The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-06
"A Fair Exchan9e Is No Robbery. I"

Supervisor Kinney were Jointly indicted,
Heaton. then q county commissioner.
went out and authorized the work on the
Smithers road at Renton. Later super
visor Kinney certified that the work had
been done: but when he turned inforner
and appeared as a witness against Heaton
he said that the work was never done
and that Commissioner Heaton knew that
ii was not done. and suggested that they
charge Up the imaginary work 10 fic-
titious person. Levi Hays"
Robertson took the precaution 10 get
statements from the men who did the
work in his district so the only chance
for the county TO get caught would be on
raised order. 1t would not be difficult
10 compare the sworn statements OF the
men with the orders on file. II they
agreed. the claim appeared valid. II these
claims are not correct. the only way 10
explain il would be that the laoorer and
the read supervisor stood in together.
Dore Visits the Commissioners.
IL was learned last night that Attorney
Dore went up TO the county commission
ers' Office yesterday morning and pre-
scented the claims of Robertson and others.
The board was not in session. but re-
quested that the matter go over until
they had an opportunity to confer with
About fifteen minutes later the board
Went into session and Commissioner
NfckerSon is reported TO have said that
SO far as he was concerned he did not
thing anything should he done in the
Robertson case unless the prosecuting al
torney advised payment. Chairman Ryan
Is reported to have said in substance.
''Them's my sentiments, too and Com
missioner Boyoe looked wise and kept his
mouth shut
The affair was then postponed until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, but on account OF
a mfsconneciion did not bob up until
about O'Clock. al which time the COM
nissfoners Hooked Attorney Dore in the
room with them and requested the re-
porter to ''go hence
When Prosecuting Attorney McElroy
was seen last evening by a Post-IntelH-
gencer reporter and asked If the county
commissioners had refused payment in
the Robertson case on his advice he re-
piled in the affirmative. He said that
the advice was not aimed at any one
district and was given pending the in
vestigation now in progress.
Have you any idea asked the re-
porter. how il was that the rumor got
out about three warrants being out for
Levi smith,
II presume" replied McElroy. that it
came from the visit of the road super
visor at Black River. He discovered
crookedness in his district and came in 10
see me about ii. He wanted me TO issue
a complaint against Levi Smith. but as
he Is already under bonds to appear on
one charge / did not get out another
warrant. There are several cases that
could be filed against Smith other than
the one which came up today. The same
thing applies TO Heaton.''
us it your intention TO file more charg-
es against Smith and Heaton?'
II may and | may not"
The preliminary examination Of Levi
Smith for forgery is set for tomorrow
morning in Justice Ingersoll's court: but
IL is probable that a continuance will be
asked for and granted. The special rea-
son for this win be that Attorney w. r.
Gay is in the East and viii not reach Sc
attic for about week
Richard Winsor and Edward Brady, as
Iociate counsel for Smith. are in the city,
but professional courtesy would in itself
lead them to desire that Mr..
Gay be present at the prelimi-
the Post-Intelligencer referred to Mr..
Gays trip East. bringing out the point
that while it was true Mr.. Gay might be
looking out for his interests In a political
way. yet IL was more than likely that he
was looking after some point in the Smith
case. Mr.. Gay went 10 New York city,
and as a matter of fact Smiths mother
lives either there or across the bridge in
Brooklyn.
Heaton Released From Jail.
Ex-County Commissioner w. Fl. Heaton
was released from the county Jail yester-
day afternoon on $3.50 bonds. and took
the first boat across Lake Washington to
see his sick wife and children. He was
tickied TO death at once more breathing
the fresh air. free from the inspiring
presence of deputy sheriff. but he looked
funny with a little crop of whiskers on
his chin.
His bondsmen are William l.. Turner.
f.. II. Turner. Charles Pease 3. J. Rob
ertson. May Robertson. Thomas Brown
and Christina Brown. MIR Turner is a
Seattle business man. and in addition to
lot of other property has holdings in
Renton addition valued at 5000.
Mr.. Robertson is rancher, and
owns forty acres OF land in sec
ton y. township "a north. range
east. HIS property is valued at s2,000.
Mr.. Pease has forty acres. subject 10 $40
debt. described as follows: Southwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter. section
u. township a north. range 5 east. Mr..
Brown owns 160 acres, described as the
north half OF the southeast quarter and
west half Of the northwest quarter, sec
ton %, township IS north. range east.
This is subject to a 500 mortgage. Mr..
Brown has improvements on his land
worth 81 80 The land and improvements
are worth S3090.