The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-08
GRAND JURY STRIKES
IN THE HOTEL man h. B. DUNBAR
A STUBBORN WITNESS

Gambling frame ups." alleged
/ paiae corruption. Of private card
/ rooms and money paying slot mach
ines were the subject o. inxssslxa-
ton b Judge Belle grand jury at
~ morning session today. The feat
Urn Of the session Was the refusal
q n. b Dunsar. manager Of the
Rainier Grand Hetel. 20 answer GER
tain q9estiotla proponnded to him By
nsmbers q the jury.
a lively TIT followed and Judge
hsA was called az an arbitrator lie
Sustained the witness holding that
hHpfopeF questions need not be
answered
The original program OF Inquiry
Into the Tolerance by the police de-
pzrtmsnt OF gambling and the rea-
ssls Therefore Il being closely fol
'oEee BY the jury. 50 far the In
sestisation has been confined 10 this
asestion. All gambling rumors are
being Thoroughly Investigated. So
TAR ~ can now be aacertained no
,fhsr subject has come before the
sody.
The iurymen are diving into the
matter with enthusiasm and judy
inz ffon the witnesses who have
-'f@ fAFtffttA VI AAta NtNAFNN = ~
been called they have made excel
lent progress The men who have
been before the jury are nearly all
people who rurnor says are most
familiar with the gambIisg situation
A. u vas IN the city.
Int Impression prevails about the
court house that the grand jury In
yezAxaflon wiii be considerably
hsmptfed b. the appearance ~
many Witnesses During the past
lev DAYS there was an exodus from
the ciff 81 men whose presence the
Grand Jury now greatly desires.
Whistler thsse absenfees loft the
city " escans going before the jury
can not be stated positively. How
ever their sudden DISAPPEARANCE IL
eonritefed significant. Among those
Who the sheriffs men have failed to
sabposna are John conaldlne. George
Lhbse, Marx Huff. John and Tom
Clancy and William y. LanEion. all
well known gamblers
III in California
IAngdou has been away from the
city for some time and IL seriously
" In California. His departure from
me city, 4 u gaid. waa not connect
20 with the calling Of the grand
iary. While IN the citv. however, he
was prominent In gambling affairs
and First ward politics II n said
mat n Fubphoensa was issued for
MIN but he had been gone from the
city several weeks.
The reason the grand jury has for
wanting the CLANCY brothers, John
and Tom. IL very apparent. Frank
Clancy was before the jury and his
connection with the 20 per cent. graft
gore into. II II very evident that n
was To probe further Into the 20 per
cent. graft that the grand jury
NSbea 70 have the other brothers
ntouEht N a. witnesses. A. the
time Of the 70 per cent. levy IL uas
John Clancy who was credited v5th
having engineered the deal, al
ishst he wac the riRht hand man 81
1Hyor Humss " the First ward and
the one 20 whom gambling favorp
would most naturally be piVen.
fer thln reason. as we'll ~ the
athefs. the grand jury wants him.
The hnal settlement Of the gambling
war that began when the 20 per
cent. demand was made was brought
about I u said. by Tom clancy Ia
the idry hsaas Tom.
:. John cqualdins, manager Of ths
ffnpie's thcater. and well known
apk iancier has left the tlty ostans.
,vig Tor the purpose 81 ATTENDING
afla trl1iH IN California. He fofi
lsHt before the grand Jury conxen-
~ and Immediately after the clos.
hik Of HE theatef b. tho police.
censidlns's Testimony
lonHi1ine'a connection with IN,
ts'les department. ana with poiitlci
teheral hag been 81 the most IN.
49, nature. Ito Waa formerly 3
sf " First ward politics and NJ
H.. WE Il said 70 have been thu
it,,t. gambler Of acattle. When .
more Than a year ago he be