The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-19
e,TES WAS GUILTY.
=. nog Catcher Caught in a
Vet Of His Own Making.
ass TO IMpLicATE TAYLOR.
..~~s Make o Strong Case and
y.,see Commission Removes Him
His Arrest FoIIows

.-c.teber z. W. Bates told the police
.sss..;oners last night all about his
80 lake TO collect money from Joe
800 :. ]. Parker and Mrs. T.. Scuf-
- ,r,ed 10 excuse himself by say
III he got the money for License
-sss'..ar TAYLOR. but became 50 entangleG
..bps Of his own creation that he
"a at Get out. Immediately after the
e--,s.Iouers cut off his official head.
u - Rogers arrested him on the charge of
s.s.,,,,x money under false pretenses- u
80. did not want 10 proceed with the
s,.tion when the commissioners met
800 owing, he said, 70 the absence;
s-..srsa, witnesses. After q few min
Slsrussion. however. he Withdrew his
es.~tsoa.. Joe Roadhouse was the first
-...ss and in a few pointed words. told
= gstes came 70 him June 10 and said
=. MAYOR Phelps. License Collector lay
: I'd asmself had decided that, as the
an the lake we're not paying 6li-
=. thew ought TO put up a NOM
q sum for the privilege of running
ss.v the summer. Bates had been
100 10 collect the money and orepre-
.-.<a that he was deputy under Taylor.
s.abouse paid Bates $40 IN cash. andlon
!. ners day $40 more. Last Monday
=. came to him and said he wasin
900 and that II Roadhouse would deny
'.ssug gwen him money he wonld pay il
= Roadhouse said he couldn't, as he
Z made statement. Bates proceeded
,ross-examine, but depressed into tell
) his side of the story, and said that
s..ahouse asked him 70 intercede with
81 Taylor about pulling the o lake re-
Uts
~ Parker gaid that on the morning OF
Inc Is Bates told him he was deputy IL
mss collector and on repeating the story
ID goadhouse got $50 in gold. Again on
ja.y Bates said that the Fourth must be
raod day and wanted little more for
he fsIl campaign fund. Parker did not
rss ~ pleading poor business. Last
Nop2sg Bates asked him to help him out
On the trouble. Parker refused. saying
TIA. Bates bad got into it himself con
erossszEmination Bates tried to make 1t
sppsu DO took the money for License Col
isfr Isylor, and when Parker said Tay-
IahM nothing 10 do with the matter.
rlsi:
AIdn't yon say you used to do business
VI Collector Ellicott and get along all
nay "a
TO-" said Parker, land no other man
An you ever approached me.t o
NJ. r. hcullin testified that Bates came
mssunday evening. asked 10 see her pri-
szsy, showed star aud said he was
hes about the license question: Bates
oil she fad got 10 settle before the
ssuse was settled, and that she would
a. credit. She said she had not the
naney. and. though Bates in sisted. he got
tsae that day. He came next day, and
saer a long argument she gave him s. in
DIVER. believing that it was for the city.
Bssss said he would come again. After
sAe had finished Mrs. Sculiin turned to
Bates and said: Now amt that true.
reFy word Of it2" Bates let her 60. $ ~
License Collector Taylor was asked
sAsher he ever had any agreement with
Bss about collecting money at Lake
vsAington for any purpose: whether he
Akh Bates on the city hall steps: my
nsv is low enough. will accept il
aMmen are safe" whether he was ever
aths dog pound with Bates, but answered
nssy question: with an emphatic mo" 4
Bates then called officer Brown, who
sni Bates introduced Capt. Taylor to him
In Biackcnapel one day, but IL was quite
Assistance from the pound. Officer r. 4.
Bryant said that he had seen Taylor at
the corner Of South Sixth and King
streets in the latter part of June, but never
as the dog pound.
Bates IN his own behalf said that Road.
house made the money proposition. and
that be came back TO the Courthouse
and ioid Capt. Taylor, who told him to
lake i If the men were all right. Capt
Taylor az that time said that his salary
sas low enough. lie admitted taking the
money from Roadhouse, Parker and Mrs.
ssailin. lie met Taylor at the pound and
paid him $50 lie Paid Taylor $40 on a
date be had forgotten and put So in Tay-
loss hand one day in shaking hands with
bin IN front of the Tyee saloon. Is SIS
On eross-examination Bates was in q
terrible plight, owing to his own state
nsnis before Chief Rogers, the mayer and
NJ Parker. IL came cut that Bates first
denied receiving any money from any ones
Wen admitted taking something ia aa en-
ssope from Roadhouse, but sall insisted
. cid not take money from Parker, and
nd Parker he'd.
These admissions convinced the COM
ni'seners that Bates had he'd and they
immediately removed him. Chief Rogers
Wen arrested Bates for obtaining money
Hneer false pretenses. oeS oo
Detective Wells was called into the room
eafsng the proceedings aud brought face
lace With Mrs. Seulhn 20 see If he was
es nan who had tried 10 blaekman her
Detective Wells Mrs. Scallin said
hsiis was net the man. WAnefer II MAS
ssiae to her The next day and said he had
eaf teen fooiing, and Just wanted TO see
a0s easy 1t Was 10 blaekmSil the lake
esople.
Yesterday afternoon Joe sRoadhouse,
saaes Smith. William Lawrence. S. c.
asiAeF. Mrs. +. ccuilin, Mrsa Kate Tucker
- fred Russell were arrested Tor selling
ssloF a. tie lake without licenses. Tie
So ssAiasI Mrs Tucker was dismissed,
: she Is an employe OF Mrs. Sculiin. The
@sefs. save Russell, Whor was arrested
~ N the day, pleaded guilty 70 selling
- with lunches without license. SEN
-ase vas suspended u3til next Monday