Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-27
HE RoBs THE POOR
This Statement Made BY One Of His
Alleged Victims
!. 4 1. IL l. H.

SEATTLE. April 2G-trute charges have
been made against Secretary Mct combs.
of the relief committee. los one Phillip
Sellers. and an Investigation will be- made
to prove the truth or ial>ity Of the state
ments. About two weeks since Seller.
made application io the relief committee
for assistance. and being sick al home
delegated his wife tu Wait ON Secretary
McCOomh- To obtain needed relief Ne
cOrding to the STORY ui Mrs SELLERS au
application was made iur SO which was
signed by John Lrary. chalrmas ui the
relief committee When Mrs. Seller,
called for the check McConmhs requested
her to endorse TO- She started To write
her own name across the back. but 90 the
suggestion uf Mr. Nctuomhs. wrote the
name of her husband. Mr. Mctu0mh-
then cashcd the check and gave the Wu-
man slOOf the money. To the above Nr.
SELLERS has made alliddyit. 4 meeting ui
the committee was called az noon today
at the Office cf John Lcary, MeSsrS.
Icary. Moran. Davis llcilhron and Me
Cromh- being present. Mayor Moran pre-
siding Mr.. Mrtuum- iu answer 10 the
charge a. made informally. denied the
matter Ia toto 4 discussion followed as
! to the power of the committee tu inNcsti-
gate "A matter that had not been brought
/ to their attention formally. Mr.. Lcary
stating that he was unlayurablc tu com
meucing an Investigation un hcrc~ay
charges and without am atom ui evidence
I having been offered. lie declared that Ia
I The hest of his know ledge Mr.. Mctoomh-
l had conducted the affairs Of the commit -
/ tee. properly so far ~ they came within
[ his Jurisdiction and hc Wa> not prepared
/ To accept any paper charges not sup
ported by the proper evidence. MayoI
/ Moran stated that hr had seen the aiiida
/ vii made hy SELLERS and considered il
sufficient ground upon which tu prOcccd
/ Mr.. MctoomS was suspended from hl'
/ duties as secretary pending an inNcstiga'
] lion. II was decided that meeting b,
held at the rooms Of the committee al
o'clock next Monday afternoon. at whicl
J time SELLERS aud other witnesses VIII h'
summoned and all the papers 10
/ tho case will be- submitted. Me
] Cnomhs expressed himself o.
being ready at any time to meet th'
! charge.
"A man overheard" was the cry tina
! startled the passengers ON board th'
steamer Emma Hayward yesterday after
noon at . o'clock. rs the vessel was pas
sing DuWamish head on her way IRON
] Tacoma to Seattle. Every body rushc'
| TO the side Of the steamer and then II wa
learned that Carroll Remick had sprun
overheard. lie was superb swimmer
! however. and breasted the waves like
duck and did not seem to be hall SO niue
excited as those ON deck. The sieamo
was backed to where hc was and altC
he had been In the water ten minute
was fshed out Mr. Remick was Yer
wet and cold. Passengers chaicd hin
administered Whisley and placed hi, bac
against boiler and when the stcam'
reached the wharf. be was fairly con
Portable. II seems that Rcmick jumpe
overheard. The act was cause
| by morphine. as one Of the doc
! hands says lac saw him go into close
and In iect morphine into his arm fe'
minutes before he Jumped into the water
The cold waters Of the sound brough
Rcmick to his senses aud he eXerted him
self TO save his life. Rcmick was for
long time assistant cashier Of the Colum
bia q Puget Sound railroad.