The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-08
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blers' Cause Against Chief Jackson.
The gamblers and skid committee"
have secured new ally In their fight
against Chief jackson. 1t is the Telegraph,
which yesterday morning accused the
chief Of conniving at divers ard sundry
wicked practices alleged to have been CON-
mitted by the Clancy d Burns combina-
ton. It would appear from the Teiegrpph's
statements that the Clancy Il Burns crowd
has the Democratic chief bound hand and
foot, and that they are allowed many
special privileges for this reason. The
Telegraph says that Clancy Il Burns are
coionizing for the next election; that they
have gang of gun fighters about them;
that with the connivance OF the police two
or three prizefights come off each week in
the basement of one of their saloons. All
this business the Telegraph charges the
chief with standing in with. The wicked
Clancy d Burns crowd are very smooth
people, according to the Telegraph.
All this in the Telegraph is strange read
ing TO one who does not know that il was
inspired by Jonnny Considine and his kid
committee. The truth of the matter as
every one familiar with local politics
knows, is that Chief Jackson has no love
for Clancy g. Burns and has never lost an
opportunity of convincing them of the
fact, but they have been behaving them
selves so well that he has had no occasion
to cause them trouble. They have made
no effort to run gambling game for a
long time. Considine and his crowd, how
ever. have been jobbing and do
ing everything in their power to
secure exclusive gambling privileges
They have attempted to keep games going
all the time. with partial success. Re-
Gently Chief Jackson has been making
things exceedingly warm for Considine's
games. The Clancys have taken good
pains to see that the police were
notified Of every movement Of the
Considine combination. Therefore Consi-
dine has no love for the Clancys
and he has no love for a chief Of police he
cannot handle. The result is the renewed
open fight on Chief Jackson. The attempt
to connect him with the Clancy & Burns
crowd is so ridiculous, however, as to ex-
pose the falsity of the statements of Consi-
dimes organ.
Chief Jackson said last night: "Those
statements in the Telegraph emanate from
source that has caused me more trouble
than the C. &. B. people ever thought of
causing. 1t is simply scheme on the part
of gang of jobbing gamblers to down me.
When / told Clancy & Burns that
gambling must cease they closed
their games. On the other hand
the Considine crowd has steadily
and persistently violated the law, notwith-
standing my efforts to compel them to
stop. have been harrassing their game
10. hA \
think 1t is broken up That's what makes
them mad. Now they want to kick up
dust by trying to connect me with the
Clancy & Burns crowd.
81 don't believe the statements OF the
Telegraph. If they are colonizing voters
at Clancy & Burns place they are doing it
In an orderly manner. If certain other
places were as well conducted rs
Clancy Il Burns places. the POI
lice would have much easier time.
The talk about gun fighters iounging
about the place is too absurd for comment.
There are more gun fighters in other
places. II any OF the Clancys fight or use
guns they are arrested. The records of
this office win show where Frank Clancy
was arrested for hitting man, and the
fact stands that he was justified in what
he did.
"Prizefghting n the basement of the
Mirror saloon? Brutal contests that are
advertised as sparring contests? Where
are they advertised When did one take
placer have never heard of a fight TAX
ing place in the basement of the Mirror
saloon and do not believe there has been
fight there. Considine is the man who
Is engaged in that line Of business. / must
say that the article was the most absurd
gathering of untruths / ever read"