The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31
SUIT AGAINST ]. v. MAPLE.
COUNTY INSTITUTES PROCEEDINGA
AGAINST Ex-TREAsURER.
Obliged to Protect Itself Becauss
Statute Of Limitation II About
Fsun-Over Ninety sureties on the
Bond Are Made Defendants.

After delay of nearly three years, the
county Of King yesterday began suit In
the superior court against John w. Maple.
ex-county treasurer, and his many bonds
men. to recover the shortage found in his
accounts when he surrendered office on
January H. 1897. The county has never
felt inclined to put Mr.. Maple and his
sureties to any unnecessary trouble. and
suit would not be brought now but that
the statute of limitation is about to run.
This makes 1t necessary for the county
to protect itself by filing suit
The balance of the old Maple shortage,
which has long figured upon the books OF
the county treasuIers office. has been
gradually reduced until 1t Is now but q
small fraction Of Its original amount. The
total shortage on the date of Mr.. Naples
retirement from office was SCI ,30as2. The
balance now due, according to the COM
plant in the suit on the bond, Is but
S3.129.09. A payment OF $1,54S65 was made
upon the shortage az recently as Decem-
Der 2S Of the present year. 1t Is alleged
In the same complaint.
Ex-Treasurer Naples troubles were al
most wholly due to the failure Of banks
In which he had the county'S money de-
posted during the hard times Of four years
ago. There was no stain OF personal dis
honesty against him and he, in fact, de-
pleted his private fortune in making good
the county's loss in the bank failures. Mr..
Maple was the first important Populist
county official ever elected to office in
King county and was chosen at the gen.
eral election of November, 1894
There are over ninety defendants in the
suit on the bond. The penalty Of the bond
Is 600, and In order to obtain sureties
for such an enormous sum without calling
upon the banks for aid, to which he was
unalterably opposed. Mr.. Maple was
obliged, In order 20 qualify for the office
to which he had been elected. to call upon
all his friends to sign his bond as sure
ties.
The following is a list Of the defendant
bondsmen as they appear in the title to the
complaint: ;.
Daniel Schneider, Francis Dorm and
Annie Dorm, his wife; John L. b. Snyder:
wife; Katherine Kelly: Herman Muller:
Aionzo Hull and Miriam F. Hull, his wife;
Charles Benson; Daniel q. Benzenhofer;
wife; Francis M. Davis and Nancy n.
L. Davis, his wife; Martin l.. Cavanaugh
and Mary A. Cavanaugh, his wife; Herman
A. Tremper. his wife; Peter Wickstrom
and Louisa Wickstrom, his wife; Andrew
Chilberg and Mary Chilberg, his wife; c.
barth and Mary NJ. Ziebarth. his wife;
Amund Amunds and Belle Amunds, his
wife; James T Gilmour; Gardner Protor;
G. Prouty. his wife; John Alexander and
Anna Alexander. his wife; Signart N. sor-
enson and Carrie Sorenson, his wife; Eben
s. Osborne and Carrie M. Osborne, his
wife; Edward L. Blaine and Julia H.
Joanna Sullivan, his wife; Thomas w.
Prosch and Virginia Prosch, his wife;
John W. MCGEE and Emmorrilla j. Nc
Gee, his wife; r. w. Barto and Ella Barto
his wife; Robert Abrams and Mary H.
Abrams, his wife; Lewis s. Card and Ia
bitha A. Card, his wife; Claus Jorgensen
and Maren Jorgensen, his wife; Chris Jor-
gensen and Anne Jorgensen his wife; Mary
p. Harm; William Cochrane and Katie A.
Cochrane his wife; John C. Peterson and
Esther Peterson, his wife; Frank Ter
rance and Elizabeth Torrance, his wife;
Andrew Washburn and Sarah Washburn,
his wife; Robert Ramsay and Charlotte
Ramsay, his wife; James 7. Jones and Ed
Teresa Flynn. his wife: Patrick Quins;
Joseph Quinn; Frank F. Cavanaugh; Eli
Davidson; Henry H. Western and Ada H.
Western. his wife; Adam Hoenicka and
Martha Hoenicka, his wife, ]. NJ. Frlnk
and Abbie Frink. his wife; NJ. j. Lyons;
Fred B. Cavanaugh: Albert B. Cavanaugh;
Griffith Davies and Isabella Davies, his
wife; l. N. Bigelow and Emeline Bigelow,
h! wife; Daniel Shea and Sarah Shea, his
wife; William Carnes.
The serving of process in this case has
already been begun by Sheriff Van De
Vanter, but will not be hurried, as the
necessity for haste is now over for the
present; Prosecuting. Attorney Mchlroy,
who brings the suit for the county. says
that the defendant bondsmen will save
themselves much cost and expense by
voluntarily appearing in the action with
out waiting for the service of summons
They will waive no rights by SO doing
he says. and Will save the county several
hundred dollars in costs which would in
he nv,I hoS 20 ka Ixr@ 81 H.