The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-05
Wilson has Stirred Up a Hornets
Nest.
COUETERFEITERS DULY REWARDED.
Judge Beatty Commissions a GOOdly
Gang Of ROgues to the House Of Cor
TectiOn-A Specimen of Journalistic
Enterprise.

enterprise.
Editor TRIBUNE: In the last issue
OF your paper there appeared an eff.
fusion over the signature of Joseph
Wilson which might be considered by
some readers as a reflection upon Sher-
if Taylor and myself. BY your courte-
sy | desire to submit, through the
medium of THE TRIBUNE, the facts of
the matter as understand them. On
March 22d 1897 Mr.. Wilson called at my
Office with reference to the collection
of note which he held against Tim
Driscoll and wife of Payette. The note
was for the sum of $500, and with acA
crued interest, the sum due was 1878.
He asked me what I knew of Mr..
Driscoll's affairs and I told him that
knew nothing. He said that he had
grave doubts of being able to realize
anything if he should bring suit and
that he did not feel like being out much
for costs if nothing could be recovered;
but that Mr.. DTiscoll's replies to his
letters were far from satisfactory and
that he did not want the note to out.
law. He desired to know what would
be the costs of Judgment etc. l then
proposed to him that l would take the
case as collection, and that my fees
Uou16 ba in .rropnrfiop 70 tho oroo,,rt
realized, thereby taking chances with
him. 1 also suggested that he had bet
ter see Sheriff Taylor concerning his
fees. MIR. Wilson then left the office
and shortly returned with Mr.. Taylor,
stating to me that he had made a salts
factory arrangement with Mr.. Taylor,
and for me to commence the suit. l
commenced the suit ON the 22d of
March and on the 23d went to Payette
with the Sheriff, by the direction of Mr..
Wilson, paying my own expenses, SO.
Mr.. Taylor attached stock of goods,
the value of which was of considerable
uncertainty. Mr.. Wilson says that the
goods were appraised by the Sheriff
at $500. But think that if he will re-
call his experience as Sheriff of Ada
County some years ago, he willremem-
Der that an officer in attaching personal
property simply lists the property at
tached and returns copy of the list to
the court without any suggestion of
value thereof Mr.. Wilson is in error
in that statement. On April the 9TH 1
obtained judgment for Mr.. Wilson
against Driscoll for 1875 and on the 9th
l had execution placed in the hands of
the Sheriff. The sale took place at
Payette on the 18th and the sum real
lied was Heported to me by Mr.. Taylor
as 500. On April 9th he delivered to
me his check for $1585 and statement
of his costs amounting to S84.15. To
this statement l objected as Mr.. Taylor
had computed his fees upon the old
fee bill, while l commended that the law
enacted at the last session of the legis-
lature should apply. Mr. Taylor's re-
ply was that he took different view
of it; the validity of the new law was
being tested in the courts and if sus-
tanned he would at once pay over the
difference to Mr.. Wilson. Some DAYS
after this I met Mr.. Wilson on the
street and stated to him that l had re.
ceiVed S1585 from the Sheriff, that my
expenses were So and that the remand.
or of the money was his. His reply was
to the effect that if that was all, l had
better keep the rest. Since that time l
have paid Clerk Dunbar SI.SO balance
of fees due him leaving a balance in
my hands Of S11.55. Some days prior
to the sale, suggested to Mr.. Wilson
that it might be best to bid in the
property in the event it did not sell for
what he might think proper and he re-
piled that he did not want to bid on it
at all, but let it go for what it would
bring. l then went to others, Ellis
Askey who is engaged in the same