The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-24
AN EDITOR ARRESTED.
Chief Rogers at Length Resents scuI
riious Abuse.

/ Chief Rogers at Length Resents Sour
riious Abuse.
Charles H. Lugrin. editor of the Seattle
! telegraph. was arrested last evening az
o'clock by Detective Wells on the charge
| OF criminal libel, preferred by Chief OF
Police Bolton Rogers. The arrest was the
outcome of the numerous and defama-
tory articles that have appeared IN the
telegraph since Rogers was chief of police,
and is specially based on the editorial
which appeared last Friday morning IN
der the head line: 1.-The Police Abom-
ination." as follows:
The Clancy great moral dance house,
under the protection of that sweet-scented
saint, Bolton Rogers. continues 10 flourish.
notwithstanding the ordinance passed by
the last city council declaring such places
illegal. 1t would be interesting to know
what the nature of the arguments used by
the Clancys with Rogers is. His rake
off from the gambling tables averaged a
little over $500 month during the latter
part of his former term as chief of police.
How much does 1t cost the Clancy crowd
to secure protection Or. do they get it
on account of the dollar-a-head per capita
tax which a certain class of men had TO
was king before? This would be an inter-
esting topic for investigation. Does
Mayor Phelps know about this rake-off
and this per capita taxi Our information
is that he does know about 1t: that he was
told about il before he put his decency in
his pocket and voted for the scoundrel
Our information is that Mayor Phelps,
gle hour until the proofs of Rogers vile
record could be laid before him, refused TO
dc so.
''We do not blame Rogers. Not at all.
He boasts that he is out for the stuff al
ways. lie makes no bones of his bare
faced rascaiity. He prsdes himself,
rather, upon the sickness with which he
can turn the trick Our business is
with the mayor, who clothed this creature
with czar-like authority. And see here.
MIR. Mayor Phelps, there is coming a day
when you cannot look an honest man in
the face, when you will hardly dare show
yourself in the presence of decent men
and women, for the thought that you
made it possible for this man Rogers to
disgrace Seattle by his residential pres
ence IN office. Cut this out, Mr.. Mayor
Phelps, and put il away for reference. 1t
may serve to remind you one day that
your best friend was the Telegraph"
Yesterday afternoon Chief Rogers went
before Judge Glasgow, of the municipal
court, and swore to the complaint which
charges Mr.. Lugrin with criminal libel,
committed June p. as against the dig
nifty Of the state of Washington and the
statutes provided" Without further ado
the warrant was issued and given TO De-
tective Wells 10 serve. Mr.. Lugrin was
not at the Telegraph Office. so the detective
went 10 his residence. AS chance had it
he met Mr.. Lugrin on the street near his
residence and showed him the warrant.
Mr.. Lagrin glanced at it moment and
said he was perfectly willing to accom-
pany the officer. AT police headquarters
Judge Glasgow was waiting. so that as
soon as Mr.. Lugrin arrived no time was
lost in taking his personal eeogrizance to
appear in court tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock for trial.