The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-06
FROM THE PEOPLE.
Seattle. wash, March 5. 10

Seattle. Wash, March 5. 1890.
To the Editor: AS you thought II worth
while to critic.se a few Of the statements
Of my Sunday morning address In an ed
itorial OF this mornings paper, | trust that
you will permit this statement In jusiice
to myself In my address / did not spe-
officially mention the killing of policemen
Wells and Roberts My statement was
that the lawless element harbored in our
city made life insecure so that our streets
were unsafe. our citizens liable to uan-
gerous assaults and our policemen to muir
der. did and do hold Mayor Humes Ie-
sponsible for this state OF affairs. In max
ing this statement | had In mind the kill
ing OF Policeman Roberts who was killed
after Mayor Humes had been In office more
than three months. The killing Of Wells
came after being without n mayor fer
months and lawlessness was to be ex-
pected but II grew worse under Mayor
Humes until the frequent holdups created
a public sentiment that compelled the ap-
pointing OF special policemen The blood
OF Tom Roberts Is clearly upon the present
administration. You say that the evidence
against shomo at the inquest was net
strong Three unoontradicted witnesses
testified 10 seeing shomo FIRE a fife In
the direction in which the body OF Mohr-
bacher was found. tabou, the time the kill
ing must have occurred; and a bullet that
htted Shomo's rife also fitted the hole IN
Mohrhacher's breast bone All this was
before the jury and their failure 70 impll-
cate shomo was the subject IL severe pub
lie and private censure NJ the time This
iustlhes the belief that ne was aided hy
some outside influence when & Is remem-
bered that his saloon has been one 81 The
most disreputable places in the city and
the scene OF robberies and Disturbances
that would surely have caused the -evoca-
tion Of the license Of any man who did not
have Influence" You state that crime
In this city has been az minimum There
have been few arrests: there are few things
for which n man f. arrested IN this city.
which accounts for f. Hon. Ray T Lewis.
ex-mayor OF Duluth. a man who has hsen
acquainted with nearly every large city on
the globe and whose experience IN munich
PAL government qualities hirn 70 fudge.
after several weeks IN our city during me
Hunee administration. stated 20 the writer
that IN bis Judgment no other city 2
equal size rad descended a. low as Seattle
In the liberation Of vice. have net no
competent Observers who disagreed with
him.
have no censure for our policemen.
There "a ane material on the force that
vii 10 splendid work when permitted In
certain cases they arc not permitted 7
have their word FOR =; and the visible evil
dsnce
on the list rsEe - the paper YOU Imply
that am ungratefai 20 Mavor Wuuaes be
cause a certain license 20 establish a salssn
IN front ~ cur church was reNlred upon a
petition from uR We defeated that i-sr 81
before the council II was ascartained that
~ 81 raised that body Mr. Hufnes would
surely sign the erGinancs ami rather en-
3ayea the prospect - permitting he out
rage upon as.
Your editorial gave "a few facts" these
ara the rest
EDWIN NJ RANDALL. IR.