The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-27

In the Superior Judgment
VOTERS
Yakima County, Washington.

A bill Of particulars containing few
samples of these old claims which Mr..
Kelso unjustly charges to the fusion ad.
ministration is here appended for the in
spection OF the court, to-wit:
Claim No. 1868, f. f. Kelso, for use of
typewriter for two years. filed Jan. .,
1897, audited by republican board of
commissioners, and on June 9, 1898, war
rant No. 900 drawn for it in the sum OF
$50. The fusion administration ia charg.
cd with the republican type writer.
Claim William ]. Aumiller for work
done as special deputy in auditors office
the latter part of 1896, for which warrant
No. 4 was drawn Jan. IL, 1896, for sos 60
Also claim Yakima Republic, filed Dec.
2, 1896 for county printing done latter
part of 1896, for which warrant was
drawn May 5, 1897 in the sum of..$6l As.
Claim No. "a, Ira P. Engehart for bill
OF goods bought by HIM as prosecuting
attorney, bill dated Dec. 80, 1897, for doc
umentary envelopes, 1910, one dozen
Globe letter files, $575, and one ream
legal cap, $2.75, total SLIPS. for which
warrant No. I44 was drawn Nov. 8, 1898.
In this bill insult is added to injury Tor
the reason that no part of this bill of
goods was ever turned over to his sue
cessor.
Sixth, That at various times and at
sundry places throughout the county
one Miles Cannon, the duly accredited
aud acting agent of Messrs. Kelso and
Admiller for the dissemination of their
statement, offered prize of 800, which
he stated was in the hands of the repub-
lican county central committee at North
Yakima for any person who could prove
that the Kelso- Aumiller statement was
incorrect in any particular.
Seventh, That to the best of plaintiff g
knowledge and belief said committee has
this sum and much larger sum in it's
possession.
Wherefore, Plaintiff prays judgment
against the Kelso- Aumiller statement for
the sum of $9322.62 OF old republican
debts, less the error OF $353.30, which
they made in plaintiff g favor, to-wit:
the sum OF $8969.32, also personal
judgment against said Kelso..and Aumil-
Ter Of the voters of this county that they
were either very incompetent where men.
tai exactness is required or even less
competent where truthful statements are
expected. They also further pray that
Kelso and Aumiller be protected from the
results of their own figures and that they
be compelled to add to their statement
the sum OF 1858 80 Of expenses OF fusion
administration which they Jailed to
I charge against it.
Plaintiff also demands judgment
against said county central committee
| for the sum OF 800, and asks said court
| to restrain said committee from blowing
| in this amount or any part thereof, or In
case they have already done 80 we ask
! for mandamus to compel Mark Hanna
to replenish the truth fund to that ex-
tent, so that the only bill for establishing
the truth which will probably be present.
ed to the committee shall be paid.
For judgment that this Kelso-A umil-
Ter statement is entitled to about as much
credence as all other republican campaign
statements that re being published by
their papers and used by their campaign
speakers. TRUTHFUL JAMES,
Attorney fo- Plaintiff.