Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-13

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Ths Grand irry made their report 90 .
Thnrsssv- Il vas hrisf and 20 the
ncf.f. Thsx found tbs county N aeot
shout $4,000 beyond present rssoufee&
snd Win sight hopss for an immediate
6acrease Of that amount. They recon
r,eud thai the county be bonded Tor .
suffisient sum 20 take mp the outstsno-
in1 indebsedness. IL money coelo Dc
uroOured ss . rate not TO exceeo per
esnt. IL was also recommended that An
lee break be placed in the Nzehees river
and another IN the Yakima HE only
other matter Of moment to1cheo upoh
was shs discovery that ths cSunty con
missianers we're paying excesslve Ices 70
70 the Auditor and Sheriff
Fnsip.ef BoOue has besa here few
days this week and hiss nov gone up we
line past EiiansburG. From mere se
will go over the mountains 20 Nns1e
construction work u IN psoRfess On "
west side. Altho1Rh operatlons pave
been mainly suspended ceteesn nels
and Ellensburg. Il . nov oecioe1 - 70
snme work Al least 90 the extant OF
budding the bridge across the Natohez
r;ver and uniting down the track on the
fnished grade for several miles beyond
Ths timber. iron and ties necessary for
the completion of the bridge and for
Iayine considerable track. are nos IN
he ward At North Yakima, and the pro-
oram IA 10 use this material as Tar IS II
viii 90, instead of leaving IL TO await
the RESUMPTION of work on more ex-
tsuded scale later along. There Is much
speculation as to the meaning OF the
present partial suspension. There Is in
reality not much secret or insrieacy
about it's solution. The phrase which
describes the situation il an old fash
| toned one, and may be bluntly denomi-
mated as a scarcity. of funds. This
strinsencv being owing to temporary
| causes, will soon disappear, it Is said.
so that work viii be commenced again
a. vigorously as ever in the course Of Q
| short time.
The star case of the present term
of the District Court, the suit Of Angie
| Wilson vs.. George O'Hare ct al, for
damages laid at S., COO, was given 10
the Jury Thursday evening OF this
| week. The circumstances leading 70
the case are as follows: Charles w.
Wilson, wife, daughter and son, lived
near Ellensburg. They were regarded
as shiftless Get and net highly &C.
teemed by their neighbors- Over q
year ago a child was born TO the girl
without the formality Of marriage. A
/ father was desired for the offspring,
and IL is said that after q careful in.
veutory of she effects and financial
prospects of the young men about
town, William Clark, a successful young
cattle dealer, was fixed upon. CLARK
/ refused 30. acknowledge the young one
as kin to him, bot offered to eompro-
| mise on the basis OF $50 after e9n-
sultation with friends. The girl and
her parents CONSENTED TO this at tirst,
but afte,ward refused and demanded a
higher figure. Clark left EllensbBrR on
| a trip, and on his return was arrested
and thrown into Jail. When the case
came up in the Justices Court party
| E.lensbHrRers entered the Courtroom
| announced that they would take charge
Of the matter, bonded Wilson and
their family into their wagon, escorted
them ont of town, aud, at parting, ad-
monished them not to return. fIhe
Wilson's came to Yakima, and through
their attorneys, Messrs. Allen. Whitson
4 Gillian and Reavis q Pruyn. brought
suit for damages. Tue case was placed
on the docket for this term Of Court
and the defendents secured w. Laii
Hill aad A. Mires as their advocates
Scores Of witnesses were examined AND
| able arguments we're made on both
sides. Judge Turner charged the jury
| 10 hiring in verdict for the plaintiff
and gave il ms his opinion that the
amount asked was none too high. The
| Jury retired and were cot fourteen
hours, bringing In verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff and assessing the damages
at $500. An appeal will be taken.