Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-26

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D1Aek DinDeo1 eral misaL - food,
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atee - - - 10 ne a13 hsaaeAy soa-
I'VE ksvs inspseAsd bosh sie eosnay
ed etay jaalA nd 1nA IL scassy ii,
eneal1y fDs4eq7a1s - tie deUasdA
We earnestly fesp0Ben4 thst neeee-
ensy sssps D nt ooss takeo 10 tnlzfes
Tie snma. Ne aiso nnA hist rsissce.s
sss = veli eased for - sheif sfanpe1
quarters vii pefnif. md thst tie sood
fafniahed ths0 u eeod and sa0:iea1.
We aad tha1 gambling has born eas-
rcd % - - alarming exteas - tAe ely
u 6entlie. II every 0Ass vAeee there
- = poedbiiify q ccuyssticd . trce
ball haa bena foqn6- We fseo0De11
tha3 ahe mayor. ooomoo eoaoeii and
poises a. Seattle eombins 20 oss their
sisnoss endeavos fsr tks suppression Of
"We dad skat the lava Of washington
fesIitefy, peTtsinsne 70 the keeoinR Of
koosus u II fsDe. ere % defective that
this body haa becn urAb;s 10 suppfess
o. restrict the evil. and % reeoumsn6
thAt the Legislators pan soch enact
neets % vii ssabis the eoafts 70 better
regulate this matter.
I'VE have also e1sminea eaSsfoily in
10 the sanitary condition Of the city OF
SsAatle, and dad IL in most dsoloeaoie
state, especially 10 the busin<0 portion
thereof. We also nnd that shs 8ayss.
common eooncil, health ofi3ef and
chief az pogiee Of tie city have been
esiminaIsy negligent in the discharge Of
thsis plain duties q segafds this iDpcf-
tsnt matter; and - earnestly recon-
nenA and age that immediate steps be
taken 70 correct shis elarinR evil.
"Hsving Disposal Of I'll the business
tha4 has come before a. ve nov azk 10
b diseaafRsd.
CHisf JustIos yosss somp,imented
the Jury sssy highly for the fsithfai
and expedisioos manner in which it,
dasies bad been performed, aad. the
larry vas discharged.
"Wben ope constders the exten. 10
which gambling h carried on 10 Seat
tie." said iAvye yesterday, ON having
his attention called 10 the report. III
seems vsFy singular that the grand iasy
has been asked to consider % fec eases.
Is would seem that she constituted "a
thorities we're negligent somewhere.
Ihe grand jnRy. Of oorfse. cannot 40
out and huns 40 testimony. bat when
there has been - much complaint p1o
iiciy made about Rsmb.ine, che 10 IL.
olined 10 thisk the grand jory could
have made some arrangement, BY the
aid Of the prosecuting attorney, Tor se-
caring evidences BY which more iudict-
ments eouid have been preferred.
Where q body OF men being vested
with the extraordinary powers pos
sessed By grand jufy formally lamenls
she existence Of crime. without exes-
cisipa IT'S power to degree cfspof
toned 10 the prevalence OF the crime
particularly referred TO, one 10 inclined
10 think the grand Jury should havs
cersared itself. IL has the entire legal
machinery Of the county at it CON-
mand, and yet ct tbs last moment the
jory makes this report and 10 dis
chasced-"
Another thing 10 noticeable In this
report which sounds very much liks
tuncombe," continued the Rsnslemsn.
The legislature. Il says, eaould make
some provision for the Suppression OF
honscs Of ill-fsms. The Jury does nss
exrlsin what difficulties have been met
With, or suggests what laws are needed
In addition to those already on the
books. And yet there wasn't man on
that jary Who did not know that 81
most, IL net literally, witAir stones
throw Of where they we're sitting when
that report was being written, houses OF
iil-fame we're maintained With IN
blashing publicity. What more does
the eraad Jury want. II knows the
houses are there. Why does II theores.
i,aliy try the csss in the interests Of
vice by arguing that teshuioal difisui'
o. are 10 the way? Why does II not
take advantage Of the fact that houses
aud people acquire regulations Shich
are Sufficient 90 condemn themf Is u
any easier for o constable. as was re-
ported 10 IN evening nswspsps, to
geek into the window OF Chinese
house and detect game OF tan going
on than 10 dad testimony sufhcient to
Close q dozen OF mors houses OF Ill.
famef There appear to be no techni-
caiitiss In the way In such GASES True
b lis are found without any tree ole.
The report In this respect IL simply
throxipe a sop 10 tbs respectable pco-
pie OF the city. The grand jlsy stu!ti-
fed itself By such report relative to
honses Of iii-fame."
This charge against the city Off
cials," continued the gentleman, lis un-
Supported by q single statement In the
report. There Is uolhing going to
show the circumstances upon which Il
IL based; the character Of the evidence,
IL any, which led them to su.h con-
cinsion. There IL such az utter aose noe
OF thss frankness which, it is presumed
the grand Jury. as pablo body having
the real aud substantial good OF the city
ut heart. one would naturally expect.
There Is something covardly In thus
striking at alleged publi: evils and then
dropping back into the obsoariiy OF
panlic life with out ahording the public
a jass idea OF the particular negligence
| complained Of, With recommendations
Il seems 20 me the grand jury has usec
words /. wasn't familiar With and which
IL did DO. understand"