The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-06
SODERBERG PROTEST.
Unequal Distribation OF Justice
Rusiness-The Gamblers.


The june report Of Justice soderberg IS
as follows.
Number OF cases. g. DRINKS, Il: ,lisor
dsrlies. Is: assault, aud battery, . Fines
collected, SO 10. Justices fees 20 be pasd
by the city, $50 30; justices fees to he paid
BY attendants, IS 20.
The following remarks accompany the
report.
A corr erison between this report and
that 81 The other city Justice viii show
that ns has had far greater amount ~
business than during chs meath OF June.
since March. fsSi about 80 lgore city
cases have bccu tried in bis cont than IN
mine. Notwithstanding the fact thai have
devoted mere time te nay official duties
than he has, In November last this dis
erlininaiiea was called a. the attention OF
,hc council aud an vytler was mad: re-
qni,ius. in eject. "a equal distribution of
the hlsiners betwCen tAe two courts Most
OF titc ratfAimen sIretsNoFed IN good faith
10 comply with This order, but the chief 81
police has failed and refused 20 obey the
same. aud has diseri;ainaicd in favor 81
fhe ether iEsilce. lie has, IN order 10 di-
miuiFA the business ia nay court aud in
csNas. 'hai Of Justice Jones. adopted the
pres iire ~ keeping police officers whom
be could easily c1Hiroi upon those heats
where most arrests arc made. aud II send
ing elsewhere Fhose oIleers who were dis
posed 81 treat both coarss fairly.
NOi wishing - keep up an unsectRly
warfare Via ihe eatCi 81 police, have fog
tnen:hs submitted u This wruag, A. have
70 many oth.rs, without complaint, nor
would ! ueS sax F3sht concerning the
waiter We're IL not thar say duty requires
ms 10 speak iaieiy new practice has
been adopted hy which he has in view the
san4e object. ipf which Is more hauefal "a
the administration Of justice la both
"a - H.
this reason again caA your attention 10
the mischief
The chief of police takes accused persons
arrested in The nigh; time IN bis absence
cut of the cas- jail. asTsiica tbett into jus
tiet, Japes's esislsf and has them TILED VITA
cut testimony Of the officers who nsake the
arrests. or any other eyewitness. This Is
done because mos; Of the officers would,
were they permitted 10 bring their own
prisoners into court. take half of them Ia
each Justice. The result OF this Praciicc j.
that most oi TIE prisoners are tried Win
ont evidence of their afienses. and hence
they are uos aud cannot be properly DEAL;
with. Thus justice rBiscarrfes IN these
eases, for how can causes isr CORRECTLY de
ci,.sd without the hs<f evidence that Is oh
taipahis. of course. every one under
sfaa,;s that the osscvf who makes the ar
rrsf ia cts case should have charge of
TIE csse. cr at least be witness.
The facts are 80 Important In the assfnin-
i<trstian 81 Justice. under the ordinances
OF the city. that feel obliged 20 casi your
especial attention 10 taeEa and ask icT
them year careful consideration
Fos two % three mouths sad until The
last ave. weeks public gam bling was alsaf.sf
unknown in seattle. ! believe that this
was a desirable condition of AFFAIR." ~
least I have beard no complaint. except
frs.n gamblers, ihas the Frospstssf II it.e
ssfx MS afs. AVora bis affected by sae alnas
Hut tie isIe Ersna isiry, = assrlsS % wa,'ln
saara t. have t~scm fn active - rapstks Hiih
these viaisssrs 81 the law, sSlin-ea : great
number 81 charges s3SinS; the gamblers
rs hanl / bad hcEi 10 sasHcr before sid
grand t5lrf. aRia Outstanding tae accused
fsg,t,.s i;s sss,sc 81 the eAsSs admitted their
zsiis. AND nesNiias'aistiiaE The Esaas lasy
Has hssfaets saesa eyg-a illnesses Ia tsie con-
mission u ihe afTeases HkylsE hherz,csi
.he gzta isiess. the grand luyy eisao tie fsss-
,i.aonX - Justice II. y. jones. and t'srpUgb
~ influence - iserafy District Attorney
Il Piles {srha arr asf unpopular VIII
the gan hisrsa snd.stea sac for sstsrEsfa "a
sh4rtsfsss fsfs> h. she As2snNt II 81 Eaice
~ GlsirieS attorney tad IgeK ifilsly de
eftc.i were iezxl NatsEails tae gayshieTS
we're e5nfSaad. siczi ~ fhss art4Sa ~ siS
grand Jury asd SsAaa re=uu1cst thSif tasag
,isa. ! usasisrS'a aa there are uey ssfc'al
samssllng heels In ofsesaslea IL fnIs ety. !
rsr.t-f he - matters u yuH IN S'tseT a1et
ppn nssy. e sea decie u > -. tax. .he
fsr.sg.sr ssxp. l., step faiS i7iisufy siaF1ssss.
IKE sSraps art tFs~ssszssc~, ar fsSf1Has
tsasEIf she fzW gase VzgTzuef law = Fefy
ss~iuressi sad ~ far has heea lsssn'i s sssis4
as,sls5a,e rs n sealn< tsss esll -. g6sssssifss
a = "a ssie5cui1 - gct tesiisaas4E; ever
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affire esa assl<, So cssileeisHS he ssss ses.Eg
,svl.4esrs aa1 ~ aaGsa sas2y ~ faelA
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aged.