The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-10
THE PARK INQUIRY.
No Sign of Evidence of Wrong
Doing by the Board.
PETTY oFFENsEs oFAFoREMAn.
oemocrsss Testify That They Were
AePs &c work Without Molestation
The Committee Adjourns.

PARK commissioners was resumed YES
terday, but with no further evidence of
any wrong-doing on the part of the board.
Inc entire inquiry has resulted only in
establishing the truth of the charge made
against the foreman, Roberts, who was
discharged by the board last February for
his attempt to influence some of the men
employed on the parks to work for the Re-
publican ticket, and to the carrying off
OF wood from fallen tree last November
10 the houses of Taylor, the superintend-
ent, and Roberts, the foreman. Strenuous
endeavors were made by the committee
and the commissioners to elicit other in
stances of wrong-doing but they utterly
failed. Delegate Drew asked some ques-
tons as to the time Taylor had lived in the
city, in order to ascertain whether he was
qualified, but Commissioner Burgess re-
ferred him to the index to the charter,
which designates the park superintendent
as subordinate and not an appointive
officer.
The committee yesterday consisted OF
Aldermen Miller, earle and Daulton,
Delegates Brace, Drew and Calligan. The
committee adjourned to meet at the call of
the chair.
Chairman Miller called the meeting to
order, and the examination of witnesses
proceeded forthwith.
John McSorley, a park teamster, testified
that he had hauled three loads of wood to
Taylor's house and three to Roberts; it
was done during working hours.
Charles McSorley, formerly employed in
park work, testified that Roberts had
asked him to remove from the First ward
into the Second, and he had done so; he
supposed he was discharged for not voting
the Republican ticket. On cross-examina-
ton by Commissioner Burgess he contra
dicted himself, and said he was not dis
charged until after election, but had been
kept on by Taylor, who was also Demo-
crat; most of the park laborers were
Democrats; some were still working on
the parks.
Philip Alger, a teamster, testified that
he hauled some wood from the park to
Roberts and Taylor's; he took it toward
the close of the day; it was in November
last.
o. ]. BUM, the foreman, was examined
to show that there was bad feeling be-
tween Taylor and Roberts. He said also
that Taylor had within q few days told
him that he believed Beebe Zone of the
witnesses) had been drawn into the mat
ter, and told witness he was sorry for
Beebe and was willing to put him back to
work If he went no further.
w Wilson +. Lahore, t..,;f.a+oh.
inc emf sone Of tba woo5 .bst NO. h.nI.d
,wav. he wa. ono Of tbs twn rnan who h u
been d;scbor,ed for rofr.;n, - ;o;r Al.
second Ward Renrbl;car CIrh. poi,s-+.
toIa bi, Evor. ss;d ha h.d ~ A. - ~.
leave. he refused and no. discbargad. he
s;ynad tho net;tior az Rr;doo,, c;c.r .to-. .
wines. wos tha ona ubo n-onosad ~ 80.
nm The ,,s.;t;on.. Ia a;a ~ -, = y
snoeeste5 the otber cbaro.s s,c.nt a. ~
bjs own ca,o. tba WOOD wes fro,,, a. 80
That wos c,t dnu, ond .notha. .ha h. =
hIown dowr. az r,ooa "a =, =. rott"a
ont If tbe God N. trse ,hs. ssr ala 80.
siderable da,,,.s. Il couId onIv h aya ha.n
out nm or burned
T. l.. Roberts. the former foreman. wa,
examined bv Delesate Drew and testified
that he had received some of tbe wood
that wa, cut. and some of IL wa, sent IN
Taylor,s: witness had asked Charley Nc.
Sorley to move into the Second ward :.
wanted him to work for the Republican
ticket; he had asked Wilson to tioin the
Second ward club. but had never threat
ened him: he discharged Wilson for talk.
ing too much. he made himself busv 90
ing around among the men saving he was
going to scare out the mark commissioners
and that kind of talk. if Wilson had kent
his month shut he might have been there
vet: his reason for asking the men to ioin
the club was that he was n Renubl;can
done it of his own accord: the men he
asked were acouaintances: he asked only
five or six out of all those employed: wit
ness advised Evans to bounce both Wilson
and McSorIey, As to the wood. he asked
the superintendent's permission to take it ::
it had to be removed; the park men did
not cut the wood; it was done by DIR.
Cburchilps man: DR.. Churchill got the
bulk of il. and witness and TAYLOR the
ton part: the tree fell into the park.
lame. TAYLOR the mark snnerintendent
testified that Roberts h ad been discbaroed
for Interfering with the mon. BURGESS and
Evaps usad to visit the marks dnring the
aar. Ro;iev and Rarker psed 70 ride
rL.o,,,h j., H.. aver;pg nsn.IIv Tho coo,
rf na,tinc tbs WANTS from Chico vos
sbort COX. thav cost onlv The
Iabor nj eettino them. "a 10
,ho soua- nots thew cost .bont
son or s15o Witness told laborers
~ a.tsd hin, If tbev h IA 10 remove IN +,
tbev aid not. he advised them not to do
40. after the storm in December several
,roos ord sbrnb. blaw down. bs told IN.
roon .bov copId have the wood . he had
60 +otar q, hi. borsa. II use tbrown
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dent of Sas.tIe for a wear