The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-07

/ lily and my home, and l want to
stay here. Don't go into this thing,
for your sake and for my sake. If
you go ahead, don't just stop box
rustling, but enforce the law. If
you just stop box rustling, in q
month you'll be run out, and in
another month I'll be out told
Woydt that just a month before the
emergency order came out. On the
stand l meant the mayor when l
said the city government was con-
trolled by those people. The board
told me they would protect me,
and I'm here now relying on their
word"
Mayor: "You have seen the same
thing in the variety theaters for
years, have you not?'
Burns: "Yes, but 1t was stopped
by Witherspoon and by Woydt.
The night before the emergency Or
der was issued there was no box
rustling, and not woman in those
places. The same night the en-
ergency order was issued the places
were full Of women, and the law
was being openly violated"
| Commissioner ONO: "Why didn't
, you arrest them then"
Burns: Didn't I ask for warrants,
and wasn't brought up here to be
censured for doing so?"
Another wordy war went on be-
tween the mayor and Burns. Both
men declared they were good
friends before the bribery case
came up, and the mayor called at
tention to the fact that afterwards
he had told Burns everything would
be forgotten and forgiven, but that
ne must not use his Office to vent
spice on the men who had tried to
cause his discharge. Burns de.
clared Captain Coverly had order
ed him to leave the pimps alone.
and had told Officer Shannon not to
allow himself to be talked into ar
resting the pimps for Burns. The
mayor called for Captain Coverly to
be put on the stand, but the cap
tain was not present.
Mayor: "The first time I heard
OF Burns asking for warrants was
when ne asked Captain Coverly for
warrants for women behind Ed Du.
fresne's place. He said they were
on the ground floor, and the captain
said they were not. Then he went
10 prosecutor Kimball and asked
him for warrants and told him he
wanted to get even with those peo-
pie, and Mr.. Kimball refused TO be
a party to it. Is that a fact, Mar.
tin?"
Boyd and Smith camped rooetber
Burns. mo, sir. I'll swear out
warrants when l have the facts.
III do 1t now, but l know what hap
pens when 1t is done. When we
started to arrest the pimps. Ed.
Dufresne was down to the chiefs
ONCE three times to get him to
stop us from arresting those French
pimps in his place. The week be.
fore Tom Smith came back. l was
warned he was coming, and I was
told ne was up to Mayor Boyd's
camp on the st. Joe River, camping
with the mayor. Charles Cole said
this, and 1t was repeated to me by
A. w. Dolan. l know further that
Tom Smith, in Wallace, showed a
letter from the mayor stating that
II he came back he would be pro.
tected."
Mayor: Gentlemen, that state.
ment is an absolute falsehood. and
| do not believe Burns believes il
himself"
Burns: II am only telling lust
what heard, and what helped me
make up my mind"
Mayor: Then you just give that
as your opinion, Martin"
Burns: Eyes, as my opinion, and
some as facts. l didn't want to say
1t on the stand. l knew 1t would
make trouble for me-"
Mayor: Before the bribery trial,
everything was all right between
us, Martin, wasn't it? We were
good friends until them"
Burns: YES"
Mayor Believes a Pimp
Mayor: Il told you that every
thing would be forgotten after that
didn't I? want to say now that
Tom Smith was the first man who
came to me and told me Burns was
taking money. l told Captain Cow
erly about the charges made, and
the captain told Burns, who de-
manded an investigation, which was
given him."
Burns: Eyes, but here's what
made IN, mad. never bawled you
out about ANYTHING, but you bawled
out everything in the papers. You
printed that anonymous letter. You
had no business to give that letter
to the papers, written by a sneak"
But, Martin, did any orders ever
come to you from me or any official
net to arrest Tom Smith or any
other pimp. or anyone, outside of
the barmaid act9"
Burns: Il understand there was
An order issued not to 90 into the
Co<ur d'Alene. You issued II your
self to Sergeant Sullivan"
Mayor: 'Is Sullivan here? Ser
geant, did ever issue an order for
you to keep out of the Coeur
|d'Alene, or any other place or sa-
loon?"
Sergeant Sullivan. "vOU ORDER.
ED NE NOT TO GO IN ANY
PLACE, BUT TO KEEP ON NY
BEAT. 1t was q letter written by
you to the captain"
Mayor: That was an order re-
lieving you from special detail, and
to perform the duties Of patrol
sergeant. l don't know what your
regular duties are. but Woydt had
you out ON special duty. When
Woydt was chief we were good
friends In way. but Woydt, when
he issued the order about the box
es, l asked him II he couldn't tone
liz down a little and make 1t less
stringent. said the business In
terests didn't demand such a strin-
gent order, but he said he couldn't
tone II down."
Sullivan: You told me to confine
myself to Rule 7S."
Burns: Here's another thing.