The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-27
MITCHELL 70 TIE COUNCIL
The Ex-Chief Makes : Statement
Over His Signature.
He Dsneusees che sQuarxetss-'--
The City Cleaning The samb-
ifsg KsiAs-Ksur AHsdsvfts.


HDG Boe0e-K0ur amdnyfte.
sxATTLs. Thursday. April ~
To TIE EbfToz Permit me- through the
columns OF yoar paper. TO sag . few worss
Ia reply 10 che charges and fnsi Eunsions OF
Inst ouartette Of the city corncis composed
81 His Honor, Mayor Moran. the
clfy AftoTuey, Dictator Durle. ccunesi-
nan from the Second uAxd. and
the Hon. 7. z. Jones, OF 1rd Eat AMI
cab,6 read nstoriesy. councilman from the
ReaYtk wasd. Those charges and ipsinns~
lions, the weapons of sneaks and towards.
have no authenticity. They ara not put
forth TO the pubic in the way such things
! are done By Iigh-min4sd and honorable
uscH, having truth and right on their size.
and desire Ia further the welfare Of sDes-
ETY. and the best inreressso Of fhis city. Their
rather sasot OF the work 81 raen who were
living In 9ik<s houses themseiSsz and were
anxious 20 threw stones. bat did not wsrt
10 be caught In the act Now. Mr.. Editor.
what are those chAfkexz I have had no
copy OF them served upon me. consequent
y ssali hare 20 take them ss they APP
peared 10 the PosT IzTKLLsszxcgg on the
morning offhe lssh inst. the publication
Of which WIS authorized by the susrtetKe
above named Mayor Moran states when
80 went ta:o Office we promised 20 clean
u2 the city. Ill ara Included ia that We /
object. made no promises. Right here
let me inform his homer aad The public
that cleaning up the city ID not police busi-
ness. 1hst matter Is placed by ordinance
IN the hands OF the stfeetcommsssiouers
notwithstanding that knew this fact ali
the time. ! started in 10 clean IL up, Is he
sass W e promised to DO. What was the re-
salsf After working eighteen and nine
teen hours oat Of every tsenty- four for ave
months, running my health. gave il slr IA
disgust, because the eoancif did rot sup
mort me in the matter. III went 10 the
chairman Of the street committee ise would
send me 10 the street commissioner. Mr..
Cummings. and he wousd tell nse he had
no teamsto spare. And 20 the matter went
on. Waen / had parties arrested and
brought into court for not eieanis,g np, and
when they woEld state 10 the judge that
ne statement Of the officers In the
matter was true. then the city attorney
would move that the case be dismissed.
Again. some OF the council took q
fpssrn % cleanliness, which GER
fsinIy xas eommendabic, and were
aqiag 10 clean up the water froat.
TIP along the water trent from the cosi
buaker1 TO the foot OF Union sfrset
again went over the same ground aud
lofased each lot, upon which q nuisance
wEs maintained. Esceriained the names Of
owners, and served notices 10 have the
nnissnce abstcd within twenty days. TIE
eme expired. aud nothing being done, |
sugfe ont warrants against some eight or
nine Of the offending parties, brought
hem into coarf, where they al except J.
b. Isxman pleaded guilty, and they were
s5yea sixty days more time. throwing the
matter right into the hot weather. when II
N0ald be more likely to breed disease BY
stfsring IL I'D, than IL would By letting il
feusif In the same condition. This IL the
way In which this cleaning up council
assisted me tn cleaning up The city. Why,
the facts are, that when took the chsan-.
fsDg aud seraped up the mud on the
streets, II was left lying there until the
trans scattered Il all over the streets
again: bat enoegh OF this for the present.
Mr.. Moran states that when Chief
Mitchell was elected. we furnished him
with everything he wanted and gave him
unlimited authority. lie says Il has been
III administration of presentations, and Il
Is openly limited that gamblers were the
parties who presented those badges. In
answer to this vile fusinaatlou of Mr.
Moran. ! VIII state that the names OF all
the persons who contributed to the pur-
chase OF those badges are sfill in the
hands Of the police force. and can be seen
br any citizen who desires 10 see them.
Il comes with very bad grace In
deed for the mayor OF the city aud
the presumed head OF the police
department % fnd faalt because the citi-
sens appreciate the efforts of the police
a iescs ie ma ,.n tse psacs and good
little about what the police force were do
ing probably ~ any taxpayer In the city.
lie nsve once asked me n single question
concerning them or what they were doing.
He never once looked inside 81 the city
Jail. except 10 90 there ard exercise gross
assumption az authority "a turning cut y
man who had been put In there charged
With an cffeuke against the law when no
poweE on earth could legally release him
except the court. In connection with this
same matter. that was the only time he
was ever Ia police headquarters. instead
of finding fasilt he ought to hide bic head
In very anne on account os h eRlecf of
this department az which the Jaw makes
him the responsible head
We viii pass en- 10 the investigation of
those charges and see what they amount
20. Thsv lthe alartettel had several meet
ings in the mayors office, nj which a re-
porter of the Iafty Ifnsfs was niwnys con
venienilg present. HIS name was Gramer
lie left this city between two days. will
hsse more "a say Of him later on.
ing in the city attorneys Office. attended
With all The secrecy Of the inqnisltfaa.
Nearly all the police forfc were taken
NJ there one at time aud put through
system OF questioning known only
to the city "a, attorney himsah lev
policemen who testified al that meeting
were called again to testify in the coaseii
chamber che night thar the mock exceu.
ton took placeg Just FIVE. And what did
the evidence amount to- ft was in the
papers. II yon did net see r. I AM glad on
yonr account. dear reader. as Il would oniy
create feeling OF dlsgsst
Now let rae say a few words In regard 90
the destinations ~ Mayor Moran that I
wis in collision with the gam hlegs, and
cannot Fefute this iustnaation mere easily
than Ga submit right here some sworn
statements nei new spaper reports or Inter.
views:
STATEMENT oF CHARLES scLEES,
TERRITORY % wssHfSaToS,l
COUNTY or KING.
Charles Mullen. being duly sworn ON
oath. sayg that he - resident OF Seattle.
aud over the age Of II years. thst he is
well acquainted with }. G. Mitchell, chief
Of police Of the city ST seattle; that on or
about the Goth day of necetaber. fSsS. he
called npon said j. &, Mitchell and asked
him II he waafa receive tas sum of SEQ -
a Christmas present Afians stated 60
said Mitchell that he represented certstn
persons. being ~ the gambling fraternity.
and that said persons desired sliiant 60
make the offer as aforesaid; aud that said
Mitchell inforned affiant that he would
net. under any circumstances receive any
present from any one, not even 20 the
value % enc kcept piece, that the position
he occupied would not permit him to re-
eeiye present OF any value from any one
or from any source.
CHAs. W. MULLEN
Subscribed and sworn "a before rue this
the nth day OF April, Issa
r. IL. cANN.
Notary Public sar Washington Territory.
sFArxsESr eF =. erosion.
TERRITORY az WASHINGTON.
COUNTY % htsta.
3 Crossan, being fFst daily sworn en-
oath. says; That he Is 3 resident of King