The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-29

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Nm Randesl, wese 81 Rsse sezssss. received
1 90 Aresl Can fnd no sueh pesson.
Ma Jenriz Nilser. La Depot stresk rece1ved
/ 80 April y Gan HnA no sneh person
Mrx jackson. siS Vine sfzref. reeeived ~
On Apsfi :. 10 such pers0n Vacant lot vheEu
fka: number shonld be-
This application Was found by the com
mittee. On the hack was Secretary Nc
Coombs's endorsement with the following
note.
C.ises and ssw this woman sSe 10 . widow
with four chiIdren. end ID vorshy OF help
What doe. that mean, Mr.. McCoombs7'
asked Mr.. Hebron
sWeli. sir said the secretary, 81 never
saw that woman and did not investigate
the case did not intend doing anything
wrong when endorsed those applications.
The reading Of the applications investi-
gated then continued.
Mr.. T. A. Taylor 81 tenoss street., received
so April 7. No such perscn o. number ioand-
The application was fouad. and on it,
back was Secretary Mccoomhss endorse
nent with the following note:
Fcnnd her IN needy circumstances She has
three ehii6ren. ard two OF them have been
sick
Again the secretary hsd TO confess that
he knew nothing of the woman. and had
deceived the committee In endorsing the
application
The reading OF the remainder of the APP
follows:
Mary Lsppencosf, 2.sis sixth street. received
80 April TO- No such person can be found
Where that house should stand IL . vacant lot.
sarah Bright, asi King street. received I'D
April Il No such person Another case OF
vscsnt los near the Sisters academy.
Mrs. Blaine between Washington and Main.
sixth aud Eighth streets. received 80 April IL
No such person can be found
Mrs X. Richard sSss King street. received sd
Aprsis. No such person can be found
Detective Rodgers then stated in ans.er to
aqaestion. that the report OF Officer Barck
could not go out of his hands. He also
said that he had seen annmber OF the checks
drawn in the thirteen cases referred to
above. bur was not in a position to say who
had Endorsed them. He and Officer Barck
then withdrew.
Attorney Aibersson then arose and said !:
Gentlemen. there are many things in this
matter that my client cannot explain un-
I'll he examines his books. Now We court
open investigation. and l only desire that
You give me time to prove my client inno-
cent"
Your Client" said Mr.. Davies, rather
warmly, has been decidedly indiscreet.
He has deliberately falsified these reports
upon which we relied entirely.
These are the facts" said Mr.. Hebron,
land as far rs I am concerned Mr.. Nc
Coombs should be peremptorily dis
missed
Mr. Davies thought likewise and Mr..
Hebron moved that Secretary McCoombs
oe dismissed by the committee from further
service.
Attorney Albertson asked If his client
would not be permitted 70 resign, and
wanted it understood that il the committee
discharged him il was for classifying the re-
ports and not for stealing the funds of the
committee.
Mr.. Davies seconded the motion of Mr..
Hebron. who refused to let the secretary
resign, and 1t was unanimously carried
Secretary McCoombs then turned the
keys and books over to Mr.. Leary, and the
meeting adjourned. The investigation
viii DO resumed this afternoon at clock.