The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-22


atr4 ron nou~h. al fhis property CT
ef .nar seiaryesr asked ssr. Gen.
.f.ersaluty ros- / h4ye aszst n resi-
estate ~sth a Mr.. Eradfsx. of Blocfnsng-
s.nta Aryfuaa, ao9 made al ng money
that way"
capt. Ecina.ttheTser waa caEis5-
aron are . captain ~ ire sineteerth
rrsegncgT' begaH Mr. Gof.
"yM
..yon rssognsze ihe bsnslng character
OF your catbz'
4 90. / have come % ten The whole
truth
Thts answer earssd /. sans4tson- Thar
Gxsator Fsazow wzrre1 TIE witness 81
TIRE danger q perjury.
afg. tsos excused AL the Other Witness
IL shA court. Echfnfffhergsr gaAa he
4oinsa ire force 81 1871, sBa was before
fsaf eonfecfsoner. lie pstJ nefhing -
b. raade q ratf9lusn. he was GTst as
aligned to tho TenaeYfo!n rraelpcf. lie
vsas there to years. ard knsz the Trs-
s~net we'll lis Gatiss az FIRST were Hight.
on a.ceant 81 = pun As had vita the
sergeant at the desk.
1t has been said that wsrG palIsics
haTe somsfalaS 70 % with prsnots0ns;
II that soT'
Eyes. IL r."
weiI WHIST inaacnce can these polite
lars exert2e
'.They can exert an inaaenee over ire
commissioner ard the seEgeants through
fear 81 rea4aNaI+
captain. have yoa cser hzar.i of case
waFfe patrysrsan fass Ssrseant aug
nsoney = he asslgaea to Eignt wosAE'
~aea, I nuge heard d them
r. 4. - ~
Scam ssf,csgsr gave "a az nsa opinion tass
tl1e pssslcesaeu apssssEfx4 nfEsan ye1ars aGe
nB&Ae better ponrrrse7 n every respect
tssaa ire Fceeut apgol9teas.
.+sox. c@v1eis teesauss8y ha- teeE
taken res~ saat there ara 8 HsuiseF o.
r1es Ia this city en8 are EAseH - go
IetweeBS Tfsy are really Hes ee~snscted
wsth ire dsfar ~ ~. bat ia oF,aer T. get
"a appointment q b naeesesgy u 50 -
tAesn. 10 you SNOW ans IF these ne9gT
There Is Charley eraug. l9snEa.a So ssle-
Acs8aye's secretary. ami fnaa stained
AeTecr. a tatlsf OF tssoss.sag
Capt. 8ennast5csssoT ak1Ftfei that.
OWNS 70 g,slstioaf influences. m&ny eg his
aubgss lsHates were able 10 desy hisa- rssy
lassarx4 - d TaMmany e3us. Of e.s.ch
t;onnSnlAs.oaer Ssessss,a vas pF3m.ssert.
afaay aApta rs hesoagsi 10 tina club.
1Aere psas a tacif uaatrsz taaias ioT tie
pg3Geetl1n OF fa1S hoaaea aaA issg za-e.
Tfe captain vent Oh % tel WHIST be
knew 81 several dives IA has pseesnss {,
which were freqaeste.t pg al the crimln-
ais Of New York. lie aal4 further that
10 Ifste1ae Of Observing The excise law
~ those places was ever ma4e, for fass
Nonaeu ana crlms,szh did "a they pleased.
''woula & have been possible for these
places to run open without sgccial az
ranecment with the poiiceg"
.CerialBiy not"
DO you know OF any case where a
policeman was Instructed 20 cooperate
with the keepers OF these dives 60 crush
out tho facts aboat small erimesg'
Not personally, but It was understood
that thia WAS a fact
Ar. Con asked aboat the famous Cio-
telie. and the art gallery attached there
10. which bocasae - notorious before Il
was suppressed. Witness acknowledged
that tie dive had not beea closed before
because It was under police protection
Witness reviewed his services as "a
sergeant briefly. and came 70 MS sppo.at-
naent as a captain. lie said Commits
sioner voorhis did not get a cent and
that Noorhls was honest and all tbs
charges against him were false.
Now, captain about the time you were
81 command OF the steamboat squad. you
learned. OF course, that the men ON the
docks had 10 give up half of their salag-
iesg'
Yes; waFdman Vail told me OF II.
told him / did not want TO keep II ~,
ard he told me that ! was a damn foot;
that the men had just as soon give il
ap as not, and ! might as we'll get it,"
And you finally agreed To thisg'
Yes
And Vail was your collector, / be-
neese"
Yes. Tor about two months. and then
Cannon Was appointed. j would like
Eow 10 brand Vail as a liar for saying
ca this stand that / wanted all OF the
money from the men,
How much did VAN collect for you
each man,h9'
''Aaout slao"
And ala you never give up any OF
this money % any other police oihcials.s
No. / al not"
Witness then went ON 10 say thar h
had bad q conversation With Ins,,eetr~
Steers who told him that there was NJ
tie IN The preciact. and be could have
q ali.
hsmg y
No: I did not get enough"
Dir. 6eh Jed the witness 20 sly that he
oid NOT IKE the preelnst. ana vas trans
ieFfed az h's oNa request &C ;he slxiy.
seventh street station.
Wet, what weFe the sources O. ,our
revenue thgeg''
policy shops. nothing els, =,
'liew many we're there In the pre.
elnetg
About ten Of them"
and how much did you set from each
q ihsse shops
Twenty collars eaoh. The Bohemian
Liquor Dealers association raid me about
So sser month
And how mosh o. this ala you eet2'
Eighty per ocat.'
Welt captain, in your co,leet,a,x e..
thst district were you called nn,, :.
e.eisso with anybody at amp any pall<s
eaic.sls" '''>
= was"
''wha Was its''
Inspector Wilkins"
How much ela you Pay I'm each
month";" 'e''
"Flf,y dollars
mere than thlsg" ''''''
= pal3 bin 500 one nsonth.-
The fsct was then sevelaras e..
sshmiltbevscr bad been transferred g., "a
general shaSe-ap froSa the Tvvent,.e f,s