The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-17
JUST ONE FELONY
ON SEATTLE LIST
Most of Cases Before the Court Are
For Violations of Dry
Law.

Seattle. Wash, June Is.--For the
first time In eighteen years the crimi-
nal docket for the June term of the
King County Superior Court contains
but one felony charge and that is
against W II. Englehart. who on June
22 must face jury for alleged man
slaughter. OF the twelve cases set
for trial by Presiding Judge J. T.
Ronald. the other eleven are for al
legged violation OF the State prohi BIZ
ton law.
As the annual vacation OF the
judges of the Superior bench begins
July ! and extends 10 September /.
cases were set TO June % only. in
order that they may be disposed of
without carrying Juries into July.
Prosecuting Attorney Alfred IL.
I-aad4H- said-that- the unusual absence
Of felony charges was due entirely to
the prohibition statute and its Wig
orous enforcement by the combined
city and State authorities. There are
today in the county jail and stockade
etghty-siX prisoners one year ago
there were confined PSI men.
Keen the booze out of men and
they won't commit crime said the
prosecutor
Violation OF the prohibition act Is
misdemeanor but that the courts
mean that the transgressors are not
TO escape with a fine only was evil
denced when Superior Judge King
Dykeman not only affirmed the fine
of 500 against DR.. J. w Hewetson
imposed by Justice OF the Peace John
Il Gordon. hut tackled on = thirty day
jail sentence Judge Dykeman said
BE- intended TO give jail sentences to
all alleged violators of the dry law
who unsuccesofully appeal II their
cases COM in to his department for
hearing. DR.. Hewetson had been
for liquor to A. J.. Palmer. a police
man, who represented that he was
suffering with severe cold.
DIR. Hewetson told the court that
Palmer was apparently Ill and that
the prescription was issued in good
faith
The testimony il 10 the effect that
you issued on the day you were ar
rested ls4 prescriptions for liquor, =
said Judge Dykeman, Unless you
are possessed of some spiritual in
sight as to human ailments which Is
not given TO tn ordinary individual
and diagnose twenty-five cases an
hour as you apparently did from the
number YOU treated that day, even IL
your arm held out to write the pre-
scriptions"
Notice OF appeal was given and
Or Hewetson was released on $500
bail
The misdemeanor docket for the
June term follows; Y. Yamamoto,
unlawful issuance OF prescription by
licensed physician, trial date June 10;
premises at $500 First Avenue, search
warrant June 10: Fred Billingsley,
one OF tho alleged proprietors of the
Stewart Street Pharmacy. unlawful
sale OF Intoxicating liquor. June ls;
j. r. Chase selling and furnishing In
toxieating liquor. June 20; w. @.
Emonds unlawful issuance of a pre-
scriptfon by licensed physician.
June 30; J j. Eckel. selling intoxi-
eating liquor. june Al; d. r. Lustig
unlawful sale OF liquor. June 81: Sher-
man Bilingsley, also said to have had
an interest In the wrecked Stewart
Street Pharmacy. unlawful sal Of in
toXicating liquor. June 81; r. F.. Sui
Ivan. having in possession an unlaw-
ful amount of Intoxicating liquor.
June 90 in re premises 5000 Harvard
Avenue, search warrant. June 20: 8.
II, Starbuck. unlawful issuance OF a
prescription by licensed physician,
June 20
Englehart II known in Tacoma as
William Ryan. a boxing instructor. He
was driving an automobile toward
Seattle last April and In attempting
10 pass two other cars near Kent
came into collision with both Miss
Minnie Hoge. trained nurse living
in Tacoma, was thrown from EngIe-
harts car and sustained injuries from
which she later died The State
charges EnElehart was intoxicated