The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-30
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SEATTLE. Oct y.


ED INrELLIGENCER: - From the
unwarrantahle manner in which my
name and official conduct has been and
IS being used III this county. especially
during my temporary absence. justice
10 myself and 10 the community re-
qulres from me All explanation. Sir
ten moAfhs after the expiration OF
my term of office rs Sheriff. WAS
first notified by the board OF County
CIT IN my accounts To the amount
OF S2.963. or III other words that | was
detaulter III that amount, and the
District Attorney was ordered 10 bring
suit 10 recover that amount together
with the damages amounting altogether
to the sum If $4,000
AT the term of the COMMISSIONS
Court in August last. an investigation
was had, and although my official re-
turns (which were and ought u have
been in the Auditors office and which
were only necessary To completely eX-
onerate me from any charge OF mall
feasance could lot be found yet the
attorney for the Commissioners acted
also "a an expert, after thorough
examination of the tax lists and the
books of the Treasurer found the en-
tire amount unaccounted for II be
less than 5000 and that too without
any allowance being made for errors
double assessments. etc, which amount
does not excel the percentage always
chargeahle 10 that source and which
the " returns, If they had not been alb
straetei from the Auditors office would
have shown This Investigation fur
Their showed the fact that this PIE
tended defalcation was known Ia the
Auditor and County Commissioned for
Dsore than fourteen months before | was
notified Of II, although was never ab-
sent but a few days al time Such
was the result of that investigation
that tie County Commissioners offered
toe ompromiSe with me for $500
hal preferred To pay any amount
that tuight be shown to be due but not
one cent a. compromise With IA full
knowledge of the foregoing and every
thing pertaining thereto. and Knowing
that I personally had nothing tn do
with the collection of taxes for the
year in question: the present Auditor
Of King county per.6.ai by oath the fol-
lowing extraordinary statement
That through COLLISION between the
said defendant Atkins and c. &. Per
kins. for the purpose OF concealing the
dsf; ia, he an..rs.,.s g "a aafs,t1
an, for the SAID taxes, on or about the
10th day of January. 1870. certain
false aud fraudulent entries were made
by the said c. &. Perkins in the books
If account kept by the Auditor of said
King county. whereby the account of
said defendant tor ~id taxes in said
books was made Ia balance"
Thinking al the time tina; the Aud
itor did not understand the meaning Of
the above. but had verified il without
celebration. merely "a = ministerial act.
took copy 10 him He said he
''tasSr AZ scas not true aak ciiaef -
ssrcrr 10 Il AZ frst, bur tssts toll that that
,s1s tAe oaly scay IL p<' n s0a (Has). and
therefore, rxrinai a." Whatever others
may think of such al act, | can call 1t
by no other name than Perjury and
had be been equal 10. AMI performed
the duties Of his Office rs he should. j,
would have shown that l owed the
county nothing. and that there were 10
grounds for bringing this suit A. ii
j., | deem him more real than criminal.
and tia, he Only obeyed the hehests Of
bis masters
would rather have avoided further
pa hl,city If this matter until the result
os the judicial investigation IS known.
bus since it Is being publicly used 10
my prejudice, feel called upon, in jus
ticc 10 myself IN make this statement
o2s II ii A ATEI~s.