The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18

Prosecuting Attorney MeElroy has In his
possession seven affIdavits charging Coen-
- Commissioner Boyce with misconduct in
Office az the time ne vas road supervisor.
County Commissioner Boycs mas con-
6sssed to County Commissioners Ryan and
@ckerson that he has been guilty OF
wrong doing.
lie puts himself IN the position OF having
slnnad unconscioasly in order TO lend
money 10 ex-county Commissioner W. II.
Eeston.
The affair has reached the point whore
the prosecuting attorney can hardly fail
70 take action when Mr.. Boyce returns
from bis home at Novelty.
Boyee's Neighbour. I'm Arms.
Tho people who live In the district where
Commissioner Boyee was a road supervisor
have practically demanded tast his con-
duct be made the subject OF judicial In
aHlry. They held meeting recently at
1aB City and appointed the following COM
ssIttee to wali upon Prosecuting Attorney
McElroy: Elmer Likes. Otto Holgerson
and John Bush.
This committee cams TO Seattle and
placed in the pub.sc prosecutors hands
seven legal papers. -Four Of them are
straight afIlasg wits. tending 70 show that
.Ef Boyee was not upright In the marriage
inent Of hts office as q supervisor, and that
he should De placed on trial. Three o.
these papers contain matter that satitles
them 10 be considered as affidavlts.
Post-Tntelgencer reporter obtained
this Information and then corr0borated e.
by Interviews with proper officials. II may
be stated here. IN Justice 10 al subor-
dlnnfez connected with the Offices Of the
county auditor and prosecuting attorney
that there was 10 leak"
The reporter told Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Hart that ne knew positively the
sfHdaYits were In the possession OF the
public prosecutors. and that II was said
30 action had been taken. owing 70 de-
sire On the part Of the Office TO protect Mr.
Beyce.
Hart CONFIRMS ~.
ct r. true" said Mr. Hart that seven
papers four Of which are afadavits. have
tseTl left In the prosecuting attorneys Of
fee for consideration. but II IL not true
that there Is an inclination 10 avoid prose-
cutlon % Mr. Boyce. All there - 10 IL is
Ms district has not been reached. think 81
would be 10 the advantage Of the county
II this matter was not printed. ! would
say that there are many road districts.
and there are charges yet unconsidered
against many persons"
Hoyce'~ cenfes.Ion.
The reporter them went 10 County Com
missioner Timothy Ryan's residence 40i
Ksnney street. ard told him the story Of
ccmmsssioner Boyos's confession.
u am sorry 90 say" replied Commission
81 Ryan. that ar. Boyce has done wrong.
and I suppose ~ must suffer the canse-
auanccs. ~ 50 true that he told Commits
soner Nickeraon and myself Or ono trans
action that puts him IN bad light hut ne
claims that he acted through Ignorance
IA . j. - O. Ali.
rald that eT-Coungy COMMISSIONS Heaton
came to him one day AMI wanted 10 Dor
row 80. He tBoyce) replied that ne had
only IS. but that he would give Heaton
$40 81 that Heaton said that $40 would do
sliIr no good and suggested that he could
borrow the money from Fred Twichen
1Ipaton according 20 Mr.. Boyce, agreed
20 see that the fund teither road or BRIDGE
WAS reimbursed At the beginning Of the
next month Royce accordingly got the
money from Twichetl and Eavc Twichell
an order on the fund fetther road or
BRIDGE. T'wlchel got his money from
the county bat according 20 Mr. Boyre
ieaton failed 20 keep his part 81 the agree
ment and IA not reimburse the fund
Mr.. Ryan said Mr.. Boyce told him he did
not think he was doing anything wrong az
the time. because he expected sx~Ccrarr1fs-
sfoner heaten would pay back the money.
and thus the fund would not be a loser and
no one would know anything about the
transaction
noyce Supervisor.
More Information relative % County
Commissioner Hayce'a dolngs while A road
supervisor was learned last night from
Andrew Soiherg of Vincent lie said that
he dia work for King county amounting 90
xs.e4 and received from Road Supervisor
Royce g. g I'm cash. Bovce handed him a
blank road order. which he signed re
says he has discovered that the order
since leaving his hands, has beoa raised
90 SIS
An effort was made last night 70 see
County Commissioner Royce but he was
o1s - the city, having gone TO Novelty
iaat sunday
u s. anticipated that the nx into which
Mr. royce has heen plunged viii result ia
his resignation from the board.
Another supervisors Arrested.
Another sensation was sprung In she ROAD
sni brs3ze fund alleged frauds s~teraay
afternoon when j.. = Kinney. a road su-
psrvisor at RHnton. wss arrested By Con
stable AroEsn on Use charge 81 fargery
TIE canstaoie went aut go Rsrton In TIE
morning ana returned with bis prisoner
~ the afternoon n f@veloNeA Whan ne
hour % - o'clock arrived that the KIN
ney warrant was rof tire only on. n
sisht, II appeared thst kinney and ex.
County Commissions Weaton we're fatnt-
~ charged wtth forgery. THIS MADE tha
ssccuo case against tae eN-cnuntv cofa-
~ .sSioaer. kinney went before Jast{~s
Austin and WAS admitted 80 bonds "a the
sim ~ $50 It's hon8ssnen were "a E,var..
who owns nfna lots ga Eoufon tea acres
81 land tn kgnw coanlv snf oue~haif tn
teTeSt IN two lots ~ tha Reutoa addition
20 seattle. subject Is a 500 mortgage. ana
Patrick Gibbons. who oNnS Z 49, acres ~
isns tn SksEtf county and a house ana two
lots az Rentou.
The complaint ale>s against Kinney arlf
Hsatou is Nigned ~ Prosecuting Attorney
MeEirCy. ana alleges fhat na or sa1uf