Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-14
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On last sttuFGisy the Posr Is7Ei.L-
csscrn ealIsd astsufion 10 . ln'ssf -
tosishira aesioa On she part Of Chief
a Police wcolsry. That siGilani guar
dian Of She psaes had % far vidstisd
The sphere Of his oizsial usefulness -
TO address letters % the officials a Wan
couser, ". ri, ssskins inforEssion Can
aeins - ths character u Espunibis
ssfizsn Of eeastEa, who was nOt 10 any
respect .undH police survsilianee; and
vho had dons nothing TO tastify An On
eer "a msdtIiine 10 hia affairs. Il tp-
psar., however, The. Chisf Woaasry
prosssossd his Inquiries 81 other plssss
a vel as ~ yarcoaver. On MsT Sd
be wrote tbs following odiuiai
,esssr 10 the authsritiss as Boisa City,
Idaho. We have in our possession
esrsf0ed copy Of this extraordinary Sct-
IN. ana The original can b procured, IL
nsossusry.
OEFsoE on yAks =. WooLEHi'
Chisf Of Roiiss,
SEATTLE, W. tn May .. kba,
Chssf Of Pptics, lieiss 1zfys-- DsA1l siIR;
You viii confer fasOF by lettinai me
know II vosi ever asf acquainted with
e kuow anythfnn lsboua one L. A. Bstilks,
4 nrs.cher. AZ shis tins he = following
HfureachinRl. he k0Es By the name OF
RSsrL. A. Banks He has been hsre
ahous eieht or tefl months. / will try
% deserlbs him a near - can Ab0uf
8 feet, 10 years, alandy complexicu, san
AZ u,oustaoise. have letters from halt
lake, from Corvallis. Osesnn, ffom
VANCOUVER, W. T., giving him . very
bad name and several have referred ms
10 yes. Any thing you say 70 me
WIN b IN sionhatnes II you 20 dssare.
HOpinR % hear from 500 al an essrty
date remain, most respectfully
Jke. II. WooTAaT,
Chief of Police,
Ssassls W. T., Eiox 81.
The reply % this letter eame qaiihis
snoaeh, but ID wss not suoh reply ~
Ohssf wooHsry had expectsd. II IL rs
follows
BoIsli CrTT, Idaho. May 8, 1885.
NJ. Janss H. WooisyA, chef Of Po.
lics, Sedffls. w. T.--DEAR Sia: Tour
Istfar 70 fhb Chi.f 81 Police 10 Bsise
City. dated May 3, ISL, inquiring at,ons
preacher named l. A. Banks. nov -
siding In Seattle, was rsosived this
morning, and ws reply - follows We
understand Rev. l. 4. Banks WIS horn
and raised In OrsR0n. DE preaehsti In
Fsno0user ALSO ~ Portland, Vfeiton.
he wza trknsfsrred from the Oregon
gonftrence In 1888 % the Cs,lnalbia
River Cenfersnee. and statiCusd in
noiss City tshis place and femained
hero until about July, Is5A While here
Christian EpiniahsF. and . very strong
Temperance man. He was very pro
nouI esd OIL all moral reforms. lie
never lived In kia1 Lake City. and we
do not believe he iEas ever there. Garn-
bIsrs, saIoou kse,nrs and vile mea do
roe ike him, and W have M, doubt
they do vilify ind abuse hina. The
gamblers and saloon keepers hefe were
quito blister against him ON aeoount Of
ais preaching sWiinst these VICES. We
have found him and We nos believe
him 20 be god man. IA earnest
Christian ind al able minister. lie
married willie here h very estim BILE
weesAn, and We tuither believe tha letters
recsiyed By you ale pTt,napted b. maiise
and HpiriI OF hate and revenge, be-
cause Mr.. Banks Il ~ very Gulsp0ken
AGAINST gambling and saloon keeping,
and The prevalent vices IN almost suexy
community. Nurt respsstf1lly.
llnlAEp0 RoBnINs
City Marshal.
JONAS W. Bnows.
Attorney u Law,
tispa0a ~. GaANnKs,
Presiding Elder during Mr.. Banka's
term ~ Haattw here, and nov PastnF
o. u. T. t,hurnit
+. j. CusrIH,
Acting Governor Of Idaho.
JAMES A. PNiiEy,
ldayor OF Boise City.
.Ioax A. PpsT,
Postmaster Boisa CITY.
rails 10 tie cen,aspondense. How do
TIE people Of Hsaatle like III Chief
Waoissy hsb atasmptsd 70 blacken the
reputation pf MIR Banks. He has writ
ten issisEs auch q would lead ghe par
soma rsosivne Them 10 believe that MIR.
Banks has been conducting himself In
snch q manner as 10 become an object
Of snspicieh. Taaesd Chief wot,iery
says thai hsI has letters frsm Salt Lake.
uoyallis and saaoeaver giving Mr..
Banks - very bad name.- Va DO not
believe thaf be has reserved any ssch
lsstcvs and we challenge him 10 produce
them.
II viIl b nctiesd that Mr.. Wosasry
deea nst rroesrills bis inquiries ~ .
private sislzsa. tni a. an official, iiSn-
Ing bis naspe siih hia official tItle add
"a. 10 prt~titIss his Office, seskirg a.
Chisf Of lrolire 10 gain infarmssion
which h satisely without the slphesc Of
his Official Aeiios. and which Ne q pri.
vaks eiiizmi be seald nes ehiAha. rhla
coaduot should "a oace Be mAds the
sahisot Of 10 clisial investigated, and
anlea Ne. Weplssy b able 70 slFlssn u,
- shenid be sampelisd 10 rssiaq,iish
ths ofios b has % grossly mis,lssd. II
sasnessr ihtsnd,ld thai the city oiIisaAla
ef Seattle nhoplsl ~, the powers sivsn
thsm sor NE psIspsae Of iniaFins, shs
reputation IL nspesaahls. law. abiains
elsissnA We heiisvs that Mr.. wenisrs
e unft - BE- atlAs head Of tie poles
fpzee Of sIalils. and the sooner his ~.
cal setiosp arm investigated. tie bsttss
ne people will h,l sAtiHaed-
Mr. Mcolsry's,shiwIt In pseossiinR 10
shia eutsAsnoaH nanasr d besl known
y hinssif. Il elm 81 iufsrred b. OH.
sts, end NE infsnnee l. not siedilshls
- ~ chisf eithn ~ nan o, Al or
eAs itlssI rsssanAbia saepssssssa slAl
~ sesks 10 hNfn aensshing 10 Mf.