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

names and tho crowd saying: They viii
do" The police wousd not allow the new
judges TO take possession.
On crosx-examination By Rogers the
truth Of the Posr-ISrEEfFsxScER's report
Of the trouble st the polls was verified.
Schmidt swere that woosery laid hands on
an officer and that be saw no badges on
Woolery's deputies.
did you see me or my officers resist the
service of varrantf'' asked Rogers.
mo, sir, Was the reply.
\. c. Adair swore that gambling was
going on in the city from April 10, 1891. to
March. lsa2. in the Butler and Horseshoe.
He never saw an officer IN the gambling
rooms During that time White Was
mayor, but Hall acted part OF the time.
The cross-examinasion was confined 10
making Adair swear he was sober and OF
sane mind when be visited the gambling
rooms.
John Considine told how Sheriff WOOL
cry arrested the judges Of the Republican
primaries and Meredith and Sickles were
elected. He did not know who nominated
Meredith. but thought it might have been
Arthur Levin or Nose Gottstein. he
nominated Sickies himself. The police,
however. did not allow them TO conduct
the election.
On crossexamination Considine ad-
mitted that Rogers and his officers made
no resistance TO the service OF the warrant
by the sheriff, and that Wooiery did not
accompany tho arrested policemen TO tho
justics court.
ibid you see deputy sherifis with badges
at the polish"
"No."
Questions about "Gun Fighter" Dave
Black, one OF Woolery's deputies, were
ruled out as irrelevant.
wooLERy's STORY OF THE FIGHT.
Sheriff Woolery testified that he APP
peared at the First ward Republican
primaries at the request OF about thirty
citizens. who said they believed they
would not get . fair count. He arrested
the judge, and on returning found that
the police would not allow the new judges
elected by the crowd to officiate. 1t was
about two hours before the election pro-
ceeded. the old judges having been re-
leased by Judge Osborn and returned to
the polls.
Ibid you have trouble with Rogers I"
"No."
On cross-examinasion Woolery said
these was no resistance On Rogers part or
that of his officers 10 the service of war
rants; that he, Woolery, did not accom-
pany them to the justice court; that he
tried 10 remove the officers who held the
door; that he was simply informed that
the new judges were properly elected ;
that Rogers ordered the ballot box opened
and put in plain view; that Rogers told
him it would be next to impossible to re-
move the top board across the doorway
because it was wedged in the castings.
Chief Rogers, through Mr.. Scott. an
nounced that he would admit that after
the old judges returned he was told of the
usurpers and threw out one of them. The
others went voluntarily. This admission
did away with the necessity of w. L. Mer-
edith and ID. X. S:ckles testifying.
GAMBLER MuLLEN's EVIDENCE.
An adjournment was taken until 7:30
o'clock in municipal courtroom. The
doors were opened at o'clock. and in less
occupied. The first witness called was the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Charles w. Mullen. the
gambler. He testified to his connection
with the NJ. & N. Butler and Delcho
gambling-houses. From July. 1891, to
March, 1s92. there were several parties in
terested in the houses. Mr.. Way was
DO okkeeper for the combination.
Explain why the books showed the
name &C. w. Mullen. agent"
II don't want TO talk about that, but it
was in reality for Rogers. The first time
/ talked with him about the matter was
in the early part of June. 1s91. The agree
ment was that he was to have an interest
of L. per cent, and I told him that was
the way the account would be kept. He
said it was satisfactory. The first CONVEX
sation was in the Nj. & n. saloon and the
next in the Arlington restaurant. As q
matter of fact We wanted to gamble. hav-
ing been idle seven or eight months.
Some gamblers came to me and said We
could open by paying 500 for each house.
X ogers had nothing TO do with this talk.
Way said he thought the matter could be
fixed up by taking Rogers in. Rogers
agreed TO this. but did not put up his l.
per cent We finally agreed TO carry him
without his money. and ne said he was
glad of il. This arrangement existed until
March. 1852. when Rogers closed Us up.
The interests were complex. l bad 10 per
cent sometimes. This interest varied. l
had silent partner. whose name did not
appear He trusted 10 me to give him his
money without any questions. man
named Conover had q share
"We were never arrested until aoout the
time of Ronaid's election and never paid
fines. | never paid Rogers any money.
The only way | knew Rogers received
money was By the settlements. and once
told him what his share wns. Once Rogers
told me TO ask Way for $500. Way charged
him 500 on the accounts. and told me he
gave the money to Rogers was around
all the houses, but operated mostly In the
Delaho. We were running wide open.
Detectives dropped in frequently, but
never saw officers in uniforms except on
raids. Rogers never came near the
houses"
"Did You ever have any trouble with
Rogers
mo, and have no spite against him"
on concentration, Mullen said he
assisted Rogers in securing the position OF
chief by conversation with Commissioned
Guy. The night Rogers was elected Mnt-
len was running gambling house The
next night Jack Barck came down and
told him to close up.
lt"How was your siien. partners account
carried"
"Iu nv mind"
"Did Way have q silent par,nerf
Yes; | think il was carried IS Il. w.
Way. agent" | don't know VINO the man
was
"Wss that partner Harry Winter
tNnt To my knowledge | never knew
that Harry White had an interest
lis IL not fact that our first eonversa-
ton vas TO the effect that Harry White
ard we're 10 each put NJ l2ss per cent. to
purchase Griftin's and Hoisington's In
terrsts7'
II don't remember that Whites name
was mentioned /"
You say You have no hard feelings
toward me.
Yes"