The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09
WNlERY SUED BY KING CO.
WHILE SHERIFF HE RECEIVED
sIo.s27-o5 EXCESS MONEY.
Two Big suits Against the Ex-
County oficial-His Boudsmen
Are Made Defendants With Him.

Two civil suits against ex-SAerti James
II. Woosery were conmenced yesterday by
King county for tie recovery OF Sc Sz..5s
alleged 70 have been paid him IN addition
70 the amount he should have received for
boarding the county prisoners. The two
cults cover the two terms which Woolsry
served the county as sheriff HIS bonds
men are mentioned as defendants Pros
ecuting Attorney McElroy fled the suits,
the frs. being for s5.ssis5. the amcun.
which the couaty alleges he was overpa,d
during his frs: term o. Office. The second
sui, covers woolery's second term, from
January 3 1850. to January IL. 1885. ard the
amount involved IS s.. 13s 30
There are several causes OF action IN
each suit. the principal item being the
amounts which wooiery received from the
United States for the board and custody OF
the United States prisoners left In his care.
The government paid more for the keeping
Of its prisoners than the county allowed
Woolery for It's prisoners. Instead OF turn
ing ever the difference 20 the commission
erS. Sheriff wooiery kept II. IN accordance.
Il il said. with the custom then in vogue
IN a number OF counties. Amounts paid to
Woolery by the state OF Oregon. Kitsap
and Island counties are made other causes
OF action. as the Sheriff received more than
the county allowed for the board OF pr;s-
oners and failed 10 turn over any OF the
money. The other items in the suit are
based on overcharges for King county
prisoners and charges for prisoners not in
the custody OF the sheriff.
The first suit ffled Is against James II.
woolery. D. L. McCowen. Matthew Bran
nisan and James Nugent. administrator of
the estate OF Nellie Lawron, deceased. The
other parties 10 the suit are Wooiery's
bondsrnen during his first term Of office
and are liable IN the sum Of $4,000 in case
the county should secure a Judgment
against Woolery. The first cause OF action
Is that Woolery received from the United
States government $3.50 Of which but
s2.2i1..5 rightfuly belonged TO him for
boarding prisoners at the regular rate The
difference. <l,f2S was not turned over. The
second cause Of action IL for S.. S4l.s5. an
alleged overcharge made up Of sums COL
iected from the county commissioners in
addition TO the legal charge for the board
OF prisoners. The third cause 10 that So. %
was paid for board OF prisoners not IN the
custody Of the sheriff. The fourth cause
relates to a difference Of $162 . between
the money paid by kitsap county for the
board of prisoners and the money he was
entitled 10. The fifth cause relates to sl2
received from Nnatcom county IN add
ton TO the regular rate. The sixth cause
alleges that Woolery overdrew SIS IS by
charging the county commissioners for
prisoners belonging to other counties. A
total Judgment IS asked in the sum OF
s., 1915.
The second suit fled IL against Woolery
and his bondsmen for the second term.
William II. Taylor. ID. L. McCowen and
V. a Pusey. In this suit the excess money
received from government prisoners Is
placed at s. Isl. 20, the amount received
from the commissioners for prisoners not
In jail $500 the excess from Oregon pris-
oners $40. from Island county prison.
ers ssi.e0. from Kitsap county prisoners
st5a5o. The third cause OF action in this
sui, is for 81 SOS 30 less the sum Of s4S0.s0.
which was withheld by the county at the
time Woolsry rendered his bill. 1t Is
charged that the balance. 81. 22S-I0. was an
overcharge to which Woolery was not en-
titled. The total Judgment asked for in
the second suit is IS. 1860.
Interest Is asked for in the first suit from
January s, 1893. and in the second suit
from January IL. 1885. A lengthy bill OF
particulars. prepared by Expert Douglas
Young who exported the sherif's book4
accompanies each suit