The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-22
MONKEY AND PARROT.
Merry Mud-Slinging Match in
Ballard Council.
CITY CLERK MARsH ACQUITTED.
ssit 90 BE Battered Against Kesns IA
Settle His shortage-He Wauts
Wtnser Removed.

The city council of Ballard held a ses-
sion on Tuesday nigh. which va. d.
srribed by the counciImen. the msvor ana
Attorney Morris, from Seattle. a. :
geological garden. . circus. and a psrros
and monkey show. II was certainly .
lively meeting and the large audience. by
its laughter and applause, showed tha. /.
enjoyed the free exhibition immensely.
The fun commenced with the investIga-
ton Of the charges against City Clerk 4.
0. Marsh. John keane started the ball
rolling by fling the following document.
which was read by the clerk:
II hereby charge Councilman Thosna,
Wtnsor with having violated section GO
article VI, volume !, Of the code of wa.h-
ington, in having furnished lumber TO the
city OF Ballard and In having presented .
bill to the city for payment of the same"
This was accompanied by the following
resolution. the confederation of which vas
deferred one week:
Now therefore he il resolved that fh.
ofice Of Thomas Winsor as councilman
for the city of Ballard for the term of tro
years be declared vacant"
Councilman Winsor then rose and said
be had some charges to prefer against ex.
Treasurer keaae, which he was an xious 70
get before the council before he vas mt
cut Of Office. He then read the charles.
seven Ia number, specifically setting forth
tho several amounts due the city. and
claiming that an Investigation should be
had TO find out who was Withholding the
csty's money. He did not accuse Keane
Of any criminal intent, but he did claim
that the receipts on file showed that the
ex-treasurer received the money. aud not
sbe ex-marshal, and continued:
Il ain informed that the city marshal
has his checks returned from the bank for
all the money paid to Kesne. and the re-
ported acknowledgment BY the marshal
was not true.
Winsor denied the charge against him.
self. and claimed the city was out $500 by
some one. and he held that Keane was un-
lawfully. though not criminally, with
holding the money. The charge against
him was only bluff to mislead the citi-
Gems and direct attention to other matters
than the shortage due the city.
keane asked him IL he saw anything
green IN his eye, and Winsor replied that
he was not looking for anything green in
his eye. but to find the city's money.
keane then repeated his former denials,
and repudiated the statements OF Winsor
as sianderons in the extreme. He said
the Scripture said out of the heart the
mouth speaketh., II there was no, corrnp-
ton in his (Winsor's) heart he would not
know where to find il.
City Attorney Isaac Murchison was then
Instructed TO commence suit to recover the
shortage from whomevsr he finds IL to be
due. But ne seemed to think the instruc-
. tons were uncertain as the answer TO
Frank Stockton's story: (which IL It.
the Lady or the Tiger"
keane then suggested the suit DO COM
menced against him. The city attorney
wanted little money to commence the
a,tion, and Keane replied that he would
need good deal before he got through
With II. The motion was then reconsid-
cred, and the council instructed tho city
attorney to begin suit against ex-Tressurer
: ksane to recover the shortage as means
Of settling the question and taking it out
Of the hands OF the council.
The Investigation Of the charges of In
competency. neglect and classifying the
records against Clerk Marsh was then
taken up, Attorney Morris appearing for
The city clerk. He asked for the dismissal
Of the charges and argued that the coun-
Cd had no power 10 remove him and that
the city was not legally incorporated.
keane interrupted him by saying:
III that be true the city will have poor
chance TO get anything from him or any
one else"
keane also argued that the city was
legally Incorporated, and the council had
full power to investigate the charges, and.
II the clerk was found guilty, To remove
him.
The trial Was continued until 1912 a.
m, when the charges were dismissed. A.
loorey. Seth Chandler and John Keane
raiea for conviction. and Lucas, Thomas
Ninsor. A. Mcdonald and George Siartup
Tor acquittsl.