The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-13
BUTTS LIB EL CASE.
10 VIII Prove Whether He IL . Liar
Chief Monroe's Statement.

IL win Prove whether He IL . Liar
Chief Monroe's Statement
Monday afternoons session of Justice
Rivers court promises to be . very inter-
esting one. 1t will either be proven that
n. F. Butts. the colored Whitechapel dive
keeper, is liar and has made affidavit to
an absolute talsehood, or that the police
force. and especially Detective ]. L. Barck,
has been guilty of indiscretion, and what
Butts terms ''rottenness."
Thursday night last Officer Cave was
made aware that gambling was going on
openly in Butts saloon in Morning Star
alley. Going to the place he says he found
it crowded with colored bloods, engaged at
shooting craps" and he arrested Louis
Martin, the dealer. Martin gave bail in
the sum Of SIS and, pleading guilty
to . charge of gambling before JUS
tics Miller the following day, he
was fined $40. As soon a. the arrest was
made Butts appeared at police headquar-
tiers and said that the officers had shown
partiality, and that they had neglected to
..puIl'' the other games which were run
ming on the same beat Captain Murphy
told him If he had any information of
other games to notify the policeman in the
vicinity and he will see that the laws are
not violated.
The next heard of Butts, he filed an aft.
davit which was published in morning
paper, charging Detective Barck with hav-
Ing notified players in q game which was
running in Clancy & Burns saloon, that
the place was going to Do raided, in time
70 allow them to close up and get out. He
also said that Officer Cave refused to obey
orders and used language 70 him more
strong than elegant
The afidavit caused quite sensation at
police headquarters, and great was the in
dignation Of Chief Monroe, who stamped
he statement % an entire faisehood. De-
toctive Barck also ssrenuousiy denied the
truth of the assertions, and filed COM
plant in Justice Rivers court Friday even
ing, charging Butts with criminal libel
The saloon keeper was loud in his threats
Yesterday, and exhibiting revolver. he
was arrested on . charge OF carrying con-
cealed weapons. and later, pleading guilty
before Justice. he was fined $l5.
The criminal libel suit was called Tor
bearing bsfore Justice Rivers. hut on mo-
ton of Attorney Thomas b. Hardin, Tor
the defendant. and the consent OF the pros
ecuting attorney being obtained, the exam
instion was postponed until Monday after
noon at 8 O'Clock.
Speaking of the affidavit yesterday even
ing, Chief Monroe said:
Butts sfhdavif 10 falschood nom beginning
20 end. There IL not word OF truth In that
mans statements He he's charged one OF our
best and must trusted men with having given
information to . gambling game. The oneer
denies n, and unless have 1t from better ana
moro reliable source will n ves beiieve It
This man Bnsn Is - unreliable - he 10 noeo'
r.ous. He conducts one Of the toughoss resorts
In the city. and in the worst place His saiocn
is resort for thieves and thugs OF Ill descrtp-
uonA respectable citizen wandering about
the Streets satisfying his idle curiosity. cannot
with safety, venture into his saloon u he u