The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-07

"a - pass these houses
- - sss shs shameless proceedings Of
p--. - seA IunscissSiy after Chief
sppssntfnsat tie mayer Instructed
r.. - sasprsss tnsss notoricas houses.
80 s-a4ss carried fhis order into erseu-
49, 80 sfsry one Of these houses slcng
a. .n0fouxhfars sas ciosed.
Us As .roaxA, protest from Commits
slonsr Sixxse. who /. sha ,,nss.m,s.s
clerk Of Joseph =. Messaxkt. -. own.- -
a1aAy q tie accuses from which thu
women were driven. Mr ylr~t. tn.s.ss.s
- only 70 the mayer bat 70 the
chief Of police tAns Re.~k~h.-~s
.ass De ieft undisEsr5ed. Mr.. Ne
ssaght also repeatedly called on a..
mas Or and insisted that his tenants rnos.
not Be- disturbed in any way. and threat
ened that II they wers not allowed 20 re-
sarn Al once, hs would make IA warm for
ms standardization and bring aboas the
removal Of Chief Rogers. Mayor Phs.ps
reused TO receds from his position and
toad both Mr.. SigKis and Mr.. Nc
Nsught that he intended 20 keen tnat
district decent enough for women and
children 70 pass through wfthous being
confronted with vice In its worst forms.
women were allowed % remain In houses
belonging 20 Mr.. MeSaught no: on the
punaic thoreughfars, bus Mr.. MeNsughs
sui Insisted that the women be allowed
70 return 70 the houses on the street from
which he could gss the highest rental
DR.. Nlggss. who had been one Of the
wsrmsss supporters OF Chief Rogers befors
his appointment and up to this time. now
became pronounced against him. He
persistently sought 10 max. combinations
with other commissioner for the renewal
OF Chief Rogers. aud it 10 said q
combination vas formed over two
months ago by him with
Commissioners Relic and Cheastv.
but the plan was not carried out at that
time, because Commissioners Cheasty went
TO san Francisco on an extsndc a trim.
Aeanvhils Msssrs. Mcknight and Eiggis
e1ertsd every influence In their power 90
compel the mayor and chief Of police to
allow their tenants TO return.
Failing In this. upon Commissioner
Chsssty's return from San Francisco the
Old plot TO remove Chief Rogers was taken
up. All three Of the commissioners had
been appointed by ex-Mayor Ronald with
tbs understanding that they were opposed
To Rogers. Last Saturday night .. the
meeting OF the police commissioners
Messrs. Niggie. Relfe aud Chsasty
announced 20 the mayor that they
intended to remove Rogers. but gave
no reasons. The mayor informed them
that Rogers had been carrying out his IN
sfructions, and that he intended 10 sup
port him TO the iull extent OF his power.
lie told them that IL they had any charges
to Tile against Chief Rogers he would In
vestigaie them. and IL he found them true
Chief Rogers would be removed; that, be-
Ing charged with the administration and
the execution of the laws of this city. he
felt that be was entitled to have chief of
police in whom he had confidence, and
who would carry out bis orders.
Mr.. Niggie insisting that he was deter
mined that Chief Rogers should be re-
moved. the mayor served on him paper
removing him from Office. Both Mr.
Cheasty and Mr. Relfs urged the mayor
not to do tins. saying that Mr.. NIggie Was
n young man OF some prominence and
that his removal would injure him in the
community. They suggested that the
matter might DE amicaby adjusted, and
asked the mayor to withdraw the removal.
The mayor did withdraw tho removal
and said he would hold the matter open
until Wednesday night, to which time the
meeting adjourned, telling the commits
sioners If they bad any charges "a file
against Chief Rogers, they would be in-
vestigated He told them, however, that
he believed the attempted removal of the
chief was instigatcd by those who desired
Blaokehapel reopened for their pecuniary
benefit and by those who bore political
hatred against Chief Rogers.
When Wednesday night came only three
of the commissioners, wallingford, Relic
! and Cheasty, met the mayor. They
waited long time for Mr.. Niggls to put
IN an appearance. although Messrs.
Cbeasty and Relfe were anxious
TO commence proceedings. Final
~. after Q O'Clock, the meeting
was called, and Mr.. Niggie who had been
in the neighborhood for some time wait
ing for the meeting to open, put in his sp-
paarance, his evident intention beng not
10 give the mayor an opportunity TO
remove him before the meeting began.
The mayor, however. suspected the
scheme, and called Mr. Niggle out before
he had taken his seat on the board, and
after a short conversation with him served
on him q notice of his removal What
followed was given almost word for word
in the Posr-ISIKLLIsKScxg yesterday
morning.
Commissioner Cheasty is indignant at
the charges made against him. and pro-
poses to test in court the power of the
mayor relative TO his removal. He SAYS
he has never mixed up in the BlAekchapsl
affair, and that the charge is . scuFrilous
attack upon his reputation. In talking
with q Fosr-INrKILGetScER reporter last
evening. he said;
81 deny the right OF the mayor 20 re-
move me by the process he has seen NJ TO
aiops. | believe / have rights as an
American citizen and as police
commissioner OF the city of Seattle. and
intend to test those rights In tie
courts. / am convinced in my own mind
that Vas removed because | refused TO
do the mayors bidding as regards the
anpointment of the chief OF po-
Ice. The time has come when
il is question of principle
with me and NOT = question g. 90 the mt
ness of Rogers 10 be chief Of police. Late
last SATURDAY. night the mayer announced
that he ala not wish either Mr.. Relic or
myself 10 resign. and did not dessre Mr..
Nigrle resign " he would with
araw from his position regarding the
raovsl OF Chief Rogers. lnasmuch IS no
attack Was made upon me IN
TIE beginning. and as ny removal
va. not necessary 20 the retention
~ Rogers I eannos help think
Snx the navor is showing al resent
msnt toward me for being reluctantly
OBLIGED TO plaee him in ho-
initiating position. Is ne meet
ing OF the board last Wednesday
-, r, Was out II courtesy TO the
s~ssvcr that / Insisted on the matter Of
possr., removal being laid before aim n
Executive sesslon last Saturday night, ana
a. = -esuit the mayor nos only took sd-