The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-30

ayes, I gave you $40 in 1859 from
Japanese Tommy to les ham alone"
what did SAP %
"You said ron would do the best you
could for him.
Mullen then changed the date to is9o.
aud admitted that japanese Tommy OK
Rauschman was arrested for bunkoing
when Rogers was chief, and sentenced TO
two years in the penitensiary. He gaze
bonds, and Mullen was one of the bonds
men. The examination then continued:
PLAN TO CONTROL GAMBLING.
"Didn's you. Pete Barns and Frank
Clancy meet about the time of Whites
second election and talk over policy to
control gambling?"
Yes, We had lots OF meetings"
ibid not Way and you want II. ii.
Thompson to outline the policy. and
Barns and Clancy wanted me to do il. and
Billy O'Donnell was called TO decide the
mafier?"
Something like that, but the only dis
agreement was Thompson salary"
Didn't you say that you had no use for
Rogers, and that he didn's walk on the
same tow path with your"
Il don't remember IL ;"
THE POLICY TOWARD GAMBLING.
A II. Manning. who was . police COM
missioner under Whites administration,
was called as the FIRST witness for the de-
tense. Scott Immediately objected 10
Rogers questioning Mr.. Manning about
the policy of the city government respect
ing gambling. He contended that the
city could not have had . policy about
gambling.
Unfortunately il did" said Rogers.
Scott still objected and Rogers said that
what he desired 10 show was that he
closed gambling and opened the games by
order of the commissioners.
Manning then said:
II objected to gambling running without
being lined and went TO you about il. You
told me was one of four men, and If the
order of the majority was to close not
game should run. / went 70 the other
commissioners and they said that things
were going smoothly and to let things CO."
did | close gambling when l took
Officer"
Yes
ibid you bring charges against mel"
Yes, hut could not get evidence to de-
pose YOU / got Q man to make an affi-
davit against you and when the trial came
the same man said il was lie."
ibid Rogers object to arresting gamblers
because it was the policy of the commits
sion 7" asked Scott.
Yes
''Was White against Rogers?"
He professed to be, but | don't think
he really was"
The irst amusing feature of the investi-
CATION came out when Manning said that
when he was q police officer under Bill
Murphy and J. III. Woolery he was told to
keep away from gambling houses and sa-
looms because the city council had passed
an ordinance to that effect. He admitted
that if he had disobeyei the order he
would have lost his position, and the
same thing was true of Rogers.
WHITE WOULD NOT sroP GAMES.
ibid you try. TO get Mayor White to
stop gambiing?"
Yes. but he did not pay any attention
to the matter"
ORDERED TO CLOSE THE eAMKs
Sergt. +. d. Willard, of the police force.
testified that he was captain of police
when Rogers was elected chief. The first
order was to close gambling. even if the
doors had TO be torn down. He never re-
ceived instructions to leave gambling
alone.
MANNING TELLS SOME SECRETS.
Mr.. Manning was recalled and stated
that after Mayor Ronald was elected the
police commissioner, IN session in Chief
Jackson's Office decided to con fine
gambling between South Third and Com
mercial and Yssier and Jackson streets.
Cheasty opposed gambling, and so did Man.
ming the policy regarding the restriction
within certain limits. This broke up the
gambling proposition.
When Munroe was chief, he (Manning)
asked him to arrest gamblers. He said If
he did mis- head would como OFF. He ar.
rested the gamblers and subsequently had
to resign. Harry White was mayor.
III Rogers had arrested the gamblers"
said Manning. The would have met the
same fate"
W. l. Peer, who was captain Of police
when Rogers was elected, testified that he
was ordered to stop gam bling If Ire had to
break down the doors.
Abe Spring testified TO conversation
with John Considine in which the latter
said that the real trouble with Rogers was
from the time the man was killed in the
People's theater and he was cinched by
Clancy & Burns and Rogers. From that
time il was a fight to the end.
CAUSE OF coSsIDISE's KyxrY.
Frank Clancy testified to having run .
rambling house Win tonsiukne IN 1852.
The partnership closed in 1890. The price
fight occurred some time in 1890
ibid Considine put up any money 20
mo, he had working interest"
'Do you know about check p
ssConsidine came to me and said he had
oyerplayed himself $3.50 in checks. and he
wanted his share of the 'sack' TO 20 to
Chicago. We went to Dave Argyle and
jim Smith, In whose house the play vas
made. and agreed to pay them from the
winnings of our house. Afterwards Con-
sidine said he did not intend 10 pay the
debt"
"Did you have access to the books OF
the house ali the timer"
Yes"
sDid ever receive protection money!"
"So.n
what is considine's reputation for
truth and veracItyy"
"So good. Argyle, Smith, Pete Burns.
Tom Clancy. Mrs. Considine and others
have said they would not believe him."
Tom suponizka sad he was engaged by
Clancy & Burns to keep their books in
1891 and fS92. He swore that all the
moneys nassei through hi. hands. The
division was at the epd of each wsek-one
share to Tom Urquhart, one 10 Frank and
one to Tom Clancy and enc to Pete Burns.
Rogers never received any::of the money.
Peter Barns testified that he vas one Of
the owners OF the NeveE-Touched-M Ne
gambling house, aud that never did
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