The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-24
MUST SHUN SALOONS.
Policemen Cannot Eat Lunches
There Any More.
THE MAYOR AND euNko CASE.


The special meeting Of the police COM
missioners last evening was expected to
develop something Of special interest in
regard to the burglary epidemic. but was
confined to the investigation of charges
against Officer NJ. Jaycox. which re suited
in his dismissal, and the adoption of a
new resolution regarding where officers
shall eat.
The charges against Jaycox were pre-
ferred by Chief Jackson on information of
LleHt. John HUFF, who claimed that he
was intoxicated and drank whisky in the
Kentucky saloon on Front street last Mon
day night Jaycox fatty denied the
charges and introduced witnesses to prove
that he was called into the saloon first
on business and . second time
the same night he went there for lunch.
He said that he took drink of sarsaparilla
and wine, q weak drink, but nothing
more. He affirmed to the commissioners
that he took his lunch every night in the
saloon where he was charged with drink
ing.
When the subject Of weak drinks was
mentioned the mayor asked if that &C.
counted for the inefficiency of the police
force.
Before going into council on the decision
Huff was asked if he was sure Jaycox had
been drinking. He replied in the afiirma-
tive. and Jaycox denied it just as vehe-
mently.
On Resembling. Commissioner Cheasty,
acting Is spokesman, announced the dis
missai of Jaycox from the force, and then
read the following resolution:
Resolved. That while police officers should
enter saloons when necessary on official bust
ness, yet the procuring of lunches by police off,
Gers In saloons IL not Q part OF their ofncial
duties and will be hereafter considered breach
OF discipline. and the chief is hereby directed to
promulgate this order to the force
On being put to vote it passed unani-
mously.
About II O'Clock Jaycox met Lieut. John
Huff on Pike street and expressed his feel
ings in such vigorous language that HUFF
arrested him on q charge of disorderly
conduct. He was released on $50 bail.
In the PosT-INTELLIGENcER yesterday a
man who has made himself familiar with
the condition Of police affairs was quoted
a. asking what could be expected Of po-
lice force when the chief executive
is the chief defender of crime and
the go-between for bunko men and
their Victims" also asking what
respect . police force can have
for a mayor who receives back money
stolen by bunko men to the amount of
81, $50, and hands the victim 81, 500, but
exacts from him . receipt for the full
amount" The Posr-INrELLIaENcER made
q careful Investigation yesterday into the
charges implied by these queries, and
found that Mayor Ronald had not
acted as go-between for bunko
men and their victims, and that
the implication that he had received back
money stolen by bunko men to the amount
of 81, $50 and handed the victim $500, ex-
acting receipt for the full amount, was
false and did him an injustice. The case
referred to was that in which q man
named Sandman was robbed of either 81. 800
or 81. $50 in the Madrone saloon by bunko
men. Sandman reported the case to
the police, but they took no apparent in
terest in his story; in fact, at subsequent
judicial proceedings in reference to the
case. several officers were witnesses for the
defense. Sandman despairing of securing
relief from the police force, retained the
law firm of Allen & Powell, au-
thorizing them to get his money back
by any means at their command.
They Immediately instituted proceedings
against the proprietors of the saloon and
put private detective on the trail of the
bunko men, with the result that in q few
days agents of the swindlers made over
lures to them for q settlement. This
was finally arranged, the man who
acted as agent for the bunko
men returning $500 and getting
$500 of the money back from tho attorneys
as his reward. He was given . receipt for
81 800 by ]. H. Allen. OF the firm of Allen
& Powell. Mr.. Ronald had nothing to do
with this matter, did not act a. agent
or attorney for the bunko men and
had NO knowledge of the transaction
until after Mr.. Allen had accepted the
proposition. He then upbraided Mr..
Allen for dropping the civil prosecution
against the saloon. charging bad faith,
claiming that he had been promised evil
dence by Mr.. Allen that would furnish
grounds for his sending message to the
council demanding the revocation of the
license Of the Madrone saloon. Mr.. Allen
says has promise to the mayor was con-
tingent upon the interests of his client.
and that when he compromised the civil
action, his client having been salts.
fed by the return of the money. he
dropped the whole matter. He SAYS Mayor
Ronald had nothing whatever to do with
the case. aside from demanding a state
ment which would give him grounds to
demand tho revocation Of the saloon
license.
There can be no doubt that Mayor Ron.
aid evoked strong public sentiment
against the improperly. TO say nothing of
the doubtful taste of the mayor defending
accused people whose conviction largely
depended upon police testimony. Nobody
can say truthfully that he ever limited
to any officer to suppress or vary
testimony. but the moral effect il un-
doubleday pernicious. 1t is the habit of
cross-examining counsel to use threaten.
ing or intimidating tone toward adverse
witnesses. and . police officer is very
apt to color his recollection by his
fear of the ill-will or the hone
for favor Of an examining LAWYER.
skilled in the tactics of the legal fra,er-
nifty when tina, lawyer is the man upon
whom his bread and butter depends.
In the Radlof case, the mayor had
means Of obtaining exceptional informa-
ton in his official capacity. Although DR..
Ballard, the man he defended was csm-
nj etely exonerated in the end-as he
doubtless deserved to be-while he stood
at the bar he was placed in the position of
an accused accompiice in crime.