The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-12
Tacoma Lexow Committee $
Report a disappointment.
Officials of the Broken Bank of Ia
coma to Be Examined in Court.
Evidence That Bogcs Received Interest
on City Money suicide Of an Old
Man on Samano f-!and-A Mass
Meetin. on the Chinese Question
tahed at Tacoma.

Tacoma. Dec. f-SneciaE-The report Of
the Lexow committee 6f the Chamber Of
Commerce. read last night by Chairman
Rows. is almost the sole subject Of eonver-
safton on the streets today. An effort was
made today 10 get expressions from bhsi-
ness and professional men as 70 the merits
of the report Much surprise and no little
criticism of the committee is expressed AZ
the lack Of specific Information in the re-
port upon which criminal prosecutions can
be made
Nothing but what has already been pub
lished was made known nv Mr.. Roys and
his associates. The severe condemnation
of the water deal meets with the approval
OF nearly all classes. while the mention OF
the land company's influence in political
affairs mas caused no little comment.
G. =. Masferson. president Of the Pacific
National hank. said that he considered
the report very satisfactory In the main,
although Il might be subject to criticism
in some details Mai q. r. Hayden
thought II temperate and moaerate. and
sueh a report as might he expected from
such a large committee. Chester Thorne.
president Of the National Bank Of Com
neree. said. 'sThe chief facts in the re-
port have already been made known 10
the public one IS left TO presume that the
committee has refrained from making pub
tic antil later day much information
that IL became possessed Of. Until tnen |
do not believe the committee should be
criticised"
Judge Charles Richardson voiced the
ideas Of many vino felt disappointed a the
report by saying: t'1he report is not sat
isfactory. in that il does not contain def
nite information relative 10 the misman-
agement Of the city's affairs, the wreck
ing OF the banks containing public funds
and the bribery and corruption reported to
may ia Frr he "a
Il tell you now this report is only the
forerunner OF reports that VIII show the
most damnable and despicable robbery
and thievery that took place in the city
hall that any city on the face Of God
earth ever witnessed. When rogucS fall
out just men have chance. / came upon
an individual who knew the whole story
from 20 L. lie gave il 10 me and gave IL
in writing. have II here"-holding mp a
piece OF paper-"and TO give YOU an idea OF
what has been done in this city will read
an extract from a letter which WAS for
warded with it," lie here read from
paper as follows: THE wickedness which
makes IL posi- bic for devils in human form
90 parade in honesty's garb and ruin all
who cross their wishes is what Influences
me TO do all in my power 20 show the
world their true character. / only regret
that the knowledge that ! now have OF
such public officials was a thing beyond
my widest magiuations prior to COM
menclng work for Tacoma. | would as
soon think OF putting my children in
hawdy house for moral training and ex-
peet good results as 10 expect 10 work In
connection with such men and hope 10
come ont uuscathed. | say this from my
own experience with them.
You have no more idea Of what was GO
ing on at the city hall during that admin
istration than YOU have OF the exact de
-s+. % hoo 81 sa7s
hell The mayor was rotten the council
was rotten. the police was rotten, and II
paS only through tn. sheriff office and
the police falling ont and fighting over the
spoIls that | Was able 10 get the iuforma
ton ! have in this paper. The committee
knows nothing of this information. ] have
said what | have TO let YOU know the re-
port az this committee is not the end Of
this thing just as long as I live in the
city of Tacoma and have my health ] Will
dig away at this municipal wickedness
and uncover IL II II can be uncovered II
there Is q man in this city who Is guilty /
will bring him 70 justice SuppoSlnG that
I was 10 tell You Just for illustration that
there was q scheme on foot during the ad-
yninietratgon ~ George BosGs 70 Issue him
Sse0 Gaa worth Of warrants. to he used for
his own personal benefit and that Of the
gang that were working with him Sup
uosing that was TO tell vou that when the
finance committee Of that a8Gnistra ton
checked OF George Boggs it was damna-
HE farce. or suppoSinE that I was 30 saw
thar a certain man in New York wrote 10
a certain man ~ Tacoma telling him that
when no got through with the cftv there
would not be enough left Of II 10 Kick I'm
tho bay"
Much surprise IS manifested AZ the atti-
tuse .aken by Air Reynolds. who IS a
member - tire committee. Asked why se
aia not nlace the information before the
Committed. ne said ia ala not Eet il IN
sf-,,e fer the report lie declined TO give
the Informant or The nature Of ne facts
IN his possession. Y is believed Frank
Mccain. NOW IN the renlten.iary fo~ forging
oa~rar+s. is autacritv for some nf tAe al
locations made hv Jud-e REYNOLDS When
Mccain vas eonvj--o8 r book Of city war
~a~tS was fo1r7 missing and O. has hee1
-.rrered several 'fnCs t1at there w-s
gigantic conspiracy 20 duplicate half
million dollars ~ rltF warrants and s9ll
thorn IN she East Tae missing book was
..axrr f1ura