The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-12


Mysessy Absus - Arssss ~ 80 Ms0.
phte, 1ssn., Relsce.
Memphis. Jan. H. W. w. Taylor. the
uE1sng treasurer of South Dakota. was
sEseste6 Aere today. TAe police released
him
In q m.-Cn1ef Davis NOV says that
che prisoaer he had under arrest repre-
seute1 - b tase South DalEota defaniter.
was . negro by tho name Of Taylor.
There ere susrdcfous circumstances coD-
nected with the case. -. for instance.
the rumor that t1ae Pierre authorities
were wired by the authorities here, and
tie extreme rexscence Of the officers here
to discuss the matter.
Pierre. 8. D., Jan. 1i.-Facts have come
Into the possession Of the state officials
which make them reasonably certain that
Treasurer Taylur and certain confeder-
afes deliberately went to work. after It
became evident that he could not square
his accounts, to hold the state up and
compel compromise by which be should
escape from the penalty and his bonds
men should be protected from loss. The
state was In , hard place financially. II
not q cent had been lost there would have
been deficit on the lst OF July of $780,
600. due to over-oppropriatson by the last
legislature and the lack of payment OF
taxes, owing to short crops. The perma-
nent appropriations are so high that the
legislature. no matter what economy may
animate 1t. could hardly bring The expen-
ditures within the revenues. There were
due ON January $4,000 worth Of fund
ing warrants held by Eastern parties.
There was due considerable sum on the
coupon bonds. while the sinking fund was
preparing to take up the seni-aEnual
interest to the amount of $4,000. The
legislature was In session and immediate
calls were to be made On the treasury
for at least $4,000 OF course the treas
urer knew this 1t Is believed by the au-
thorities on substantial evidence that.
realizing that he would be short 100000
when the transfer was made on the sth.
he consulted some OF his friends and
hackers. and they decided that the best
thing to DO was to seize all the money in
the treasury and put 1t in a place of hid
Ing. where 1t could be gotten at when
desired. Then. when the default was dis
covered. the state would be found bank
rupt- Were It to sue on the bonds OF the
treasurer. two years or more would elapse
before any money would be recovered.
and during that time the credit of
South Dakota would sink very low Tie
parties to the plan concluded that. rather
than let this como to pass. the state off,
GERS would do almost anything within
reason Then the plan was to come for
ward through an agent and propose to
pay back to the state the sa5o.oO0 which
the treasurer had carried OF. on condition
that the bordsmen would be released and
that Taylor should be relieved from
further prosecution 1t Is impossible TO
give the details OF the evidence on which
this supposition Is based, but 1t ID re-
garsied as conclusive. 1t Is now known
that several people were aware Of the
condition OF things scme time before the
defalcation hook place.
Utica, r.. Y. Jan. 1.-THE dsfaulting
state treasurer OF South Dakota, W. w.
Taylor, has been a frequent visitor TO
this county and married the sister OF ex-
Sheriff Benedict. OF Verona A large
number OF people In this vicinity invested