The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-17
{ POP HARE'S NEST.
1855 AGAINST Ex-CLEnk Gox-
- rULIY EXPLODED.

~-.~xv who Was Hired -
x s~~seAf.g Wrong simply
- xss k.ew Aayfh'.s About the
-. rr<serfbeA ny Law. or the
..--s. q Taxfnx Coats - His
.s~.xers shown Up BIZ Reference
-. RECORD. by Pages, and ia
~~.-s sy Their File saaberss 50
~x~s Arr one Interested Can
v~~sfy the Statements.
- eiaporsse report which Expert Z.
. nm recently fled with The county
ssamission<rs. which purporsesi 70 Sew
80 ex-cosnty Clerk Thomas w G0f1on
- - .h.rt IN bis ACCOUNTS 20 the amount
= .housands OF dollars. seem % De Dota-
9 -. nor less thar. a Populisttc ulafe's
:. - 4 csreful examination Of TINS re-
-. ,,eyn Nv item. IS now being made,
...a comparisons si'h the BOOKS III the
80 ~,sytsx Office. This examination.
-
c..scr ana his former cashier. Herbert
!, sss.sn The fses that this examination
I. s..c~ u.asa by interested parties mill
80 rsshing against It's correctness. for
!. s..nuorf Of evsry allegation which they
80 ss 10 Expert Dams bluuderings
.s~,.tex ana neutrality-suspicious. Of the
= thev can ard do refer directly TO
=. .1xe AZ the recor1s and the number
!, ~ volume. SO that any person who
1890 4, inform hlrs.ek al 10 which OF
s - two ss correct as 10 any particular
-. ran do 50. as the books In the couE-
:. .serkss e1sce ara accessible TO the pub
-
IL 4 prssace, It may be stated that so
- - me examination has proceeded. ard
S !. 80 rene over more than one-haf Of
i ~ enc hundreds of iteus~ covered by
Z Tlera,a report. In not nne single item has
4 ascr sornd tina. the expert was cor
- In ais statements. In every single
Z s~sfsr1e be has overlooked the cash entry
ssaA4 piainiy In the cash book. eT has
s.sAe hsuader In estimating tho amount
q fees which we're properly c!iargeabIe.
- has Numbered himself In charging
- foeu1er clerk with laundering.
rhs report Of Expert Dam covers eleven
as4ereEf schedules or exhibits. OF these
~ nset imrcytant. covering the largest
sncsrnt al alleged shortage and the larg-
~ number of Items Is the one entitled
-aehsdnle A. Fees In civil Cases not COL
kt4ed.s The amount OF The alleged short
nre here Is s. hSs.as. Almost every Item
n th4 alleged shortage In sn the fees
satrh should have been collected for ths
catering Of dismissais or OF final 1udg-
nentA
- clearly understand the nature OF the
sxninnsfsou following and 10 understand
a. b,undsrs which Mr. Dam. from the
hsk Of fxpert knowledge as 10 the man
nsr 81 taxing fees and of legal knowledge
a 10 the tschuicalities OF the law. II ls
s,eesaaYy 10 state that the present law
rsruastfne the amount Of fees to be collect.
a IS the clerk in entering fnai judgments
fxeo 40 lees than five separate amounts
ID Be- charged for rendering this Gervice.
ktrsndsst somewhat upon the character
u tie action. but more particularly upon
he proceedings had before finai Jadg-
xeat.
Pr Z Judgment By default the fee pro-
Md By Law Is s.: for judgment had
sf.ef the appearance OF defendant. but
without trial. s.. for a Judgment where
skess h no appearance OF an adverse par
M but where testimony Ia taken. with
cs;t Z jury. -: where jury r. inIpaneled.
al the adverse party does not contest.
b; Ter case tried on issues or fact S.;
las foreclosure of lien, or mortgage OF
rial property. no adverse appearance. S.:
where IN adverse party appears, s., There
h also provision that fee of 81 shall
b taxed In all cases where a disuii.sai IL
hid aitsY an Issue Of fact 10 Joined.
~ AZ xrk - txts 4 - 3k.<- ,+t~
kymas's knowledge OF law can readily
perceive that II takes more than an or
tiaafy accountant 20 be able TO determine
IN Eny particular case. what Is the exact
sreouat Of fee TO De charged In fast;
when the present fee law went into ef-
fns on June :. 1888. there were coas,an.
easpEtes between the attorneys and the
sme.5yes IN the clerks office over this
tsfy question. and in several Instances,
~ Agreement. the question was brought
Informally before the court. and the
Fdkes opinions upon the subject had.
he cicFk's ciriee was nearly every day
ecssrtlled q call up the prosecuting alter
tsgf e5see BY telephons for a quick cpin-
- On some disputed point OF the eharae-
w. which could not wait for determine
hsl antil written opinion was had
fen ezaiei; A Of Expert Dam contains
sswari Ut ore thousand eAses. cssed by'
neR Gle numbers In which II lie claim 81
mat Clerk Gordon failed 10 collect the
amount Of fees which he should have done.
y nei enc single instance. so far ss his
ymg has been checked up With the books.
mas he proven correct. Following are
samples
CASE kS1. according to Dam. g short.
sse entire see-on cash book :. page 60.
us amount .s shown raid
Nsss fASs. ~ short-Payment shows on
essa book :. page ~
sAse h.ss Dam claims S. Instead OF
= snolsd have been coliec.ed~ThiS was
shssaNe. a. TIE record shows 40 adverse
sssv appeared AZ The trial.
Nssc iA.Nl Dam claims 81 should have
eeTa paid. instead oF Sc Record shows q
vas straight default and the clerk $
tAargs correct
sAse ESQ. Dan, claims 81 should have
.ses charged instead ~ ss~The suarrae,,
saos , renittl;ur from the supreme
~ ana tns s. charge was correct.
ase has, Dam claims 81 should have
- ehsrsed for The dismissal entered
~ sseera shows that there WAS 70 issue
g. 80 u 'he case, aud consequently re
NNit b charged a. All.
ssse lsass prsct<elv Yhe eay,,a "a 80. l..t
$500 fHTfs III FNtfst4Nff NAtMFN. fsIts
.Vsnng every single sts..s, AZ ,hs nnn-
Sa N sals schedule. Enfanuisrgty with
-. s0sS az ssS.rE costs. wlsA the law
~ VIC nc testnicsllsicS 81 pleaaias. din
r. ssAs sense led ire PaDnisssle expsri
- sN5osing himself ey making these
ar Dams Opinion oniy.
ssaieiis 3 and e 80 he exne~,.s r~,
!. psScnt simply Nj nanss oninion
49, sesssca Of law. tn exhihst 4 Dam
~ Sserk Gordon ~tth hssnx sAar,
Oh fee$ fog making estarisi .~e,,ssf,.
san.. ar Dam SAYS Oc-doa sAoul5 haxs
"a 90. = f@s each certificate. while b.
H.. 49, guy - cents In sNasbst Z TX.
=. AN hessss Mr.. Gar,laa seceuntas,.s
=. ~ GAZING collected ss7s 20 for rnsk.
sAs.a -, IN TIE book of }esfeS fns
s. NJ. VeFSfon hsla had beer, atselist,et
sse Present law. On 49, 80. -.
- however. ne VS. Vssfaet s.,,.s.. =.