The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-30
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1ob khman, Who was suspended h. CHEF
1hosnten Tor having. y vas altered.
wasnsd ths gamblen Of the N. an
saioon q N intended raid week seo .ast
"Wednesday night. was begin IN The chiefs
omse last evening before J. \. ws;sins.
sofd. George Hall and Harry White. coma
a COMMITTEES On health and poles.
Inc caey attorney appeared Tor the prose-
cnison and =. W. Hankey for the defense.
While Ehuan will undoubted.v roe1~r
from ths force. The evidence saduesd
against him vs. Of . rather aimsy char.
Irusty Issry vas he ar,t ~Isn...
called. He said. II was standing Ia front
OF tie sheri5's once shst night petvsen 8
and 70 O'Clock With Charley Phillips: We
started to yak down TO tbs corner Of Yes
yer avenue and Third: there met Ehman
and Lieuteuaut willard; the lseutenans
caated Ebnlsn 70 one side. told him he
snooeht there Was gambling gong on IL
NE II and ~, and asked Ehman 70 20
Win him; Ehman said he had TO hunt IN
ne sheriff to get some handcuf KEYS for
Badly Rogers: ! then vent down to the II.
ana y: white vas taking with Mullen.
one of the proprietors, Ehman came down
anc called Mullen 70 one side. heard him
say They u he down before long, Ehman
tnsn asked where the Pfssbyssrsn church
was and left"
Cross exsmined-I didn't know there
Ms any gambling going on: have never
oeen IN jail Tor DEMONSTRATING: am here
nov on charge Of horse-stesiing: res.
am allowed my liberty.
BIG blonde Bob Ehman then testified ia
nis 0wn defense. He said that Bolton
Rogers was going East after Turner.
Mcs eombs partner. and asked him to get
some hasdcun keys whit ch Sheriff McGraw
had. He told Willard about it and went
up 10 The sheriH's house after the keys.
Me6rav was not at home but he was told
ne would ind him at q meeting at
the Presbyterian church. Came down
from McGraw's 20 the corner of Cherry
snd Third streets: seeing Terry talking TO
mullen he went up and asked him where
the church was, Terry told him and he
started 70 60 away: Mullen followed him
about forty or fifty feet and asked some
TRIVIAL question; he then went back to pc-
ice headquarters, returning shortly with
Lieutenant Willard and 0licer Osborne:
rafded the saloon but found nobody there.
Powers, Of the Bndweiser saloon, was
called and said that Esn,an had been to
bis placs once and told him that the chief
had ordered him to stop all gambling, and
warned him that II he caught him playing
be would arrest him on sight. Witness
understood that the chief had ordered all
his officers 70 do this nnder the ordinance.
Chief Thornton testified that he thought
Ehman one OF the best officers on the
force, but in view Of what be had heard he
had deemed il his duty 10 suspend him.
and had done so.
Lieutenant willard practically confirmed
Ehman's testimony about the raid, and
Lieutenant Sullivan said that Ehman had
rendered him very valuable assistance in
. number Of raids ON gamblers, which bad
always proved successful.
Ehman here interposed and said that be
courted the fullest Investigation, and that
his resignation was ready any time the
chief wanted il
OfIiecr PhiIbFick was called and testified
that Ehman had told bin that charges had
been made against him. and that . friend
had done him some dirt
The investigation Was here concluded.
the committee saying that they would make
their report to the common council