The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-30
CONTRADICTORY.
JUSTICE JONES SAYS THs COUNTY OWLS
HIN OVER $500.
County Funds Until Tie Can Get
His Own Pay Positive Denial by
the County Commissioners.

Justice H. +. Jones has returned 10 the
city, aud yesterday said 10 u reporter.
Yes IL Is true that have not turned iuto
the county treasury the amount due from
fines for the SIX months ending July !. aud
I don't intend 10 until the cpuuty pays
what Il owes me, My report WAS made out
promptly july !, and here il Il, producing
from the safe an itemized statement dated
july /. showing ~ Is due thu county.
( "f'm ready 10 pay over this amount when
ever | eau get what l. due me. aud aIn not
/ going 90 be- an emhexElcr fog So - Toe
county has been holding bsek fees from
me uuili there is now due me about slslJ
and more than so Of this was due prior
o. May l. some of it hiss been due fJr II
months. J don't propose 20 turn in ans
more until ! get my fees. J have never
been able 10 fiud cut what has become of
those fees. I have been up at the auditor
searching thc records 10 tad out about H.
bat have never bsen able 10 get auy in
all uf the bills, aud the auditor
claims he has drawn warrants for all
claims allowed Tnrrc il stands. and
cannot get head nor tail 90 u, aud am just
going IA hold this IA ,ney out until | cal
get some salts ariiea."
p3s,rivs BZStAL
The reporter then sought the county
comm issiSncrs AID Deputy Auditor Twitei ?
eli. They said; Every btll jones' has ever
dlud las either been registered or aHpreyet
aaA warrants AfBwu, sud pfqhapy not
niote tHaa sit has ever been eat yut 81 D /.
bills Y,,H CAa SAY that be csu cJlne here
az anv time ANA Inspect bis b lie. He viii
iiud thsi every Item has heen acted upon
aud he viii have $50 excuse Tor being
longer ia toe dark. 10 lonkS like a yrrF
paoF excuse" Nc. TgltchCil Investigated
the records aud reported lisa. Ihr igsi cost
hlil flied bg Justice JontH WAS approved
May - aud that the script hal bten ISSUED
iar everything due Rim. 1acre is az pres
cut oliss Warrant f1F s6 In favor nf justice
Jones remaining unclaimed a. the aud
iter oliire aud when he Gals for that, he
will have Cvers thing that Is due him from
the eouaty, Ne rwltehrlt says
GRAND ICRg CASKS
Prosceutlug Attorney Ronald was nrXi
QUESTIONED. lie said - doui WsaJ Ia get
IN any fsh; with Jones. aud wish you
would 90 ts the sud tors office Tor iBf"r'
nation"
,Buf have lust come FROM there. re
turned tbs. reporter "and learned that
;hcfs il only cue piece OF script ihrfc,
amounting to IS. due hirs. HoH about bis
fees ia grand jury eases
'You understand thai In cases where fhe
defendant paws fue the Justice dcdutts
his fc,.s. bat where the prisoner goes IA
the grand jaw, Is Is different, IN grand
iurv eases the presiding Judge and ps,,sf,
cutting attorney have 10 audit the see bills,
think Chief Justice Jones aHt ! have
passed upon every hni ~ 5oncs's, 81
cuufsp ga caS.s fha Hrc siii hang a arc We
eRauot audit ghc fec bills Dnfsi The cases
are disposed ~
A ps.,ua ncnt citizan who heard ot Justir,
JefIt,s'. excuse inf ugt turning Ia BIS rn q
remarked YESTERDAY afternoon Il have
been areuSsNmci 30 - 'iug nie-i Brought nF
with .htt turn AND eharstd via grsnd
larceny f5s snea condaci. / a~u Sn1s
Whethrr tie raauty owes iflin aaFtaing pr
mos. hul thai abes uoi affect ta2 case a. 81
lie csuuaf ho'a out counts fasIsS a. al OF
st in AMY sVcat Reside thrF a1nea
austblnR due 1im uniis ttc as,af3 81
fsisinit commissioners have uatci upon 2 =
tiii.. nst / an surs tIaf tha us,d a. -.
,srfa,c.l action oH Us C.s- r~ IT,. aH4 -.
tirnr o.. he iaainiai ss, Aaa an cqNa.i
sufs- tess ia rat gtE uis ser.ll or UFrrs
,.lt s,s TIA has hsca al,nNtd