The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-30
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men. dssi-s that TIE county srrveyor has
furnished hiH Instruments. bus states
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that he sntenj@d 70 continue the sweat
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Tor ais resignation Sss nlsHe -erile9 that
be w0za1 30. sacase The ofslce-
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rects1 20 sr=sisats proc~ses:ngs 20 oz.s Mr.
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"a prosecuting atiornev Of Esng cornrv.
consists Of tnirsy--srst sype- written pages.
IN saica tie zsssze1 frzai1lent. corrzpt
and Niezss practices Of sAs county eur
veycr are fully set forth. tie following
instances being cited.
First az@ ca or aEo1s the CIR 6av Of
February. 1895 the said defendant 50 sreh
county sarreyor ant pubic officer pre-
senies 70 the beard CT county commits
sao9ers of sad King e0znty for uzTxDent
ciasu against szs1 coau.T OF A L. Falen-
tire for tao DAYS services performed ia,
the once Of sad defendant. as county
surveyor. 81 the rate 81 IS per day aISsg
with the claims o. other persons. ard the
shid defendant, as s9ca county 6urrsyo-.
IN order 10 eAeas and cefraai the said
coBnty q King. falsely and franduien,ly
Certified Ia writing upon hss honor thai said
services we're rendered and performed Tor
sad hlng county a. the sum aforesaid and
ihas sail amount was Justly due from
said hlnx county. and farther falsely ana
iraadns@atiy, IN order 10 induce the board
of eounty commissioners Of said King
cocaiy 10 allow ne claim OF said Valentine
Tor the services rendered ana a. the
rate Aforesaid and 10 cheat aud de-
fraud said King county. represented
20 the board Of cCunty commits
sioneFs OF said county that said
services so rendered By said a L. yasen-
tine vere worth the sum OF s. per dsv.
and that be, the said defendant, as such
surveyor. had agreed 20 par the said
Valentine wages st the rate Aforesaid Ter
day for the services performed by him
in the Office Of the said defendant as
such surveyor OF said county. and
that the services so rendered b. said
Valentine were worth the sum of s.
per day 10 said hing county, and that he. /
asssld surveyor, lad for aud on behalf OF /
said county agreed TO pay to the said Val !
entine said sum Per day. whereas in truth /
and in fact the said defendant, as he well 1
knew at :he time he made said false and I
fraudulent representations 30 the board /
OF county commissioners OF said county
had agreed to paw the sad Va /
entine for the services so rendered /
as aforesaid only the sum OF S. per day: /
and. whereas, in truth and In fact the said /
defendant well knew at the time be made j
said false aud fraudulent representations /
that there ass oniy dae from said county /
OF King TO the said Valentine for the serv- /
ices performed oy him as aforesaid, the 4
Sum o. sS per day. and that said defendant
had 81 agreement and understanding with +
the said Valentine nat he. the said Val /
entine, should either by himself or the j
defendant lie hls claim wiih the board of /
county commissioners aforesaid for his 4
services at the rate OF s. per day aud upon
the allowance and collection Of sad sum
per day from the county Of King; tina; the /
Hda1 AttHAtAr rlA8d XIV ki1f 70 ksl6 7
said defendant the sum Of 81 per day for /
each and every days work performed by 4
the said Valentine IN the employ of the /
defendant a. such county official
That the said board of county commits I
stcusvs. relying upon the said fai>e and +
fraudulent representations Of the SAID de-
PENDANT aud believing the same 10 be true
and hssng deceived thereby. we're thereby +
irducse and dld allow the claim Of said /
4. l.. Valentine. Fl ed with them as afcre- +
sais against said King county IN the sum
Of $40 for said "a o day 5 services performed
by said Valentine as aforesaid. and did
tnea and tilese pay 10 the sAlG Valentine
tine sum u $40 for the services 50 PER
formed - aforesaid and Of ghtch sad sam
OF money allowed Snd paid bv the SAID
ConBfy 81 King. The said defendant fraad-
uienfIy and felousous,y Tece3Ted from the
ssid county o. klaR by and through the
sa,d Valentine as aforesaid the sum Of So
winch sad sum Of moaev the sa q defend
ant trsafuienS.y, CorTnptiy aad fsloni-
0Gsly converted - h:s own use and ben
eGt.
'>eoond-That about March .. Isa7.
defendant .tIled the claim oil 4. l.. Nale1..
tine Tor txo days labor at s. day Of
y hicn defendant received 81
"Iht.a-IhAt about November 3. i-93. /
defendant ble1 the clslm Of II. 4. hisA! /
fer tao days labor 81 IS n day. which the !.
comm ssloners a5iosed at 81. 80 day. Of
u hleh defendant reess we'd - per day
"F3u~th-~taat a21ak November - De- /
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