Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-20
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II arpsaTins TO ths toase HAT 60 T.
hsqaest tases fse he ysass lssp. yeel
is0. 1884 and 1855 hsss been sped,,eA
On The e1tttcr's boohe q hsvsns 49,,
eo3tectxd b. tbs yhsrsa Of Kfnr eoen4.
ssnee hoveUbes. 1857. ycu sss = c1srs q
20 Intern tee board wbetkes nv -
iexee haTe tssB co;iessed efcce NJ
ffme and IL % boz nrsh. ana haye -
.sms Turned ever 70 tie tsessurrr 81
King eosnsy--
DaLmQcxxg 5Axxs-
s.5hesia Cochrsne ala = rssksr -
- tnsnl aboos the taxes reososiy =
5theQaeea." sid Ca1efy Troeeafps
ronfiss. IA u customary. ssd / havs
neec advised By The hxss soshrf1fiss d
seattle thai e . rrepsr and i.<.s. aur'
i1e ne IsA dsy on s-.su ssxss may Be-
esia 70 fns ec-asy treasurer, 70 sesssvs
tfom ~~rDIa waiting thssr i1fr 20 psy
uesf taxes ssrs Of naoney Which the
eAxsaytf huoss u large eoooeh "a eey-
~ 10 ta1ss Cue. TIE tssAsases males
. surls memosandum Of ths amount
received, and the rseeires ars nads ca.
q eone s1be< qoent tine. 1his pras-
sies ID followed eniy when the tine fos
paytns b very shoot and 10 70 absoIuseIy
impossible TO mako oat eli sf the 70.
eeipta The sheriff claimed l had no
fisht 10 do tais, insisting that aiI taxes
not actually recsipsed for On tie Lass
day became deIfEqneus.n
"WhAt did be dor
He took tks names of thoss Who
usss 10 tAs ofdse when stopped rsoeiv
ina taxes aod he took the stub nsobsr
Of The iass recsfps hiled oss."
why did be do thar
WELL be eonId thea thov 10 whom
fscesOts we're given after tbs lass day.s
Tns seesid vsutsd his percentage.
THAT ACCOUNT xoAu.
Oae of tie men Who accompanied
shersd Ocehrane 10 Nsiia Waila when
that cf8stsI 6ss takina six prisorers to
the territorial penitentiary sass s<rten-
Der yestsrdsy referred 10 tbs statement
OF the rsabsbie sxp<pses Of the sheriff.
IL VII b. remembered the shesiA ere
-ensed toJhe last ieetslatafe . bili for
tizSs. for TRANSFERRING teu prisoners to
sAlls Waits. The socye six prisoners
vsse para OF those ten. The scconpt
- hsfetosofs stated IN the Pesr-lnTKl-
xioxsCKR vas made on the basis that
toe prsson.es were all taken b. way OF
Portland and that there vas o e1asi
ST each prisoner. The six prisosefs
nos rsferrs q % wsre taken By wav 81
tie switch hack" Tbs fare 10 tl3 Is
ftou seattle 10 Wslia WAlla.- Ihs
psisocefs we're Jossph Damn, DAVID
HINES, Charles fkic) white, Alfred
Dickens, Jsnscs McLssu aud MAtiie
Aeehism. The guards we're sheriff
Goo rane. the ssesia II Waila Walla,
(sbo hsppeusd to be in Seattle as tie
time. aud vho did NOS resorol; Lake
Ackedmond, Joui0s Rochester and
% nssaeis Caldwell. The party Iess
seattle a. e'eiock IN the morning; goa
dinner NJ paysiinp; supper on the din-
stnR car and breakfast ~ Wsiiuia.
fhey arrived Al wsila Walia about 10
o'clock the foii wing day, and started
back, or Gould hsve 80 fsed back.
THAI night. The prss lntfs received
only three meals. Their fares. 81
SIS 70 each, am ,onted 10 &7s %. TIE
fares Of the guards tisel gong. east
fG57b; returning lfour) f62 20. Three
meals for zach OF tie eleven In tbe
pesty. or thirty three 10 all. 1t seventy
ive ceuts q meal, cost ga IS. Tue IL
penses. Excepting fares on thu return OF
the fo1r guards mag be estimste1 as
foliows: sles ping car fares. Sic; meals !
% and incidept.ls. Is each. or $40 or
= total % cal. Toe expenses In wslis
wsila NAV ee estimated ut 81 fcresch
sasrd OF go 10 all. Allowing 81 q day
for each guard fsnr days, fhe wages
Soaid sulsnps TO feL This makes a |
Grand total % $3sT. This sum repre-
-enis the ectasi necessary expsnsss Of
stina six OF those prisoners TO waIia |
Walls, or on an average OF ST. each, |
les, than ouehaif wat the shs ria |
claims In the bill nov beinr audited b.
Attorney General Netcsife. Al this rate |
the ten would hAvs iuvolved an expeuss
OF t5Te 10. or s659 60 less than the |
shsrh's bill. Ba. assuming that be |
took the four by way OF Portland, ans |
that there Vas 3 guard for each pris |
oner. that vseid add sisht fares be-
tween Seattle asd Portland or CSC. snd, |
SLOWING so for extra INCIDENTAL ex
peusss for the fear prisoners and |
guards, and rs for increased fares on |
&c hons trip, this would average sc |
fog each prisoner, aud Increase the |
grand average. - 10 these four prison
ers. 10 1910. Then the FIRST six hav
Jog csss t347. aud The last four f2i2 so |
tue tcttt e Srus3 'nt TEA Fftssl1ts utus
nos exceed $3.50 80. rs ass,nss tI2s
elaine BY tie sherif.
IL would TINS sppesr that tbs sheriff
melted. b sides bis Own vsaes and 'tx
~ nses. tGs 20.
That sue he large enosoh 10 build Q |
nember of the bfldess the people ere
greatly 10 need Of. and csn't get fer |
want Of funds.
II would opsn great many OF the |
roads tho Teopls have petltioned so:. |
aus which are denied them for want OF
fauds.
Add We, the sheriff would have been
resolving IS mach salary IS the couuiy
osruissioners. no; to SPEAK Of his
prefiis Tor boarding the jll prisoners
aud fees.