The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
MOYER AND CALD[RHEAD.
They Give a Reporter Two Be
markable Interviews.
Mn. MOVER GETS PRoFANE.
Looks the Reporter In the Eye and
bling Existed In s~atfl~-Gaider-
head Esndes some Questions,
Answers Others, and il Positive
Lane viii Aot He Chief of Police
TIC rsnarkable intsrviews were granted

Two remarkable interviews we're granted
chs Post-Intsllissncer yesterday. one by
Sheriff william II. Meyer. and the other by
his chief depaty. Samuel G. Calderhead.
the fuslonist candidate for mayor. Both
unbosomed themselves To the reporter ON
the subject az open gambling In Seattle.
and one hesitates which TO admire the
more. the tlmid. shrinking ignorance of t.is
chief peace officer OF the county on the
snbIect. on the one hand. or the mastery
evasion OF the would-be mayor when asked
what ne intended 10 do about IL. Il elected.
on the other.
Mr.. Moyer denied that ne knew such
thing existed Only faint rumors. he said.
o. The topic which has agitated Seattle for
weeks. had ever reached his cars. II any
one had eone 10 him with complaint
about gambling. wosld he have stopped
the games2 Certainly. No one OF his vigil
LIANT deputies had ever told him about any
such violations Of the lax He had never
sent them out TO hunt law-breskers, for IL
wasn't his business. Mr. Meyer denied
that he had given orders 10 the gamblers
that II Caiderhead were not elected the
Eserfff's heavy hand would descend upon
them early and late and spare them not
He had not given. or caused TO Toe given.
or allowed any one else 10 give. such
orders As for Mr.. calderhead. would no
stop gambling II he we're elected mayor7
He didn't know people ever gambled In Sc
attle bat he pointed 70 the Populist plat
form with pride and Endorsed its every
plank: bat a STRAIGHTFORWARD answer. yes
or no, he would not give.
There were two questions. however that
Mr.. caldarhead did not eyade. one Was
whether. II he were elected. he would en-
force the / O'Clock saloon closing ordnance.
and the other whether he would appoint
a. @. Lane chief OF police. Il shall en-
force the laws as ! find them en- the statute
books" ne said. referring Ia the ordinance;
ard be- blasted Lanes hopes by saying.
MIR. Lane VII! not be chief OF police II
am elected
Mr.. Meyer swear.
Here is the way th.sso two remarkable
interviews came about.
II would like TO talk with you "A mo-
msnt. Mr. Meyer. If you are not too
busy said the reporter TO MIR. Meyer at
the lattsr's Office yesterday afternoon.
Certainly. two or three. If you like
responded the sheriff "a be led the way
into his private Office. which Is occupied
principally by the sherins paten, gold
washing machine. Then the following
conversation took place:
Mr.. Meyer. why did you not close the
gambling gamcsT'
And Mr. Meyer gave this remarkable
answer. which Is part OF this remark
able interview:
Because did not know that there was
any gambling going on. II any person
had come 10 rae and made complaint that
gambling was going on l would have shut
II down IN a hurry. There have been
rumors ever since | have been in Seattle
thar gambling was going on but I never
81 TO such places and / knew nothing
about Il until the matter was placed before
the grand jury by Judge winsor. ard
since then have been waiting for ths
result II tho grand jury Investigation.
and III do whatever the grand jury says
Al any time
but. MIR Mover YOU surely knew that
gambling was going on from reading the
newspapers. ard your deputies muSt Ger
falnly have known H. Did they ever in
form youP Don't You consider that they
were in duts bound 10 inform you?''
None Of my deputies ever told me
word. No complaint was ever made %
me- All Sorts Of stories are printed IN
newspapers. II complaint had been
maze would have stopped ghc games
Ike stoprtd the hroaaswart contest and
the boxing matches the other night
rs there any truth IN the rumor that
Nou sent word, or caused word % D. sent.
or allowed word 80 be sent. 10 tho Eam-
Piers that II Cal3efhegd were rot elected
sou would raid the games every day. ar
would close them un. ~ would make
trouble fer the rautles8~'
That rumor Is "a I'd id lie
don't want ia he quoted d, amy ma
per On sny subject, hot that IL n,,
answer, although you needn't ~.
those words. II ~ point blank lie
that I ever gave amy such ordcr.
ar allowed ar requested any one
else to give them"
rs yogr purpose after election ~ take
any different attitude toward xamhfln~ ana
fhe gambling question than you have held
In rAe pastT''
NO, it i rot. Ny attitude toward gam
bling has always been the same. and am