The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

After this be asked for q trial and said he
thought was afraid Of being jobbet- He
told me he did JOB White because White
iobbe1 him They agreed 10 let six gam
bling games run, namely. the Horseshoe.
n & ", Butler block. Considine's. the
Turf saloon and Clancy Burns. White
bad told Rogers there was . chance 10
make money by going into the game win
the gamblers. Rogers told White he bad
property in san Francisco. cut later toao
White he did not have any money. Ii was
agreed, however, that White Vas 10 have
the income from the VI. & ". Horseshoe
and Butler block The other three
games and Whitechapel we're to be free
from Whites interference. and il vas none
OF Whites business il Rogers made $50 or
5000 . month. They got along until
Burns or Clancy came 20 Rogers and said
White had demanded 500 TO allow White
chapel 20 run. Clancy or Burns went TO
Rogers and told him that White was still
insisting on Ievying . tribute from White
chapel, which Was m be paid in the shape
of sale of Kirkland lot Rogers adj
vised them 20 buy lot and let him know
It. They bought the lot and this vas the
end of Whites business with Whiiechapei.
Then there was q spasmodic effort at
virtue. and White tried TO throw the whole
blame on Rogers. Rogers told him to skin
his own skunk, and the fight then ensued
in which White was forced to resign.
RONALD FEARED RosEEs.
On cross-examination Mr.. Ronald adj
mitted that Rogers said he wanted
chance to clear himself of the charges
made against him. His testimony pro-
ceeded:
Did l offer you . cent to retain me in
Officer"
"No, you did not offer me money"
did I not tell you / did not want the
Office unless you wanted me, and that l
did want chance to clear myself"
yes"
''You were prejudiced against me7"
Yes; / knew you had jobbed Harry
White and / was afraid of you"
DO you know a thing against me. your
self while was in Officer"
mo. sir; not Of my own knowledge"
Relfe wanted to know if Ronald thought
Rogers suggested division Of spoils.
MIR. Ronald said:
FL think Rogers has been making .
good chief and would not do him an injus-
tIce. After our talk, however, did think
he wanted to divide gambling money
with me-"
"ls it possible. Mr.. Ronald. that you
misccnstrued my languagef" asked
Rogers.
Ronald thought it was possible.
SECRET HISTORY OF GAMBLING.
Eugene Way, the ex-leader of the NJ. &
N, Butler and DeIcno combination, said
"a n. hpt had
had . Is to IS per cent. interest in the
games. Mark Norton, Charley Mullen,
w. Conover and Rogers were also inter-
ested. The interests varied 1T different
times. At this time there were games at
the Horseshoe, the Never-Touched-Me,
Peoples theater and some minor places.
when did the Butler open :" asked Mr..
Steele.
Way brought forth some black account
books, and after looking at different pages
said: THE Butler opened July 3. 1891: the
Deicho June q, 1891. and the NJ. & \. June
%. 1891. They ceased running about March,
1892 preceding Ronald's election"
WAS protection money paid Rogers?"
"Well, he had l2tiS per cent. interest in
the games, We considered 1t protection
money"
How was this matter arransed 7''
"By an arrangement with Mullen and
myself, first spoken of in general CONVEX
sation. The deal was consummated about
week before the games opened between
Rogers and myself. in private. There Was
no special language used about the ar
rangements. 1t was more as to the num-
Der of houses 10 run. About five or six
houses were the number agreed upon"
"How often was division made and by
whom7"
II kept the books and computed the
percentages. July 81 was the first settle
ment. but the first money Rogers received
was $500 August IA. 1891. at his private Of
fee at headquarters.
At this point the startling information
came out that the books showed that the
money Way referred to was paid to Char
ley Mullen, agent, and no reference was
made to Rogers.
why doesn't the account show Rogers,
name2" asked Mr.. Steele.
II didn't want Rogers name to appear
al that time"
Were other payments madef"
Yes" answered Way, and read from
his ledger book the following:
C. w. Mullen, Agent.