The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-31

caused my hat 20 fan parity of and also
Knocked my glasses against my face.
breaking one of them and cutting my eye
turned around ar quickly as could, and
saw Bernan coming az me don't see
very well without my glasses. but I saw
him plain enough 20 give him chug under
the chin. knocking sam back a few feet
tie came at me again. and ! gave hira an
other chug IN the chin. During this time
he was calling me the yiiest Of names and
crying out. Why don't you tell the truth?
and a lot o. things like that.
Before We could come together again
bystanders .nterfered. and / went into
Rssteisheimers store as had no desire OF
continuing the trouble. A few minutes
later after the excitement had subsidized.
I walked 20 the sidewalk. where ] met
friend who inquired the cause Of the trou-
bic. During the narrative Beman came up
again and began a second attack. ] again
chugged him under the chin. and before he
could come back friends interfered. Be
man was like an enraged lion. and abused
me and all my friends Ia n most vile man
ner. finally getting mixed UP in another
scrap with a friend of mine who was try
ing to reason with him.
Remains assault on me was unprovokedI
In fact did not know ne was on the street
until he struck me from behind. / am
sorry the affair happened al this time. but
II
sny man would under the circumstances
Bernan and l have not been on friendly
terms for long time, but notwithstand-
ing this am al a loss TO know just why he
should attack me In so cowardly manner.
I have said nothing about him behind his
back that would not say 10 his face
Beman's Statement.
MY anger got the best Of me when / saw
Mr.. Smith and the great wrong he has
done me caused me 70 strike him. I gave
Mr.. Smith a good position for two years
keeping him In when there were much bet
ter men to be had. and he shamefully
abused the confidence placed in him by
forging or raising at least fifty road bills"
Hot for Mr.. Royce.
County Commissioner Boyce Is being
fenced into a bad corner. He Is not fight
Ing 10 break down the pickets. but seeks
gate through which he may walk The
Idea that he could resign and thus avoid
further trouble was nursed for a time. but
this consoling thought has since been
crushed. Boyce has now no choice: he
must fight the charges that are piling UP
against him.
About a week ago he had several CONVEX
sations with Commissioner Ryan. Pre-
viously he had confessed. as was told in
the Post-Intelligencer of March Is. to loan
iatter's promise Of repayment. In later
talks with Ryan he let out that a shortage
existed In his accounts of about 500 He
did not say how this amount CHANGED 10
be missing, but limited that Heaton was
responsible. he wanted 10 repay the couu-
", he told Ryan. and avoid publicity as
far as possible. Did Ryan think Ii would
be all right II he We're TO give his promis-
sorry note TO cover the shortage? he asked
ha AxFfe fa1 F.- y .
Could no thus stay the progress Of the
searching investigation which threatened
an exposure any hour7 He was at his
wits ends. and beaought Ryan's aid. Ryan
could afford him but little consolation.
he consented. on the earnest request Of
Boyce. 70 interview Prosecuting Attorney
McEiroy 20 see what could be done
On an afternoon about a week ago Ryan
sought the Office OF the prosecuting attor-
ney and told him what Boyce had said
McElroy replied that Boyce had better
come 10 him personally and they would
ak matters over. lie expressed no opin-
ION as TO the action that would be taken
Ia case OF Boyce's resignation. and was
plainly Tar from ready 10 say that such
resignation would stay prosecution against
Bovce.
When Ryan reported the result OF his
visit TO Boyce and advised the latter TO
see McElroy, B0yce said ne had changed
his mind. lie did not intend to resign.
From that day on Boyce has kept his
plans from Ryan. and so far as known.
no conversations on the subject OF Boyce's
shortage have taken place
Evidence "a accommodating to show that
Boycs was deep IN the mire Afiday1ts
against Boyoe. signed by Alfred Carlson.
Henry Burns Emmersou Jones. Stephen
Guuland r. y. Serfus and John johnson.
were deposited yesterday VITA the prose
cutting attorney. By Marshal John Nc
Quade THE ssEncrs OF these afhdavits
were so-Called laborers on the roads tn
District No. s. % which Boyce was sun
erNiscr. Entries on file IN The auditors or
fee allege payments % These parties for
work done on tho roads amounting to
slas.i5. The altdavtts save two. declare
that no money was paia yhem on the dates
specified. Andrew Soeiberg. credited with
tho receipt OF &i5 for work done July Is.
is ~ and 3, lSsS swears 70 having been
paid bat E IS Stephen Ginland. credited
with SIS. declares he never received bat
81 for ali me work he has done on county
roads. Marshal Mcousde declares ha can
get number more aftldavlts OF similar
nature.
Boyce left the city last night for his
home IN Novelty.
Charges of Forgery Dismissed.
Justice Austin yesterday dismissed the
charges OF forgery against ex-Counfy
{ fmmis5lcner Hcaton and eN-Road Super-
visor Joe ponlau. preferred several weeks
ago by Prosecuting Attorney McElrov.
The decision % tire csvgrt was not much
~ \ surprise 60 the people who bad listen
81 % the testimony and argument. a. the
state failed 10 prove that fraud had been
pernetratet hy eV-C0m-ni Esl0uer Hez:on
jn the alleged transaction. that az forging
a claim - So for road vork performed by
uoa.an. ana a'so failed - prove that a.
- TIE work riaimea 20 have been Per
formed nv nonisn ha8 nor beer 81, per
formed. On motion 81 Assistant Prose
cattnV Attorney fFsrt ere other charges
-Rsinss the two acfcr1aDfs were 2 .srnisss,i.
Qaite a commotion occurye3 - tho cor
rikar oa,slAe TIRE court room after the
hcarrr. ono 80 ere Dunl8n hnys q
hrot her 90 the defendant shook bis aarer
ir rhe face % Marshal NcCuade ~ Tzsa-
qsah. ana ta.d hm that they ttee Don
laneA woai3 rv1 him in 4 corner YET. ard
ref even for Ale Sir-y wcrk in the case tust
ended McQastv tii uot say much iu re-
viy sArs svus,sl-g q scene Thss Ntte hy-
ritv though .1 seemed gni1spo~fant 20 fha
-aes-taforS means rar~iferBhtr 50 az Sc ar
in-tderr ~ te5d between the DOMAIN
Bows ar.l N-Q1sde ana several a.eers Hx-
.1s AZ 'ssaquss. TIE former claim thai
McQaate cut ~ tais4ev a. 70 ny sen1es,z
ass taadr- - thc F,eg5tss cereeS in that
se-tkon 90 TIE eeuHtv has wtsh others
N~sa go ahcest tso t~o-h.e thst ended s.,
vs-tor.oaz'v fc- ere ra-58us Yesterday.