The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
HUGE SCANDAL
Is LOOMING UP
Existing Conditions at Seattle
Are Simply Rotten.
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT
LEADING CITIZENS OF THE CITY
UNDER INDICTMENT.


- EATTLE, Wash. March 31.-The
King county grand jury is a thing
of the past. At4 o'clock this after
noon the members of the body filed into
court and presented their final report
to Judge Bel. The court glanced hasti-
ly over the document ard, after also
receiving a minority report written and
presented by eX-FOreman PigOtt, dis
missed the jury with a few words n
which he complimented it on the re-
suits OF its labOrs during the past nine
ty days.
The majority report contained $500
words. and deals with every phase of
the jury's deliberations. Pig0tt's re-
port is not so lengthy. and is confined
chiefly 10 a strong denunciation of what
the eX-f0reman believes 20 be the In
evitable outcome of a wide-Open policy
carried to the extent which il has been
under the present administration.
Crimes Charged.
The following is a list Of the indict-
ments now in the hands of tho sheriff
In addition to those announced yester-
day:
DIT. G.. W. BTagdOn. obtaining money
under false pretenses I'm the sale OF
mining stock to Mrs. II. Wharton
through Misrepresentation.
Scott Ferguson, conducting chuck
a-luck or hazard game in his premises
on King street.
Del Lampman, displaying obscene pic
lures in a device known as a moving
picture machine.
Frank Smith, waiter In Rainier Grand
hotel. perjury, I'm testifying falsely con-
corning his knowledge of the Rainier
Grand club rooms.
Frank Stokes. Peter Stokes, Thomas
Stiles. conducting a gambling game at
Fall city.
Frank A Whit selling liquor with
out a license at TOlt
Steve Meek. larceny by embezzlement
I'M the misrepresentation of funds col
lected for the county treasurer as per-
sOnal tax collector.
Jacob Goldberg, perjury, i'm testifylnE
falsely concerning the payment Of
money to p. Pitt Shaw for services in
connection with securing the return Of
slot machines seized on warrants lrOm
Judge Bells court.
Two Reports Presented.
When the jury filed into Judge Bells
court room this afternoon it was ru-
mOred that three additional indictments
against minor police officials would be
presented, but such did not prove 90 De
the case. After the jury was seated
Foreman O'Brien arose and handed the
court the body's final report and Judge
Fell was In the act of ordering IL filed
when Juror Pigott arose and requested
that he be allowed 90 present minori-
~ report. which the court permitted.
In discharging the jury the court
took occasion to remark that the lot Of
a grand juror was not "a happy one and
10 express its appreciation for what the
body had accomplished.
An examination of the indictments
now on file in she clerks office fails TO
reveal the existence of one against
Samuel Rosenberg, thought to have
been indicted by the jury two weeks
ago. Il Rosenberg was indicted no true
bill was ever returned into court.
designations Asked.
Probably the most sensational recon-
menddtiOn of both reports is the clause
i'm each recommending that the mayor
and chief Of police resign their offices.
and intimating that the public good
would be conserved If a majority of the
council would pursue a similar course
The majority report censuTcs the pO-
lice for brutality i'm handling prisoners;
Censures the county clerk and county
auditor for the collection Of money from
their employees and under the guise OF
campaign expenses: critclses Coroner
HOye for bartering away the patronage
of his office TO rival undertaSers; states
that the jury has no evidence 90 sus-
Cd 4.H- a
periOr court judiciary. challenges tho
business of the acts of the board OF
equalization, condemns the council for
the contract which it entered into with
the Seattle d Lake Washington Water
way company. censures Councilman
James for using his Office for private
ends. denouuces the police for permit
ting the existence Of big mitt' and
other sWindling games, accuses the de-
partment of being in league with crime
and corruption; recommends the resig-
nations Of Mayor Humes and Chief Sui
Ivan, and finally, the calling Of another
grand jury after a reasonable time has
elapsed to take up the investigation
where the present body left off.
Minority Report.
Mr.. Pigotts report deals at length
with the granting of the Cedar river
surplus water contract 20 the Seattle q
/ Lake Washington Waterway company.
intimates thai $500 was unlawfully
used In procuring the contract, brands
the police department 2s most lnetfi-
cient body. denOunces the mayor and
chief of police for attempting to trans
/ fer the blame. each i'm his turn. onto the
others shoulders: Censures the council
bfor not attempting TO check the vice
charges that the Clancy brothers were
/ permitted to levy blackmail on other
gamblers with the consent of both the
mayor and chief of police, and finally
accuses both officials of being grossly
/ incompetent and criminally negligent,
recommending that each resign their
| respective offices.