The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-03
NASEL is A MEDDLER.
Mayors Reasons for Suspend
ing the Fire Commissioner.
a plot To Remove Alien The Mayor
Stands by HIm-The Bs-rreditea
sedHrtion story.

4Es city, and many tssFs'se - PlsH
earrr1se thas pr. Aassa. VITO haa ~
chzrgea With holding an oface minus ias
r,so.~asary qualification OF being iFes-
hotter.
Mr.. Ma sci claims 70 - a frsesaofoef.
ard n this be true The charges 20 De t1ed
against him will necessarily aaVe 90 Ds
ssre,aa enough 10 include counts sgssAcsent-
IL important 70 warrant DIS rsFnoFat o3
other grounds. The mayor claims ts'at
5faseg has been rasfid!eF. waicn. aAAea
fn one sense means that ne has ffsfS -
actually hamper CHIEF Alien Of the IRE
ds.s.aI.zfasnf fn sbe sI1aoflarge Of this "a
tssR. NJ 1asz denies that he has any hard
feeling against Ailen. or that he entered
into n combine with Meek and kah4sey -
chop on Allen head. tie claims thar ilIs
actions are tn accordance win what ne
believes 20 have been for the good OF the
department.
Commissioner KahaIey talks IN very
plain language about the suspension. and
Gays that whiie the mayor has the power
TO suspend. the charter also provides that
a Joint session Of the council shall be
called forth with. He believes that from
this reading OF the statute the mayor
si10asId have called convention last
night and as this was rot eore Aasel has
the right 70 demand his seat IN the COM
mission. or can compel the mayor 20 rec
ognizs him through rnandamus proceed
ings.
NOW. as a matter Of fact" said Mr..
Eahsley. 'sfasei IL fire commissioner al
this very moment Mayor Phelps has the
power to suspend. but a certain pr0ce-
dare must 10 followed. ie should have
filed his charges aFst and then served
notice of suspension on MaaeI He did
not 60 this. lie simply told Masei that
he had suspended him and the clerk
read abe notice Of suspension. When
Cheek. Masel and myself withdrew frOsn
the meeting We we're positive in our own
minds that the mayor had exceeded his
authority but We desired to avoid seri-
Gus trouble. OF conrse there would have
been row IL Aasei had not given up his
s.4I Now. II - "a ridiculous proposition
that the mayor suspended Masei because
be thought there was a plot 20 remove
Chief Allen. Aliens head was IN no
more danger last night than II has been
a. any ttne since he was confirmed by
the council. The sum and substance Of
the whole matter Is that the mayor did
not want an investigation OF the story
about Grace HAITI being ruined in 9he hay
loft "a headquarters. I talked with the
eirl herself. and with her foster mother.
Nine. la Wee. / beiieva there IS some
thing in the story. and would like 10
have IL Investigated. IL the mayor will
allow IL. lie ignored tho call for "a snees-
Ing last Monday night. and j presume .hs
VIII not be willing 10 have this case iu-
vestiEated at the next meeting"
Tho commissioner finished by saving
tnaa woman could not pass the engine
houses without being insulted lie ex-
cepted house No to this rule.
The Mayor stands Pat.
legality OF his suspension Of Masai was
questioned. he replied. wen. then. n
y - necessary. will suspend him again.
Tnls state OF affairs has got to come 10 an
end. There has been decided inclination
ON the part OF certain commissioners to
hinder Chief Allen in tho performance OF
his duties I afn tired of this. and intend
20 sustain the chief as long IA he per-
forms hts duties. This ever-contfnuet,s
Plotting by ring made up of ox-flrcmen
assisted perhaps by "a few syFnpat hlzers
within the department. viii he stopped II
v IA within my power. II the men who
are In the department foment trouble
they viii have TO set out
The Cause of the Trouble.
So mich has been said In one way and
another converting experiences Of Grace
ftaf al IRE headquarters that the public
Should know something more definite
Hpolt the matter The girl has made
charges That reflect seriously on members
OF The department and II they prove true
the FIRE commissioners have a duty IN
perform On the other hand. u the girls
story b. a fairy tale. such as was todd nv
a young girl In New York city few
weeks aE0 10 cpvcT M her own ntSdeeas
then the flrrmen deserve an unqualified
exone1Iicn. Grace Hat s. called Grace
ffcndy, the latter heinR the name Of her
foster mother. According 20 the girl
father 1871 Hiatt Who used - 80 tho
driver ~ she supply wagon the eirl win
10 u years old next September Her
mother Ga alive amt was living. when last
heard %. ~ the Pacific house al 1ha cor
nsr ~ Washington and south Second
streeIs. About four years ago Mrs Henfv
took charge % Grace ftatt aad from that
time she VAS Caliszi Grace nesldv when
she WAS between ~ and II years ola she
was mixed np ia a aiig1r. scandal with a
Pike street druggist ana a mechanic ar
Woodaman'E min. but the matter never
became public on ApFii s last she disan-
pcared from hotne and was gone for no
or thrive days. SIRE was finally found nv
her foster mother under the tl az a
house kept ~ people named Nutlixan.
After belBr taken horne she dti not give "a
satisfactory explanation ~ her sai~3s
hut being pressed. unallv told abe
story 81 having U3cf Fireman Hrn
1sareeS at headquarters ana been
iuref ~ btm fe tire haytaft.
where her ruin was accomplished He
then gave her 81 AMI seut hcr ia~n e.
tne brooklyn houeo rn Se-s1f gtreet
where she remained alone shat ntrht ard
she next dav went - the Muuiean-S she
Furthermore claimed shat F1rr1en lack
Farr James Wallace ana frH Uaraas
We're endeasorfoR to get bee 20 80 80
was stated Yesterday uacrnfnW. CAtef -
Police Rogers had al rarvis~ snteref tssl
before hiuu ana after thorough i0vcztt
rsattgsn caFyse - enc conclusion ftat the
gtrl was teli'rg fairy story.
NJ case For - Prosecution.
Attdr tais however Mrs gfcnty vert
- TIRE prosecuting attorneys oflice sut
cold peruty " n Norris hes story and
asked for Harnrs arrest for seduction
SAe toia Mr.. Morris about fhe alleged
plot - Farr Wallace sra Barnes 50 take
she girls Ttlin was accomplished Earars
was represented IS keeping her ferrn
making an oatsry 1v kecrias MS cnest
over her mouth. IN arsrHr 20 ooiu. 90
questions sAe facts were esfahllsrft .has
zee egF4 made 20 decided Resistance ant
ai4 nai complain % beluE h4rt - any
great extent Mr. Morris tolls Nrs tfen }y
-htt whRt she bal tclt I'll uet 4"rre~ 80
- evidence enough 20 BaSt.fy Har-trt
fer either seduction or rape 1te r1stftv
w-as sheer Taaeed IN she hands 20 Z e<r
retsur Attorney Hassie Mo hr3 rN~ nf.i
brought nefore btn. She ts3t nr- ser~-
Nffh doNn-ssSs eyes ana iv a 0arr,--'isc
manner II was sheTt aaf s}freiy 80 fAe
e9o>t that Barnes tCsk Per- up .utc gro
hayloft asps tccS advantage 81 fer NJ
Hestfe Thought that she starry was Hot
solt IN a p}sia. stTai ssssfovWArd rs.s1,-
vss~ nor satisfied wien tAe trush ot iae al
fesa tso1s a0a same 60 the seFsclusien Rat