The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-09
VERY EXPENSIVE OXEN.
A Wisconsin Mans Experience
With Coast Litigation.
He is Taxed Afmest ssoa FER tbe
Keeping Of Elerea Yoke Of
Cattle Since July.

iass Jgly r1aa Ragged Watson 81 wss-
ecaSsz came 70 SEATTLE sasa rarcs. a..ss =
SSfk oxen. fss@n1sng 70 start in sassness
mere Then be retarned honae % settle np
so'sss ll-'ss fnaneiai b'ssiness. ieaTinx his
cattle IN the ezrs os Mrs. MeNaaon OF
Slaughter He never coyre-panSe5 with
Ms. IcNaas1. a shoszh she was SIP
Fsosed to get g. 80 PER bead per rnoath for
keeping the cGttie. Wat eerFexpsassrce
he did have was with hatcher named
Coleman VI. Coleman wasted % kno~
what be wSzlt sell the cattle fo-. bnf Wat.
son wouldn'i sell
In coarse Of time Mrs. Mcmahon broszE..
suit against Mr. Watson for 400 ehsrxes
for keeping the cattle and she applied for
a writ 81 attachment Her bond and as
teyit being al right and no bond hing
on hand from she def~aaant ne ONLY
thing Justice Jones could do was 70 grant
The writ. ana forthwith Constable CaId-
vel attached the es;tle- TIE eonsfabl
placed the eleven yoke of nne wo-k oxep
in the care OF Ne Hamilton. on the Du-
vanish the brother of Marshal Hazilton,
seif Without running up expenses AZ
fearful Tz-e 10 the owner.
This was on Nov. %. Mr. Hamilton took
The cattle aud pat them in the ahanfs of
Wesley Maple, on the Eats at the head OF
the bay. allowing Mr.. Maple 70 cents per
dsy for each head Mr. Hamilton was
charging 50 cents per head and $50 per
day ss keeper. aud by s.reieiting" the cat
tie 10 Mr.. Maple. II left him . clear in
come Of s. 10 per daF while NJ Maple was
getting the balance Of the ;l3.59 daily. viz.
$40.
sheriff Cocbrane learned Of this and on
the 5th inst he made an effort 10 obtain
ff he IL. III 49,
the charges and costs had amounted 20 s4s5
altogether. Meanwhile Justice Hart Of
Slaughter had communicated with WATSON.
and when Watson asked him how much
money would be necessary 70 clear the cat
tie he replied that about 800 would do
The justice received the money and was
surprised afterward TO End that Il was not
enough. but that he must GO down into his
own pocket for 81 additional
sheriff Coehrane went into Justice Jones
court Yesterday forenoon. feeling very in
dignant and accompanied BY his sitornev.
George A. Preston. He vented his feeling.
upon the helpiess Justice ard declared
thar 70 pile up the costs upon other PEG
pies property was outrageous Justice
Jones explained that he could not help H.
that the cattle bad been st'aehed regularly
under ne law; that the constable had at
taehee them In the proper wsy. and
bad done the best he could in rlarIug
= T..
since he was responsible for them on bis
official bonds. The keeper of course. be
came an ex-ofbcio member of the court.
and his charges had IN be included In thu
regular hill Of costs The proper wHy for
Mr.. Cocbraue. or Mr. Watson, to do. said
Mr.. Jones. would be 10 make a motion IN
have the costs refaNed Then the court
could investigate the matter. and II the
costs were eVorbitant he could cut them
down, but this would have 10 be done In
the regular way, and the court could not
assume To act upon the smOuut of the costs
until they were property contested. Al
tGrney Preston explained 10 the sheriff
that the court had stated the case
rightly, but Mr. Cochrsne was as IN
disnsnt as ever. and left the
court room without further discussion
He Immediately started after the cattle.
He then discovered that since December
5th the charges had increased az 80 he
paid the s4i under protest, and left the
cattle with Mr.. Maple for the night The
cattle will probably be taken to the
sherif's ranch.
Altogether IL IL a peculiar state OF
things. aud does not show much eneour-
agement TO Mr.. watson, considering his
5000 worth of oxen involved. Neyerthe-
less, The only remedy he has Is to move
for "A refaxing Of the hill of cost. aud have
the court decide whether they are ex-
0Ebiiant or not This the sheriff can DO al
once last n well as not
Toe regular charges for keeping AZ
tached cattle have usually been from -
To Scents daily flslr head