Browns
lcourt. and the warrant exchanged
FOR the usual commitment. Al this
time Clerk Windt Of Justice
browns court acting according TO
lfhe custom Of the court in ordinary
Grand larceny cases. formally fixed
ne bail 1T $1,000. attaching to the
lordeF the rubber stamp signature OF
Justice Brown. In the petty lar
|IeeHy case bail was fixed at $3.50.
Smith Let co.
/ Smith vas theFeupon taken back
q the county fail. and later taken
2 the c'1y Jail to be photographed.
Ehen he WAS brought back 10 the
tonnty Jail He then verbally ten
1eTed 20 jail Superintendent Rob
Isrts cash in the sum Of 81 $50. half
lae amount he had In the jail safe.
This was accepted. the balance.
N,z57 turned over to him, and at
o'clock IN the afternoon he left
Ne jail. telling superintendent Rob
efts that he was going TO his office
% Cherry ~.
Il according 10 Prosecuting Attor-
~ Nanderveer. the first inflma.
ncH be had OF Smiths release was
shen he read The Star last even.
nz he Immediately consulted with
enage Brown. and new warrant
"a Issued, with bail in the sum Of
tis.oVo. So far a. could be learned
,hla morning. however. no effort
Va being made to arrest Smith. as
y % noon today the new warrant
"a not been turned into the sher-
ffE office.
Assumes the Blame.
sa.llce Brown this morning told
80 eiar that his office was solely
.nssyonflbie for the release Of
sA.'.n. and that no blame attached
sllner the office OF the proaecut-
- auofney or the sheriff
. . most regreitable incl
se1 a said Justice Brown, "and was
sess.ofed b. the system We have
inE = schedule Of bail for all