The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10


Five thousand dollars shor; in his ae-
cosif'ts- That is what appears on the sur
face OF the report Of Expert G. r. Dam
IN regard to the administration Of Thorn
as w. Gordon as county clerk OF King
county.
Ever since Expert G.. p. Dam. assisted
ny waiter Allen. began :he work Of ex-
porting the books Of th,. county clerks
i oiIace. Speculation has been rife as 10
what the result Of the investigation
i would De- II was known that the inses-
tisators entertained M particularly
friendly spirit toward Mr. Gordon or the
4 poiiilcai party To which h. belonged and
that possibly any Irregularities which
sffsfsy ss1iknt diseossr would ae regarded In
the nature OF triumph.
AZ their work vent GA the greatest pos
stbic degree OF secrecy was maintained
great part OF their task vas performed
away up in a lsttia attic. where their In
vegsiEatlons would be ous of the way of
all possible nales,aiion, and .here the
pryiuE eyes OF the general public or Of
newspaper reporters could no, reach
them. Every afternoon towards s O clock.
as the county clerks tfsiea was making
ready 10 close. Expert G. r. Dam and
Assistant Expert Walter Alien eoultt he
seen returning to this vault laden with
the papers which they lad been engaged
IN checking over during tn. day. busy ~
bees. but num- aa oyasers
~ Lass their iRyestisas.aaS have come
to ciosc. ard the face of their report
shows that Mr. Ge-doa owes the county
Of K;Ak tfsM.s1. exclusive Of the probate
department Of alle clerks office. tie re-
port on which il yet to he flied.
Technically. Nj. Dams report has not
yet been filed. So IT least the chairman
Of the board OF county commissioners
stated 10 a Pesf-Iateiligencc- reporter
yesterday afternoon. IL is simply 'in the
hands Of the commissioners. The re-
porter. seeing the document In question
In ful view Ga the desk IN the commits
Hsoners room. asked leave IL look at II.
Indeed, be had heard the preceding even-
ing that it had been nted hut was not to
be seen. Mr., Ryan stated that an agree
ment had been reached that the docu-
ulent was not To be made public until the
report on the probate department. was
Forthcoming. lie also said that the com.
mlssionera had agreed with ex-county
Clerk Gordon that the report VAS not 10
be made public until he had an oppor
tnnity 10 sxamito 1t. On appealing 10
Mr.. Gordon. however. that gentleman
stated that he did not care how soon il
was made pubic.
The reporter then demanded To see the
report. but was met by u firm refusal
from Mr.. Ryan. who Insisted that the
report had not yet been gied. and wac
therefore not yet public property. The
reporter used no sutreptitIous means Of
getting acquainted with the eonteuts If
the mysterious and forbidden document
and yet the Fest-inteliigeneer is able to
give rs readers this morning the advance
sheets which have attracted so much In
tercat and concerning which So many
rumors have been set aisoat
The EShihit..
Tho Items of shortage as charged in
the report are follows.
Summary Of amounts due King ronn4v
rs shown by thu eAnil4sa,
Exhibit An civil oassss not col.
Eshlost Notarisi certificates not S-'s'' .
eoii.stsd ..... .ss.., ..s.... .s,.-.... 4J9 ~
Exhibit t~Ensfier III hook uf soxfe4 ~ in
Exlstnst l-MarTsaxe certificates = M
tsAtssit 70 s.tSsit$ AtAf'ssf@ -.s..... "A
tsssnsfl .eahtAssstai 10 the Bar. ~
ESalAst Citing ORDERS of fees IA
Exhibit H-s'c.aesi eli tsansssriftfA II IA
Exhibit i>pue on regbsteFesi dofs)s-
Its ..,..,. ,.,..,.. 1920. ..,..., 1879 "
Exffhit JFeps refunded in ayror Il 81
Exhibit k~aMAAciancosas errors "
Credits
Esrors IN Gafdon's statements 80
Ialancc due che county ......s 4sn n
The Fee Reduction
Concerning some 81 ghcse items Expprt
C.. 4. Dam offers the following exptana.
tory comment.
ION june !, tSs3 Nh Gordon reduced tho
fec OF a notsfiai certificate from g - :,
cents. ! cannot understand What induced