The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
Sues FOR THE $500.
pirappointed Log-Buyer 1t
Outs With the Sheriff.
,wrry AFTER VAN De WAITER.
: prunflsss Transaction Lsads - =
oouplaint in court-The story
From Both sfdes.

- - BACON says, "a man dies as often
- = Ioses friends" then Sheriff Van d.
r.etsv may be considered defunct, for he
- rrou the enuity of one formerly bound
!. nlm By very cleas ties II - ali about
: .~.n xffh more names than were origf-
s<ssy INTENDED for him, VINO sold = boom
- icex loaded with several liens and a
.-.sreraxs TO A. e. Pretty. OF Ballard. The
-s~~~for ia bcoEns. vsrIously named Japo
1900. Jacob Johnson and Japo Jsssno.
$500 10 state 70 the buyer that any such
s-.s~h< was included In the conveyance
- ~. Pretty had warrant drawn for
- arrest. He was captured al Portland.
- ~ Sheriff Van Do vanter and brought
~ 70 jail.
- treubls then begun which yesterday
<slrinated in the fling BY Pretty Of a
..nslatnt In the superior court against
~ saerif. alleging that 500 paid for tia
- b. Pretty had been turned over TO
=. sheriff when the arrest was made and
s<tiar that Il be delivered 10 the plain
"a The complaint states the circum-
ssances OF the log purchase and the COM
-s.int 70 Justice Caldwell last Noyem-
= wh<u Il was found that the logs had
$50 Ii the time of the sale. subject 10 a
%e,f,l mortgage for fzA held by J. f..
csshrnsth. and 10 numerous labor liens
- osher claims. Johnson. so the COM
sasinf continues, had escaped meanwhile
3 f,rexou. and the warrant Issued By jus
80 Caldwell was lntrusted to Sheriff Van
g vanser. who brought the culprit back
ana lodged him In the county jail. While
4 Oregon the plaintiff alleges that john
scs turned over 500 TO the sherin. being
-s-t az the Identical money paid for the
- ana instructed him to return ii TO
pyeffv. which he has refused to do.
- answer TO the complaint, which was
.t.o fed yesterday AFTERNOON, Sheriff Van
~ yanter denies all the important points
IA sta I'D an Affirmative defense. In go
- out OF tho state the sheriff declares
stss IA had no right to serve such \ war
.sns a. arrest as was issued. without pro-
eurinx 4 requisitlon from the governor OF
shss STATE. This would have caused delay,
snd the agents Of the plaintiff agreed TO
nv the expenses incident To the arrest
4 fhe sheriff would at once proceed TO
f,reeor, and seek to induce Johnson to re-
tara without requlsition papers. The said
1soob Johnson willingly agreed TO return"
avs the defense. without the governors
,euulsifion, maintaining bis innocence and
declaring the arrest was an abuse OF au-
shorify. He further claimed that the 500
~ Ria own and made demand for IL on
fbs sheriff. Upon arriving In Seattle. Ja-
cob Johnson employed counsel and gave
a order on the defendant for the money.
ara the defendant was compelled TO pay
The money to the counsel employed. and
nov holds the reoeipted order or Johnson
therefor.
.sThs defendant further alleges that the
rlsintiff refused to prosecute Johnson and
raised the prosecuting attorney TO an
nounce In open court that there was no
crime ehargeable TO Johnson, who was
thereupon discharged by the Judge. The
pro<ecuting attorney also stated that the
warrant had been procured without hts
knoxledxe. The defendant states that he
believes the plaintiff sought TO make out
Of the sheriff. courts and other admins
tsxtive ofsces OF the county. n collection
department. for the purpose or extorting
4 pretended or real claim against Johnson
Defendant further answering. says that
As has no money or property OF any kind
Of the said Jacob Johnson In his posses
sion."
Ono Of the parties In this case Is can
Gdate for nomination as sheriff. and the
following paragraph In the closing state
meats Of the defense r. rendered the more
significant from knowledge of that fact:
Further answering. defendant says that
this suit Is brought for annoyance. harass-
msnf and political purposes. and for
The purpose OF intnring this defendant;
that many months have passed by without
any claim being made against this defend
AIT for said money. and that the pisinun
has no Just claim or legal demand OF any
hind. character or description against TINS
eefendant"
IN the legal phraseology OF the papers
fled quite a story Is wrapped. and some
u the connecting links and side lights In
The case were shown TO a reporter ycster-
Gag by A. r. Pretty. when the sheriff
returned from Oregon I went TO his ONCE
he said. "and he had roll OF bills contain
iag SIS which he had taken from john
spn who was also present. Van de vanter
claimed that the expenses OF the arrest
amounted % s63. and Johnson gave him
"A order to turn over s6s TO me and i gave
bin check for the amount This was
sfterward returned Johnson was fright
sssd. and said II would pay the liens and
s<stls the claims on tho boom or logs he
would turn over the money and give a bill
q sale 70 another boom OF logs which he
Aad left But Van de Nanter said no
tan't want the office turned into a collect
re agency, and said II would so cut and
arrange for the settlement OF the claims
ne would sea that no lawyers got hold OF
Johnson while was away. That was in
We morning. and with my attorney I
worked until afternoon making the neces-
sayy arrangements. When we went back
. the sher.1's effice he said that j. T.
hanald had been Ia see him in an effort
2 set The case. and he mad turned II over
". r Gay. who Is Van de vanter's pri-
ssss attorney. I thought ! would iet Gay
nass It. he said many times. because ne
friend OF mine and also because | am
fFisnd OF yours lie also said he had
Foeured an ordeT from johnson to turn
eyts the money 20 Cay. and had done so,
sheriff Van de yanter was out OF the
cry Yesterday. ani his version OF the at
'af could ret be gained further than
saassd IN The answer 20 the complaint