The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-13

re city sssorney ard ssii thev wousa psr
TIRE expenses Of detectives II wpai3 rnssf
The sara blerz. ~ Chief Mitchell woHfd 60
nschsnz- Chief Mitchell alwsys told me
/ that is wouId b s1aposxsbie TO DO snyfhFaz
vita The Rxmhse~s
Mr. coehran4 then told how. xbos. Il
days szo. be visited xnszbiisg eens and
81 inferred fr1rn wbxs Mr.. xiseas;r s.ia
that be dian shsak he eGaid sspn rsrs,-
eIzEE- ! could have stzrr<6 rxzn-
bh nE 10 tEo dzrM Before rksst@d fke
/ xArn b}e-s told ttssTa ! woaI1 raid fhexa
40 tolg Wy ! wss soiag to do * 4 few
days befors tie raid gambler es-se 10 ne
ard tod re that be was going 10 buy frfss
tss - 8 n saloon and make X gnrsf5RIng
den- lie sid sio<D would Dc 40 object -
hIrn Il ] wozld Eos raid hIru I rxlssTss hfrr
~ the sane and rot . lot Of gambling tools.
sH a. urge fne 10 elo~e rr tAsxe
Places. when / made my raid lie
ponce force gave re no assistance Iwks
to,a y Capt Briggs thai Chief Mitchell
xasa = wss ny rad and Instructed bis of-
1eeFs 70 do nothinx 90 assist ne.
Maysr- Hb.s do y5zs thsrk that the os<ses
81 enief q police would be worth. Judging
" TIE ogzesz fhat wexe inside 70 ron
Ioehrane--Is saghs 70 BE- worth 80 go
years - Least eSala have made thai
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1900 Ia one month.
Tilss was the only aIInsion made Ia tie
Eslsef Of bribery OF eollasscn daring sfse
sAsHLsss EASY TO F4sp.
Wiiiians DsDonuesI Ehe next witness. tsss
tlnea The city sftDrney instructed me 70
visit the gambling houses few days ago
% 80 u ean bling was publicly carried on
visited ths ". 4 n. Grosfo. Essoss. Bank
Excnsnge and Esancey's. ] found yam
roozas. Any os,e could Tell that gambling
wsx carried on. Right after cochrsne's
rzse, | asked chief Mitchell * bs had
helped Ia the raid. He said, NO. be
DIDN'T need any partner Ia bis -business
There would have been no froabie abort
rhsdinz the gamblers.
GAMBLERS soF LOOKED Fog.
Policeman I'd Esnley fessffed--ssI kxseys
I that gambling has been carried on Men
nave reported 10 me that they have been
suDtsSl N these places. reported these
faeis % Capt Briggs and he told nae TO 90
noEAing unless the EaHn who we're robbed
swore ous warrants. he said not e, .aaxe
anF arrests until ordered to 60 - By the
chief OF police. About S1see weeks ago
chief Mitchell told NE 70 report houses
where gambling vas carried on; but wss
never instructed 10 make aay arrests The
chief never locked for gamblers: II he had
ne could easily have found taera TIE
policemen have expected orders to max z a
raid LAST winter Uas instructed 20 raid
me warrants snd petty thieves and run
mem IN. Dfzf he said nothing shout gam
bling u was generally uaderstood that
me council backed the chief In whatever
be did"
No ORDERS EyER sssrED.
Acting Captain Harry sfgelow testified
y have been on the force during MitehelI's
tnculneency. Gambling Is openly carried
on, but never had orders 70 pull a game
Any sane man could have seen that rarnl,-
ling Was carried on. when Cochgana
made bis raid the chief said: This is not
car hEnt. = Cochrsne and Dunbar; II
there IL any breach OF the peace we win
get 10 and correct IT, j think II we had
been called on the chief would have giver.
orders for assistance and I think he enght
70 have made the raid himself. think
The police force could have stopped ganah-
ling. understood the council backed
him up la everything.
II have been the sanitary officer for sew
erai months ItwIis my duty for time 10
make sewer connections, and I was then
ordered 20 do nothing.
Mr.. siesz explained that II was the duty
OF TIE chief of police TO make people con.
meet sewers, and he wanted 10 know
whether he was setting under Chief Mitch
ett instructions when he ceased making
peopie connect
Officer Bigelow said he wax..
ETop BIT Do NOT Full GAMES.
Policeman &. K. Harding testified. II
nave seen games running in several places,
bnf never bad oFde-s 20 pull any OF the
places Have heard many complaints
about people being robbed, aud told the
chief OF police. lie told me TO stop fheni
but not 10 pun them, because he wanted
70 arrest AL OF them 81 once. | have been
looking for orders 10 pull them every night
Tor eight months, but the orders have never
cofRe.
Nj. Harding explained tina, the house he
bad seen gambling carried on In was Jack
McDonaids.
WHY HE WAS srsrEsDgp.
Ex- Policeman William Morris testified
mat nc nau been on the force under
Mitchell. Had reported general gambling
the chief, and r said. lie didn't want ant 70
live IN 9 town where gambling wasn't al /
lowed. When talked about gambling
was sent out 20 BeiItowu. I was fired from
the police force for talking too much
about gambling and prostitution.
c0cHBAzE's ASSISTANT.
III. W. e. Jackson. late clerk in sader-
heFg's court, WIS next called aid testified
that be assisted sheriff CSahfane when he
made his raid. and described the games
running at the II. 4 ~, the Grotfo aud /
other saloons. Chief Mitchell had told |
him that q wheel OF fortune was running !
in the orpheum and that be was going -
close II up In few days. The wheel was
afterwards captured by the sheriff. "while /
was IN the chiefs ONCE he brought out !
bottle and gave me q drink. Gambling j
was openly car led on in Seattle at that /
time and has >-ssa since % my Own /
knowledge
close oT THE INVESTIGATION.
A large number OF witnesses were pres
ent for examination. but at fais iunctuFe /
Councilman Jones arose and said
II think it Is quite unnecessary to 20
any further with this examination. IL has /;
been clearly shown that section 4 OF al. /
vision ?. ordinance No. SEQ has not been /
enforced. asd that Mr.. Mitchell has been /
very Gerehtt In his duty as chief of police +
i, therefore, move that the mayor DC /
authorized Ia snmmariiy dismiss Mr. /
Mitchell from the Office Of chief OF police. +
as provided by the city charter"
Councilman Durie seconded the mosioa /
NJ UNANIMOUS yofg.
The roll wss then called and Mr. Jones |
motion was carried by unanimous vote /
Mayor Moran declared the vote and said /
THE oatce OF chief of police Is now va /
can't Do you wish TO make any appoint /
mentsA
Then there was an anxious moment for 1
the several aspirants for chieftainship in /
the room. bat the council decided that /
there was no harry about eieeiing Mr.. /
Mttehelis successor and capt. willard i
was instructed "a act gs chief OF police I
until further orders
The council then adjourned.
II was understood last night that Mr.. i
Mitchell would resist the action of the i
council and would apply for an Injunction 4
This Il hHt rumoT, however, and Il Is not
known that Il has any foundation in fact !
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