The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-26

around town. and under the protec
ton Of the police.
How Fines We're Collected.
As an illustration Of how police
work WAS done ia those days. two
detectives. Freeman and Hubbard,
had charge Of the dead line.
They had the collecting Of the
fines. and would on certain day
known 10 the inmates Of these
houses. make a count Of these
women for the purpose Of fixing
the number 10 be fined When
they made the count half Of the
women would leave the house,
aud Immediately after the count
they would return. the highest
amount Of fines ever collected by
these men was g. 500 per month.
On my taking charge and a proper
count made The fines ran from
5000. and up to the present time.
this month. s7.100. On my taking
charge ! took this matter away
from these men. they worked
along for u few months and then
sent IN their rsslgnationa Both
81 these men we're getting a sal
AIRY OF 500 per month. they
bought valuable ranches and are
now living on them.
These very men and the ser
geants whom ! dismissed for
drunkenness and the policemen for
inatteniion to duties. are now
working openly for the election Of
Mr. Miller aud openly declare that
on his election they viii be re-
instated
By reason Of the conditions in
the dead line. Il took large
number Of men 10 patrol II, The
force naturally being small. they
we're compelled 10 strip the resi-.
dence districts Of police TO supply
the needs OF the dead line They
had no crossing men. and women
aud children we're In danger Of
their lives hy reason Of no pro
lection on these crossings.
New Police Protection.
aid not think 1t was right for
man who owned a small home
in the residence district 70 be taxed
for policing the dead line" prop.
osition, aud at the same time haY.
Ing no police protection for him
self I assessed a fine on the prop.
eTty holders In that district. who
were getting enormous rents. and
made them virtually pay for their
...s.s ..fFra twa4.mN - saxFwes a.
up 10 property holders In residence
districts and where the residence
districts had one policeman al thar
time they have ten now. ran
all these stool pigeons" out Of
town. but before / could get rid
% ali of them there WAS. OF course.
some crime committed. As. for Ia.
stance. a man got up In the resi-.
dcncc district aud was holding up
women at night ! turned the
whole police force out I'm citizens
clothes and covered the residence
district. and on the third might
after the hold.ups occurred. had
the man I'm fail and he IL now In
the penitentiafY.
nfIF MNHF HtNHAhA INAArAAtN IA
different parts of the city. after
getting descriptions Of the men, Il
was but a short time before we
had them In Jail. aud they are
now on their way to the peniten-
,iary.
made these political bosses
who were harboring these people
understand that the days o. die.
tation BY them We're over.
During my administration we
have had but very little work done
hy professional thieves, as. by the
assistance Of eastern departments
and my knowledge of that class OF
people, | have been able 10 keep
them out OF here. We had no bank
burglars ard no large store bar.
glaries. and during all the crowds
which We have had here. we have
had no piekpockets coming in
here. who usually follow these
crowds
Bold Robbers Boys.
The acknowledgement Of this
date published a list OF robbefies
committed In 1906 and 1897. For
months We have been annoyed by