The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

"a, Grand Jury ifnnansled ysst-r-
- q this morning. began its vfti.
~ Investigation into the alleged
ssrraptlan % city and county on
'.i.ss AMI the alleged tolerance OF IL
lssal resorts BY the authorities.
f-he corridors % the king Vcunty
s..,,ssh.ase wsrc thronked with curt
80 p,sarle this morning. watching
~ Ike least bid 81 news from the
n..,.ss ~ the xrand jury foon. itua-
800 men and gamblers mingled ia
IN. halls 10 talk over the prospective
cateems u the investigation Poll
,Ielanx by the score we're EfcauS N
me gamblers who. DARING past
years have worn an afr % indlust
escs. tosiay hooked hAseafd. To some
the ordeal they were aheut 70 un1rt
80 aupeared a. their itfst initiation
~ nat ls,sxe. The gamblers have
s.retsf.,Fe FEARED nothing IN the hnel
~ n,sttre. They have always stood
hsktnd the able advice e sompctent
attorneys but today they were sione
s-rass wfaa no 0ae 10 lean on. ana
seSx were flowed 10 beard the ltoa
in his don alone. and without ttiead
r,,.s. there were attorneys on the
o.ssise whs we're giving the men
,sslr fssf le.~x lingering advice fsc-
mr. the summons came for them 81
easrf ne room where sat their ~
amlnerz feut he gamblers had 10
les,s al their frieads behiad wh~n
oace they enter the portals OF thf
grand Jury rouNfn
Tns thing that seems to hurt the
gamblers thte most u that they are
Al loss TO know Just how mulch
theft examiners knoW u them and
their 4eeiinEs They have TO COM
haf an unknown fne. TIE men with
poar memories are the ones who are
the luektest-
ne fsfst witness who entered the
rrasn this morning was Frank
Clancy. the reefntly dethruned kiaf
& tke First ward II i generally
ra.lerstcad that Cianey.s now famous
- p~s cent. campaign VAS the tapte
o. rhieh Ne was th~ most carefully
exsmtne,f. y was after the eleetsen
~ NAvar ftuwrN that Clancy was
aernael u demanding 20 ser cent.
lrtsfsst in an gambling games within
~ city Its Demands arr said e.
hssr been refused hY the gamblers
The relifct were thea aefuSrd - haNs
ING hsid the town closed until the
drrnans4s Of the e'ianEya were ae-
c~tss to n was snid AZ The tire
thaf the ssoiice department was used
As club 70 compel the gamblers 10
stand for the alicNed haid up ~ tn
Clancy faction That The Cianrvs
rnaiiy enn ne DAY. Or At least K-.tn~d
. raft q the concession for which
thes aaked was generally concefi~f
II Is known that Prank Clancy was
this rnefninx MT Oh The rack y
= a.
tails u the AFFAIR fiaN uturk or how
itie thH lury secured frons him y
mere ussftef - rcnfsetsffe When n
returned frefn thu rpaln he nrpeaFe5
a. II h HAD spent n sFFf uneufit
foFtatfe haif-hour lie refused e.
dieuise the nature % bis testimony
or the question put ta hint. ard gave
a. an exrus~ for hts silence ti,at he
did MT kn1w Shether they haa
Swnrn hlrn n secrecy e. not He Nas
too excited 10 remember. Wh-ttFf
cIanexs concert hail deals wess
brought out OF not. = not knosu
He vas in the grand bur, rapn NJ
tie Eaofs than . halt heur.
Thes etnnd witness called weF
Charles W. Wzpueneseir. The vel
known city det-rsiv@ parirx the
past few months warp<r-'.in has
not been al the front IN roiics af
fairs and for a long period was afsf
of the paliee department. Sl1cc ne
killing o. c'hiet OF poiise W. v s.rg~
dish. June IS. 1901. uuui fne tasi
few months. Waprenetsfn has ~
been cennecaed nth tbs department
Il IL generally thought that ~ SO
not brought b~fsse fhs Jury fas -
s1sftsFs that nay have harprpssf
within the past var. but on cid rat
tiers chat arr knavu 70 have brrt
within his uie1g~
WappenEtrin. IL viii he rrso~tn.
bsred. wse asked for his rrSignatissr
after the famous Htnf chamber cour
rtitiee Of the city council finished its
Investigation lust shat that com
misies found was never 1T out. bul
that they had serfous charges
agafnst the cfFieer ssa fnoF~ than
limited Al that time chief Meredith
Was af the same tire asked for his
r~<ixnaiion. Or o., least. given
chance 70 resirn. II VAS later that
the hiee8s battle In Guys truxricrs
took piafe. In Which he ioat hia If
The eFenfs leading up to sh~ cat
inE n VIE council Investigation wer-
-ensationsi IN the extreme. Chsrgrs
% corruption were op~niy made. Tn