The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-22


...,v the reverse is truc, Far
80, helms a failure tho grand jury
I'VE .eas waa significantly successful
a,.lhating very materially to o.
'S,ssseslan Of tho evils which it in.
sssslsaled and exposed
rhs pFosceutlna attorney who
..aasea that jury. Mr. W = Scott
80 failure. iamenlahly 90, even
~ extent 81 permitting hts %.
~ 4 b. used Tor the protection
- very Offenders which tho
ss.ea gaqy sought to have punish.
INT the grand Jury was as
.'ss...ssn,i as could have been eN'
..ssiea when one takes into consid'
esi,n the disadvantages under
weleh It lahored and ,ho obstacles
~eleh were thrown In its path by
~ men and interests who were
snaer inves,lgaton by a.
where the Surprise cemeA
whan eus studies. from the stand.
..,rf Il Intimate inside intorma.
ssa ss' ~ history IL that grand Jury,
NJ aas,lx becomes convinced that
~. sgrnr,slnk thing about the jury
y ~ hat Il asa not accomplish
mere bat that under the clrcnm
sssnces Which surrounded H. Il ac,
sannllshra anythlng az an
rtaf Il ala accomplish some good
a. ~ communlty Is shown by the
sss,lis 81 its efforts la The course
a is sessions il examined sts W.T..
s.ssaa an subjects which covered
az whsle range Of official graft
ara corruption. and returned los
,nalesnents Among the persons "
,nalsteA we're Mayog T y HumeS
chief a Police John sullivan. eS
prosecuting Attorney Walter Ful
~ paliee Iuage r. II George
csares Il pipar. boss az the re-
pahilean machine Jacob tufth,
rraelaent Of the Seattle Electric
eompany. $ L. Shuflleion, who was
emnlaYea hy Mr. fuTth O. procnrc
fcon, he city council che shuftlclon
electric Hght and power franchise.
n Il. Dunbar. proprietor Of the
Rainier Grand hotel. who was oper
sflag in his hotel a crooked gam
hiiag Joint Isaac Cooper, Louis
tevcy. Robert Abrams William
cAappel aud Francis n Gay, own.
~ N property leased fnr unlawful
ma Immoral purposes steve Meek.
4 former deputy In the county treas.
nrers office. xC0unty Treasurer
Charles r Whistlesey aud hts chief
deputy. p. padden. and a lonE list
81 Others.
Interested persons seeking 10 dis
credit TIE grand jury point ont that
none 81 tAssa persons we're convict.
Cd Of TIE crimes charxed against
them Or even vigorously prosecuted
for these offsnses. But this IL a
Part Of the failure Of the prosscut.
lax attorney since the grand Jury
was rot permitted 60 have anything
% d. with the prosecutions The
jagy recommended that a gpeciai nt.
snrney q ability BE- appoihted %
pfoseeaia the Indictments returned
hyR bat such vas the political ~
finsnes Of the persons indicted that
tAss vas not done. aud they all -
rspsd prosecution.
Froz the start Prosecuting Atior.
nsr Scott displayed little or no ia.
terss, IN TIE real work Of the grand
iary except II the effort 10 prevent
terrain persons from being indicted
CHEF among The persons be sought
e protect wese Jacob Furth and
George Z Piper, On the first day
ne furr convened he approached
uas member with the request that
- Indictment against Mr. Furth b.
rftuFned. and later Il was reported
that other members were similarly
srpfoarhed. When the iudlctmeni
q Mr.. Furth Tor obtaining the
shatflstan franchise frnuErlcniiy
vas seted ard Mr. Scott was In.
ssruetad 70 draw Il be delayed DO
ins - Then. when pressed By the
isfy. be prepared an Indictment In
whseh Ar. Farth's name vas spelled
Further. When asked TO draw
ne Indictment against Mr.. Piper