The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

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22 ~ Leaked ouf from the United NAtes
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0seeA mar body bAs Been engages upon
- 6SasexfSo ann az M skaykl6,o claim made
~. 1870. rrx-ss. - - ~. ..~-.ts..
WuH 10soges ons ~ - 1890
eGpoa khe official bond Of Lan1es c. Sam
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e-. $500. = - ,"~" - n..E
Coe1s1 osstsess usef ~ s9'sAsuvs 70 u'sF W.
nrny,e,zf 4 forgery.
80 = -. .-...- m. d.. - fxS.Sx..
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q ~ aNs9Def 70 suff br0Ughf b. the COB
$500 .r.s.et n. !rser.<x,.e ~ RE
- ;.
boNdN1ens An0 VrfnAAy q N accuSanon
offoeueyy AGAINST someone, presumably the
80 nx,-.n.. -. S -. !.
es-coHecsofs f7ae1scaly, ne e'an0 fu!y Is
called upon, 4 d sad, f0defernlf1e Svhefher
r.. E.,rn<f,ss - $500 $4,000 srffn~ foe
-. y.
eoV7untso Foyssys o. tVnsHsvs on
a. ofhey hand, m. Edtidds Is Z periuyer.s
S.Ayou rur,h>r ~ vvtsn>sss. bsve Aur.
y ~ irr IA veek haSn n attends ncs unor
~ rrand turv from Port Townsend.
vhero ur. saunderu was staticned and
1890 he Tor many wear. resIded. Included
ann6ne these witnesses are many mon who
wore employed In the customs house under
NJ. Saunders. Former employees OF Mr..
saunders residing In this city have slso
bean subpocnaed. including walter Bowen.
-
The suretiss on the bond, Mr.. Eldridee,
his wife, his sons and daughters, and his
hrother-iu-law, W. NJ Bishop have also
been called to Seattle, II II said, for the
purpose OF testifyfns before the grand
Jury.
Tho Investigation 10, Of course, conducts
"a Ia strict secrecy, and the United States
attorneys office refuses to make any state
ment whatever regarding the case. but
enough OF the facts have become public
property to warrant tho statement that
the case has developed into Z nine-days'
wonder 10 the grand jury and the Federal
effcials,
The pleadings in the civil suit against Mr.
Saunders by the government, which are on
. Me in the Federal court show that the
allewed forged bond was executed on July.
IL 1S6 by Mr.. Saunders a. principal and
BY william Eldridge. who is 4 Jefferson
county farmer; c. r. Seal, now a merchant
0u0R0ne84. IOTm6TiY
Nerchantg National Bank of Port Town.
send, and N. =. Hamilton now a farmer
on the Columbia river but formerly sher-
I IL OF Jefferson county, as sureties.
The Government,s Position.
~. .,~ra+ur. =, NJ s.ura.,. ,ra .ha
saenstures ~ escb az his hondsmen are
~s~.,,y.rIx. V-vitr.~..1 - an co.. ~ ~.
$3.50 "a = sisa .nnsnr. srs.,, ~ r.a,.Ss
ss,sf esrh ~ TIA .,rette. a ths t,,ns ~
ss-rsr- ~. y,ord I,st.s M. rr,,,a.t, -sssvss
~ ,sst s,,A .r,or. a. ,,,,rnrrts1 - s-s..r
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ssrir. ~ acrrowisa srrart =, tb,s 40 !.
-. m.,.s- 49, St. !. ~ ~ s,..s s Ia
i. ccvrr,iss,c,, I. notsrv n,,hIsc "a 1890
An county besides heinr Ssnntv co,Isctor
sT,he ~a,ffc,encv If the s,,rstsez u-n, a..
$500 81 h.scrs n r. corcvsr - ~.
ss,s~ c,srs ~ IL. .,,nsr.oS no,,rt - T.r.-.
-, co.,rtv IN. ncx nrr rt,c;rs i. ~ =, M.
rftv MI conayar siso c.rtie.a ~ Nv
Hcwars. cpaI,rcat.ors q. na,ax
NJ a.und.r. 4. nov chargsd ~ ~. ~ov-
>,rn..nt ,vitn he,rg d.ssvItar A. co,-
i.,tor ~ cnstorcs +. cissyosa =. M. -
1890 -. csrt.sr go =. Ear.so,,ss,.or
~ vas ira di.hnrsin- otf,c.r ara naid -
himsnH these fees. sendnr ~ nroper
,crchers ~ ~. rrea surx ,I.n. rtvrart rhss.
s,s,,ohsr. a srn.sr. 800 .,a;.nS q. az
svSitsrS dens rtment ~ tbs trsa .,,r~ ratsr
hovsvcr n the comntroiI.r,s dans rtr,snt
-. coIisctcr,s c,s,rns ~ th.ss ~. .,.ar.
Sss.yioved r,ha smonrt ~ tsa ds.,inrs
ance wa trifa under a m ana ~,
amount the government sues TO recover
from the ex-collector and his bondsmen.
The suit was commenced in April, 1898.
Process was served upon Mr.. Saunders and
.,,s,. NJ s,,rS.rss ,,sa,,a. oi.,,, A. ~
uas, ~. Sa1 .,, uieNs e.aiu' MI "a
0r1oke became wen aware mat ne was
charged with liability as bondsmsn. No
r a nOcse nr,rL n J yus is ,o Masa inc
& s that ' 1srs