The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-23
TACOMA NEWS.
distribution Of business to > Justices
--Eauine Obseaufse.


TACOMA, Nov. 22--When Justice Law
renee went TO the jail this morning for The
purpose OF beginning his rev duty of hold
Eng the morning court AZ that place, he
found the chief Of police already there
and engaged ia overseeing some Of the
artists Of the place nj WORK cleaning up.
He remained 10 engaged until some min
utes later. when Justice Senier dropped In.
He then looked UP az the register of the
hotel and found The only new bOarders
had been booked from the second ward.
and stated that sueh being the case, "they
were Judge Senier's eases
.Then ! have no business here" re-
marked Judge Lawrence aud turning.
walked out, while Judge seater went on
with the hearing.
II did not wish this arrangement 10 be
fuauguratcd until the newly elected par
ties take their seats In March, and when IT
was suggested some time ago 80 advised
But eince the plan was carried out aud /
was so delegated, / think II strange pro
ceeding on the part of both the chief of
police and Judge Senter 20 interfere.
Judge Senter ought 10 know that he
had no jurisdiction outside Of the Sec
ond ward and that any court held by him
outside Of that ward will not hold good
AS for my going down there to hold court
for cases In the Third ward, that ~ out Of
the question, because there are not enough
Ol tHht ttDu 10 ufhAt " WbItb my RDilc. L
shall not, therefore, go down again"
Mayor Dunn was interrogated as 10 the
action TO be taken by the authorities In the
matter. In conversation about Ii, he said.
"At meeting Of the police committee
few days ago the prevalence OF the disrcp-
utable element IN the city was discussed.
aud II was the opinion OF all that some OF
the Justices were treating offenders too
light The idea OF filming dlsorderly char.
acter 81 seems 10 be more like inviting mis-
demeanor than otherwise. A man Is mr.
rested at night. He gets comfortable
lodging, supper and breakfast, at the exs
pense OF the city, is brought before the
court at 10 O'Clock, fined ~. and works for
the city until 0 o'clock 20 pay the fine, get |
ting dinner, supper, and another lodging 1
II he wants It. For this, as ia /
every case OF the kind brought /
before him, the justice gets 81. II will be /
seen that this Is not o very paying business /
for the city. More important than that, |
however, u Is not calculated to suppress /
crime. While TN this subject | suggested I
that the dragging OF these vags through |
the streets In the morning to the hearing /
was not thing that we could take delight |
In and II was determined to hold the /
morning hearing al the jail. We went to /
see Justice Lawrence, with the result that /
you know"
but Justice scnter held the hearing this
les. ne came 10 me to-day after the /
hearing aud said that the action taken was
calculated to place him In an unfortunate
light before the public. | explained 10
him the reason. He replied that There had /
been no intention on his part TO fall short /
In enforcing the law. that be was anxious
TO carry out the wishes OF the council: that /
In many eases brought before him there
were extenuating circumstances, aud that
In short, he felt that he ought TO have
been given hearing. | had no desire TO
inJure him and said so. think an arrange /
ment can and will be made under which
he aud Justice Lawrence can take alter
nate weeks at holding the morning court"
THE OLD DUMP.
Officer Iinguist to-day filed complaint I
against II, o. Percy aud one Beal for haY.
Ing deposited the carcass Of dead horse 1
ut the old dump. on Pnyallup avenue Ia !
the Fourth ward which has been the ocea /
sion of so much strife In the city council. |
heal IVES the owner OF the horse and Percy l
Is drayman. The latter IN said 20 have .
protested against unloading there but that 1
Beal assured him that il would be all right. I
warrant was issued for the arrest OF both #.
by Justice Lawrence