The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-03
HINGTON NEWS
zcEious Charges Against >
Tacoma Paper.
- ResIyn strfkers ssrrssdss-
Rstsess Dessh Of rs DsiIisgsv
chisArsn-1hs Deean.

TACOMA, I'D -1eEty ~ $50 - - = =
= anal seyesss O. he cou1eil nesting ssis
,n1lernoon. his licenss tsing sgsin sssoksd
- - pesitiou Of his successor. y, r.
e11ne. sefused. II wsx the meef interest
- "a Iarxe1y attended session IN The his
80 u fhe city. Long before The ho1r OF
1usn1nx erea2 fhronzS were -
- Council rooms. pssiffoners 1os
80 erntuss Morgan ccegpying eyeyJ
WeIlabse inch q spsee Ia the chamber
,ss.l ScIlwav sufnsde GJiDe,s petition uas
,sS1SS6 - iI<sf md was killed ~ the foi.
E~5ne vote; Yeas. Lis;ts sn1 Hsrxfsu;
1870 d Isl. H0ugbs0n, Collins. Cau1nfAf.
80. !. 3. Houxhssn aud zinfsiis
$50, sn ss.sa,l ssa issssaasd IL
1s~aefi ftsuE owinR - eierisxI error IN
1Se e0unciI'x order 81 January k5ths rssok.
- n<rran't license, IL would be nsS<s-
- ~ ne council 10 take farther efxY1
~ Ia u1Aftssr, waereop0D the health and
Iofioe e0Insaittes offered eSfrscssa fs1o'
~ Z momeut the eIerks desk vas stfewn
xrzfh netxf,ons from cislxxns snfsggntsfze ~
- citizens fay0nsg HorYzn- The 20.
rsvfnx eftdeyit go first read and created
= 1ec1ded sensation
cmxeGsD WITH xusoxHssS fEKsuBf.
ssvxeak MaffIeon. 81 lawful age being
49, 6u7v twosu. on oath snyE fnat he -
1Ss sssus and fdentiexE Frank Norriscr.
GlSo Heretofore. Va tie sfh dAy 81
4nmunfy, Iss9. subscribed nss nhNe
= g aasdesh. sas aifs1 pn asa.
5Sof aid AFFIDAVIT contained sfsfEmefiss
wffh reference 10 : fBan Deiug fos5bec gu
- 9th Of January. iaap, IN MorEsn' .
lkssnfer. Ai1iant further sate that when rsisi
0HIdevif vas INSIDE he IVES very dfunk and
nnconsc1oas ~ 70 what the Fssfpoft o. al
1ayit Wa: that IL Was insisted hposl sn9 iie
- v,a4ff money for makiEg said AFFIDAVIT
~ r'sszf1 whe yrpre scented themselves 10 %
ffe editors Of the scugaa f,aatg Ledger
eAfEia3t further SAYS that be could i1su-
Mfg the men. hut d0ts ssos KNOW tnssr
1900 AfIlaDt further says the man sup
80 90 haze been robbed yAe bot 10 fstt
i,{ea, but told this afsaif that he WAS
U6fkfps scheme for tbs psifg,se 81 get
flpe money either from sise editor ~ the
E1aaey 0f Harry Morgan.
s.4f1iant further says thai nc las a sey-
0fst times received f1Utley frvfa gc1s'ieiasH
1kof represent tffeusseiyss To belong 20 the
S1lDris1 depaffspent OF the Tacoma
fefaey. fzpor promises that he would ties
fffg In the libel suits now pending ~ tns
llstrict court. wherein Harry hgfkan -
plainoiH aud X. y KadebAagh deiesasf'
1Al.art further says that Frank Gnguon,
- mac who was supposed 10 have been
Scb6ed M January aforesaid. told this
o1I9nt that he hHd received $9 10 moHsy
I'd new salt Of clothes from neu repfs
nonttng themselves 70 Dc directly connected
wffh the publication OF the Daily Ledger.
G1{a was also promised Job oa sLe farm
Known 81 the Ledger farm II he would give
0aettm0uy Ina fhe eascs heretofore referred
= and hiay on said Ledger farm until the
6oaxeninE Of the district court, ssEie time
- February, l8e9.
~Af1apt further rays that ne - al tnlE
11ue duly sober ead In his right mind.
1kot had he been sober 1t the time the sfEl.
1etit referred 10 WAS made he w0Eid not
have male such AFFIDAVIT, for the same II
wholly false aud untrue 80 far ~ "
nuxported 10 cast any reflection whatcser
nDcn the theaser known as Mefganfs fhes-
~. In the city of Tacoma. Pierce county.
Warrington Territory
S13h DAY 0f January, A. y. 1859. and shat
elkant q duly sober. y. Z MURRAY,
Notary Public.
PETITION ~ yAvoR or MORGAN.
The subjoined petition, signed By 81 per
Goug nafd to be business met Of Pacific
oxenue, followed: eve, the undersigned
nol1ffoncrs, resident tar payers OF the city
q Tacoma, no.t respectfully petition your
honorable body MOI 10 rryakc the license OF
Marry Morgan. heretofore issued on the
NH day OF April. 1855. but II. Ia your wis
1om, under this protest. you should revoke
eal1 Incense, we pray yapr honorable body
- Gsst allow an opHIa investigation OF
nny and all charges that might have
6sen preferred against said Morgan. We
a1no pray Jour honorable body that IL; case
oasd license Is revoked, we. your petition
~, SIX that q iicense be granted u one IL.
n. Cline oA lot .. bleak 81. city Of Tacoma.
rEriTIos AGAINST aorsAs.
The text OF coanicr petition. with eeg5
Signatures, Was ~ follows
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
nonn OF Tacoma, do most tiy
nppeal 10 your honorable body 10
o1Eeeiuaily revoke tho license OF Que
Harry Morgan for the keeping Of saloon
~ the sale OF Intoxicating and matt
llQu9rs, ~ well ~ the license for keepiag
ysFisty theater aud da'le.s house az Nos
" and Sic. lots and >. Ia block Eu5. Pacific
nvenue aud city of Tacoma, and
a1oo net 10 transfer the same or 10
1Gnnc 4 new license ~ said Morgan or b. any
01hef person of pefsplis for Ike business
- OF on said premises or apau any prem
3erx within The city hmtis, an5 that the
do0fx OF said preinisss be siEeesnailY
clDsed - the business now carried Ell
Iheee. :.
THE LICENSE EEE0sED.
After 40 eexi tnossions debate las Ing three
haur1. The c,saneis declared MuFFaus
lscrzlsc reyak 81 by tEu following vote
feas-Caughrsn Gssslius. !. IT, HoBghfon
I4eEse. HgugH--3. Mars. NJ HoIzhtuss.
Hills, ZtBrsn. Horslafi--s
A liquor isceEse wss granted George X
Deede aud refused H. W. .bsggs. The em-
SHIPMENT of an assistant street commits
1f6sicf WIS authorized.
THE THEAfEa RUNNING.
Morgen's sateva aud thsaser vas run
ming ta.rlghs, notwithstanding The action
n the Council II h said no will resist
any 4tfenpt % csuss him up on the gruuad
Eaaf MAYOR Drufss hsa 40 right. under the
CAarkEf. 10 vote 1n the question.
AN -H2sH at q. nrnxss