Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-22
IRIS RE err y11E row.


u arcessr stas Mayer Minor. Chse1
o. Psliss hsfpky and City ysiles Bo.
gar: ara having ssus nsoss ssssbs&
sosut scv its prisoners In the essy iii
snsl! b attended, 10. A q sasacs ct shis
writing City Jai:es Boesrs y srab.s q
Rts int the taf. Css1f Of Police Mar
pay 6es pisce1 rss lock on the lad
And fsfassd 70 deliver . hay 70 the fssi
e.. Mayor Minor has ordered she snsef
Of roiiee 70 eve the isiiss key. TIE
fsiiosina Interesting csnveskasion q
rep1rted 10 tsvs taken pls.e between
caisf xorphy srd Mayor Minor:
Il have placed rsx locks cz tbs 5sii,r -
began Mr.. 4arpay.
Why did ycs So thar
= understood cnp!issses Of The ke.s
Esd got iofo Improper hands-'
III yoar sasric,o1s sss correct yoc
osd rfaht % &c. the asv locks"
80 seoczht-"
Have you dtssrib1ted ths keys among
tie fogce and 10 lis ;sises?"
Net yet, bat vili select certain on !.
GERS 70 vh On VII give duplicate ksys.n
ARD the tsiiesr'
II hsvsn't gwen him ksJ.'
"why?"
81 have taken sa,iss In tie matter
snd have bsea advised that AN c1sto-
cisn OF the city jsi; psisonsrs-1
so yso ara. bat s1bjsc 70 my dire
eions, exseps sasn the ccrnsii Is Ia ses-
sion.'
The eisy charter ssys I am the per.
soa IN CHARGE"
50 !, does, bat yoa are In my charge,
% 10 SPEAK, add. tn consequences. yoaf
duties are suoj.ss 90 my direction.
Yea viii giys Jsiler B,aast one o. The
hsys."
u d0E', know abo1s that"
II order you 10 my capacity a. mayor
Of this City TO do CO."
This 10 reported 20 Rave Occurred 10
the forenoon, A, iivs O'Clock in the
afternoon Jaiief B5gzfs bad not reseiv
ed the hey.
Il am no. sbls to get into the Jail
either To clean or feed the pEisoDess."
is Caisf Marpty san feeding some
Of ste prisrnefs2t
"Yes. Since. under the rules Of the
bread and water, I gave them ociy
bread ard water. Ths caief h-ld I had
90 fiah. to d. %. and has since fed
them himself"
IL vas asserted yesterday that Ooief
Murphy s,id be wonid bot deliver 40
pilcate KEYS - any % the new ofiice.s
eiscted recently By the csuneli
Mayor Minsg wss seen by q Posi- is
rELaoxxcxs reporter aud asked about
tue matter. he said:
.Cnief MnryhY told ne today that
be had plscsd nss locks on the ciiy Jail.
| found no fanlt wiih tnis, and asked
hin about TIE keys and di.cSvered mat
DC had not gwen key TO Jailef bogsft
The che; sad be had tasen advice IN
q q matter sad tnss D. VAS In CT asae Ct
tbs jail. said he wss suhiscs TO tie
orders OF tHs mss or and tbs, &c should
give key 20 the isiier, 10 order tbst
that oifisisl could perform his duties.
think iEe chief slli do this
.ae had NOS done 80 At Ave O'Clock"
"fhe order gave him vas rbal has
II he does not 90 SO. will give him
written order to give the jalier KY.
ssink there will be no trouble about
H."
Oaief Murphy Is Of The opinion that
ne has good aud ssfllslent reasons for
doing ~ he has done, although be does
not contemplate acting insot ordinsleIy.
He saws be 9 n ias,ify ~ course.
AZ a late hear Cn,-f Mnrphy removed
the nev lock be had ri csd In the al,
q reeis-ea the cid one. teief
Mntpby sent TO Street Cstamissioner
Cammlpes aud asked him whether be
wss ready TO take the prisoners 10 work.
Mr. Cummings said he was ready any
time. bus tue prisoners mast 20 ont IL
irons. according TO raies.