The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-06
attorneys SUE FOR FEES.
WRIGHT DEFENDANT ~ TWO
DIFFERENT ACTION
Lawyer. Who Represented the
rs~sma Light and water Co.
r.etn They Were Employed by
v~s~st. who Has Not Paid Them

...s rasoateh to the post-rnteliiyencer.
TACOMA. Nov. s.-Two suits Of more
.s.r arbitrary Importance we're fled IN
-. sapersor court today. that IA more
sssa ordinary Importance 10 c. u.
w,srhs. the leading spirit in the affairs
=. 10 TACOMA Light & water Company,
!. they Involve an aggregate OF 81. 90
:, unpaid legal services rendered in tins
.srsons suits brought by and against the
e,noa7y, and also mean the probable
xssrupsson OF the Wright forces Ia THIS
~ Galusha Parsons sues for 50 90
"a p. c. Sullivan and Crowley & Cross-
eao for d balance 81 1850.
All four of these weIi-knovn attorneys
~sre associated IL the different cases in
~hIeh Wright was a party, ana gave
rach OF their valuable time IN Hxh.inx
me same Especially was this 10 In the
famous railllon-doilar SUIT. on which ths
city Il now strsnuonsly trying 10 collect
~ INDICTMENT. IN this case the attorneys
Tor the defendant succeeded IN getting
favorable decision In the supreme court
hy vote OF three 10 two. bat on ths
change Of administration the decision was
reversed on rehearing and an Opinion
rendered In favor OF the PLAINTIFF Anfda-
Wits and bonds o. attachment we're filed in
sach case the attachment being sought
fsr because G. y. Wright Is non-resl-
dent Of the state. What property the elu-
sfse capitalist has In this city has already
been attached by the nIaintirs.
The complaints aiisge that between Feb
ruary !, 1894. and June T. 1897. the plain
IFS. as attorneys al law. performed ST.
vice. for Wright at his special request In
she following eases: Tacoma Light and
Water Company vs. II. s Huson 81 al
18th In the superior court ard the gu
rrsms court OF the state. Tacoma Light
snd Water Company VS.. City Of Tacoma.
both In the superior and supreme courts
Il the state: City Of Tacoma ". Tacoma
Light and Water Company. also in the
superior and supreme courts: City OF Ia
soma Va. Tacoma Light ana Water Com
vany. c. II. Wright. w. -. Tyler and
Josie r. Tyler, IN the superior court: and
she eHse OF the City OF Tacoma vs.. the
Tacoma Light and Water Company, en-
aetion to recover ti.0ao00 both IN the
superior and supreme courts.
The plaintiffs. +. G. Sullivan and Crow
ley Grosscup. believe their services IN
these cases were reasonably worth $50 GOO
Of which they were paid AZ different times
from December. 1885, 20 October. 1886. s. 300
leaving a balance OF 1880. Galusha Par
sons asks for t2sse for the services he
rendered In the csSee
Fx-rftv Attorney wickersham, who n
conducting the city's mfliion-doiiar case
against the Tacoma Light and Water
Company. was seen this evening In regard
10 the possible effect OF these cases and
said: we understand the Parsons and
trswley suits TO be for the purpose OF
levying upon property for CONFORMATION
for legal services IN the mllliou-dollar suit.
That II euinentiy satisfactory 10 us. as
demonstrating that the Tacoma Light and
Water Company was G. H. Wright"
II Is quite generally believed in the city
that the effect OF these cases will mean
the total disruption OF thu Wright forces
In this city. as IL will show that G. r.
Wright Il in reality the Tacoma Light and
Water Company. n point which the city
has been trying 20 prove for some time
Should this be the result. the city would
stand good show OF collecting It's big
Judgment
When the Post-InteIligencer first men,
toned exclusively that Theodore Hosmer
had left the city suddenly for rhiladeI-
pha to consult with G. n. Wright on the
affairs Of the company. the idea was
laughed at by his friends. but subsequent
proceedings caused the laugh to appear on
the other side. Ii Is now known that Mr.
Hosrner did go 20 Philadelphia. and that
he did have conference with Mr.. Wright,
and that that conference was not as ami
cable az 10 might have been. Last week
Mr.. Hosmer. IN answering certain ques-
tlons propounded TO him bv Mr.. Wicker
sham. admitted that he was still under
salary from the Tacoma Light and Water
Company. but that the company was in
arrears 10 a considerable amount. II IL
now though that ono purpose ot H0susers
visit to Philadelphia was 20 induce Mr..
Wright 10 make some kind OF a settle
ment with the attorneys. but he was un-
successful and on being unable to give the
lawyers any encoura cement the suits filed
Today resulted.