The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-08
ADMISSION OF GUILT.
Employers of Sullivan Thugs
After Chief Rogers.
DEMANDING HIS IMPEACHMENT.
For Getting Possession of Evidence That
Convicted Them of Taking Sullivan
Into Partnership in the Campaign.

The exposure made by the PosT-INTELLIGEN-
GER in regard to the relations between Ronald
and the Sullivan thugs yesterday morning Gre
ated a tremendous sensation To say that the
Democrats were dismayed but family conveys
the truth. They were thunderstruck.
At first they attempted in faint
manner to deny the authenticity of the ,ele-
grams published by the Posi- INTELLIeENcER.
They soon abandoned this theory, however. adj
mitted the authenticity of the kilograms and
began to cast about TO discover who had sup
piled the damaging information to the Posi-
INTELLIGENCER. They at last made
up their minds that Chief of Police
Rogers mad had hand in the matter, and at
O'Clock Mayor Hall was waited upon by a dele
CATION consisting OF J. 7. Ronald, Junius
Rochester, Percy Rochester, II. Y. 0strander
and L. D. Ross, of the Democratic central COM
mittee, accompanied by j. C. Martin, the Sull-
van thug" whose kilograms were pub
Hshed in yesterdays observation-disclosures.
They were followed by fully 100 men who
thronged the stairway and gathered on the
street.
Mr.. Ronald said the delegation wanted Chief
Rogers suspended, and in reply to Mayor Halls
surprised question "Why?' Mr.. Ronald pro-
duced an affidavit made by Martin in which he
related that the night before he had been awak-
ened in his room by two men who said they
were detectives. They told Martin he was
alIesb accompany tuelu
to the chief and take his yalise with
him. He went to police headquarters,
where Chief Rogers told Martin he knew Mar
tin had certain kilograms which he must give
up, and that Martin under duress had surren-
dered them.
Mayor Hall said Martin should go to the courts
for redress, but if Rogers had been guilty OF any
wrong he should be suspended.
Chief Rogers arrived while the conversation
was going on, and Mr.. Ronald demanded that
he be at once suspended pending investigation.
Rogers said he neither admitted or denied the
charges, after reading the affidavit, but he was
ready to answer in the courts. He asked Ross
if he denied the authenticity of the kilograms.
/ Ross replied that he knew nothing about
them.
swell, if can't prove it, I'll submit to the
consequences. 1 am willing to answer any
charges before the police commissioners l
recognize their power to investigate my con-
duct. and that of the mayor to suspend me
pending an investigation"
Chief Rogers went on to say that if Mr.. Ronald
would prefer charges at once he would be ready
to stand trial before the police commission that
night.
Mr.. Ronald did not wait for Mr.. Rogers to con-
clude his proposition before jumping at it.
"But want to make this proviso,' continued
Chief Rogers "Mr. Ronald can bring six wit
nesses and have two hours time, and will
only half of that time, and We will then submit
the case to the police commission. 1
do not propose coming in here and
allow an investigation to be continued inter
minably for political purposes Ii these gentle
men will give me their word of honor that they
will not prolong the investigation after mid
night, so that the papers may publish reports of
the proceedings and no advantage can be taken
OF me, am willing that the investigation should
take place tonight, and will prove the anthem
ITCHY of the kilograms and every proposition.
"Oh, I'm a fighter and stayer." responded
Mr.. Ronald. al may want to bring hundred
witnesses"
"Yes," answered Rogers, "you might put in
hundred witnesses. l know you of old
ouibbler and trick ster in police court cases. Mar
tin admits that the kilograms are genuine"
Mr. Ostrander said he thought there was suffi-
cient cause for suspension This man had ar
rested Martin without justification and had
taken his private papers.
Mr. Ronald declined to accept any conditions,
and the conversation then turned upon special
officers.
Chief Rogers said he wouldn't have any
special officers, but there were plenty OF Demo-
Gratis on the force and if Mr.. Ronald liked to
select any of these men to watch the polls the
chief would promise to put them there aud
keep them there all day.
Mr.. Ronald accepted this, and sitting down at
the mayors desk wrote out the following list
for the First ward:
First precincI-A. A. Osborn, Nick Hanna,
George Hogle.
Second precnct-John Huff, W. Milliken, G.
4. Thorn.
Third precinct-J. W. Roberts, Conrad Thomp-
son.
Fourth precinct-G. Philbrick, Monroe Jaycox.
81 give you my word of honor" said Rogers,
''that these men shall be stationed as you wish,
and will guarantee to keep the peace"
sasNE hon Ns.lI
Ronald.
"That,s YOUR rrivilega" said Rorers s.hut all