The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-28
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SEATTLE, Oct. -, 1876.

III. Intel Li0ENctR: From the
un"attaniatle maun,r Ia which my
name and official conduct has been and
IS being used IN this county. especially
during my temporary nh*nc-, justice
to myself and 10 the community re-
quires from mr an explanation. SIR
tee" months after the expiration of
my tenn Of Office As Sheriff, | WAS
first notified by the board of County
Commission crs that there WAS def
CIT IN my accounts 10 the amount
Of ~ 1853. or In other words TINT was
dofsulier IN that amount. aud the
District Attorney was ordered Ia bring
suit To recover that amount together
with the damages amounting altogether
Ia the sum ~ 500
AT the term of the Co,nu,is sioners'
Court in August last. an investigation
was had, and although my official re-
turns which were and ought To have
been In the Auditor Office and which
were only necessary to completely ex-
onerate me frum any charge os NAL
feasance could not be found yet the
attorney for the Commissioners acted
also as an "expert." after thorough
examination Of the tax lists and the
books of the Treasurer found the en-
tire amount unaccounted for tn he
less than 5000 and that too without
any allowance being made for errors
double assessments. etc, which amount
does not exceed the percentage always
chargeablc TO that source and which
the " returns" If they had not been all
stracted from the Auditors office would
have shown This investigation fur
ther showed the fact that this pre-
tended defaloation was known Ia the
Auditor and County Commissioners for
more tsaa foar months before was no
tilted If it. although was never alb
sent hut few day. nj time Such
was the restlt of that investigation
that the County Commissioners offered
tn cognpnoniise with me for $500.
had protferrei 10 pay any amount
that might he shown to be- due but not
one cent - compromise With a full
knowledge NJ the foregoing and every
thing pertaining thereto. and knowing
also Rom incontrovertible evidence
that personally had nothing 10 do
with the collection of taxes for the
year IN question the present Auditor
III King county certified BIZ oa,A the for.
lowing extraordinary statement
That through collision bet~ cen the
said defendant Atkins and c. G. Per
kins. for the purpose Of concealing tho
deficiency in the account of saii defend
ant far the said taxes, on or alsou. the
10Th lay of January. 1875. certain
false and fraudulent entries were made
by tho said G.. T.. Perkins in the books
of acconnt kept bv the auditor II said
King opanty, whereby the account If
said Defendant tor said taxes in said
hooks MAS made to balance"
Thinking Al the time that the Aud
isor did not understand the meaning Of
the above. but had verified il without.
celebration. merely A. = ministerial set.
took copy TO him He said be
''laet, II sr,,s net trss. as} derlisof 20
setssr 70 IL ~ Trss, ba. tra. tod tAaIt tksIf
segs ne aaIs snsy - p~f az yss sss1. gsi
fkergrars. reriSesi 81" Whatever others
ursy think of such an act, can call it
by no ether name than Perjury and
had be b~en equal 10. anu performed
the duties Of his office as be should. il
would have shows that owed the
eoanty nothing. and tina, there were po
grounds for bringing this .oi, As II
Is. dscra him more eeal than criminal
and that he only oteye,i the behex;s Of
als ma.sesS-
lwonld rather have avoided furth =
"a hlsesty Of this matter until thr rssais
os The judicial investigation Is known.
hut ln~e IL il being rnblrly used q
my pr~3a1ice. l feel called upon in jus
,iee 70 mywlf "a make this s;as4rnens.
CPS II II i. ATxfyA.