The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-25
1897 NAMES
That Is What Lundin Got Out Of Thousand Lawyers
Seat,e-Depusies Raked the Town
Who Won't Sign Petition

I've challenged Alfred H. Lundin to get a certificate OK
HONOR Of five OF the foremost criminal prosecutors in
the record OF his office entitled him reelection.
Ills deputies have eanvasscd the lawyers OF town.
and out OF thousand lawyers secured 2T names. :
"A great majority of these practically unknown and
with tho slightest exceptions attorneys who
criminal any OF
"o these few lawyers who do understand tho criminal
practice the OF Elmer r. Todd and s NJ Shirley are
probably the most competent.
Eve will therefore ask MIR Elmer f. Todd and Sas NJ
Shpley to stand up and answer a few questions:
DO you consider the who, after three years expo
ncc in the prosecuting attorneys office in Seattle
prosecutor who will add the OF dead man as
defendant in criminal information the theory that by
doing the scope OF the evidence for the will be
enlargedi
DO you consider such prosecutor with such knosy-
edge OF the rules of evidence justified asking for
election when at the time he took the office he turned
such prosecutors r. J. L. Kennedy and Crawford T. White
and filled the office with inexperienced young men, mostly
just OF school, and OF whom has any marked
degree OF improvement!
Wil you say, honor that the office of prosecuting
attorney under Mr. Lundns regime bear the general
reputation OF being the poorest shess and incompoT
tent OF King County has had during the past Is years.
"Will you saya prosecutor that selves than lo0o
kegs of beer under the prohibition law and then back
to the owner and offers an excuse allowed it be turned
into vinegar, is honest and entitled a second tcrm
"Wl you say is fit for prosecutor in King County
who will file an information against German Consul charg
ing him with msdemeanorbut breach of the peace
and hang the until called off S Secretary
of State?
second term for two years who failed be nasty
courteous and mean 9S per of the lawyers who
tied his office business?
DO you know that in the Pryor case, OF Wash. 2lo
Alfred H. Lundn charged the crime of attempted abortion
and the trial introduced evidence four
separate and distinct of acts
of orcbe rape against the defendant that on appeal
he stood before five Supreme Court Judges and declared he
introduced that evidence show the relationship between
the prosecuting witness and the defendant?
III you be shown that this is true will YOU then say
that Lundn is competent prosecutor?
"In tried, in which Walter Fulton defended III
the examination of the prosecuting witness Mr. Fulton
after specifically trying expose the feeling of the
against the defendant, asked this question:
Haven't you got il in for the defendant and haven't
you had it in for him for long timer
alfred H. Lundin objected this question for the reason
that il was immatcria
will any competent lawyerhas any competent lawyer
this earth exposed his ignorance since Geeneaf
his chapter the crosscxaminaton OF a wnesss
1--WE have now God knows, but only meagerly
posed Lundns lack of ability lawyer and qualifications
prosecutor and have only question ask
"Arc you satisfied permit the public believe that
YOU honestly consider Lundn should be reelected?
"One whose is attached the petition said
to personally, last Friday:
'Lundin is fool \ with good sense would not
all the competent help and put in their places lo
of boys and incompetent He is entitled to
election, but will vote for him. =
AS God is our witness. this is true"
know of lawyers who signed the above petition because
they approached by Lundns deputies signed
because they had criminal cases yet to be tried.