The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-31
SAN PILES DENIAL
He Asserts That He Has Never
Received Brides.
/. uLE coNcocrE0 sLANOERs. !"
That Is What re Cali. Al Charges
Axafnss III. omeIaI ebaraeser-Hfe
Dernsnaa An investigation


Tie e8nsfas1n Iss.isrs vas called forth eg the
aren charge sc sssAlfeasanee IN afIice made
axsinst SIR. plies, All. aSose partseaiafag ~
ts.e sallagiag editorial xlsigh sFpeafed N
ts.s geesssg fyess e tlpcem Der =
re sssaoE raaas = nssstake ia exciting
gxsanel r. r iea cftg sltprneY.
xhaf ssssuif Aase been sone s. - resi.se %
aeesFf Mr. Alherrsea's resigF5&,io-s. and a leasf
re h&sa ssBeeaaa sa hifa ns nlAsh aisi e. tas
eoenssi eentefa nsafes Eiyiug hr. Piles hssiag
relsas-s % eise kAi ~ tie uasn elected ~ fte
peupls. ana fasa q atd nsaa elected e sae-
eg.ed hssn sAe council gsssBitOaslE ifAsass both
iI4s s@egss sad NJ ksasfaoss-
Eas wasx - THIS ekseest0a. there ars very
seoa reasons wssy TIE cCasaii saeuli not have
eisesnd 81 Fila.
II s4e sassses 81 emaron Fapuie, sad 10
member cf fne eoaaeii can honestly deny Anowi-
edre of Il, that Mr. EfIeS7 0tbclHs t0atasg =
tgg-ssseg aussE 50BsH Musrs his honesty e not
sasgsly e4esflbaesl Il IS onealY asserted ibar 40
Aks see s5sl brlaes sad .llst proof e Ibis change
exists aN1 eaH b@ pro need * Il alleged ttsf
4f.s eassIssfs pasa fgv hgm sose taas hs hal
gives fsss s. So ana Tat tae consideration for
fnfs @as thai wliie MF Plies Was city aiftFnsY
as.8eg0.rFe ~ wsei8 favor tsssn fl az pre*e e
fsaas estesea agaiast those waO eonifltasea the
iaanex.
gAis charge e. bribery may or mag not be-
fgf1e The yFeDfs nay or may not exis1 The
suheeeaeat conduct u Mr. Plies may net afford
tyfsesee 81 eeliasfon WITH she gagabieni. BHt
sie faet IL the charge i openly aud eireum.
kEaatiailg nsde. and the council iDsfllss me
esoe5e 81 tina t8@n bf aeesiuz az ~ legal rep
seseutat4Ya . man who Il ehasge4 with most
scg4ssts crime. ard Who neither during bis
terra Of Office nor kiBee. has asked fcT she
af4sa4FY sHd surely 80 De desired yiIa seat5oa,
nagaefy, formal investigation.
sTafc charges. BY fessoia Of enfaitg ~ fer
political effect, arr sCEacti ases urged AGAINST
public ofsaisl, bat where they are esrcumstan-
raIfy. although Informally. msde, SUD affect
bic Official character. he owes Il e. himself and
% tae people v 10 elected him q demhaG en
Investigation. recent Instances was tie for
naal Investigation OF tha late Prosecuting Attos-
ney Sew Ia.
9As e0uaeil cannot avoid ordering At inves.
ugatsaa now. Mr. Pies cauuog a1fsrd te refuse
90 aesaAad sn INVESTIGATION.
The city attorneys communication.
which was 90 have been read at the council
meeting last night but which was not read
because several Of the members We're kept
at home by ia grippe, j. as foliows:
re the Honorable Mayor and common Council
81 The City Of seattle afieaseas
desire most respectfully 20 call 20 Jour at
seatios The eneios 4 article, published n the
Seattle rress on Saturday evening, Deco niber -,
lisa.
Permit ae to say that every woni Of said
article Il absolutely untrue and without any
foundation whatever. deny ia toto every alie-
CATION thereof What may have been ia the
pat the secret Vaccinations aaa whispered
slanaers of small coferfe or clique who, hsve
no a9abl. b. fair means or foai meaBs would
seek O. fuiure ne, do hot know; eus DO here
and now declare Il ~ be absolutely false aud nu-
true. Is alleged ia said article that my osEieias
honesty Is 0pesly questioned, OF that 4 a open
~ asserted that have received bEibes, OF that
the proof a any such charge exists or ever ex-
lstaa ard can BE- pFvaueea. or ever ecula 30
pfadueet. OF that any fair man. with Fespec-
taae reputation Cor truth, ever made Snch
charge. | further declare Il 70 be absolutely
fase aud untrue. as In said article stated. that it
b alleged that the gamblers paid note for me.
aeg one thoasan1 d9iiars. or any oilies sum.
neYer in nv life gave a note for oHa thousand
dollars, or half thai amount Nostnes the gam
hieFs. nor Hry other person. ever pad q note for
AS. OF gNve fne eent 20 iaEor y mag ehaFga q,
or Liable - be charged. WITH crime II u abso-
hlteiy false thRf ! ever agreed "a. OF ever did,
favor Fambiers, or any other man, charged with
4 crime.
sseng.rsnen IS yuu al know. ala not seek
ere position so which yen have honorea me by
your election. u Is wcll known - most 81 you
that ] did not not desire this position.
accented Il Rt tie request OF the members
Of the eeaaeii with whom ! had been
officially connected foE year. and With whom
ny relations were ana had always been person.
Ally az most friendiy nature. and need nos
teii 1oa that / felt hiehiy asfserea that fepFe-
sentative body of basinesS mca OF shia sits with
when had been thas closely connected ia a
business way iaS the psFtod OF . year wEs 50
well satisfied With my o0iesal conduct that they
hanage4 rae With thls appointment la xiew,
therefore. 81 the ah0Te enumerated eiscum
stauocs. accepted this position. ard having
e. Eghi Il oat ga tnis line IL Il takes ali sum.
meF." Ia not iataad 70 b. deferred from my
auty - warped or driven 20 wayer one lot 90
little from tue straight aud e0rE - path thereof
b. 81 tai Ehe vile contested chambers Of shy
eilqne, class or elans bat s. yoa a. ara aware.
The acceptance 81 this position forces Bps8 gniS
Office los the nexs fsw noalha lnrse amount
o. Business ~ SUCH nature 3hat w4i Feqa Fa
my closest and aadlYidef ATTENTION. and ftnese
fare iascna that this tas ter snail be cleared np
ue8. a. she threshold az ray thus entering Enaa
ISIS TASK. "a the end thai 1 shsls nes, wAen nay
stfsntiaa Il demanded 10 tais 0assnsxs BE dis
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nawer IN kHRugea before them sni eysasfuss
witnesses. inasealasosy take ap aud examine
tsis ma.seF
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