Commissioner Cheasty
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- Apr 16, 1893'God Almighty Himself': Two Seattle Cops Suspended for Losing Their TempersThe police board spends an evening on profanity, hurt feelings and a sergeant called 'crazy' — and warns the whole force that bad manners now carry a thirty-day price.Seattle, WA
- Jun 16, 1894Police Commissioners Address Chinese Community ComplaintsAfter Chinese merchants filed a petition regarding unauthorized police searches, the department claimed all raids were legal.Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1894The Dog Catcher in DisgraceA suspended Seattle officer, a roadhouse cash trail, and a police board that could not agree on who had the power to hire a clerk.Seattle, WA
- Sep 3, 1894The Secret Move to Fire Seattle’s Police ChiefA closed-door police commission meeting nearly deposed Chief Bolton Rogers. Commissioners disagreed over politics, fitness, and whether the mayor had already shut the effort down.Seattle, WA
- Sep 4, 1894The Night Seattle’s Mayor Nearly Fired His Police BoardAn executive-session showdown over Chief Rogers ended with Mayor Phelps handing a commissioner his own removal papers — then taking them back.Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1894The Mayor Can Fire His Police Commissioners — But He Has to Give Them a Hearing FirstJudge Langley rules that Mayor Phelps had the power to remove Commissioners Cheasty and Niggle, but that he skipped the required notice and hearing. Now the hearing looks like a formality — with the mayor sitting as his own judge.Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1894The Mayor, the Commissioners and a City Hall TruceSeattle's police board waits for Mayor Phelps to make his next move after a judge sides with Commissioners Cheasty and Niggle.Seattle, WA