The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24

known to the said John T. Sullivan
and while knowing said facts, and
being in position to learn the same
he failed to bring charges against
the said l.. d. Glider, or to cause him
to be suspended or removed from the
police force, but permitted said
Glider to arrest the undersigned, and
as result of said conspiracy the
criminal abortion was performed at
the instigation of the said Glider. and
the crime of murder was committed
within the jurisdiction of the city of
Spokane. That during said time the
said Glider was. through the conniv-
ance of said Sullivan, permitted to
hold and keep incarcerated in Jail the
undersigned, during which time UNI
lawful relations between the said
officer and the said girl were con-
tinued. openly and VIGOROUSLY, dur
ing which time said Sullivan refused
to give protection to said under
signed, but protected said Glider in
his unlawful acts.
H.
That certain Chinese gambling
house. known to be such by the said
John T. Sullivan, was by the order of
John T. Sullivan. raided, and there
after three persons were charged
with running a gambling house, and
800 each was taken from the said
persons Immediately upon their being
arrested, 1t being late at night, and
the said money was then and there
held as bond money, and in addition
thereto five $500 bonds were de-
posted, the same being in the Gus
tody of the police department and
of the desk officer thereof. That
court. the said John Il. Sullivan, and
police officers acting under his direc-
tions, and without authority of law
did abstract from the said sums of
money the sum of $4,000 each from
the three 500 bonds so furnished,
bonds so furnished. the same being
in currency, taking the same from the
envelopes in which the same was
left, and in doing said act, the said
John T. Sullivan improperly dis
bursed the said money and appropri-
the use of the city of Spokane, and
did not keep the same as bond money
That the said John T. Sullivan hav-
ing due knowledge that gambling was
a felony, and the conducting of a
gambling house was a felony, failed
and neglected to cause to be filed a
charge against said Chinese In the
superior court of Spokane county, SC
the said Chinese conducting said
game and perm ting their premises
to be used as a gambling. resort es-
capped prosecution. through the sub
terfuge of FORGETTING the said money
and in said conduct Of his said office,
the said John r. Sullivan was guilty
OF conduct unbecoming an officer OF
the law, which said conduct renders
him an unfit person to hold said
office.
That the said John r. Sullivan,
while acting as chief of police of the
city of Spokane did. on or about the
18th day of April, 1910. enter into a
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woman, Sadie Evong. which said
conspiracy had for its object the
use of the said Sadie Evong as a
stool pigeon or decoy. and the said
Sadie Evong and various other con-
spirators were to cause the said Sadie
The Spokane Press that she desired
to see him upon matter of business,
which was pretense agreed upon
between the said John T. Sullivan
and the said Sadie Evong. That the
lewd character of the said Sadie
John T. Sullivan, and she was re-
ceiving protection at his hands and
was permitted to ply the trade of a
lewd woman at room a. Congress
hotel, and that the said John T. Sulli-
van and the said Sadie Evong had
entered into an agreement whereby
the said John Il. Sullivan was to be
notified by the said woman should
the said editor come to her said room,
and the said John T. Sullivan was
friendly to the said John r. Sullivan
to said room and to arrest the said
editor upon a charge Of unlawful CO.
habitatiOn, to which charge the said
Sadie Evong was to plead guilty. by
with said John T.
conspiracy the said woman did visit
the office of the said editor, and
ask him to come to her room for the
purpose of conference. with view
of enticing the said editor into her
room so that the said Sullivan. acting
kane could send certain police officers
to arrest the said editor, upon said
trumped up charge; that the said
John T. Sullivan did thereby plan,
confederate and conspire with the
said lewd woman to the end that he
might use his office to blacken the
reputation of the said editor. BY rea-
son of such conduct the undersigned
says the said John II. Sullivan was
guilty of conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger. and uniting him to perform his
duties as acting chief of police Of the
city of Spokane. or as police officer.
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That the said John T. Sullivan did
on or about the 18th day of August,
1910, and without authority of law,
oiutI D. d. McheHZie, wiz was
guilty of no crime. to leave the police
station and to never return again,
and did refuse an inspection of the
police blotter. a public record. to the
said Mckenzie, he being reporter
of The Spokane Press. when said
blotter in said station was open to
each and every other reporter of
each and every other paper published
in the city OF Spokane, desiring to
inspect the same. That the said John
T. Sullivan did prevent the examina-
ton or inspection of the said blotter
by the said Mckenzie, or any other
representative of The Spokane Press.
a daily newspaper: and did then and
Mckenzie, cursing him, and did then
and there inform the said Mckenzie
that the said police station. under
his control and direction. would be
closed to any representative of The
Spokane. Press. and that it's blotters
and other public police records would
be closed to any representative of
said newspaper, which said conduct
of the said John Il. Sullivan was un-
becoming an officer. and unbecomine
chief of police, and without au-
thority of law.
while acting as chief of police. has
permitted to be established in the
city of Spokane certain houses of
prostitution. which said Sullivan
shields and protects contrary to law
that only such persons as are able to
secure favorable consideration by the
said Sullivan are permitted to open
such houses. while all others not
having his good will are suppressed