The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25

- !. conference hsia yesterday q. noon
=. .hsse ssper iar judges decided 70 cal
...sA snry 20 Investigate the con9Ecf o.
:. 16.e.ais az King county n TIE per-
Ar~.srs q their public duties. TIE SUI
..r.r .sa6ges have. s. Is said. been eonsid-
..,.xfsr some tine the ACCESSIBILITY Of cali
~asrand Jury. ard a petition fled by
5 b sHsnekiey with each of the three
s.s~~.sca saturday brought the matter 70
.<aa The agreement vac reached after
xs.fsrsnae wits Prosecuting Attorney
~.rc.sy TIE fury Fiii be called tomorrow
I. .xssrf 20 Iufzs Iseneon On next don9ay-
~ PETITION prepared BY r. ID. Hlaek-
e /, fhe fesIif u the action taken ~
- rs5sgrg Attorney McE.iroy last wseAs
: ~unysnE for fiIe dismissal NJ tar 81 ~
- rh4rga 81 obtaining articles OF value
.-sse false prefenses against Levi g..
go. Sir. Hiuckiey has taken q great
ssst,x IN the casez against Ssaifa and me
-, alleged waSratis 81 sers ard tofH-
= "a H. % the1ol aisr VI f1sae prosecnt-
= afscrneyss action IN Diminishing t5e
..ss< a. paynlert 81 the amounts taken,
- interest. should bs looked into by the
rod jsry. Accordingly he slle9 the petit
- ss1.eh resnIts1 IN the Judges order
Maxsnd Jury.
fsssr citing forth the fact that Hlnck-
- 4 taxpayer the petition states that
f<sf q Smith. " II. ffeaton. r. 8. KIN
- ana yafiaus. other parties have been
xssrsd with having uulasfally Illegally.
ssxraa;sntiy and feioniously defacsd. al
er~a forged and coanterfeitsd certain IN
srsnents in writing for thu. purpose 0f OBJ
ssa!sg money ggon warrants - t's isssi@a
= sbs county treasury OF King county,
~ sfzs s,lch sums have been obtained by
- gar.ies nndsr false prstensss.
ras aetision further states tina I while In
sxnstion has been filed against Smith.
a,s.ea and Kinney. other parties equally
nfssy havs not been apprehsnded. and that
!, reason Of an alleged compromise bf
,sstn the prosecuting attorney and the az
ssrnesx OF Levi c. Smith. the proceedings
sfslnss him have been abandoned and he
AS been DISCHARGED from custody and his
A,sssusen exonerated after he had paid the
ersaty attorney iarg. sas1n Of money ~
xeage the dlss.harge. buf which sum C
rxssT thu county has Bos yet been author
sbss 10 accept by the board Of county COM
sssainers. The petitioner states that he
k.xsts the effect Of the attempted COM
xnrlsa Of the alleged crimes hns been TO
&tf<4t lkstttFs anu tftl+ - u
ssasc ralscy and is I'm violation of the
assa.es Of the state of Washington.
7hs pr.ltion shen asks that the jildges
sssse grand jury to be impaneled charg
Il With the duty 81 sstigafing the
tAarxss Of alleged crime against all of the
assses accused OF having unlawflilIy APP
as5fIa.ed funds tn any OF the public Of
~ IL The county: that thorough ingca-
/ sasilan he rsade of all Of the accounts OF
- various cfTlcers heretofore holding pub
kea5sss In the county. with a view 10 as
eFssning whether any one has been guilty
4 ~ fraudulent acts.
/ ~ petition recommends that In view OF
- o., that Irasacutlng Attorney NOEL
IN has already taken 4 stand In favor OF
eGpsams.ng the criminal charges against
~ and others II would be advisable TO
W speeial counsel appointed TO advise
- TIE grand Jury In case any true bills
khGnd and that the attorney be author
IL 10 carry on prosecutions.
NJ county commissioners Saturday
saacs resolutions authorizing the treas
~ 10 accept from the prosecuting atfor-
~ TIE sums that have been paid In by
4Ets and Kinney In the settlement of
hay easss and directed that the same he
neaea 10 the road and bridge fund, sEd
nat al Of the forged warrants he called
b tbs i contrary 10 one Of the allega-
s1s IN the Hinckiey petition
iuage Benson. before whom the Jury will
kpar. said yesterday:
DE charge which will ba given thv
gard Jury will be a general one and will
~ bring into especial prominence the
estxrs brought az, In The .Hsncklsy patti
eqaA We have fet1 considering the sa-
usseIa,y OF calling the grand jury for
40 time. and the petition simply bur
NJ The matter along. We have consulted
10 Prosecuting Attorney McEiroy aila he
, very desrosis Of haxlnE his position ia
p Harraat matter inyeSt gated. The
FaHN tGry II twenty Jurors Will be drawn