The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-18

but beyond that Nahoney had forgotten
everything.
when did you give up the pool room
busaness. II you ever gave IL up" thun-
dered Mr.. Moss.
II decline to answer" said Nahoney.
Mr.. Moss went into the details connect
ed With what he alleged were pool rooms
run BY Aahoney. but the witness remem-
hered nothing. He refused to deny the
accusations.
At length Mahoney stated that the ''in-
reference" Of the police occurred At pool
room be ran IT No. II Center street, and
that he discontinued business there twelve
or fourteen years ago. At that time Ma
honey said he had no interest In other pool
ROOMS.
He declined to answer whether he was
interested in pool rooms At the time he Was
associated In bus,n ness with Mr.. Wan wyck.
DO you divide the profits OF any pool
rooms with any city omcers-' asked Mr..
Mon.
4 divide nothing with any city oiaciai
or with any member Of TAmmany." said
Aahoney. mo member Of the police force
10 interested with me IA any way. shape or
form In anything
He had no knowledge that any member Of
the police force had any interest in the
pool room business in this city.
Aahoney was temporarily withdrawn and
served with subpoena for tomorrow.
votea 10 Remove MeC1llagh.
Police Commissioner Jacob Hess was
sworn. He said he was appointed as
Republican In the bi partisan board. His
first omcial act was to vote for the retire
ment Of Chief Of Police McCulIagh.
Upon what basis did you vote for the
NJ ~ nh AA
Moss.
We'll" said Mr.. HesA II was appointed
BY the mayor. and saw what had hap
pened to Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Philips.
and knew-I did not want to share tho
same fate"
Hamilton and Philips were removed by
Mayor Van wyck.
You knew what would happen to you
II you did not vote TO retire NcCullagh. II
that soy' Queried Mr.. Moss
Yes. and other reasons-and another
reason. believed there ought to be union
between the chief and the commissioners"
Mr. Hess admitted that he had IAN im-
precision" az to what the mayor wanted
done In McCuliagh's case. The police COM
missioner said that outside OF his salary Of
S,ooo - commissioner he had not an inde-
pendent living. He was In the. cigar busi-
ness.
And in order to get that Ssooo to live on,
you consented to go into that arrange
.ment ~ Republican. Of the bipartisan
board to carry out the wishes Of the may
or? II that nr' sneered Mr.. Moss.
YES" said Commissioner Hess.
Even though II led to the removal Of
. chief Of police against whom there was
no charge and no suspicion Of corruption
or tnefficiency.
YES" said the witness.
DID Il for the Money TAere was In Il
Mayor Van wyck Mr.. Hess said, was
the only person who spoke to him about
becoming a police commissioner He said
he wished he had not taken It.
do you regret what you did In perform
ing your flrst official act In removing .
good Official servant!' asked Mr.. Moss.
NO"
You think you did 4 GOOD public act.
them
II think so''
Upon what groundr'
My own views"
Which were that you wanted that
$5.oOo?''
II DID"
Mr.. Moss then switched over to tho
horses purchased by the police board.
Mr.. Hess said all the horses since May
~, 1885, TO April n 1885, had been pur-
chased from NJ Mcdonald. Mr. Hess did
not know who NJ Mcdonald was. The
chief bought the horses.
II transpired that the chief never bought
more than three horses IT . time That,
Mr.. Hess said. was to keep the amount
within 1900. When asked why, Mr.. Hess
said:
Because we can't spend over = thou
sand dollars without buying the horses by
public letting"
And in order to prevent public bidding
you ordered the chief TO buy three horses
at q timer asked Mr.. Moss.
AT the request of the superintendent
OF horses said Mr.. Hess. they had or
dered the chief to buy three horses every
week or So"
The commission then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 1870 O'Clock.