The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-12

- nifshelI VIII Be Tried y
he coaneiI Tonight.


- matter Was still the principal topic
81 conversation. When cnief Mitchell
.sr1e down town In the morning be
8 -. dressed IN citizens clothes. and
- ~vstkonf his badge AZ ofIfcr He
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- c0uncH VIII pfopao'y commune nis
6xom1nafs0n ptfs y y NOT nkeiy mat
- ulu STAY aW&F - no expresses
himself ~ anx'ou1 to stas1d tFlaa ana
- expose tne macoinatlgns % the
no3or and CITY attorney aftd % de
{ nounce the eorrugs Esthocs 81 the
~ council WnH tscse cnasges
{ Ne ed fs.s.s 4 stshsI xs-s.~Sas,
~crning declined sserifyipg, saying
1T b. had seen enough and ccuid tell
6eeush 70 make TIE nAypr, CITY aft0r-
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Ef8Nb IL WITH HsItAsi.i--
u the police department every
ming moves ai9ng IS u Us enseI Esa
! ~ psen ssA. .a.ns As'a s.,ss
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- f;lled the xaranf esr,ta;nrv The
noIicefaen ell Appeared satisfied 10
1ork under the lt<tzrs k<fz<as. although
facT stand in with the deposed chief
nearsy to man aud have announced
Nheir intentions al handing over their
stars TO the mayor should any one Of
certain obnoxious persons be al
uoinfed 10 succeed Nr. Mitchell. One
Of the couuciimefl Yesterday said that
Il might be well 10 appoint enc Of
these persons so obnoxious to the p0-
ficemen. 20 that they would resign
and save the council. or the new chef
Of police. the trouble of removing
them. Evidently the council il not In
: very good humor with the police de-
partment at large.
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1rAiaana A's 1A@ $50.
The meIaperH Oh the counsh arg
actively preparing Tor the trial OF Chief
Mitchell. and expect 70 have 40 OYER
wheImsno arrnr Of evidence to con-
front him with fo-nighf. A larre
rumher ~ wifue.ses have already
s,,r.eavel hefove 4 com r.s;tfee ~
~ cx.nne;l ana given sfatemerts in
writirg over their signatures. In ann
mort ~ some Of the snecffIc charges
shat vii, - rreIerred several az
these witnesses were policemen. who
had hitherto been most active III sup
r,oyfSus, Chief Mitchell, in nubIir
Their testimony i said 10 be OF .
aamag'ns enalas.sI, lo~ssaI, anu =
0sker nrasnfs are ss;i Il havs hes,
collected. arid fire examination nron,.
ises To be full OF kssrrsises.
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The TAX o. the streets yesterday
Vas generally eondcmnatory OF Chief
hitchelE's administration OF affairs.
Il v.s a,mosf unixersalsv ccnae..ed
that he had been negligent even To-
m.liessanee pnt u was not generally
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- rrassismfinn an, escris,ssi biz failure
8 an officer 10 esscicssness rather
thxn dishonestv. The gamblers are
very strong IN their denfals III ever
knying briLed or had any understand.
jne with Mr.. Mitchell.
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r.. ..;.v ca.n.;, 10 a,,.sav .ass
about for \ suitable man to succeed
NJ Mitchell shonid he he imneaehas
AMI sl,ev seem "a consider that = fore
rone eonclusion. Constable III. Ct.
Thornton has been spoken OF as the
most svasiabls man, aud last night adj !
mifted that he mad been approached
and n ked Il he would accent the posi-
ton. He SAYS he does not want the
office. that he can make as much In
the ONCE he now fills. and 10 which
he has been reelected nj four ecnsecu.
tive electieps. that he x too ali for
nirht duty and that he knows ! r.,uch
whsn ashs1 wba tbst n,.,, wss fc. go
stable Thornton said be referred 10 Ii
censa omcsr buttesneld, who was an
active candidate Tor the position last
year.