State v. Dale

— This case was initiated as a bastardy proceeding before a justice of the peace of Thurston county. Following a preliminary hearing before the justice, as the law prescribes, he rendered his decision finding that the evidence submitted to him failed to show sufficient cause to justify binding the defendant to appear in the superior court for Thurston county to answer the charge made against him, and ordered that the case be dismissed. Thereupon the prosecuting attorney gave notice of appeal from this disposition of the case by the justice to the superior court for Thurs-ton county. Thereupon…