The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-08
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War TO the knife has broken ont b.
tween John Ksans, ex-trsasurer and
councilman Of Ballard, and r. F. Morrow.
editor Of the Ballard Enterprise. resulting
IN charges by Morrow thst Keans was
guilty Of fraud when ne Was city treas
urer, and in the threat BY Keans that he
viii su, Morrow for criminal Iibel as soon
as the experts report on his books has
been made
The fight grew out Of the city election Of
last December. Morrow is Populist and
so was Keane until the election, when he
bolted the Popuiiat ticket and ran on the
business mems ticket for reelection 40
treasurer. He Was defeated and next day
Morrow went around With . rooster on his
hat growing and saying:
who Is the political hoodoo now?
He thought he hsd majority of the
council on the city printing contract. but
Keane was elected to ill . vacancy and
now the Eatcrpriss can only count on
Winsor and Mcdonald. Last Tuesday
week Keane make some disparaging re-
marks about that paper at the council
meeting and on Saturday The Enterprise
retorted with an editorial headed .sWho
Stole the Ham 7" in which it charged him
with having:
'.First-Made fraudulent entries in his
books, with the evident intention of de-
ceiving and misleading the general public.
"Sscond-With Ia wing furnished fraud
ulent reports to the council, with the evil
dent purpose Of misleading that body ard
the general public.
"Third-With having entered into An
intrigue with the ex-marshaI tor the pur-
pose of deceivins the general public and
uniawfully using the city's funds.
''Fourth-With an endeavor to shield
the ex-marshai in his shortages with the
city.
''Fifth-W having unlawfuliy charged
an excess commission on moneys TO
which he was not entitled.
''Sixth-With unlawfuliy retaining moro
salary than 10 due him.
'Seventh-With attempting to run q
grand bluff on the press aud the public
and endeavoring 70 make it appear that
the city clerk is the one who 10 crooked"
The article further speaks of Keane's
criminal trickery," criminal negli-
gence." cunning rascality," and calls
him demagogue, and declares that there
Is great rivalry for leadership in the
council between him and Looney.
keane's friends say that there is little
foundation for Morrow's charges, but that
1t will be difficult to tell the exact state of
bis accounts until the examination Of his
books and those of the ex-marshnl and
ex-city clerk. which is now being made
by Charles Had6eld, is completed. They
say that. while Keano's inexperiencs in
clerical work and accounting has caused
him to make some errors, there is little or
no reason to suspect him of appropriating
city funds. There Is q discrepancy be-
tween his accounts and those Of MAR
shal Peters Of about $249. while the city
clerk reports Peters deficiency at $3.50 40.
The explanation given of the discrepancy
between Keane's and Peters accounts is
that Keane gave Peters credit for what tho
latter collected. but that Peters did not
turn over the money to him.
At the council meeting last night Keane
asked the city clerk ii Hadfield had pre-
pared his report and on being told that it
would not DO ready until next Thursday
said:
II am anxious to have It as I want to
bring my slanderer into court to prove
those charges"