The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-28
ADMITS HE swoRs FALSELY.
Confesses That He Tolerated Infamous
Places in His Precinct.
The Lie About His Japan Lots Expessd
-Green Gooas Man say Ihey Brshsd
Anthony Comstock With $1,000 10
Have An Indictment psamissed.


/ ina. Washbnrn and WesIervels. Ii was
stated by Inspector wllliAns that yvesf-
crveis was sick. GafT retalsed. Capt
| Westeryeit was well enough ta be at
his station two houFs aSo. when sub
| penaed. Capt. MeakEm has been i'll
/ continued Goff, bat Il police surgeon
! has testified shat mis- illness. muscular
rheumatism, IS not serious enough Ia
/ prevent his attendance Ii be desires to
/ come. ] shall ask yBu Ia cali On Capt.
I Meakin. IL he is an honest man. and
not guilty OF the corruption charged
/ against him. ne VIII come here and tes-
( tify. hope these words will reach him
and that he will weigh their signin-
! caace''
| Inspector Williams looked perfectly
composed as Geff began the eross-eS-
animation. Goff asked. ..'wiii you swear
t Perkins did not get check for $500
] Ihrcagn sou when you were superlnten-
dent OF the street-cicaning DEPART
ment 60 Il will not"
/ Every body who has testified against
| you is perjurer or liar. Now. has ,nera
ever been a member OF the police force
charged with more corruption than
you?" II nave not been ehaged with
! corruption
Were you eyer charged With stealing
| socks ?'' NO"
Con referred To document and said:
Il lind that on March %. 1873. you were
| charged by Louise Smith, keeper of
| dIsorderly house, with taking frofa her
/ six pocket handkenh.efs. one gold
headed cane. one pistol. one pair os
slippers, one velvet vest. and one arsz
-
member it,
Haven't you read np your record
aften enough since this committee sat.
10 remember IL? Don't you know super
intendens WarlHg brought these
charges against your" 'sHe did not: =
woman brought them"
Were yon found guilty?" II don't
think 80; | can find out by referring to
my record"
Il don't want your record want you
to answer my questions. Don't think,
because you wear a gold shield here.
and are an inspector, that YOU are one
whit different from any other witncsss
~ know I am nat."
".wi.i you swear that In April. 1855.
you did not so 10 the police heaslQaar-
ters and stand your trial ON tziese
charges p Il don't recollect.''
did not you swear yesterday that
You had been charged with offenses
eighteen times? Cannot you remember
these offenses?" mo. ,,an tell you by
referring 10 my record" !"
II wish to say said Gofr. that on
the charge brought against Inspector
Williams by Howsrd Crosby. the corn-
missioners Were divided"
Coming To the time when Williams
had charge of the Eighth precinct. Con
asked the witness II there were any
houses OF Ill fame there. II found them
there" replied he.
And you left them shere?'' "Yes:
because they were fashionable at that
timc,' was Williams extraordinary re-
ply.
t;off then called the names sf many
notorious houses in Mercer. Green. Sui
llvan and BECKER streets Williams satd
he had heard Of them, and had assisted
Che board Of education In closing them
up. He insisted that they were s'aHeg-
ed" dixorderly houses, although he had
said he knew all about them ri the In
qufry Instituted by the board OF eduea-
ton.
MIR. COZ got tho inspector To say that
he would not give the name OF the pro-
prietor OF u house Of iil-fame TO the eom-
inittee. In 1875. becanse he considered
the committee was not an honest one.
Did you ever know Of an honest In
yesiigating committee before which ynn
appeared Yes
"You said before the committee that
houses of ill-fasne do not isiure children
going 10 schooIy' "fes.'
"tIaEe you the atsdae9.y TO SIT there now
snd gay so!" Eyes. SIR
swere you ever called uniformed hnI-
sy?' mo, sir
Were you ever called the champion
ciubbas9' " .'Yss. sir.
Then as 10 the charges wbiet you 10
not remember: You have committed -
many outrages against The cifazens OF
sew York that you do not reEnenter mo
charges7' No. sir
do sou remember a chargr made
against yoa By a man in ycazey street,
.sTise case was never tried. 80 the COM
pEainanf found h. was wrong. was
captain of the Fourth precinct. and there
was a big tire one Sunday evening in
Washington market. Walking through
Eeazey street this rnan stopped me anf
said: Let nee introduce you TO Alder
MAN sESAstt4ss iA& NFvh stt@ fpE - AVusstFt~
man s9n 'eomrnoH.' I took him by thc
throat and threw hisss Into the street. AZ
any citizen has right to serve q soafsr.''
.'you did not throw Haggerty. the phsia-
aeiphia tough. into the sfreet7v II aii
not meet him"
"oh. yes, sou did. Ife was looking for
yoa and wanted TO clean oas the town.
II dia not pseet him., persisted the In
spectcr.
.'You did not throw Joe cohurn?" ssYes.
/ I'D"
Witness denied any panel house rob-
berries having occurred In the Eighth
precinct. Mr.. Coz then said there was =
charge against Williams. tae trial oe
which lasted three days. but there was
no record OF It on the police books
"Hage you any recofieetsoa of one corn-
missioner voting for your dismissal on
aecoDns Of your cisgnleeful ccnirct ~
Mo-
Don't you knrw the voting was two
And twoe' there Is 40 record ~ Et.'s
Who keSz,s the recorsssg.' .schassrnnz
Robert Peters satd she witness.
Have you forgotten tke charge against
the Eruprtetor OF an oyster stand who had
permit You made the arrest yotsTself =.
Ii Is Dot in the record
DO yoa recollect the arrezt Of ! mass