The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-12

Jail and talked with me and asked
that if they got me out II l would
go over to the soldiers home.
refused their aid and said there
was conspiracy against me be,
cause l wanted to protect my
daughter from the influence and
debauchery of the police force OF
Spokane. / told them something
of the, persecution I had been SUBJ
jected to and it was so unbeliev'
able, so foreign to all ideas OF
justice, of right and common de-
cency that they went away fearing
that l had not told the truth. But
Captain Clark talked with Judge
Mann and with Police Commissions
err Tuerke and told them Of the
conditions which he had heard ex-
listed. Judge Mann said that the
Jail was a good place for me and
that he was thinking Of having me
examined and committed to Medi-
cal Lake. Mr.. Clark went to Com
missioner Tuerke, who appeared
very much excited over alleged
conditions and appointed Captain
Clark on official investigation to
inquire into the relations and the
influence exerted over my daught-
er by the two policemen. Mama
visited me and told me that Rosie
was no longer working at Mrs. Nc
Adams but had been taken from
our home by Policeman Wilder to
the rooms at E1326 Sprague, occu-
pied jointly by Glider and Hood.
There are six rooms there, three
of which are furnished and with
but two beds. Rosie had been
there about two weeks when mama
told me and this knowledge,
coupled with the fact that l was
a prisoner and held In the county
jail at the instigation of these
very men who were right at this
time debauching my daughter, al
almost drove me insane.
After Mr.. Clark had made his
investigation Of the conditions and
became convinced that what l told
him on his first visit to the county
Jail was a reality and not fallacy,
and he had witnessed the recital OF
these conditions to Commissioner
Tuerke and Acting Chief of Police
John Sullivan, without any result
whatever, except that elders beat
was changed from Union Park over
to Gonzaga college, he came over in
the interest of my release. My at
torney, Carl UlteS Jr., called and |
told him of the work of the police
man. He said that he would go and
see Judge Mann. He did and Judge
Mann told him that it would do me
good to stay there until got sober.
Mr.. Ultes went to his office and
phoned for Glider to come at once.
Glider went and the lawyer gave
him Just seven hours to get me out.
Glider came to me in the county Jail
and asked me if l wanted to get out
and go to my family. / told him
God knew that / wanted to. get
home to my family, but not with his
assistance. Jailer Bigelow called
me down the next morning and
gave me my freedom. | was re-
leased January Z, having served
seven weeks.
Some time in March left a note
at the police station for Glider that
| wanted to see him at my house.
He came out on Sunday morning. Il
asked him if he was getting a di-
vOrce and was going to marry my
daughter. He said he would as soon
marry her as any one, If he were
going to marry, but that he had had
information in the last few days
which made him not DESTROYS of
marrying Rosie. Just before he left
he told me that if l didn't keep still
about what l knew in connection
with he and Hood and Rosie that
they would make it hot for me.
Conditions In the County Jail.
Conditions in the county Jail are
as bad as in the city Jail. One morn
ing Jailer Anderson had to take
some prisoners to Walla Walla.
Charley Weise came to the wash
room Of our compartment. The
talking awakened me. Weise I'M
locked the door into the hospital de-
partment and letsOut into the hall
way a French woman who was a
prisoner, into the compartment
where stood Weise himself. They
laid down on some blankets. l got
up on a chair and then on some
shelves and with my own eyes
watched the debauchery. Then Bert
Pugh came up and got woman
whom We called the little girl and
took her down to the office and
they We're gone about two hours.
She first took off her shoes. Two
or three nights later Charles Weise
came and got into bed with the lit
tie girl and had immoral relations
which | saw with my own eyes.
These things were of frequent oc-
Currence. The nights were all
nights of horror. but I will never
forget the two nights l had to lie
and hear Carrie McQuegg moaning
and groaning and calling for help.
Aid came not, except that rendered
by Mable Smith and other prison
ers No aid was given by the county
doctor Webb, who was too busy to
come. II prisoner had money
with the jailer, DR.. Webb was paid
IS trip out of it.
| am an old man, 6S years old. I
was never in Jail before. | had not
been drinking for IA years. | loved
Rosie as if she were part of my soul
and from the time that she came to
our home, mama and | tried to
teach her the things that would
make good woman of her. But it
seems that it was in her blood to be
otherwise. | do not blame the no.
lice department for her first mis-
take, but do blame them, Judge
Mann. Chief OF Police Sullivan and
all of the officers in power for the
breaking up of my home, for the
loss of paying positions and for the
hunger and cold borne by my faith
full old wife and little daughter dur