The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-13
uhs Of the Relief Com
fitee, at Liberty.
! na exPRED Fa'DAs.


~ = hast s.. SO. The facts aeading
~ - ot<aiaing the secretarysi,sp OF
s ffene and his final detection and
go are - follows:
: g - business portion Of Seattle Rad
81 - Il ashes. the relief committee
80 ana supEAses came pouring sn,
b .r6ty for increased protection be-
3zzs r.an,feG. and Judge J. X. Lewis.
81 - 4 The relief committee. applied
z - Il McGraw. then sheriff. Tor q
Ss-. = deputies, who were TO be
/ ss 4 ~ resses police. The regular
& s55|:s ssers ia the hansis OF Chief Butter
! 'zz -. 6sesriy inadequate. and the sher-
= x1s,tiues Bolton Rogers. the present
/ - = ee,ice, 20 report TO Judge Lewis.
! - - esesssg the situation 1t was de-
~ Is nrpUtnt ten deputies 10 watch the
|ssrsd1,e and 70 Chief Rogers was as
s;sSn 3 - x,aty Of making the selections
- 3 f1kkng full charge OF them. Among
% xuuus;es was Mccoornbs. man Of
100 q NO had been permanently dis
/ 90 - ranshot wound in the right
-. - - therefore unable to work ex-
- = neh2 employment. and who had
- - : position Of any kind for some
-
- - Becomes the Pooh Bah.
Il II curse OF fortnight 1t was dis
~.<n6x faat there was no necessity for
n..lnI1e de entire force. as the, duties
h1zapx lehtsr every day. and gradually
4 s.fef possceraen were dropped. One
= - yasy wens, as the disaes became
Ets "a l<xs ar.iuoHs, until McCoombs
u a. cAsef were the only ones left. 1t
a ss<5 ksrasa chat one man was suffi-
III % lack after the stores. and Rogers
sr.xaed from the ressef committee and
] III . he city police force. McCoonbs
- assumed the duties of inspector and
[1skeepes.
asst this. time another move toward
n5ncauezt was made. Secretary Bab-
"a resigned his position and Mccoonbs
~ stysneed to the place, In effect conn
1lrx b himself the three offices Of relief
p6ra1sn, Inspector and secretary CT the
uml;fee. 1t Ii thought that the system
4 pssty robheries. which in time amount
~ il fhousands. was lnaugurated shortly
1esr NrCoombs took the place. At any
- - had been In the Office only a little
III when II became necessary, he said.
j. employ 8 new method of keeping ac-
onssa and he put In operation a plan of
t6axn.
IN the Trail of All. Thieves.
Matters went on smoothly enough to
e sulward appearance. until one day
ztraomhs became enraged at an inqair-
~ sssspaper reporter, and after a heat
Il controversy. showed him the door
HI manner that was more effective than
rsls The reporter Immediately began
z issessisate the secretary. and was
NJ long In finding a trail that led TO
SetiIns developments. Robert Moran,
- mayor. was quietly advised OF the
eNiisson OF affairs. and one day he sent
| " Rogers. The Interview that followed
rsz1ssa In the mayor giving the datsc-
ne written order on the chief OF To-
IN lar two men. and these men and
fessfs were detailed 10 shadow the Sec
FAry night and day and in no event
n.y. hln TO leave town. AT the same
'H sonisnlttee Of experts was put
xssk on the books. and found the
Nesaass ia almost inextricabie confu-
Finally Mecoonhs was arrested
he charge of forgery In issuing
sasskA Following Is q copy OF one
De Instruments that passed thro, gh
- Assas.
GENERAL. RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Nj Ia.
Seattle. Wash. April Q. 1890.
y = Z. Ferry. Treasurer,
Al Puget Sound National Bank.
sV % tie order OF Mrs. Maytty
- s..s. .....twenty ............d dollars
@. II. HElLBRoN.
Chairman.
heceomhs,
Secretary.
CIV HE Robbed the Poor,
sae the regulations governing tho
1917 eosamtstee was that any member
- ss'is checks not 10 exceed so. ana
rule was taken advaniawe az nv
| ss.as, who. by a system of "dum-
- AsAs stream Of gold continually
INTO his pockets In this he was
y George 5. Turner. a young clerk
aar store. who. It was asterwarsl
s .s's'a, had done a great deal of
- lef MeCeomhs. Just before tho
- AsSessnabs became very nervous
Aastsed Turner 20 get out of the
xae latter disappeared sren tha
@aa TIE chief witness agains, him
49, sone AcCeombs assumed a bola
49, slfiag his stay in jail and the pre-
psecestsngs CT the trial.
ass sssssnniscs isroaxn, RACK.
~ sae forgar's trsan,ph. n sues =.
= called. was short iivss r,a,a.>-
ere Put on Turner's trail. and f.
- - hsany days before Chief Rogers
-. easa so Denver. From that
Il Ncser Turner Jumped 20 Brook
s. 'e ne sas apprehenaed. Rogers
~ - 70 bring the missing witness
- s1's city. and while In the East
- confessions that sounded the
SS'conihs' homes rrnor ,sa
~ -. saaS news coavietson was an
Es4s $50 and the fate Of the fsrgcr
A. 1.'sscaisy settled before Turner
here on BITS return.
"'a sesger. Convicted.
- Prosecution Or ei.s~a,,,,,,s ,.,s ..,.
aa,..s s'sA Z, NJ Carr. who was shon
FL. =. seF TIE county. and ". n. ren-
- - he defense vas intrs.ss.N. 4, t,ha
~ - 80 foSgevy ss,ArEeSg Vas xan,r,,sste.,
t. > aaiaes ana n. r. Albert
Eess =. saesa. On Aprg 5. iSso The
tn So assa eesose Judge Hunaes. ard
FL sa 49, toz the state wer~: Mrs j.
[te-~ George H. lisssasran, z +.
III ssase FaEsh Ahraa BARKER. John
h. s c. Il. Bas;ley. F. N. waaA
[ksrs.. ..asAsssA's'i. A NJ. Bfeokes. Bolton
-. =. ssa snss Mavs,y.
esx>s.s ~ss'sssos' cosvictfon Il Was ais
49,. 1sAi IA bad served a term 81
IA - .s'''ssas u san Qoea,aa scv forgery.
~ TVS fast tAe conclusion wus
es@<t Ne u al