The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22
COURT
)P COUNTY JAIL
DEFIES SHERIFF.


ssauxaroo" court OF the county
- srvayed Itself against Sheriff Van De
s@--eer ana ~ a result the Judge and
- az that seis-constItuted tribunal
-. nr.xyCantz o. the black hole" and
~ s>xs CT the prisoners In the Dsuth
- ~ The fall have been placed upon
= Iesd and water diet.
s.erv sheriff King county has ever had
- atwayx found himself confronted with
s-sordfuation In the jail upon taking
~ Ard nas had TO figat to restore dis
- Sheriff Van DE Fautsr says that
~ 80 have bsst one fight With the prfs-
-. II the south tank ard that thet
- n now On.
= - cav that have no discipline and
&..nre my administration uafavcraely
- that Of my predecessor. said
s@-4R Van DE yanser last night II
...r11 IKE 10 bear what they have 70 szy
|zS's-r or four days from now.
-. fooa question Is indirectly Ct the
sfoun OF the present trouble When
$3.50 are served To the prisoners the
- are lined up with their tin basins
feuA Il, receive their respective por-
- q the food. Under the former
<ss1R the prisoners began the practice
RI a6acealisg portions Of meat OF steal
- from one another 90 that IL often
- fhirty-fIve portions 10 feed twenty
They attempted 10 cont1nsse the
sSSs1seaca under the new Sheriff. bIf the
kS,er refused 10 colntenazce the prac-
- He gave orders 20 Acting Jaalex
rInnnau TO serve but one share Of meat
Il 1och prisoner and no more.
+ e Thursday evening when dinner was
nSeoA one OF the prisoners called In Jailer
lkHan and complained THAI no meat
~ been given him. The jat,er refused
. Inose another portion and ordered the
nl0pnsr back into his cell.
n m instant there was mutsny and
FsaI prisoners raised their voices Ia
eenee o. the complaining jasl-hsrds The
1 go demanded obedience and then
KeefG James ORrien and Judge Frank
k4inon, OF the kangaroo court came
- the game. They ordered the man TO
npbey the iaiier. Jailer Burkman took
sGlnaot action and locked both the Judge
go sheriff UP over night In a dark cell
xYnferday morning they were released
- the meantime Sheriff Van DE Eanter
~ discovered that a letter designed for
tu1deafion and giving an exaggerated
t1eount OF the trouble had been snsuggled
- Of the jail. He resolved to find out
- writer and gave the prisoners TO
W66FStand That " the authors name gas
~ Gtuged they need expect no dinner
M were obstinats and dined on cold
4otef f.tfsyElav morning their break
- was fresh air washed down with cold
o1ter. Late yesterday afternoon O-Brien
- Harrison and Tom Dalton. an attarhe
~ kangaroo court were placed I'm the
n cell.
~ O'Clock the revolt was still on and
II tHiy dinner served MAS a third of a
~ Of white bread. When the prisoners
- the bread they waxed sarcastic "pts
stun Is maxim me stomach sick. g
G2ueed one husky petty Iacenist
N0aidD'f dis fost yoa." rejoined another
eefer save some for breakfast" was the
e1vsce Of wise old jali-bFd In the far
UHer OF the faii
Inc prisoners in the north tank where
- marderers. Burglars and other bad
- are kept have so far made no AZ
ps 10 down sheriff Van DE van.er
IyeT are much mere traetahe lot than
- In the ''hotso" side. They also have
y Hang aroo court