The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
1D)IDSMEN NOT LIABLE.
rrxsox ExENPTs Ex-corS-
~-rK GoRDox's sURET1Es.
nsx Vet Require County Clerk
J. CIV. sond-o"ur' Held. That
.eIeases Gordon's IndorseFs
feasibility of Judgment.

= =. ,vo suits % King county against
.r.,v csrk r. ". Gordon. brought 10
- 49, alleged to have been collected
!. attendant during his two terms Of
.s ros accounted for. Judge Ben-
-.<..rsay nada a decision which
-, esrtain that the county. even II
:. .s.,u,s are proved Just. Will not be able
.x.cse-k Gorion' official bonasrnen
-. ar arr amount found due. BY a
-. aysrssgfl. In the work Of q long
...-.sxs legislature. 81 Was not provided
- ina. county clerk should he re-
- IA i've bond before assuming
i. Ar.ssss 0. hls office. and although Mr..
-. "a give such a bond each time be-
- ,ai,rg Office. the court held that the
.ss4s.en we're Cners volunteers. and that
- az not liable on the instruments
go ~ them as sureties.
-. question was raised upon the de-
- a. ss,s several sHsreties I'm the two
.-s.s - s,a complaints. Prosecuting Attor-
=. HsE1rov was aware before the suits
-. ros.nsneed. even. that there was lit
:. :, A chance for q result favorable 20
=. sounsy. Bot, nevertheless. brought them
81 80 question might be set at rest. One
90 e,st. vss for g.. e75. the alleged short
=. a. Nr. Gordon during his first term. In
-. ~. .hs boDfsmeu defendants were
....ur John II. McGraw. s. l. Crawford.
g. psngiey and G. II. Hebron. by the
..a~s s,Ilt Il was eought TO recover s.. 80,
:. ss<rsi fee account shortage of Mr..
Esrsea .sr his second term. plus the fur
ss., ssua OF 100 lost by the failure Of the
esszn.es Loan and Trust Company. with
zslsa TIE clerk had county money depos-
"a Ia this case the defendant bonds
s.n were the legal Representatives and
rsssv Of @. II. Hebron ard J. ID. Low
ran. Z 3. Downing. ex-Gog. J. II. Nc
Grax. 3. L. Crawford. L. A. Treen, W. r.
salard, T. ~. Hughes. +. l.. Fearen. ]. NJ.
Yr,rk And their respective wives
In hcsh suits II is alleged that Sir. Cor
Can. satA acting az county clerk. collected
saa ku refused to account TO the county
q, dsyssS SUITS OF money taken In by hsu
n sss for tas entering OF judgments. dis
ni9sl Of cases. entering siieriff's deeds
seca The book OF Iev.es. and the like. It is
NJ scrGon's contention that the fees
saasse6 I'D 10 him were not as matter Of
nc. collected: and that he construed the
ax gser:biag the fees 10 be collected DIFF
.sssasy from tho expert who passed npon
Ia accounts at the request Of tho county
tsrxiM0nsrs.
O. tbs point there is no dispute In fact.
b. tie county claims tina. Mr.. Gordon In
abe fr the fees. even If not collected.
~ sussslon Will be determined In the
no psatng suits. as the prosecuting attor-
~ aas 30 doubt that they can be prose-
sd to conclusion against Gordon. AZ
ne sareties. however. the case IL dif-
| 'ssss And the suits are az an end 40 far
s1w are concerned. for there IL no CUES
. ut that tho bonds were given without
s4asrat!on and are void.
gaspparent from the wording OF tho
aFAatsye act THAI the omission OF the
sssa clerk from the number OF officers
- won official bonds should be re-
F@z WIS uaintentienal. and tie ornis-
- Us new been corrected by Tie passage
ssssct 81 Tho legislature OF ls9i-s5, sub
ssaest kcwevor. 10 Mr.. Gordons asslsnp-
IA q Ne office for the last term.
ia easnsy, IL successful in the @Iits
ss4saE NJ. Gordon. viii probably be abs
2 suatst no more than the amount Of the
s'sH dspsslt, which It Is hoped will he
9aai u fai. a. Mr.. Gordon has no prom
~ eas or which Judgment could be
Ai&Sed