The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-30
AMERICAN HOUSE.
SEATTLE. Oct. 2S. 1914.

ON Wv. -, 1910.
EnlToR lNTELLIGENcER:--I would
not ask the privilege of making a reply
10 III. A Atkins Card" in this
morning issue of your PAPER. were it
not that he charges me with "rerjaru."
| Am willing 10 staad or .faN, on the
rccots|s, eetfeAce and f,cts in reference
TO his case with King County. so far "a
my actions IN the matter are concerned,
but Mr.. Atkins has seen fit Ia make
p'ibdtc certain statements and charges
against me. and of such a nature that
silence GA my part would amount Ia
confession. Mr. Atkins says: That a.
the August term OF the Commissioners
Court the Attorney for the Commission.
ers found the entire amount unsccoun.-
ed Tor Ia be less than 500" | have
the original balance sheet before me.
as inside out and presented by said At
torney Mt that session. and the balance
found against Mr.. Atkins on that shee.
is S2,.i19i The Commissioners hav.
ing failed from time 10 time TO get an
explanation from Mr. Atkins and his
deputy IN reference to this extraordinary
bundled together under the head Of err
rors aud bubble assessments, this Aug
ust investigation ws- held 10 force them
to on explanation In consequence of
the chaot,e state in which. the books of
the County bad been kept, certain
dssas,Sd credits in this confused mess
were allowed Mr.. Atkins a. a compro-
mise rather than a lawsuit-among
which the chiff cTstid was taken from a
record which {. e. Perkins swore was
Atkins delinquent return. aud T :.
Russell swore sc0s not If Mr.. Atkins
is held TO an account with King County
from records as required BY law 10 be
kept. he will learn tha. that compromise
which the Commissioners offered him
was his his safeguard In Mr. Atkins
settlement with the Auditor (which IL
swers that he made August 18th. 1874,
and which Perkins sweais was made
January 10th. 1879 appears this credi,
Of - 90 of errors aud double asses.
ments. the Treasurer had already been
credited with *l.2.i of errors and
double assessments for the sasaf tear
The year previous. Mr.. Atkins return
Of errors snd double assessments was
Si0>-and the year after Mr. WyckoF =
return WAS Sjsj. This e.. 964 WAS
sgaf~schosi in between the two. AMI
Wit the ekastlc state Of the books in
reference - his case. showed uniouOt
cd evidence to nay mind Of ''colus,ou
In the tour'h paragraph IN answer IN
~ my complaint. Mr. Atkins
makes the following affidavit viz.
And for further defense 90 sait!
complaint dcfenian; Atkins avers tha;
on or about the 18th day of August
is.i IL had full and complete settle
ment with the plaintiff OF al matters
.ppertaining 10 the collection ~ taxes
=. sheriff Of said hSHg county. aud tina:
IL then and there fally paid over and
accounted for all taxes of every name
ard nature iuc from him a. sheriff 81
aid King county. including the claim
sued On herein. and 'hA, his sccount
was fAsn and tAere balanced and fully
settled In my replicA,ioa charged
a oollusion' lrs tween him and the Au-
,iito- in 1naking this " &s,isaoai settle
men; Mr. AtsiEs came rushing f0as-
fssalts into the office with copy Of my
replication and wanted 10 kno~ If
,housh, or believed that be was l,al
or tAisf. saying that | hAi charges
him with coilusion" with the Audi.
ditor xhen ls<w that personally be lsat
nothing IN do with IL. and threatening