The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-09
Legate's Death
and Charges Of
Fraud Will Be
Opened Up
HALL ORDERS
Coroner's Jury
Is Disregarded
by Court in
Instructions.

Not satisfied with the verdict
Of n coroncr's jury. which caIIe0
Il suicide. Presiding Superior
Judge Calvin 3. Hall instructed
the specisi county grand jury
Friday, 10 conduct full ard
complete investigation into the
death Of Pafrolman Charles q.
Legate. whose dead body. with
two bullet holes In the head, was
found locked in the Main 81 ezgs
age Inst March IL.
In addition. tho grand jury -
probe alleged graft and corruption
in the Seattle police dcpartmcnf,
charges OF which pcrmeated the
Legatc inquest
1T has bccn charged that ~
inquest held by the coroner -.
veioped that there II corTuptlo0
in the police department. Of this
city," Judge Hall said in instruct.
ing the grand jury. "and I -
sfruct you that II, In the courso
OF your investigation into th0
death Of the said Legafe you
learn OF any corrupt act on the
part Of any person connected
with the Seattle police depart
ment, you shall Immediately 70
port the same TO me thru your
foreman In order that / may
give you proper instructions con
ccrning the same"
Shortly after the grand Jurors ha0
retired 10 their room Friday morn
ing to put the finishing touches on
their Investigation OF the King coun-
~ ferry lease. Judge Hall called them
into department No. l and charged
them with the Legate probe. giving
a copy OF the instructions to Fore
man l.. c.. Horr.
During the past week Judge Han
has had many conferences over the
matter with Prosecuting Attorney
Malcolm Douglas. and has personally
questioned many persons who are
supposed to have knowledge OF the
facts surrounding the sensational
killing.
AS a result OF such cxamination.S
Judge Hall said. Il have decided that
this grand jury shall inquire into
the facts connected with the death
OF Legate.
Il therefore instruct you to make
a fun. complete and thoro investiEa-
ton OF all the facts surrounding his
death. so that you may determine
whether such bullet wounds were in
f'icted by himself or another party.
and IL by another party. who that
party was.
"It Is very important that yuu
cause to be brought before you for
examination every person who may
know anything about any circum-
stances connected with said death.
and you win spare no efforts in rum
ming down every clue concerning the
same which may be brought to your
attention.
"There was recently held :
coroner's inquest on the body Of
the said Legate, but your inves-
tigaiion shall be independent Of
that inquest, and your concur
sions are not to be influenced In
any manner whatsoever by the
result Of such inquest"
The grand jury will be given q
transcript OF the testimony given at
the inquest as guide in its own
Investigation.
"fn conclusion.- said Judge Han.
II instruct you 10 make your inves-a
tigation so thoro that when 1t Is
completed you win he satisfied that
you have had before you every bit
Of available evidence concerning said
death"
The grand jury Is scheduled, ac-
cording 20 Prosecutor Douglas. TO
take up the Scandinavian American
bank investigation next week. and it
is believed that the Legate probe win
follow. This probably will be pre-
sented 10 the jury by Deputy Prose-
cutting Attorney I. III. Patterson,
who conducted the inquest. and who
is handling the ferry matter. The
bank investigation will be handled
by Deputy Prosecutor Il. L. Jones'