Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-27

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Q-ln what paper or exhibit are tie
pages referred 10
A.--Exhsba sia
Q.--AFs The pages referred 10 on ths
ises page fso1 szhibit al In that ex-
hibis.
A-fhsy ere exsspsipe tie number
VS. nel pat on tbs bottom Of page 80
o.-On tie next 70 TIE last paas Of
tnat exhibit are q nrmbsr Of entries
under the heading Of ssuhs 81 1853 not
entered on The foil. are those slabs IN
evidences Ia thia easel
A.-Ao9 to my knowIedRs.
Q-Thcss entries 10 every instance
refer % certain pages Of g roll. What
roll 10 intenaed7
A.-The d1plicats assessmsn: roll.
Q-T0 some Of thoss entries are pre-
nxed dates, while to others there are no
dates, Pisase explain them.
Al do nos remember noW iust why:
thai would appear By taking the roll
and the ssabs 10 compaRisDu With each
Q-Did yoa not intend to present
exaibit I'll 80 eomplete ana aesurate
statement OF Summary, OF what ven
termed as shortage on sax list Of 1852
Al have nsyeF termed aDyihine
enafiaRet ogercredit OF differences are
the terms I have used.
Q--Did you not intend Ia makina M
exhibit I'll 20 state therein fully TIE
ofefcredit given % ex-1roasareK Hin en-
the tax list Of 1883
Al did not.
Q-FoF vhsl parposs did you pre-
pare that sxhibit3
A.--FOr the purpose Of showing The
Differences between the amouns Of taxes
he actually collected on the roll Of 1888
and tne amount he accounted for on
bic cash book.
Q-Do yOu consider II Accurately
Al consider il correct 80 far Is shs
books indicate.
Q-Do the stubs ef 1883 indicate the
dates When the receipts we're nivsn9
Any reoslieetion IL that ihey do
not tn every Instance. bot their position
10 tbs stub book Indicates the dates.
Q.-Then did y0s Intend this exhibit
70 De correct, why did 700 not affix 10
ail the evidences she dates according 20
its position IN the slab book
Al desmed u sufficient 20 refer 20
the book to which each item was shown.
Q-Why did you pat down any dates
al ALI
A.--The books we're numbered By me
and Indicated the book whence each
set Of items Vas taken.
9-Why did you prefix dates 20 some
Of those entries and not 20 othersf
A.-For reasons given In my former
answer.
Q-Wby did you place before any Of
those entries any dase vhatsvsfp
ALI ] did Il for any cause, can't
answer nos without having before me
the rolls aud stubs.
Q-Did you not consider Il your dusy
IN making up a statement Of this kind,
70 present. ,be facts fully and aeou
ratelS7
Al knew OF no set form by which
statements should be made.
OIL repeat my question and want
dtfecl answer.
A.-Ali records inciuded. yes.
Q.-Wnet do you mean By yoaF last
expresaionf
A-Those from which obtained data
for exhibit 2il.
Q Then the entries under the head
ina Of stubs OF 1883 do net present
full and accurate statement 81 che fact
concerning these stubs.
A.-They DO rot give q full history |
% the stnbs from the time Il vas put IN |
tie book.
Q-Do they present al che data that
yos consider necessary IN statement
OF this kindf
A.-They do.
@ -Take the last entry In that, can
sou state when that tax waA paidf
A.-Only from the duplicate tax roll
or the stubs csn / state.
OIL again refeat my qneetian.
A.-Nst anless ibe roll or stubs are !
evidence.
o fake exhibit ZIG, can you ssats
frem anything IN evidence ia the case
when any OF the ssxes mentioned Of the |
year 1854 wsre paidG
A-Not unless the stubs are In syi. |
deDce.
QS-Sappose you found among the re-
esipls q memorandum Of @ tax paid |
which did not appear on either the du |
piicate or assessment FeIl, hcw would
j on lisl that itenf
Alt was makihg q list Of oil the
other staha. ] goald Inst Il II Il vas rot
tnarhea void, cancelled or Ia some 9th
ef way that indicated that the receipt
vas written 0ut or not paid.
Ola Investigating the t4K assess
nsnt Of Captain Hin for 1883 and 1884.
have you not found eases where stobs
appear for taxes whioh you have NOS
been able 20 ind on the assessment or
duplioate assessment rsli7
Al thiak found few stubs OF
that kind.
Q.--Have yea pot listed thoss stubs
against. Captain Hillg
Ayes. sir.
Q-Are you not aware thai the only
saxes with which the couoty treasurer ss
chargeahle are those on the assessment
roll7
Al am not.
Q-FrOu what source did ycu derive
your knoWiedSe Of the revenus laws Of
Washington Territory and laws relating
10 the collection Of saxesl
A.-From the revenue lsw itself.
Q where aboots is that foundf
A.-You will ind IL IN the Law refer
ring 10 the requirement. Of the treasurer
10 furnish duplicate assessment roll
Witness vas here banded the code OF
washiugton. 90 lock up the Law, aud re-
feFred 20 seetion 1853. in regard to sup
pleGentai.
Q--Did you ind any stub or taxes
nos includei Ia the original OF 10 the
supplemental assessment roll FeferreG
20 In section 2ss9 IN the eodef
A --As I understand, that section re-
Qoises the treasurer 10 make and report
4 supplemental assessment roll. IfsuRd
one. II NOS more. stats for taxes collect