The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-22
Here's Report
of Grand Jury

The report submitted by the
grand jury las, nisht before being
finally dlsmissed follows In part
To the Court; Having been con.
vensA hv YOU ON the 18th dag OF
rhrhary. 1911. and by YOU recessed
from time to time To allow the pros
ecmting attorney aud other officers
10 catch up with the work. we have
now been IN actual session. all told,
s. days
In this connection the Jury do
slre 20 state that they have not
been able 20 bring 70 the bar o. JUS
tlee all who appear 20 have violated
the criminal statutes, for the reason
that material witnesses persissentiy
concealed and kept themselves be
You'd the Jurisdiction Of the court,
: fact that has been one Of the main
reasons for the reeesses taken by
the grand Jury.
ours Connection.
There have been many Inquiries
as 10 how n WAS possible Tor the
chief Of police 10 protect vice and
lawlessncss. and his superior. the
mayor. not be equally guilty. In
the first place. the Jury has In no
Instance returned an indictment
where the evidence did not. In their
minds. show clearly the guilt OF
the crime charged. In the second
place. all the evidence the grand
Jury WAS able 60 get tended TO
prove that Mayor Gu was most In
terested Ia the so-cailed business
interests Of the city; that he had
created a restricted district. and the
city council. by Inference. had In
dorsed that part OF hts policy by
lnsgructing the health department
90 give all prostitutes within the
district medical examination. and
issue to them certificates OF health.
Protected Gambling.
Further pursuing what no be-
IIeved TO hs lndorscd BY the busi-
ncss interests Of the city. Mayor
Gill instructed his chief Of police
that while he Was not to allow open
rambling, YET he did not want the
police breaking into clubs and
rooms where private and social
pamcs OF poker were carried on.
Gill Didn't Graft.
All OF this played into the hands
Of a crowd or organization OF men
that the iury viii call. for the par.
pose OF this report. vice syndicate
That Mayor Gili vas not party TO
the grazing and mcst vicious part
OF all this Is also horue out by the
fact that for years prior TO his cleo.
tion. the Seattle Daily Times was
his most bitter enemy. and the fact
that he seldom fFequented the itai-
tan-Amerfcau club.
The vies Syndicate.
After the restricted district was
Created. where crib houses and
parlor houses were allowed 10 run.
The people we're given TO understand
that the principal reason for this
vas 10 remove the prostitutes from
the hotels and residence districts
and confiHe them In a district
b. themselves.
The facts show that this was a
Misrepresentation.
A majority Of the women opcrat-
ing In the restricted district inhab-
tied what is known as crib houses.
These were houses cut into small
rooms and furnished almost in.
vartably with very meager amount
OF furniture. In some instances MOI
costing more than sif 10 SIS per
room. and were only used by the
occupants for assignation purposes.
the inmates going there Ia the af-
ternoon and evening and remaining
until midnight or after. then re-
turning to their uptown hotels and
the residence distric;s
What the Women Paid.
The usual price OF the rooms in
the crib houses were 81 per day.