The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
BOGGS HOLDS TRUMPS
And Is Waiting for the City
Council TO Lead.
THOSE TwIcE-pAiD WARRANTS.
Dog9s May Possibly Assist Council
gle In rfnsnessf Affairs.

Tacoma. Aug IL. - Special. - TIE city
council reed tbe funding ordiasres drafted
~. Judge Crowley, In the absence 81 CITY
Attorney J94son FOR the second time yea
fer6av ard referrss It To tire city attorney.
Anance arc judiciary committees. TIE joint
COMMITTEES vii naeet tomorrow norniug 70
place The numbers OF tnn warrants fnsf
are To DO fanded IN the orAinsBce, ard 20
agres or the scope ce the proaosstf0n. In
taking ths action I; ID yesterday, the
council gees or the fne1~y that 81 w8ii Eos
be necessary 70 srnuaIt the question ~
funding 20 = vote OF the people. Bonds
payable IN gold cosn wit he isssse5 amount
Ing 70 something over fi.gAe WHEN
represents the amount - osf4taEsalrsE gen
erai sgnn warrants inelgslrT interest.
An important fact u connection Win
IN. p~on0~tsson 70 fana ;he outstanding
warrants Is thar less shan bali 81 the
Yogxs warrants wtn b reieetea ~ me
cIty---fh8t Is. they wii5 rot be recog1fzed
ss valid for the reason that they have
been once redeemed bg city ca3n- Anas
was when Treasurer EogWs. eeaiFarr %
iaw. purchased warrants issued ~ IS. e
esshed them with city funds end ilsa
snGsrzez them A. not paid for want o.
funds. and Deposited them n tae Danhs
that he controlled. and that have since
failed Tor t9s months D&sf Aas CITY
council has been trying 30 discover efs-
dence by which Il would be sfa 59
identify the warrants Bgsas treated N
this way. The -tEaxgs warrants. as tasY
have been termed. amounted 70 sst.N1 AZ
a conservative estimate. bal COMMITTEES
of the council, with the nslD Of an sx9eEs,
hae not srcceadea IN nns.ng evidence 70
IDENTIFY more than sls2.s9 o these ~af-
rants IN It's raoerf q the council. The
committee acknowledged that e was ufa-
able 10 pr3cars evidence IA certaia quar-
rers s#A14gs to tire Identifying OF many OF
tho warrants which X mad expected -
fnd. One reason FOR tais condition OK
afalrz was that the books OF tas 1ie ma
Trust and Savings bark. called tae BOXES
bank Hsfe stolen shortly before the fat-
ufs OF its successor. the Bank Of Tacoma.
0the- evidence which It h8a been thought
might have Geen secgssd saai would throw
lsht or the question MAS ALSO hes ona ts9e
reara III tie committee.
ii has always 1eaa supposed taaf b9sEs
knew All about A.s transactions 81 this
line. ard that he had ~ bis possession 3
record Of tie numbers a1a amounts OF
ths warrants he easlled. Ilis theory has
been fortified By the fact sflRk iha ex-
treasurer. who Is out On bonds pending his
appes.l 10 the supreme court upon his con-
v1GlsGa IN the superior court Oh the esaaf Sc
OF taking interest on city deposits, has re-
nlalnka silent In the matter ard has 50 Tar
refused 10 farnlsh any evidence as 10 The
warrants he bought.
YESTERDAY the correspondent OF the POST
Insnlli3eacer asked ar. Bogss II ne had
"a bis possession tina machsHsSlte3 rec
er!s Of enc cashea warrants. Tbs exc
treasurer declined 10 discuss the matter
except to refer the correspondent to his
attorneys. who. 10 Eaid. did his taking
for him. A friend Of E0ggs. Who . well
posted In the history % tie warrant trans
action. said. however. rzlat tNe evidence
that the committee has tired 80 hard 10
get hold OF can be furnished by Dogs
attorneys al any tins, providing they cav
or TO give Il up. There are AZ present sew
era suits pending against B0ggs aud his
bondsusen which grew out Of The loss Of
city funds IN the broken banks and II can
be stated With confidence that as long IS
these suits erc prosecuted and as long as
the ex-treazursr 10 crowded Oh account OF
his transactions III Office. 10 long viii the
city be without the records OF more than
half OF the warrants which we're caShed
By the ex-treasurer and which have been
hel9 10 be void and yaiueiess.
Ia other words. BogEs holds the key 10
Tire situation He can or cannot az he
deems best for himself. prOauce the egi-
oence shat nsiii establish the Identity Of
over saee. 900 worth of warrants which he
bought or redeemed out OF the order Of
their issue and whsch the city could refuse
TO cash when the bonds are sod. II the
evidence was In the hands OF the mupsei-
pa government. BoEgs realizes that his
hard coatAins trump carG=. and he = In
no hurry 10 play them.