The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-30

ala 1. q ZOO Bonds
,.~.s-. susstr's court yesterday morn
- .sssruoon q man - years old. and
bsen IN politics enough 70 be
- - $50 supervisor. confessed that he
- - forgery and had desrauded the
$50 = 80 brssxe fund % King county for
-. n-~sat Of sx-County Commissioner
- rnss mar was Supervisor r. 8.
ksnsy. a-.s 49,.
..s.a.ss me entire transaction he was
- = .nr0ratoa. cbsying with implicit
ss1s-urs a superior viii power. This
was Mr.. Heaton. and when Mr..
- ta56 hin. 10 borrow money from
"a rxsrhes! 70 help him, be toed the
$50 IKE a little mar. assigned every
=. ~. ras Justly due him Kinney
=, ,se county. and, 20 complete the job.
- sngz nypnosixing force TO the ex-
- ~ certifying that Lew Hays, an
k..s-ayx serson, performed 500 worth Of
- - the smlthers road In district is.
r1asgss ana bland. Mr.. Kinney said
W Heatou had given him some kind
.saper A. ar Indication OF Indebtedness.
= -. he did not know whether this
..ssr vas receipt or prouaissory note.
: what /. was He never saw a promis-
~ soss 70 hts knowledge. and would not
sex one II he saw IL
-Asn he said that when ne signed the
ssrrss orsser on The road and bridge fund
!. araer 20 reimburse Twichen. who had
"a. he essh loan. he supposed he was
SIS r.xft; that Mr. Heaton said 50. IL
~ aexer popped into bis mind that the
scr he had was evidence or personal
@srs,.or. because be had thought he was
aeslar a. q trustee for the road and bridge
$50 ard that Mr.. Heaton'a indebtedness
70 "a he fund instead Of 70 himself.
gssa Attorney Dore asked Kinney X he
,sssrst II xss all right for county CON-
-ssioner 70 steal. he replied that be
s.sssse 4 saS
Have you this paper tina. Mr.. Heaton
esss ycar' asked Mr.. Dore.
Fyrnsy replied that he had given II TO
Assss,ans Prosecuting Attorney Hart. and
shan Mr. pore tried to get that paper the
"a sgas Of the day started The state ap-
sssrse determined 10 suppress this little
ases e paper. and on the other hand the
sss,.nss vas bound to ind out exactly what
vas o. 4,
Il ne morning Assistant Prosecuting
.sssrrsy Hart triuu1phed. hut In the aft
sss,or ne defense took another tack and
-s-.vsass the state 20 produce the paper.
The Promissory Note
rs r. the paper that Mr.. Hsaton gave
RAJ Supervisor Kinney when re Dor
rrsd money OF him:
April Il. isss.-I promise 20 pay r. 8.
TxrsS ssa Wv. II. HEATON-"
- eefense claims that q gained
CO victory In forcing the prosecution
: wsrr forth this mysterious paper.
tsrsAy esta bllshing copclHsively that the
asaastv commissioner made an out-snd-
* ssn from Kinney, and was not afraid
. acknowledge the debt on paper. IL
zss siasns that the note proves that
4. nensy was loaned April IT. whereas
~ ssrvei order bears the date OF April
Z Moreover. II asserts that BY kidneys
asn nafessson. Heaton went out 20 Rem
iss u Rinneys request 10 hook over the
Pvsssst work on the srnithers road. and
"a NJ smIthers was present when Mr..
hss'oa authorized Kinney 20 proceed
va ne work.
rroagh questions asked Kinney by the
es'sEss II was easy 10 arrive 81 the con-
ssssson tAst Heafon claims Kinney was
~ that the work would be allowed AZ
w Kinney denies that anything was
ssif about 30.
ASSISTANT Prosecuting Attorney Hart
saa ss would have been willing for the
't.sass 10 see the note in the first place.
sAy as did not like the way Attorney
Asols went at II. 1T did not amount 20
asfialak," added MIR. Hart.
AUufnsf Dore and MS associate In the
sass, Frank Randolph. said II ala amount
= Nnetsing, and thst the state had
- tying 10 suppress it. As 20 the way
I AeiS ABOUT Il. Mr., DoTe said he didn't
- awning wrong In demanding that
sc esseadsnt should have ff- rights.
Al Dsggers' Points.
Tss STATE and the essens. are at dag
- fosnis on ire question OF uncorrob-
fa'ed ssfdsace The defense claims that
VS. scseiy through TIE testimony %
s.sansy. who was SoantIy charged with
..eAsoa. that Heaion was bound over 70
y. sspsrfe: court. ard that II is a we'll
49, "a principle Of law that a man
.saao Re convicted on the urcorrot-nr-
-. -. evidence - an accomplish. The state
taA raan may % convicted IN t.ss
!, -. a.sa out asserts that * produced 9TH
eary. - TIC PtS't'i'-
.as eese has already aroused much feel
- aaa there viii be A bgtssr struggle sn
,....-.. SfsoF court Hsston's friends DO not
10 attack the prosecuting atfor-
etaee On the ground thatff il dix~rfn-
,e-ssA.s . favor Of County Commissioner
-. Nhe hss admitted that he took
-, - sai q The road and bridge fund 20
80 aeAsoa The county orsieial. claim,
-, ave nc desire 20 shield any one. ana
- asy ~fh proceed without fear %
u their prosecutions
aeaton Gu Hard Early.
!. ~. 49, -, anesraest Yesterday morning
= rvs -intellissncer that the Heaton
-, .'a e brought ~ a climax had the
49,, - bringing a rs crowd 20 Justice
- eearS Hestcn was On hand early.
49,. s~hled " Deputy Sherry l.sre.
:. DcTe anf rrz-k RAntelnh. who
49, ss3etlhg Heatons case. soon ap-
- a ehstted With their client. r. 3.
49, the read supervisor who vas ar
49, >. 2'statly With Heatou. appea-,s wsth
4. 80. - Sewell. his attorney. ]. ponlan.
a. road supervisor. who Is also
- STD gSng the road and bridge
- rs Advantage Vas crescent n cer,-
49,. his attorney. " ii. Morris
l go = shsoT, who e associated With ".
-. - = Re Lew q Smith ease. occuc,es
- s.slas TIE railing. Assistant Pres
N'AefneS Hart appeared wfth RS