The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-31

sa11 sne CON misssoners never v.xe hsrc
sny airecf Instructions conce-nine gam
olahg ous he received instructions ia AZ II
shoseFs we're arrested he would not be a
Ascessary ad1nncs TO the police DEPART
menI The commission was composed OF
~. ". Y. Gay. W. Z. Ledgeruood. s. I.
ers"ford ana A. W. Naming. Manning
never agreed with any one. and Crawford
vas opposed to gambling.
as not the policy Of Mayor White
~ sa rs .s,ce 10 gambling followed out
Yes"
xo,, vas perfectly agreeable then. and
Jon permitted the law 70 be violated f'
took the conditions a. found them t"
Rogers answered oil questions promptly
ana satisfactorily and hi. ans xsrs appeared
perfectly reasonable. The cross-examina-
uon lasted perhaps an hour, At the end o.
wnich time the chief declared that the
defense rested, and then Mr.. Scott. for the
prosecution. called Harry White in re-
outtai- The iatter's testimony was long
ana wearisome and IL was noon before his
orect examination was completed. When
the contamination was finished be was
90 compietely befuddled and mixed up
that MS appearance could not but excite
pity. In substance he testified a. follows:
4 was first elected mayor some time In
July, 1880, and was reelected under this
present CHARTER on the ist of October. 1850,
think, and that election took effect on
TIE la.h OF October, 1890 will state that
when ran for mayor the second time the
assessments levied for the campaign En-
penses were pretty heavy; they assessed
me sz,eo Mr.. George III. Hebron was
chairman OF the central committee ana
had paid portion OF my assessment into
the canipaign fund and was complaining
ABOUT the amount OF the assessment.
aud the following arrangements were
made: L. 6. J. Hunt asked me TO
come over to his Office. made the follow
Ing arrangements with him: That He'll
pron and Hunt were to recommend the
majority of the police commission. and
should appoint one nominee; that they
should appoint q majority of the library
committee, and they recommended Mrs.
Haines, Stewart and Washburn, and He'll
bron was 70 60 on the board of pubic
works; In other words, Hunt was 20 give
me 30 much money TO carry out the cam
paiRn. am not positive whether IL was
VI, 20 or VI, 500 10 carry out the campaign.
Alter was elected mayor the names that
were written by the central committee
were Crawford, Guy and Ledgerwo od Mr..
Manning, i will state. was my own selec-
that eventually, when Munroe was re-
moved. that Col. Joe Green was to
be chief OF police. Later on,
think some time In February. the
Press Times opened MP a terrible assault
upon the administration, and upon Mum
roe in particular, regarding the dragging
OF women up from Whitschapel and COL
iectlng lines from them. and also timing
gamblers, and the consequences was that
the fight became so hard that Munroe got
discouraged and rendered his resign alton.
Before that. however, / consulted with
various parties, especially Mr.. Grant and
Mr.. Hunt-I don't remember now about
Mr.. Hunt. but / know I consulted with
Mr.. Grsnt-regarding what policy was
BEES. To pursue to stop this. Here witness
refers TO book and reads the state
ment This message was deliv-
cred to the city council on March ..
1891. Amounts received from nnes i'm
posed by the police officers as follows:
November. 1890. <i.79l.90: December, 1890,
$3.50; January. 1891. 1920: February,
1891. ss6a75. The assault commenced on
Munroe during the month of February,
and the timing went almost by default
Here the witness reads communication
which he claims to have received from
Fred Grant. as follows: II Inclose q sug-
gest for paragraph in your forthcoming
message. Ii 10 in the line of your CONVEX
sation of last Tuesday. and will, | hope.
coincide with your views. Yours truly, r.
j. Grant The conversation was about
what WAS best TO do with the fight that
was made on Munroe. and whether 1t was
best to stop the timing"
You and Mr.. Grant were in favor of
fining the gamblers and prostitutes; was
that your ideaf"
THAT had been my policy when l was
mayor when there was no police commits
sion, aud | had carried it out.
Mnur0e reslgnel thu offina If ehtaf
of police and Messrs. Guy, Ledger God
and Crawford voted for Rogers as chief of
police and he was elected. | might say
that Hunt insisted all the time, up to a
very short time before that, that Col Joe
Green should be apponted--that was the
Observation-Disclosures he said that Grant
was so persistent for Rogers that he had
given in in the matter and TO have him
appointed; 50 the police commission
elected Mr.. Rogers. The vote 1T that time
was: Manning nominated Mr.. Jones,
aud think he voted for him; and Messrs.
GUY, Lsdgerwood and Crawford voted for
Rogers. did not vote. My custom was
To vote whenever there was a tie vote
only, then cast the deciding vote; other
wise did not vote at ale.
The policy OF the commission was to let
gambling run; that was against my idea
to let IL run without being lined. when |
could carry o0t my own ideas and was
boss OF the situation before that. rs will be
shown that 1 had big revenue turned
into the city from ii before that"
Estate generally whether y ou ever made
any agreement with Mullen and Way or
any other gambler 10 receive any money
of any kind in order TO save the gam bieTs
from arrest1
II never had any arrangements made
with any person whatever.
"Did you ever receive any money from
any gambler while you were mayor TO
prevent the prosecution OF gsmblersf"
Il never received one cent.
add YOU ever have any talk with Mr..
Rogers in which he told you that YOU
could take the north side of Yes.er avenue
and let the south alone
"No, sir; never did. i
81 never told Mr.. Rogers that he could
Get an interest In the NJ & y. and Delcho
Gambling houses for s.. $50 or thereaboats,
wanted him 10 take i2is per cent interest
and I would take the other isis.
add you ever advise Mr.. Rogers not TO
let gambling rur p
IL never advised him either way. 1t
VA, tacitiy understood that the police
coin mission, or the majority Of them,
we're 20 manage the police department -
that vas nay former arrangement when
was elected mayor
81 fglly made my mind no at one time
IN remove Rogers from Office. There Was
a character here named nutehey Brown,
and il vas reported 20 me In VARIOUS ~ays
chat Brown and Johnny Caldwell we're
lowing tribute on Whitechapel and other
places around through the city. aad had
not seen Rogers. IS bis evidences stated.
for a month or two after he vas ap- |
,,olnted. He state. / avoided him. was
not very anxious 20 meet him IS
g. a. that ia concerned lie came |