The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
IjsII(E REBUKED.
nI,LE ABSOLUTE lssvokEp.


-. 10y for : rule absotute + nm
~, e iustice practices. and the ctr
[l| - that call Tor such proceed
a. p. MT cfter arise. But Judge o.
.ss 80 called upon 20 make such .
{ - days ago. dfrscted TO 9. ..
5s6.ad, justice Of the peace Tor Full
prectnct-
s - Is jane, 1854. John Dunn wzs
800 81 q i0dging house on Front
zs.s1 hefween Pike and Pine. In this
z;,s snd Max Wimpf and wife were
- lis foon1ers. They left before
|z'.sSr firne without payiug their bfli.
- retainIng two trunks and con-
~ q which he had . lien. On June
III ~. Wimvf began sutf h repsevin
- Dunn before Justice Ca3dwell.
~ sspover the trunks and contents. bsaf
|5sS u1eeccessful. The court giving
- ! Judgment for rent and order
-: - chatteis sold. But Dunn was
5 uwsd 20 Be indnlgent. and delayed
~ nj ia order to give opportunity
zIlw rs6enption.
f1ter on Wimpf and wife through
9 80 attorneys. AcGrew 4 Hays. be-
- I second repievin sui for the re-
{ eay Of The same trunks. bringing the
j 5511ion several miles from the city be-
- Jusxtce Rowland. Tia forner
6eusens was set mp a. q bar to the &C
-. bat the justice disregarding It
u 16ed 81 favor Of the Wiuapfs.
8 I'm promptly appealed TO the SUI
rfof court, and the appeal was
nnted and the necessary bond app
y 7roysd, but the Justice demanded Is
~ ! transcript. Dunn rendered 50
&u1s fos appealing the bond and 10
slf,n per folio. the statutory fees. but
Rao,snd refused peremptofily to fur
- the transcript for less than IS,
MA by coincidence II IN the neigh
nhcod Of the original costs Of the
n14sx bsfore him. II Was under these
cunet1nces that the rule absolute
- chained.
After the service Of the rule the Jus
- furnished the transcript on pay
5eax Of ti.70. and the superior court
orded to Dunn Judgment for his
us and Increased costs amounting
NS 10. An execution Tor this amount
51s placed IN the hands of the sheriff
levy on the Justices property. The
lopt paper nled In the case il o mo-
pn By Rowland to recall the execution
~ yacafe Judgment.
\ peculiar feature OF the case Is thai
HosiAndss constable In some manner
evied on the trunks before the con-
100 from Justice Caidwelrs court,
~ now the goods have disappeared.
~ neither Dunn nor the Wimpfs, II
y NJ. can tell exactly where they are.
~ = unfortunate for wtmpf. whose
cp9coaf b locked In one Of the trunks.
- fact that Dunn was called upon
- clear to Fulton precinct In order
= light the case has caused some COM
INT among the attorneys whose atten-
~ has been called TO the matter, and
- q them recalled an experience he
- with N outside jusfic@ 81 another
nte who had entered into an agree
- with firm Of attorneys whereby
~ case could by any possibility be
1aed favorably. the Justice made
fees out OF the losing 1itlgant. but
we're lost no fees were TO be
kkxed. OF course the justice decided
Hest many cases Tor that particular
Nm.
7ha rule absolute has seldom. II ever,
80 employed In King county. In
lsct Il to similar 70 nlandamus. but
Eesses the advantage Of being as
9secsive and much quicker.
lc~iand's reason for asking % much
fne transcript IL said to be that he
zsassdersd himself entitled to 10 cents
~ ioiio for eli the papers IN the case.