Murder Suspect Taken in Open Court
A witness is arrested for murder while sitting in a Seattle courtroom during a separate trial.
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Seattle—Mike Golden, suspected by the police of being connected with the murder of Patrolman Sehaneman, was arrested Tuesday in Justice Cann's court room, notwithstanding the protests of several attorneys. Golden was a witness for the defendant in the state's case against Fred Becker, one of the suspected Willard House hold-ups. Golden was not called upon to testify, however, and Becker was held to the superior court by Justice Cann under $2,500 bonds. It was immediately after Justice Cann's announcement of his decision that Patrolman W. C. Hubbard touched Golden on the shoulder to lead him to the police station.
“Mike Golden, suspected by the police of being connected with the murder of Patrolman Sehaneman, was arrested Tuesday in Justice Cann's court room.”
The spectacle of an arrest within a courtroom remains a rare and dramatic event that tests the boundaries of judicial authority and the safety of legal proceedings.
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