The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-07
BOGGS' LAST HOPE
CONVICTED TREAsURER APPEALs
TO THE GOVERNOR.
DID yot Know the Bank of Taee~a
wss Allowing Him Interest On
City characterization Amdaf1f IN
trodsc~a-An Early Decision En-
pectea.

OLYMPIA ian. s-Ececisi.-csov. Jona
IL x~y~awss attention has been Al
raosf entirely tskea UP today conss1sFAns
the Poxxs PARTON. J. " Ashton. l. =.
Dennis and Fremont Ganpoeal, pronltAsfi1
Tacoma attorneys, appssred Tor BeSe~'
and r.. ". Conner. prosecuting attorney
% ps~rce county. argued against the par
don. The argument lasted over t"o soNhs
and tns governor expects 10 come -
decision so-ne time tonight.
Mr.. Bosgs has q lengthy plea Tor Ms
.arsor addressed 20 Gov. Acs1raW, IA
which. AFTER reviewing bis sentence y
fha euperfor court Of Pierce county. at
fisrred oy the supreme court Of the STATE,
he says nc Is not guilty OF ths c1iisis
charged The money deposited N inc
Bank Of Tacoma sn his name. ne says
as olaeed there entirely without his
krowIeaze or consent In the oplnlon
rendered BIZ the supreme court J uage ftost
dlssente6 and the claim ls made taat the
supreme court did not have rhe beneht o.
tae testimony and affidavit Of ". 3. Al
len. president Of tie Bank OF Tacoma a.
II was not a part Of the record ana eouio
mo- s~ made q part % tns reeor0 OF the
court below. Boegs points out that ne Is
a married man with a wife and Tour cali
dren dependent upon him Tor living
The names 81 s7s men are ssgrSa 20 sfe
petition. and a number OF protests are
made with rs signatures.
The main feature - the defense Ras an
alleged affidavit Of sIr. Allen, n which De
saws In the year iSgz he instructed Sias
f-,ssstr Of the bank 70 credit 20 the per-
sonal account Of Eoggs interest at the rate
u & per cent. at the end 81 eaeh month On
The daily balances for city Moneys dePos-
ted ny KIM in the bank. THIS was aos'e
for Elk or seven months wisaout Bogss
knsosletlge. and az ghs time o. ms trans
act!on the bank was DESTROYS ~ having
T8xxs reyeleatasf city gru8surpr, az sle had
alwsvs man. fs-sie.d a friendly disposition
to the bank ln keeping portion OF rs fle-
posts there Aliens affi'iaWt states ne
DOES not believe BgEes gully - the charge
uson whsch ne VAS found guy
Tbs AFFIDAVIT however, IN the COVER
nor's offics is only copy. no or 0f'-
Ing fled. and the following ousoEraph le.-
Ter dated January s. 1891, from = Q SUI
ivan OF Tacoma. to Sir. CoIner seems 20
throw doubt on the authenticity o. Amen
afldav4t:
II received your letter OF yesterday.
am In hurry 10 leave town this morning
and viii not have time 70 give you an -
tended answer. ! can say. however, tnat
as yet Mr. Alien has made no affidavit
He ala sign an affidavit with only cas-
ual examination OF X. and lett II 70 me
to examine and 10 see whether 1t stated
the facts correctly. and 10 decide whether
ii should BE- delivered. / am not salts
fed with the affidavit and therefore the
aTfaaVft which IL Is claimed Mr.. Allen
made in the BogEs pardon matter VIII
not be delivered. and II II II claimed De
fore the governor that he made such an
affidavit you are at liberty 10 use TINS
letter.
n am in communication with Mr.. Allen
~ the present time, and II ne should
make any AFFIDAVIT IN this matter II viii
be entirely different from the one which
has been mentioned In the newspapers
"a ha has
Il have no doubt Mr.. Allen VIII be per
fectly willing TO make an affidavit of the
facts a. he understands them, but TO no
other extent.
An AFFIDAVIT was also presented from
Or r x Current. OF North Yakima as
70 the integrity and good business stand
Ing OF Boggs, Current having known
BogEs for eleven years.
Following are some OF the sIgners of the
petition for the pardon:
r Marlatt, pastor First Methodist Epis-
coral church. John r. Cromwell Senator
f. ". Taylor. A. F. Eastman, G, a. snow
den. editor OF the Tacoma Ledger: J. G.
Hewitt. ". r. Rush, W. q. Rowland.
George LAWYER. Sheriff Samuel Parker
County Commissioner w, j.. Bartholomew.
Frank Allyn. j NJ. Jesett. ex-Council-
man J. F. Reads. J. w. Gloes. county
clerk Falrweather. stuart Rice, ex-Coun-
Gilman Cove J. Thomas Hickey, Lincoln
DAVIS E r. Hare. n. r Mullen, j. NJ.
Morrison. w s Burt, $. II. Shslscneider.
James J. Glen. Fred J. Merrill. p. Redmsn.
William WEIGH. J. w, MeAllister. c; II.
Folger. Gus snbon. John J. Malone 9. G.
Sawyer, ~. c. piers. ". w. Chapman,
Jee Mitchell. J. A. Frsdette. = \. Wood.
= Chf,berg w W. Harely. George Hsz-
zard Q A. Lavender. A. l.. ptlley sheriff
Of Yakima county: Devere Utter. A. 7.
Van de- Vsnter. OF Seattle: J. Redeishsim-
er J. T. Burns n Z. Gordon, W. Fl. Cor
ham John Artqrr. ". W. r. Turner. W.
W Hasler. A r Carpenter. I. r Not
hohm All OF Lodge No -, Il. +. .. r., OF