The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
CHARGES AGAINST
CHIEF SHORT ARE
TOLD TO COUNCIL

Officer Perry said he had seen the
chief drunk while on duty several
times; that he had, in his opinion,
too much to drink on the night of the
Yankee drill affair, on the night
when the boy was arrested, and on
the night when he went with Mr..
Zuppann in search of lost woman.
which was the night of September IA i,
to hich the first witness referred.
He said he had not seen the chief
drunk enough "to run in
Officer Kelley was the next wit
ness. He said he had never seen the
chief drunk, had never seen anyone
abused in the police station. and said
that in regard to the Yakee drill in
cident, the chief had punched him
on that occasion. that he regarded
the affair as joke, and in his opin-
ion, it was so regarded by the others
present.
Officer Storey was then called in
and testified that he had seen the
chief when he had more than he
needed" He said he had seen him
drink and on some of those occasions
he might have been on duty himself
He said the chief had never tried to
discourage him in the performance
of his duty. In regard to the ques-
ton OF cruelty, he said he had seen
some of the prisoners roasted" He
explained the term as being talked
to-" but said he did not mean "sworn
at" He saw the hair pulling Incl
dent, said he did not like it, and
had left the station in consequence
Officer Millcan testified that he
had seen the chief drink, sometimes
three or four times a day.
Frank Loker, Noitnern Pacific
railroad policeman. testified that he
had seen the chief "the worse for
liquor I" but not very frequently. He
thought, in regard to the drill in
cident, that the chief did not punch
anyone else excepting Wilson. In
response to a question, he said ne
| had seen Officer Mathis drink while
on duty at the brewery on more than
one occasion. He said the beverage
was beer. He said in response to
the last question asked him that all
of the policemen drank more or less
Joseph Jandus, a chicken raiser
and grape grower, was the next wit,
ness, and made some more or less
serious charges. He talked with a
decided accent, which at times con-
fused his questioners, and some OF
his unexpected replies caused con.
siderable amusement. He said, as
drunk. During his somewhat ram
bling testimony, he claimed to have
met the chief on October in the
west side saloon and that the chief
had one or two drinks of whisky on
that occasion, and that he, himself
had set up the drinks to some friends
including the chief.
| He later testified to seeing the
chief get another drink in saloon
next door to the police station. He
went into considerable detail in his
remarks and when it was explained
to him that the testimony was being
taken down by stenographer, and
that the more the testimony, the
more the cost, startled his inquisitors
by saying, "I'll pay for it,"
He told of having gone to the po-
lice station to make complaint and
of having found the chief in the al
ley next to that building, in charge
of chain gang. He said that the
chief told him to mind his business
and that though the chief was drunk
and he was sober, the chief had ar.
rested him and forced him to stay
all night in Jail.
Capt. Jandus testified that Judge
Luhman had Immediately released
him the following morning and that
he had declined to plead guilty al
the chiefs suggestion.
He further said that on the occas.
ion of his arrest, he had with him
$500. that this had been taken away
from him and that the chief took
from his necktie an Elk pin He said
that when he was released, he re.
covered but s2.2O. and that he had
never recovered the pin, though he
had repeatedly asked for 1t.
The cross examination by Attorney
Parker brought out repetition Of
these facts and admissions of occas.
,ional beer-drinkings on his own part
Councilman Meigs. asking the wit
ness II he were an Elk, received the