Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13
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quasi, . VIII Jadzs Lewis. who d an az
/ tarDeF for tbs people. mate q h1s speech
Tomorrow night sFhsshsr or nos jain
/ Leagy /. sssscixssd with Bsb Winrasa
in ahss attempted Ash0ol laad sssalf We
do NAG think - vIil. p
As Counsel for King County, smpa0yed
10 prSGsos the inssEests Of tue schools
add eshildssn Of the Territory, am SAT-
isaed t6as the above req1ass IL Esassn-
abs 'sre. and klsas IL il my duty 70 an
swer IL
IhEye faa eopiss all the syidence, af-
adsvits and arguments IN the case.
The entries we're made IN the names
of w. ]. Alexander, Joseph Thiel, A B.
berger. JOAN GesAAm, Alexander q.
Lsaira. and m0uey paid at $40 yer acre.
Tue Commissioners of tbs Land OF
6se decided that the entries were nos
frsnlaalens. and refused 70 sss ths2
&ssdH. An sppsal was tsken 10 tne SEC
retaEy Of the Interior. xhers the cass 10
nov psnaing. Tae testimony was
taksln At Olympia, kefsre the local OH
GERS Of fhs Department.. M-ssF&
s4rave. Hainss a McMieksn and John
Arthur appeaesd tor the eaIsynaens J. X.
laSWls for Mag County.
Ike theory Of the Court Is thai while
the ,satries are made IN the names Of
Of tlae prrfies stated, the n0ney vas
paid by Robert Wlngase. VINO Is the
real party IN the interest, and that the
enErses are frsaduient and void for the
reasons: That bsiElg reserved for the
scnools Of the Territory. they are in no
went snGl ses 70 entry, and THAI they are
NOS tesi laaCs wIthau the meaning OF
she Law. None of the sntrymen wsre
pres nj u the trial air. X soerf Win
gale vas present. daring tbs whoie time,
- q twenEy days.
n1zde earnest effort on the exsmina,
tlsa ~ ascertain wilo IN fact were Ghe
real parties 10 interest. There were eui
tvo witnesses On the stand whom
thouRnt vsuid be likely 10 know as 10
the astual parties IN interest, 20 WIS,
George Wingate and Hon. r. q. stEuvr.
Ga cross examination Of George VIM
gate, he disclosed that he N broth0r
Of RSbert Hingate, and thai the onis
person be knew who had any interest ~
toe matter other than the entry men
vas w. l.. DAVIS, q brosher-in- Law of
Robert Wineate. and witness was OF
tue opinion tnat MIR. DAVIS vas one OF
the eutsymsn. His oross-exkmination
csvers s3me eighteen pages, and is too
long 10 copy here. It can be seen ct
my offios by any eng. Mr.. strives
testimony on the point ia brief and
covers tne whole groand- Il was as
follows:
Cruss- examination by J. 3. Lewis,
Attorney for King county:
Qaestion-Are you personally 40
quaEated with the entryEnsn in shis con-
troysrsy, or with any of them
Answer--I am mot that know Of.
Were you aeslng a. counsel for
Ihsss entfymen. or any Of them, at the
time yoa prepared the draft Of affidavit
*?
Al had not acted personally, bat
thiak aug hrm was employed to attend
~ tnsR interest. Note.--" X" Is .
draft OF ain iayit prepared Tor Mr..
Williams 10 ssgu.l
Q--By whom was your firm retained,
ana are you of counsel for eatrymen2
Al do mot know toe precise rela-
lions OF o1r firm toward taese ertrymsn.
or upoa wnas contract or terms oar firm
was employed. There are three mean
oers of cur Arm, the business being
divided among our several members.
Mr.. Haines has bad the sole charge of
III business. Il Is my understanding
1T We are now employed b. these en-
trymea.
Q.-Do yen know Of your own know
ledee that your firm has been or Is nos
employed or IN the employ Of those en-
IT'S men. or any Of them
A.--Nol of my owu knowledge.
Q.--Have yon or your firm any por-
sonal interest other than counsel in
this controversy
AL have none personally, and have
no reason 10 believe any othes has any
interest beyond the ordinary interest
arising out Of the employment as ooun-
sci IN she eaase.
Q.--Did not yourself or your arm,
with Mr.. John LeaTy and R0tert Win-
gate, ct one time have some personal
interest in the lands or entries in con
sroyersy AIR. Haines, of c0anssl for
entrymen, objects 20 this question:
Al know nothing about any other
nember of the arm having at any time
any interest ia the controversy or the
lands. was in California when ttese
entries were made, | believe. Whether
Mr.. Leery has any interest / have ne
personal knowledge. / believe Mr..
Wlnsaie has some interest in the lands
il olntroversy-to what extsnt don't
knog. never acquires any interest.
except contingent proposition TO take
q part OF this land. which proposition
vas never eonsnmnaated.
From all the records and testimony
in the oass, which 10 my only means Of
knowledge on the subject. 1 answer the
inquiry shade thai .John L-ary ID not
associated with Bob Wineate In the