Territory of Washington County of Lincoln}
Fourth Judicial District of Washington Territory
The Territory of Washington
vs.
S.P. White
In the matter of the petition of S.P. White and writ of Habeas Corpus to John Cody, Sheriff.
Now on this 13th day of February A.D. 1885, this cause coming in for hearing before me at my chambers in the city of Spokane, in Lincoln County, W.T. in vocation, upon the petition of S.P. White, and the writ said return, herein, the said petitioner appearing in person and by his attorneys mrsses, W.A. Smallwood and E.F. Benson, and the said John Cody appearing in person, and by S.C. Hyde, prosecuting attorney, who appears for the Territory of Washington as well, and having heard all the evidence offered by all the parties hereto, and being duly advised in the premises, it is considered and adjudged by me that the petition of said S.P. White be and is hereby dismissed.
And it further appearing to me from the evidence that the crime of murder in the first degree has been committed and that the presumption is great that the said crime was committed by the said S.P. White; it is further ordered that the said S.P. White be and is duly committed to the jail of the county of Yakima, in Washington Territory, without bail for his appearance at the next regular term of the District Court holding terms at Yakima City. To answer to said charge of murder in the first degree.
George Turner
Judge Fourth Judicial Court
Washington Territory
Territory of Washington
vs.
S.P. White
In the matter
of the petition
of S.P. White,
Writ of Habeas
Corpus item.
Order
Filed Feb. 5th 1885
Kate W. Feuerbach
Clerk
Filed in the office at
Cheney W.T. April 15-85
Kate W. Feuerbach
Clerk
By R. Strobach
Deputy
