The Archive · 1928

MR. "POKER" HEATH

Mr. "Poker" Heath, who was sentenced by the US. Court for China to 18 months' imprisonment in Me-Neil's Island Penitentiary, for his part in the Heath-Husar-Woodward case, was according to recent despatches released from the penitent tary, but was re-arrested again by the "United States Marshal in Tacoma, Washington.

Te wil be recalled that counsel for Heath applied to the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, for a writ of habeas corpus, which alleged. misinformation original indictment in Shanghai, fo much as that the here did not specify that Heath was United States citizen in the same paragraph which described " the When word was received here of the action of the Tacoma Court Afr, Thurston' Porter, U.S. Marshal, wirelessed Dr, G. Sellett, U, 8. District Attorney, who was ex Youle in Francisco' to appear in the 9th Circuit Court Appeal in connection with the Husar appeal.

Dr. Sellett wirelessed the Ameri-authorities to issue a warrant for Heath's arrest as he would ap-Peal against the decision of the Tacoma, Court.

Heath was then released $500 bail and ix reporting to the! U.S. Marshal in Tacoma daily. Dr. Sellett has perfected hin appeal and argue the case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in. San Francisco, Dr. Sellett will also appear for the Government in. the appeal of Husar which comes before the Appelinte Court on May 8, and will Tikewise in the Crawley appeal switch isan the Court docket for june.

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