The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08


raised a bumper crop, and all tn,
kick we have coming is that w
| didn't keep more land"
ment. He became interested in the
case of J. H. Elliott after he en-
countered the old man while in the
county Jail to see a client. Elliot
was there without money or friends
and had been in Jail a month with
out a trial. Ultes made an inves
tigation, learned that the police Of
ficer Glider had caused the old
mans arrest, and forthwith pro-
ceeded to John T. Sullivan, acting
chief of police, to demand that jus.
tice be done. Sullivan said that
he had made some investigation and
found that there was nothing wrong
in the case. Ultes went back to
see Mrs. Elliott, and on learning
that the relations of the policemen
and the girl was the common talk
of the negihborhood, returned and
again took it up with Sullivan, with
out success. At the hearing before
Judge Mann Glider was the only
witness.
Being convinced that it was use
less to further seek relief through
the head of the police department,
Ultes resolved upon aggressive &C.
ton. He called the policeman Gid
er before him, gave him three hours
In which to release Elliott, and
within an hour the policeman had
the old man out of Jail. Glider
then tried to smooth matters with
Ultes; the later stated that his mis-
sion in the case was ended, and he
took no further steps in the mat.
ter.
"Don't Do It Again."-SuIIivan.
j. E. Clark, chairman of the re-
lief committee of Reno Post G.. A.
R., who investigated the Elliott case
last December on behalf of the
Grand Army, was the second wit
ness. Clark said the neighbors of
Mrs. Elliott reported her as being
in restitution and he found her on
investigation to be without much
food and no fuel in the house, her
husband in Jail, and their girl liv-
ing with police officers, Glider and
Hood, in the rooms at E1326
Sprague avenue. He relieved her
want and then made an inquiry as
to the facts. After two interviews
he succeeded in having Carl w.
Tuerke, police commissioner, to
take up the case. Tuerke agreed
to go into the inquiry alone with
Clarke, as the latter knew that Sui.
Ivan had already whitewashed the
case and he did not want a repeti-
ton of the dose. He arranged for
O. meeting with Rose Elliott and
Mrs. Elliott at the latter's home and
was surprised when Tuerke appear
ed with Sullivan at his side. The
girl admitted living in the rooms
with the policemen, the old lady
told her story and her belief that
all was not right in the girl stay
ing with the officers, after which
Tuerke, Sullivan and Clarke left.
At the gate outside Sullivan turned
to Tuerke and said: "Shes a bad;
she5s a bad one. All that you can
do to these boys, Tuerke, is to rep
rimand them"
"A Bad Case"
Tuerke afterward told Clarke that
it was a bad case and that he hard
ly knew what to do with it, but
nothing was ever done. Clarke told
of calling on Judge Mann, who said
that the girl had a gun and threat
ened to kill the old man and that
it was best to keep the old man
in jail to prevent the girl from kill
ing him. Mann said that nothing
but $500 cash could secure the old
mans release. but that afterward,
when Lawyer Ultes got after Glider,
Elliott was released without bond
of any kind or the payment of any
fine.
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The Press and of his effort to in
terest the Grand Army in the case.
In connection with a committee of
citizens that were trying to have
an investigation made, Clarke took
the matter before Reno Post G. A.
A. at an open meeting. Present
that night was s. c. Chapman, a
comrade employed at the city hall.
On the following night Clarke had
the matter brought to the atten-
ton of Sedgewick Post, G. A. r.,
and was confronted by Chapman
with an affidavit made by Rosie FL
lott, which he said had been given
him by Sullivan. Chapman passed
the affidavit around and then read
1t, with the effect that it forestalled
any action by the post at that time.
Clarke said that the first defin-
lite information obtained as the
criminal operation on the Elliott
girl was given him in an affidavit
made in his office about the first of
May by Mrs. Pate Riggs, wom-
an who knew the principals. With
Elliott and reporter for The Press
Clarke then called the matter to the
attention of the prosecuting attor-
ney who refused to issue a warrant
on the first day. A warrant was
issued the following day, but after
the sheriff had gotten out to get
the parties he found that Glider had
been there ahead of him, and in
duced the partfeS tn fIv LATER one