The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-03

This was IN tue fail Of i.1S. ard some tire
in Sovemser Mrs.. WINSTON. resolving IN
tirnatson that he- tsx vas dssinqses u.
called on Mr.. Phelps and tod hiln Mr.
PniAsps mad been raid In f1M. she
alleged fh4. tie rncnsy vas rad
By enc sau1ues Swanson. xho Sss
engaged ia tie ,beater business, but
,he could not state bis whereabouts.
except that he ~as supposed 10 De IN spo-
kane. Philips was called 20 account and
he alleged that be had not received any
money from the woman or anv agent act
ing for her; THAI be lez.timstely nnarkei
the account busted. (" Mrs. Wiaslos said
that Thomas Mcconnell. Mrs Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs T. Cohen we're witnesses
that The money hsd been duly paid BY Mr.
Swanson for her Phillips still maintained
that the money had not been paid and
Treasure. Phelps, not knosing how 10
proceed because OF the discrepancy be
tween the stories. wrote the following
letter, dated November :. iss3. 10 Ar.
swanson, who was supposed 10 be at
Spokane:
airs. wInsiow informs me that you paid
her personal property county tar tO niy
deputy collector. Mr.. William PnIIIips. tor
TIE year 1888 and that be gave you re-
celps for the taxes. From the appearance
Of Mrs. Winsiow | have every reason 10
believe that her statement ~ true For
some reason there MAS no return made OF
this money and the tax shows unpaid.
u III yoa kindly write me what you know
about i. aad ii you have such receipt
please send x 10 me or write an exact copy
of IL.
In due time the letter Vas returned TO
the treasuref's Office. not having arrived
81 It's intented destination, and then all
trace of Mr.. Swanson was lost. In this
connection IL might Re well 20 state that
whea Mr.. Phillips was dismissed on Ocio-
Der 10, ls98, Mr. Francs Davis, a regular
man, was pat on as collector Of the per-
sonai tax. and be began covering the same
ground formerly gone over by Mr.. Phil
lips. Ia hls rounds he came across Mrs.
Winslow. who reported that she had paid
in full ali her personal tar. aud az Mr..
Phillips showed her account as unpaid
aud her business and credi, as busted"
he reported the same TO his superior, Mr..
Phelps. with the result stated.
Thus the matter stood. Mr.. Phelps he'd
the xomsn's word on the one hand that
she bad paid her taxes and Mr. Phillips
word on the other hand that no money
had been collected from her. and the man
repnted 10 have paid the u xes could not
he found In due time Mr.. Phelps was
elected TO the Office OF m ayor of Seattle
and DR.. A. +. Mitten was selected as the
county treasurer to I'll out the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Phelps resignation. Inas-
much as Mr.. Phillips word alone stood
against that OF Mrs. Wins!os no attempt
was made 20 bring Mr. Phillips 10 time
In the meantime Phillips and Davis
both became soreheads out of Job and,
In turn, both became convinced that both
were crooked. and, after meeting in the
street In knoekdogn and dragout hight,
Davis concluded that be would do all in
his power 10 get even with Phillips. About
two weeks ago Davis met swanson in Ia
coma and secured Phillips receipt, and
then, instead of turning IL over TO Mr..
Phelps or DIR. MItten, he hunted up Sheriff
Woo!ery and gave il TO him. Ii was sup
posed for time that Woolery would insti-
tate legal proceedings, but instead in
some way the receipt was turned over to
the Telegraph instead of being given to the
county treasurer for investigation.
As far as Mayor Phelps is concerned. ne
has never been informed OF the recovery of
the receipt and has never seen il. Davis.
having secured IL. has sought TO make
political capital out of the incident, and at
the same time get even with a real or
imaginary enemy by blackening his char