The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-07
QUICK-TURN ARTIST.
John Ceasidins Ssddealy Be
comes ! Manager.
THE pEosLE's THEArsR CASE.


h tsial e John ". Considias ysstsr-
aay aetssnooa - the nanieipai ooust On
~ eharxs Il managing . shsatsr con-
nsessd With saloon dsysiopsd the amus-
tag insofmsfiou thas the Peoples shssfss
nas nsw proprietor Ia the person Of > J.
,. Clark. md thas Constdips - manassr 10
rsestyias oniy ahous t18 wssk The de-
ssnss - up u thst The city has no power
- cioss The sheassr - nos run Whsn
- 60 uas adjourned Mr.. Wiley had mos
untshed HE argument for . dismissAL
The peucssdings began promptly q 4
O'Clock. the nns witness for the prosscu-
ton being Sergeant Templates Of the po-
lice. He testinsd 20 asrsseiug Mr.. Consi-
0Anagss Of The shsassr.
Chief RxsFs was the next witness and
he also said thai Considins vas shs mani
aesr.
"Who b the proprist ORR asksd Corpor-
alton Counsel Scott
"Ar. ConsidIns says that J. J. Clark il
The proprietor. vas the reply.
The following questions ELECTED the In
formation that the chisf did not know who
J. J. Clark wa "Ths prosecution rests
It, case. said tn corporation counssi.
Judge Glasgow then asksd for moro def
mite snformstioa - 70 the specific charge
made against Coasidins. and upon being
informed that hs VS. charged With con-
ducting the place - manager. the judge
asked the chief 70 tsks the stand again.
II think shat both willingness tssta5sd
shat Considins was managsf. intsrpossd
Mr.. Scott
SWELL" ssid III. wiley at this point
'ifthas d Whist yeu ars driving as We viii
admit u ard thus shortsa the proceed
ingx"
Judge Glasgow nodded his head to indi-
cats that be vss satisfied on the point In
question. and gave the defense permission
70 procsed With il cass. John Considins
then took the stand, and Mr.. wiisy
brought forth slip Of paper. which he
said was the license Tor the Peoples thes-
ter, issued April ~ BY City Comptroller
VIII II. Parry 70 J. J. Clark. and he de-
sired % Offer t In svidsncs. Corporation
Counsel Scott said he desired 70 question
the witness before the license was Cd
mittsd. and then proceeded 70 business.
'Who 10 ]. J. Clark r.
Proprietor Of the Peoples tAsatsr."
wes the reply.
's6ix or ssvsa wssks. said ConsidinA
"Whsrs Il hef'
II don't know."
ssCouId ron hnd him 2"
"Yes, think 50. IN . couple Of houfs"
"Doss he live In the cityf"
"Yss."
"Hov long has he lived hsrets
Eight or nine years."
'Whers does he liver"
II don't know the exact location"
well. where do you think he livssf'
ION the hill In the First ward"
HAS he place Of business :"
II don't know; he usually comes - the
thsatsr when he wants to sec me-"
"Can ron describe this mani"
He 10 about the size Of that mar" said
Considins, pointing 10 some one In the
sudiencs, s'and wears . small dark mus
tachs. He u about q or q years old, Per.
hsps little older. and we'll known"
Mr.. Scott shook his head and replied
that he had his doubts. II he had bssn
well known he would have been found BE-
fore this. Then he asked Considins Who
received the money from the theatsr.
Considins replied that Clark did.
"Do you pay IL to himf"
"No." Vas the reply.
"Wsll. who dossf"
.Ths treasurer"
chow much do you get for managing
the placsf"
"Not very much novadaya"
"Weii, ron know what your salary H."
said Mr.. Scott. getting impatient At the
svasivs answers Of the witness. Mr.. Wiley
Immediately arose and commenced to talk.
Mr.. Scott kept on talking and Mr.. Consi-
dine put in word.
Judge Glasgow slid forward to the edge
Of has chair and commanded silence. Sic
lencs reigned and thejudge told Mr.. Wiley
TO 70 ahead. He said that the opposing
counsel had repeated many questions that
had bean answered and he thought is was
nos fair to the witness. The judge, how
ever, told Considins to answer, and the
latter, after Q moments thought, said:
"From SIS TO SIS week. Just enough to
live on" Mr.. Scott started in again when
Mr.. Wiley objected. and the judge, turn
Ing to Mr.. Scott, remarked that Mr.. Con-
sidins had admitted being the manager Of
the theatsr.
"wsii," ssii Mr.. Scott. 81 don't believe
Clark 10 the owner of the Peoples thsstsr
and thought he might be myth"
Mr.. Wiley then said that his object in
introducing the license was 70 get it be-
fore the court and argue - 10 Its a6ording
the defendant protection In the case now
on trial. He then moved 20 dismisa the
case because the license having been
issued by the city protected the Peoples
thss,sr from molsstation- Then he de-
ciarsd that the whole proceeding was
aimed At making . man quit business. bus
he was positive that the city could not
construct an ordinance that. under the Law,
would Close the theater. He argued that
the liquor business and the theater busi-
ness we're both legal. At what point could
the city step in and declare the combining
Of them illegal or = nuisanes7 The city
ordinance under which the prosecution
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