The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-02
4 MEXICAN MAYOR.
That Is the Kind Of . Mayor
Ronald Proposes to Be.
HAaDino iscuRs HIS DISLIKE.
Assxessre He IL KfreA, Aftsr = Hot
Wrssgis-spsefsl Psiies for usi-
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An entertaining passage as arms be-
tween Mayor Ronald and Policeman Z.
n Harding took place in the meeting Of
police commissioners last evening. which
resulted IN Ofaeer Harding being dropped
rom TIE force, bus not before he had his
say, Tor ne expected to be fred anyway.
PREVIOUS to the meeting Mayor Ronald
nsa been entertaining the commissioners
ana Others With the autocratic and fyran-
nicai methods Of policemen In Mexico,
ano ne took particular delight in relating
several instances ia which the authority
o. mayor IN that country Was shown TO
90 supreme. He was judge, jury and ex-
ecunoner. In fact that Vas what he was
MAJOR for.
In the mesting Mayor Ronald said he
had little matter 70 bring up. There
was an ofiicer on the force that he wanted
dropped He had. With the consent of
three members Of the board. asked the
onicer 70 resign and had met with . re-
fusai. he referred 20 oficer E II. Hard
Ing. and did not want him on the force
any longer. The board had the power
and could do IS II pleased about 1t.
without farther barley Mr.. Wallingford
moved that Harding Be dropped from the
force las the mayor had ssatsd his rea-
sons for asking it."
Al this point 0ficer Harding got the
ncor and mace plea in his own behalf.
lie told hcw he had always enforced the
iaw on bis beat and been good oficer
generally. and that he vas being dropped
Tor personal reasons and none other. Be-
cause he had. ~ drill master, put Lieut..
Hum and John Sheehan in the awkward
squad by order OF the chief, O. that time
Bolton Rogers. they had sworn to get
him bred and had worked up opposition to
him. Some little things had been brought
up against him. He had been accused Of
helping himself TO one mans fine cut to-
bacco, OF taking possession Of barber
shop and combing his hair. this complaint
having been made because be caught
the barber copying Q piece Of OBJ
scene literature. He was being dropped
personally and mot officially. He was
lighting for his bread and butter and de-
pended on the board for protection Just as
his sick wife depended on him. Harding
referred TO the fact that he had Q private
interview with Mayor Ronald during the
day.
II wouldn't work for any one who
didn's want me. cay Mayor Ronald.
But / am not working for you; I arm
working for the people. . exclaimed Hard
ing.
"Bus told you that you had the repu-
tation OF being q dead beat" said the
mayor.
"Yes," replied Harding. "and you said
you wouldn't have any one working Tor
the city and running down the administra-
ton, and you wished you had cleaned
thnvn Ill
EYES," interrupted the mayor" told
them out oil the way down the iine-the
whole force"
"And just because your brother told
you," said Harding. land also John HUFF
that was opposed to the administra-
ton"
"well, don't want man on the force"
interrupted the mayor. "xho will sit
around q drug store where other officers
once in awhile 10 remark. "Weii, must
go and touch the button You are q good
officer to arrest boys"
This sort of crossfire was kept up for
some time, there being no other partici-
pants than Harding and the mayor, the
latter several times turning 20 the board
w a1ks Nnot 4V fUu PE8p08o w 10 with
this matter, gentlemen All the CON-
missioners were present, besides Chief
Jackson, Lieut.. Hun. ex-Capt Sims and
. few others. Harding insisted that he
had been traduced by Mayor RoDald's
brother and others, and Mayor Ronald in
sisted that he had accused Harding OF
''other things" which the latter had
acknowledged. Finally the dialogue was
again cut short by Mayor Ronaid's oues-
ton, We'll. gentlemen, what do you pro-
pose TO do about it,"
Mr.. Waliingford renewed his motion,
and after q painful pause. Mr.. Holmes re-
marked that as he believed there should be
no friction between the officers and men,
he would second the proposition. and the
motion was adopted without opposition.
Tho board Endorsed the request of the
university regents TO appoint l.. ". Lar
sen. university jsnitor, special police
man without pay, snd also the request Of
the park commissioners thar keepers OF
parks be made special policemen. The
council was requested to pass ordinances
granting authority for the appointments.
Alice Rich ard, restaurant keeper, fled q
charge against ofiieer w. ]. Pier. accusing
him Of using insulting apd indecent Ian
guage. and he was ordered TO be prepared
for trial at the next meeting Of the board.
An application for q position on the
force waa received from w Alexander