Faced with the prospect of rai 'a bail of G.$10,000 or of being retained in custody until preliminary' hearing could be arranged in the U.S. Court, Edwin T. Hunt declared through counsel in the U. 8. Come missioner's Court on Tuesday morn. ing, before Judge Lurton, that he was willing to return to Seattle, where he is charged with conspiracy.
Mr. J. B. Davies appeared on bee! half the defendant and presented a motion to quash the warrant for his, client's arrest, and Dr, Georse Sellett, U. S. District Attorney, pro-secured for the Government, presenting his motion, Mr. Davies contended that the complaint sworn to by the District Attorney, ras not sufficient to justify warrant] of arrest as it was sworn to on information and belief only and not on personal knowledge of Dr. Sellett. Federal cases were cited upholding this point. The District Attorney thereupon pointed out to the Court that a certified copy of the indietment, already started on its way From Seattle, would be sufficient for the warrant, and that moreover, /had been for 21 years the practice in the U. S. Court for the District Attorney" to fils informations, position combining the duties Grand [Jury as well as those of prosecutor. The warrant for arrest of Mr. Hunt who is charged in Seattle along with 77 others with bootlegging activities followed instructions cabled by the Department of State and of the Dis trict Attorney for the western part, of the state of Washington.
Defendant was a member of the Seattle Finance Ca., an organization alleged to have ce-operated with bootleggers and to have assured their prompt release from gaol whenever they were arrested. He was indicted about two years a¢o by a Federal Grand Jury and a bail set-for G.$5,000 which was later reduced to G-$1,500. Mr. Sellett pointced out that while this latter bail was existing, defendant had left Seattle on October 8, with his wife and all hhis household effects on board the Tye Mara for Japan.—Meanwhile prohibition agents were endeavour ing to catch up with the defendant by means of aeroplanes, Arrived in Yokohama, defendant and his wife! assumed the names of Mr.-and Mrs.
Howard under which they travelled to Shanghai. Mr, Sellett
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