The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-18

s-sa ard half = AIRY robbery that was ac-
sc.nysssnea "a IL. BIS objected. and told
Price Re was rtsrntrg a ssratg1fsor~ar1
game and letting out no rooms, buE ac-
ror2sag 70 sks witness. Price replied i
doa't care a---n II goa bet cut hun
bred rooms 3 n.ghf- want sf5a a month
Price was nof q Ear 70 argus Erosnt IN
. genssenansyrs e.. wines sad. ard -
b. 9Bs<tnefg ssksa w.gb sho.ss be Should
do lsss1asxs he xas tod 80 seee3oo SeI-
son. saseonke@per. Witness objected 70
Nelson. and Price hgwan 20 make arrests
IL the garden BsIifBer vent 10 Ass Mel
son. but though ~ called a dozen nfa@a
ns was always unable "a see hlas Tnsn
Fuffner saad he was advised ~ Sc 70 see
Al Adams ''the policy king and owner
Ut the karrseA brewery.
'.f.y taxing beer froga ADAMS" Bast-
nsr said. '+you viii be wei protected"
HsA 90 Leave the Precinct
guttIser said he do rot see Adams per-
kon&lly. but got message from hitn say
inx he co@iia expect 80 protection III thai
precinct Battner testified % safsr ia
servsew with Capt Price. In which BE said
tnas TIE poisee ofaesr said:
II will tell you. Simon. have nothing
aSaIrsst you personally. / never ID have
am Thing, t4s you cannot stay III tails pre-
cinct-
II. advised Buttnsr TO sell cut
Battner said tae Conversation then turn
OF ou a robbery Of $50 which had taken
place the previous day al the Broadway
harden. Buttnsr said 10 Price:
"Dan't b.Ame me Tor II. captain. As soon
~ We heard Of Il we sent 10 get one or
4.
woman was. he got the money fran tie
woman Now. Il your people encourage
these women 10 rob me. IL they stasd In
for onshaif, you saE's blame me. We car
nor put q watch over every man and
woman and watch them"
Bu,tnar asserted that he had known
more than hundred similar cases In
which the police had made women share
with them the money they had stolen from
men. he swofs that On ere occasion
woman robbed a mar OF s3.sa9 ana gave
the whole afnos5nt 10 the ward man. The
robbed man complained to Capt. Price and.
sad Baitnsr this misfortune happened 10
these people price and the complainant
They met the girl on the street and they
had 10 arrest her. She said: 4 gave ihsi
ward man she wad Of s5.5ea' After she
told that they returned the $3.50 and let
the girl go
Bgitner sald Bob Nelson bailed all the
women ARRESTED In the Tenderio.n Butt
ner alleged that Price had him arrested on
The charge of robblng Mcgowan purely for
spiis, and that Magowan. previous to this
Arrest. had apparently besi satisfied WITH
the explanation which Eatiner had given
81 him.
Buttasrs testimony was suspended and
George TaohIs gave evidence In support Of
thaf-of stephens. Tuaaig had been a wait
~ IN the Broadway garden. Mr. Mss said
shat<Tuobig and Stephens had been foi-
iewac BY bis men during their entire trans.
actions in The nrcasway garden case.
Croker Again Gets Angry.
Richard Croker was then called MIR
Moss asked him about the contributions
made by The judicial candidates last year
Mr. croker cosiid not tell the amount. The
Tamnnans leader aid Mr.. Moss had 1T
lie tsif as to whether MIR. Croker had said
that The city vas not wide open" Mr..
Croker had never heard that the Metro
pei.tan street railway or persons interested
In |, had contributed S15.coQ 10 Tainnuany
Hsa during The last election. Mr.. Croker
had received no money direct or indirect
from Mr.. Carroll during tAe last year.
From Andrew Freedman. he. or rather his
firm. Meyer & Crokar. had received money
Ms. Croker said he y as 4rtv rsste.I win "
Frredsnan in the United States Fidelity
Company.
~Seu know that all the bonded officers
on the city government take au, their
Ienda from your camrany:'' Inquired Mr
Moss. ''''-
Net all OF them said the Witness
SOME take them out from your hoss's
company
This caused loud laughter
Do son mean Mr. PATS cornpany?-
asked Nj Moss
YRS said Mr. Croker lyon know
What mean and there was more laugh
ter.
Dir. Croker presumed his own company
had The majority IF The business In thu
city and Nj. fiaii's in the state
Declares He VIII Not Answer.
Ar Moss asked Mr.. Croker how much
he paid for his ssoe Kin the Un.tea s,ates
Bond Company. ana whether the stock wa.
given = him upoa the formation ~ the
esnpsay Mr.. Croker refused Ia answer
sKd MI Mess requested the COMMITTEES 20
direct the witness Ia answer. Mr.. Maze,
So dtreeGea
Nsa yoU answer. Ns. Croker -
NJ Sir" said the witness rsre,ly.
Please g. yeeeyd the xamtlesnst9'z refusal
70 answer ali os thess Questions CONCERN
tsg the getting " stock ard whether ne
Rad ssaid for {, oF ret or whether 80 got
II IT The organization % the company. ."
saia Ar Moss
And resosg al=n that he sseclsnes o..
answer on the Sfopu4 THAI L, h a private
personal matter" SAD AS>z na5ly man Hoff-
nasH.
M. Croker asti be Was no. Interested in
the Maryland Whisk4 Company he had
nt*tT owncei Soy stocA in the Flushing Gas
Company
NJ. Moss wanted - know why he made
definite answers % fAtHe Personal aue~-
ilens aad NJ. CROKER sad.
j don'f knav aAye eo, 70 arsss p
xagse. anG mast reserve some ~ nv etaw-
;rcut. II as nee answee sas,,r vs.s,,ll
ST. here ~t}aout answering anything \,
s}t"
tts aaa 80 ssosk tr ere New Amsterdam