Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-25
|. w. w. OFFICER
RESISTS REMOVAL
HaslewOOd Not Willing to 60 to
Spokane for Trial

Yesterday afternoon spokane's
light against the j. w, W. was tenn
porarily transferred to Occur d'Aiene
in IN attempt to secure tho person
Or Fred w. Haslewood. treasurer ana
national organizer Of that organina-
tlon, who has maintained an once
Ia the Graham block yer the Lake
City Hardware company'a store ii
this city since November 1s, 1909.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kiser
and Detective Burns came from spo-
kane. filed 4 complaint with Judge
A. Y. Chamberlain and had Haste.
wood brought In for hearing To a.
certain the sufiiciency Of cause for
extraditlng him. Reed q Boughton
represented the defendant and Prose.
cnting Attorney q. n. Potts assisted
the Spokane attorney through the
devious ways az the Idaho law. After
Captain Martin d Burns. of the
Spokane police, was sworn. Attorney
~ v, Boughton inteFpesed a motion
for the discharge OF the defendant,
alleging gross irregularities In the
manner OF apprehendlng HaaIewood.
pointing out that sections 1919 and
s320 governing the extradition of
persons charged with crime requires
an immediate hearing 20 determine
the sufilciency Of cause for holding
the prisoner for extradition. whereas
the prisoner was placed under
$4,000 bond TO appear az this hear
Ing. Boughton further urged that
the law requires the apprehension OF
the person accused OF crime, on the
authority Of the governor. whereas
IIaslewood was arrested without 3
warrant and placed under bond 10
appear at this hearing. Judge Cham
berlain ogerruled the motion. A
certified copy OF the complaint filed
In Justice Suckers court In Spokane
was offered In evidence.
Captain Burns testified that he
had seen Hasiewood In Spokane
early In November but was un-
certain OF the dates. Attorney Kiser
testified to the existence Of the orig
inal complaint Ia spokane. He also
testified that 437 /. W. VS. we're
arrested and jailed since last Novem-
Der and characterized the /. w. VS.
reports of police brutality AZ false
Edward Collins OF Seattle testi-
fed to seeing Haslewood In that
city on November 2. and at Granite
Falls on November /. THAT Hasle-
wood had spoken at a meeting al
Granite Falls which had been billed
BY the witness. On cross examlna-
tlon considerable feeling was shown
By Prosecuting Attorney Kiser to-
ward the witness, stating that Ii
vas only necessary to look 1T the
man to Judge his character. The
witness reeiproeated the bitterness
OF feeling, and admitted that he WAS
jailed In Spokane on November Is.
having taken one day and one night
In travel from Seattle TO Spokane.
Witness stated that the /. w. w.
had nothing to do with his going
to Jail. that he went to jail for
principle. that principle being guar
anteed by the constitution Of the
United States.
The witness admitted serving thlr.
~ days in Spokane jail for violating
that eity's street speaking ordl-
nance.
The defense placed Mrs. Myrtle
Hasiewood, wife Of the defendant.
on the stand She testified that he
was not In Spokane during October
nor until the 18th Of November.
when he passed through that city
from Seattle on bis way to Occur
d'Alene to open an Office as an OH
eiai Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World.
Judge Chamberlain held HaaleWood
under $4,000 bonds and set the trial
for two weeks hence. pending the
arrival Of extradition papers from
Governor Brady. Hasiewood Ii
charged with conspiracy to violate
certain city ordinance Of Spokane.
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