The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-20
HOW KELLY GOT EGGS
Charges Made Against Several
Police Officers.
Meeting OF the Police Commissioners-
Spriggs to BE a Patrolman-No
Lawyers Hereafter.

At meeting of the board of police COM
missioners last night charges Of derelic-
ton of duty against Patrolman John
Sanstrom and Detective c. y. Spriggs
were dismissed. although the latter was re-
moved from the detective force and placed
on patrol duty. The charge against
Sanstrom was preferred by John
Dunno. Of sos Front street. who alleged
that the officer arrested him but allowed
two men who had created the disturbance
with him to escape. Sanstrom testified
that when he arrived on the scene there
appeared to be a general fight. and Dunno
was belaboring a man named White with
a broomstick. He couldn't determine
who was 10 blame, and arrested Dunno
and White, but the latter broke away and
got off.
The board exonerated the officer.
Officer Spriggs was charged with insub-
ordination and disrespect to his superior
officer. He had worked up evidence. he
said, and wanted to raid q gambling house,
bnt the chief said he intended to make no
raids without = warrant At the same
time Cudihee had made raid, and
SprIggs, feeling aggrieved. said in answer
TO Il question by Inspector willard, that
games were running all over town, but he
didn't intend to bother his head about it.
He expressed the opinion that he wasn't
being fairly treated.
After all the evidence was in the COM
missioners retired TO the chiefs private
office for consideration. After about fifteen
minutes they returned and presented a
resolution. 1t was to the effect that the
charges had not been sustained and should
be dismissed, but that in order to have
harmony in the detective department
Spriggs be removed from there and placed
on patrol.
Charges were also preferred against
Long John" Kelly. and the reading of
them by Mayor Ronald gave the crowd not
little amusement. They were dismissed
without any investigation whatever. They
were sworn to before notary public and
read as follows:
Mary WEEK being first duly sworn on oath says
that am the wife OF ~ Z. WEEK. and that nv
husband and keep the Westmins restaurant
On Front street, also the Westminster lodging
house at the same place; and keep a first-class
house, and entertain none knowingly but first
class people.
Attiant further says that she is acquainted
with John Kelly, policeman, and have known
him for three months last past. Aftiant further
says tina. the said John Kelly aforesaid has
without just cause tried to injure our business
and SANDER our house, and coax away our help;
that he falsely and maicously told that it was
not a respectable house; that We required orr
dining girls TO 90 to the bar, which is kept n the
house, for wine aid beer for the restaurant: and
that our girls had the name OF common beeraud
wine jerGers, nj! OF which he knew to be false
Afiant further says that she has known the
said John Kelly, while on duty as a policeman
OF the city Of seattle. TO drink Intoxicating
liquor. tO-wlt, whisky. ct public bar in Seattle
Afiiant further says that the said John Kelly,
while acting policeman OF the city OF Sc
attic publicly boastei that he took his neigh
bors' eggs aad converted them to his own use,
in manner following: He represen ted that he
owned house and lot on or near Yesler avenue:
that the sidewalk was above the house or lot:
that many OF his neighbors owned chickens:
that he owned none, bat ne had eggs lust the
same. He said that he made nests on his lot
aud scattered feed all around his place and
toied the chickens over there, and he had OBJ
tanned as many thirteen eggs a day from
those hens, and he had nice time eating those
fresh eggs.
Commissioner Cheasty introd need a
resolution, which was carried, to the effect
that hereafter no attorney be allowed to
appear in the hearings of police officers by
the board, except by special permission of
the board at a previous meeting.
\ line against Officer John Brannen of
500 and one against officer Mike Powers
Of 800 were RENTED when it was shown
that the men were detained because they
We're witnesses in the superior court.
The application of w B. Thompson for
a position in the police department was re-
ceived and placed on Tile.