The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-11
MITCHELL IS SUSPENDED.
Mayor Koran Exercises the An
thority Of His OHee.
naIfeasance In Once Is Charged
Formal Accusations ts Ne af1de
Te-morrow Night.

Te-morrow Night.
when Chief Mitchell came down from
.;unrh q o'clock yesterday afternoon he
ms feeling in particularly good narscr,
ss.d be LAUGHED asEhe charges maize against
aim By the mayer and members OF The
council. He held bunch OF cfsy warrants
IN lis hand. which be tapped significantly
a. be remarked 20 = reporter, we will see
who IL II that is anxious 10 have the city
ordinances concerning saEabIsnx enforced
These papers ID ms hand are warrsnts for
tie arrest of gam blers, snd you nan 70 and
ssh Councilman Green 3r Sheriff EcGraw
II | did moi snnoants my purpose OF
making the complaints on which these
warrants were sset,ed several DAYS before
ne ce=ncI undertook TO sfofestalls me"
ARREST or sFx oAaEEnns.
A few moments later the warrants were
trrned over 10 Captain l. W. Peer, and
before four o'clock Hank Carlton. g0hu
Boyie. Charles Dexter. Johr Grsftou. and
John Doe Griffin had appeared before
Police Judge John 7. Miller 20 answer 20
violation Of section I Of aIylsiou !. e,fr
ordnance No. 700. They ali entered psezs
Of guilty and paid fnss Of $50 eaeh. later
In the day john Mayhey was brought int,
eoerf and dropped &c mere Info fise cIfy's
kxcheQuer.
afrcHELL's mKrnoD.
Nov that's the war conduct raid, .
I'D Chief Mitchell. xho was fn the police
tonrt az the last nne was paid. Here six
men have stepped iaso coarf and rasd ia
fBss 10 the city sgRregafIng $40 There
has been no raid. no big force OF dsrrties,
no trouble or blow. bat Tbs money Is theirs
to speak for ITSELF That was exactly what
! intended % do before the inayUr End
council fnter5ered. and have gone ahead
just the Name as IL theT had said or ioae
nothing. / viii go ahead with this, aud
before tbs end OF the month win fHrn sl01Q
In hncs Into the city treasury
MAYOR MORAN HEARD FRox.
About 5 O'Clock. while Chief Mitchell
was sifssrg In Jnstlce MiIier's court wait
ing for the hearing of city case, mes~
senger boy came ia and handed him D let
ter IN d blue euyelape The chief tore the
envelope open and read the note. wbfrh
was evidently brief and 20 the point. He
sheysd the inisssse into bis pocket. with
police. 1ssor Moran to the contrary not
rithsfsntlng." and then calmly turned
bis attention 20 other matters going On Ia
the court
II wss afterwards learned that this letter
was from Mayor Moran. saspeudlng Mr..
until after the next meeting of tbs council
THE MAYORS AUTHORITY.
This action OF the mayor was Hnex-
p<etsd, and when IL baeame generally
known, many wanted TO know upon what
Authority he hkd suspended mn officer
elected by the people. Mayor Moran lasfi
H1Ef<f IL
ing passage from chapter 2. section ~. OF
the city charter
The officers OF the city herein provided
for Except justices Of the peace shall hold
their Offices for the term OF one year. aud
until their successors are elected or APP
pointed and qualified. unless sooner re-
moyed. Any officer of the city,
except mayor, councilman or jnstier
OF the peace, may be suspended
from Office by the mayor gnfii the next
regular meeting OF the council thereafter,
and may be. by the mayor. at any regular
meeting OF the conncii, removed from of
fee summartly. provided. however. that
the council shall not ADVISE or consent TO
such removal otherwise than by vote OF
q; least seven messbers In favor thereof:
snd In taking such vote ssase roll must be
called and the records must show how
each member voted.
cHisF xITeuELL's SUCCESSOR.
Mayor Moran followed the suspension OF
Chief Mitchell by instructing the seaior
officer OF the fierce. Capt. willard. 20 act
AZ chief OF police pending the examina-
ton. Capt willard was az frst dgsin-
clined 10 accept the duty, rs IL was under
stood that Chief Mitchell would oppose
the authority Of the msyor in removing
him, and would insist upon holding tis
place at the head of the police department
until impeached and removed therefrnm
by the council. when o'clock came
however, Capt. Willard vent on duty a.
acting chief OF police. and IL was under
sood that Chief Mitchell would inferpoxe
no objection until Friday night. when his
fase viii be brought before the council
WHAT THE COUNCIL. WILL be.
As viii be seen by the section OF the
charter quoted above. the chief OF police
may be removed, summariiy. from Office
by tho mayor at any meeting of the council
with The advice and consent Of the eoun.
Gil The council VIII not take this means
OF disposing OF Chief Mitehelrs case, how.
ever, hui VIII give him trial al whseh he
may appear in person, aud. hy attorney. 20
.eiats the specific charges of naifeasanee
IN Office aud tOllaslen with gamblers that
viii oe brought against him. The council
mas 60 Tar been practically, II not wholly.
anEntin03s Ia sustaining the position OF
the mayor toward the chief OF police. aud
8r. Mitchell will be required 20 bring
strong proofs to successfully refate the
evidence they have gathered against him.
couNclLnAa puRIg TALKS
Councilman Durie last evening said
II see that Mr.. Mitchell says that = COM
ni.tee of which was the chairman re-
ported TO the council that nothing could
be done toward the suppression of
gambling by the city authorities until the
appeals OF the gamblers Indicted aud fined
a! the last term Of the district court had
been decided by the supreme court No
eoTninittee OF the council ever submitted
stleh report. and Mr. Mitchell knaws II.
The committee GA license aud revenue, of
which ! sn chairman, and 10
which was referred the fcmarke
81 judge Burke. advising the reyo
caiion Of licenses OF all saloons from which
the eonyie1ed gamblers had been arrested.
did bring In report TO the effect that the
council caad NOT revoke the licenses upon
the evidence sddueei ia the district court
until the Cases were anally settled ia the
supreme court. The report ia It's coneiu.
siol called tho attention of the chief OF
police % sections | sud ard more rarticu.
larry 70 section 1, division 4. of civ crai.
nance No. 800 Seetios l refers 20 gaming
and Section 20 keeping gaming houses
Section I, 20 which the attention of the
chief OF police was particularly called
reads as follows
!. The chief OF pel!ce aud every voiiee
nAeeg Of the city must Inform against,
diligently search out and pgunptly arrest
CT cause To be arrested, all persons whom
they have reasonable cause Ia belseye IL
Tenders against the provisions Of sections =
and. of subdivision Of this oEtiinanees and
esefy such officer refusing or uegtecslng 50
10 do shall be punished ~ tiue OF BOT less
thaa 81 nor mere thar Stoe. and removed
from usicG.'
And yes Chief Mitchell has the temerisy
instructed him that he ceald not suppress
gambling"
CANES IL OPERA stoN.
TIE "a mhiefs continuing 90 take atyaa.
isye Of the difference between the mayor
and chief of police. were operating their
games last night as usual
OLD LANDMARKS GONE.