The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-02
PHILBRICK is CLEAR
Commissioner Welch Waves
Aside a Frivolous Charge.
END or THE suNko MANS CASE
The Detective Exonerasea From. Elanae
In penonnclnx Grsndsc--Applt-
cants fer Positions.

An otherwise very prcsy meeting OF the
police commissioners was sniivenea fsSt
evening by the trial OF ossicer Phsshrick
or the charge Of speaking dtsrespecsfully
Of III. L. Grindse, during which the new
commissioner. Michael weieh. delivered
a short address much to the discontinue
OF the prosecuting Witness
The history of the case was printed in
the observation-disclosures some time ago. and
last nights proceedings were nothing
more than a reiteration by Detective
Philerick OF the story. coupled with cor
roborative evidence from A. II. Sorcr.
proprietor of the Michigan restaurant.
A f'renchman named perrttt and a fell
low named Harlan, sometimes miscalled
Holland. were boarding az Sorerss res
saurant and the former paid she latter
$50 in cash and gave his note for a Ike
sum under the belief that he was par-
chasing a patent right. In reality he re-
cefved receipt for. 81 for an Interest in
patent that had not been issued. Sorer
took the Frenchman's part and ordered
Harlan away from his place. ut the same
time telling him he had better pay a
hoard bin of si.. The patent tranSac-
ton was placed In Officer Philhrick's
hands TO work UP. In tho meantime III.
l.. Grindle. who knew Harlan. went to
Soper and according 10 Sopers testimony
told him he would get his Sic IL he did
not .holieF." When phIlhrick heard of
this, he concluded Grindle was trying 20
square the case and went 70 I. Taylor.
who runs the stand at which Grinale
sometimes works. and asked him what
kind of q ------ he had working for him.
Grindle claimed that he knew nothing
of the 'bunko'' case and that his talk
with Soper was simply because Harlan
had told him Soper was going TO sue him
for a board bill and he desired 20 help
Harlan out. He never instmated that
he would injure Soper's business IL the
matter was nos dropped.
When the matter came up last night
Grindle told his story about the board
bill and Taylor told about the language
Phiibrick used In speaking of Grtndle.
Then Philbriek and Soper told the whole
story. hunko features and all.
Commissioner Welch had sat quietly
all through the proceedings. his keen gray
eye twinkling once In a while, especially
when Grindie interrupted Soper to deny
having tried TO quiet him. and Soper re-
piled with a shake of his head: Eyes,
you did want me to keep quiet" Sud-
denly Mr.. WEIGH Strengthened up In his
chair and with voice that left no doubt
as to his meaning. said:
Il believe this is all spite work. There
is no case against this officer and want
TO see him exonerated.''
tive heard enough of this" put In Wal
lingford. "and move TO exonerate.''
81 second It, said WEIGH.
Cant 1 say q. word?" interrupted
Grindle. II want to rebut some of this
testimony"
'.You have had fair show" replied
Welch, land guess the commission has
got what there Ia In the case"
But" insisted Grindie. do you think
an officer is justified In using such Ian
guage in the discharge OF his siutye''
.'Ther are times" replied WEIGH, quick
as fash. q when an officer in the dis
charge of his duty may he provoked to
say things that might not sound exactly
right"
Phiibrick was exonerated by an IMAM
imous vote.
Applications for positions on the police
force we're received from Stephen Ssriti-
matter. a carpenter, who has lived I'm the
city two years. and John T. I.anigan. a
mill man who has lived in the city eight
years.
Bills for current expenses OF the de-
partment for February. amounting TO
$ass were allowed.
The regular yearly contract for the use
OF twentysix telephones from October.
1894. TO October, 1896. sum $3.50. was ap-
proved.
The estimated expenses of the depart
mcnt for April. amounting to about ss.es.
was approved.