Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-18
COUNTY RECORDS As IrI-
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An Interesting question hes been
raised By the attorneys for the defense
10 the Captain Hill Gases. In which testi-
mooy 10 nov being taken before
Referee Coleman. The EXAMINATIONS
Ut the TAX rolls BY the experts 10 the
.mploy Of the county, for the pufpo 70
Of securing evidence in the ossss. took
place 10 the audisos's once. where nuy
one has right TO iuspecs the county
records The testimony Of the eyp rte
depended largely on the sesslss Of those
Examinations Of the tax rolls and other
c,uety recor - In the offictsi Gust sds Of
the county auditor. Tue dsfense has
all alouR objected to all testimony
which pnrpofted 10 be statement Of
ssc's appearing 10 these tar rolls. or
other records. claiming that the plain
a vas boaud uuaer she lay TO Crodaes
the bet Testimony. or show that rea
sonabie effort bad bseo cusuccrssfo.is
made to secure the best evidence. be
~issessss for tse county testified fr,m
memsry aat notes 70 matters which AZ
pear on the tax rolls. The best evil
iepes vM either the records tn mselvss
or eosiss thereof certified 10 by sosns
crop authority. The plstn,id claimed,
Ia view OF the volume OF the records
and tna extra ardinsry EXCUSE Uaisa
ooid sttccd the mak uQ oat Of oerti
led copies, thai the LAG would not 70
tscs sns testimony o. tie experts whsre
ther TESTIFIED as fes7its obsainec bs
an examination OF tbs records. IRE DE-
fses-, 10 tura. arg ceJ that testimony A.
20 those results involved eiviua wi
dsrce ss TO the several steps by Which
ta~ rtsol,a were reached. asd that the &C
steps could only De ieesiis made par.
Il the testimony Ia the case by the IN
ssodaction ia evidence Of the records
themselves or certified copies therea'.
The rsfers. S1led. IA the coarse Of the
hearine, that tie experts e,sld test "
si,hoas the prodassson Of tie records,
- to tie results arrived 81 by the4f Ell
an,tnatsocs.
TIE pIaiuda YESTERDAY rroposea 10
% A step farther than these mere r.
50 BE-. and she ps saas,isa Of the records
eesame nee ssass Mr.. Ronald pre-
ssused 10 Obief Josise jones IN all!
sisvit setting forth thai the records were
oeed-d, and asked thai the coanty audi
,sos be disec,ed b, bring sne tax rails
be ore the referee The order Gas
IN sd-. The r~cards Vere psoaoced bat
sh@a witness Persons vss ahoat - les
ssfy eoacesnipg them. the defense
raised the farther ostecsicn that shs
eeossds coaid nat legally Be t.ksu cat
Of sas cosnss sodtsos's eta -. ~ ses tsx
expressly ss;eaisses TO the ecnsrary.
fest shies - especially ioteresu Is
,e- f~et sess II the defeuse seau. be sas
IN q In this oeiee Ton nearly ali OF ths
I seimocy thas Tar saksn sill be thrown
ca. aud this woai3 leave the plsins,f
| n very Wssk legs to stand % Tt
| alternative then voaid be 10 hass esf1s
6ed sopfss Of toe rsoatf~d reessds
1 zs3e. fesr> az seSea TAX rosis ohiet
| seaaa hsvs 10 be eoSted. ard ary o.,
xac has sesn these large volunss exf
hive sams liza of Size treah.e and ex
e.rse tie courty wooit ae gu se
Aessver. II The referee shoaid dees3
90 suszAsa the paint raised By The De
s.n.<, sne t~sssmssy wesi3 nsesFthsies
- Italian desp. alsnsnas 10 woeid no
lsoostdss d IN so0laa - H. eaoala1ioal