The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-15
CARD FROM THE COUNTY COMMITS
slONERs.

To the People Of King County: In view
of the fact that IL has been publicly
charged both before aud since the investi-
CATION by the grand jury of the aims
house matter that fraud and deception vas
perpetrated In the letting OF the contract
for and the construction of the said aims
house. and in which IL was implicitly If
not directly stated that the commissioners
were implicated, we therefore deem 1t nec-
essary 10 say TO the public that we, being
unaware ourselves of any such fraud or
deception. have patiently waited until
this time for some person TO bring this
matter before proper court for judicial
inquiry, and as Mr.. Parke has failed to in
stitute his suit. which he promised the
public would be commenced last Monday,
We are unwilling longer to rest under this
imputation without stating to the pub
lie that if there was any fraud COM
mitted or deception practiced in the
aims house matter, that the same was
wholly and entirely unknown to us; that
We and each of us are and always have
been ready and anxious to meet any
charge that may be brought against US in
any manner or form. aud, IL any citizen of
this county feels that he can directly or
indirectly show that any member of the
board was directly or indirectly con-
nected with the alleged fraud, we hereby
invite him TO take such steps in the
premises as he may think best, and We do
hereby now renounce all claim of damages
that we may sustain by reason of any
accusation that may be brought against
either of Us in any court of justice, and
we expressly agree TO sue no man for dam
ayes who may make I'm any court of JUS
tice any charge against Us in any manner
connected with the alleged steal for false
arrest or otherwise.
IL has been said that the board of county
commissioners should hold public u
vestigation and investigate the facts con-
neeted with this matter.
We respectfully submit 10 q candid pub
lie that such an Investigation. even If
authorized by law. would wholly fail to
satisfy at least those who have made the
charges in question. and If the commits
sioners after a full investigation of the
matter should find in their honest judy
ment that there had been no fraud the
public would Doubtless be ready TO say
that they had tried and acquitted them
selves.
When the charges were first made this
board officially and publicly demanded
that the grand jury take up and investi-
gate the whole matter TO the bottom.
This We believe was done. and the COM
missioners did everything in their power
TO put the grand jury IN possession of all
the facts that they possessed.
These charges are still being made, and
we therefore submit that the proper way
TO have a full. fair and public investiga.
ton OF this matter IS for Mr.. parke 10
keep his word TO the public and institute
the SUIT which he promised would be COM
menced last Monday. and the board OF
commissioners will do ali in their power 10
expedite matters in order that there may
be full, fair and public investigation OF
every possible phase OF tue Rlmshonse
matter.
II Mr.. Psrke does not care to institute
his suit, We will do al We can TO assist
arr other person who wishes to take the
matter up 10 get il into court. Very re-
speetfuliy. fREn 0AscH'
JoEN WoopISS.
A. l. RuTHERFoRD,
Board Of County Commissioners OF King
County. Wash.