The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-07
Robert Levy Put Forward to
Asssil Ronald.
SOME OF The MEASURES USED.


i S@sE -s--2 every i2e@ES IN tGE&E power p
Establishments, temptations and threats
taN.rtsd employ inssnuations wher
bosder measures failed. The charges ar
as follows:
SEATTLE. wash, Oct. S. iss3.
80 the Honorable the Board OF Alder
men and the House Of Delegates OF IN,
/ city Of seattls-GrgstleEen- The under
/ ssEne1. citizen and taxpayer Of the citJ
o. Seattle. herewith ties the within
charges and prays tina. such proceed ng.
fnay be had thereon as 10 your honorabl.
body may seem Just and proper.
charge No IL charge J. T. Ronald
mayor Of Seattle. with having wtifuIiy
and deliberately neglected his duty in mol
removing James E Gaiiaher, clerk of the
municipal court, when Mr.. Ronald va,
tsiee informed at tao different occasion.
/ BY Assistant Comptroller Blskistone that
SAID James E. ba.iaheF had twice failed
10 pay the money paid into said court over
/ 70 the eEty treasurer. as the law requires
i aim 20 do. The consequences Of keeping
/ said 6aIaher IN Office, although he was
| knoxn 20 the mayor 20 lie derelict in his
i duty and withholding city money from
j the city treasury, vas that sasd James e
! aaiIaiaer - no@ defauiies to the city 10
/ the amount 81 about nine hundred and
/ t~enty dollars $780, which would have
! been saved but Tor the dereiieiion Of duty
! OF MAYOR Ronald
/ As witness 10 tbs charge name A.
| sIstant Comptroller A. Biakistone
"ChsFge No. Il charge ]. T. Ronald
| mayor OF the city of Seattle, with having
been dereiIcE IN his duty and caused the
/ city Of Seattle serious loss and trouhIe
through his want of action. regarding the
+ sorfn Seattle bank. when in July last he
was informed hy city official that said
/ bank had on denosit twenty-eight thous-
aai dollars t2s.eol OF the city treasurer's
money, aud thai said bank Was in such a
CONDITION as not TO be able TO nav that
money back 10 the city treasurer. if de-
manded: aud tina. said Mayor Ronald
took no steps to investigate the condition
OF said bank. nor did he cause the CITY
treasurer Z, endeasor 10 draw said money
from said bank, through which negligence.
ana uon-aetson Of the mayor. the CITY Is
now threatened with serious loss as
! said bank has since said July been closed
up.
As witness to this charge / name the
president OF the council, DR.. kloeber; Mr..
Kennedy. stsnograpber of the city finance
committee. and the proceedings of said
committees Investigations containing the
testimony Of said DIR. koeber.
charge No. al charge T. T. Ronald.
mayor OF Seattle. that he did obtain as
such mayor from The city treasury money
without any warrant, properly signed bv
the proper officials. and contrary to the
laws. which as mayor he was sworn to see
carried out and which he has thus himself
Nutuiiy ana deliberately violated and by
when action he has caused another city
Official. the then city treasurer 10 violate
the law by using the city money for pri-
waite purposes.
A. witness 10 this charge name John
j. Knott. deputy city treasurer.
tharse No. Al charge ]. T. Ronald.
mayor OF Seattle, with having grossly yio-
lated the law I'm borrowing on or ahon, he
<9in et me. 1895. from the city treasurer
AaDlph hTlF. tire sum OF fifteen hundrsi
dollars tSiJa0b " hich said money was raken
out Of the city treasurer's official safe ami
e,ise ana Vas therffrom handed to said
Mayor Ronaid's clerk, Mr.. Whitiock. from
ali of which IL appears TO have been money
OF the city ot Seattle. which To receIys and
u loan out for private purposes in against
the law. which Mayor Ronald was sworn
10 see carried out.
name as witnesses to this charge
Mayor Ronald's clerk, Mr.. Whitiocr
Aaolph hrug and l.. ID. Ross.
''RoBERr LEVY.
October. fsts. =.
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me.
ksLFH SIMON. Notary Public"
The aldermen, without comment. trans
n'i'tea them To the house of delegates.
"hefe u vas decided To refer them TO Del
egaies hIoeber. Shields and Goddard for
investigation. 1t was proposed to have n
similar committee of aldermen. but ths
letter vas not returned tn the board in
time Tor action At last nights session
Those who had expected some start,,,.
revelations were disappointed when th.y
were presented with accusations gathered
from The reports of recent proceedings in
the newspapers.
The gamblers have made frequent hoa.,.
that they would get rid OF Mayor Ronald
ana thief Jackson, and have audeavorea
To carry out their threats. They hopei Ia
elect their purpose during RonaId's alb.
setiter hdt when they found they could no.
use Acting Mayor Sweeney, they suces,.-
iuiiy sensp.red To have him removed
since konald's return Robert Levy has
been o9e 81 the chief agents on hehatf ~ |
tue gamblers, and has mys ieriausfy xhis
feFed 81 revelations he could make. lie has
progressed 10 be the manager for NOW de- |
'"te' Eahfoiing organization, aud on ths /
otheF h@hd he nas maintained his influence /
> TN Tue gamblers ny protesting to be ab.e
:" secure ihe opening up Of gambling. Lew
= Always careful tn avoid committing him. /
sell. out he has succeeded In ereatin, ~.
impression that he could ga" things
On toe occasion of the last nemos~a,,c |
convention he followed Ronald "a rlJ,,.,.,i.
aud, Il Is said. asked hlln to name tha 60
sideraiion Ter allowing gambling 20 ona,
ar Tie reply he got was so hot .hn, h.
-s'"Fhcd Ia Seattle and there lnfar.,..
= taptFei'er larson that Ronald IN 81
'h'hson, Was fool for getting mad Al
BUSINESS proposition. Levy again trls.,
i'ehaaa In the mayors oau Office sr3
hen iae mayor told him 10 get ou. -
'hsTked that Mr., Ronald lad hat,nr
'*4hA ofrF Il. snd latsuate8 thai th.-a
a. = letter ia Which Roua.! hal i,t5.
mated tsat FOR sios0 ZEE won't. ,e~z.,s.
'Ahaeltug. Mr.. Ronald told him w,.h
sYegAt aaIectsves. that he was \ EIar s,4 |
v1d aim 30 produce kis letter a. soon =. |
,kea.
i short time before the attennt so re-
aetS 1a5"f Jackson. IL Is stated on good
4t@oJlty that I.evy called on Police Corn |
missioner EeJte and inSinuated tHat -.
3a5s3 aaFe i-svv's check Ter $50 a rnonsh
Lac ensi II kaasla's term a. the aft,~.
e* iar Levy. lie knowingly renarkss
t4t he-:e Sas no spring chicken 50 -
aiaia kesie IS reported ~ have renI.at
'ts re- @@<n 3 3oat enough To se into aav
p Seal s. sGa,"
81 ~ss s-sa ~ Cora missioner Relies /
Esze@ tass lew Nax said =, haxm tai A.,
* = NyoE Miller Ae had the poxer =, "a
81 500 = The coal MISE uers would /
e.. 5"S7 sas only fex days before
At'Ta "tea 30 remove she chief a. |
.- 81. '''~s ths source Of h.s insplra-
Ar T. = w8sy. Us casnsas-. So.
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