The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-25
TrHE shos. Of the county road and nd

1~HaH%1,sS s1aSsS~1@A
brToHE ghost of the county road and
bridge fund scandal which nearly
~ three years ago threatened to dis
member the fusion county administration.
has Risen from the grave of oblivion to
disturb the peace Of the party managers
In the present campaign and 10 imperh
the success Of the party In the coming
election.
The nomination by the Democratic par
~ Of James H. B0yce TO succeed him
self as . member of the board of county
commissioners from the north district
of King county IL responsible for the
awakening Of the specter In the hurry
and hustle Of the late union convention
the fact that Commissioners Boyce had a
record In the criminal court Of King
county was generally overlooked. Late
developments have made II plain 10 the
Democratic county committee, however
that the voters OF Commissioner Boyces
district have long memories and that a
bunder has been made that In now I'm
possible OF correction
Four years ago James r. Boyce. now
n member of the board OF county COM
missioners and a candidate for re-elecs
ton on the Democratic ticket, was su-
pervisor OF a county road district In the
he then resided
More than foar years ago Road Super
visor Royce was guilty of a maifcasance
In Office whereby the county road fund
was defrauded. Before tho crime was
discovered Read Supervisor Boyce be-
came tho nominee of the fusion partien
for the offiss OF county commissioner
from the north distric, and was in No
vemher 1896. elected to that office,
ttb lna1 hn "A
election and before Supervisor Boyce had
assumed the duties OF the Office TO which
he had bsen chosen by the voters OF his
party, T. was publicly charged by the
leading fusionist newspaper Of Seattle,
and OF the state of Washington. that he.
with others was more than suspected Of
serious frauds against the county road
and bridge fund.
ON the first Monday In January. 1897.
Mr. Boyce In the courthouse in this city
took the oath OF Office and assumed the
duties OF county commissioner ss a mem
her OF tho reform" administration swept
into office by the Popuiist landslide OF
1896
Exp~rts Discover Crcok~dness.
Less than two months after tina, date
experts employed by tho newly elected
county auditor brought 10 Hight the fact
that BY tho dishonesty Of two Officers
OF the county administration. County
Commissioner W. N. ffeaton. populiSt.
and Deputy County Auditor Levi q,
Smith. a Republican who had acted rs
clerk OF the hoard Of county commission
ers the county road and bridge fund had
heen defraudsd out 81 many thouss nis
Of dollars that the supervisors Of doz-
en- or moro Of the road districts Of the
county had been implicated In the frauds.
and that County Commissioner Beycs was
one Of the guilty parties.
Al that time the Seattle organ o. Com
missioner nOyges party printed 10 It's
news columns tho facts regarding the
road and bridge fund scandal aud IN the
editorial paragraph quoted tu the fore.
going called appp Commissioner Boyee -
cleanse his hands ~ thr ssa4 OF resign
the office 70 which he aad he.u elected
A year later Judge henson, of the SUI
pRfiof court. himself 4 fupaitst. called a
special grand Jury 50 investigate the frau ls
against the road and bridge fund. and
Counts COMMISSIONS Royce, who had
confessed hts crime and refunded tho
money stolen from tho county trea surv.
bot who had nevertheless refused 10 re-.
sRn, h stitv ~ The pressure brought q
esar ugon him from every siae. was
The records 81 the crimlnai department
~ The superior court to-day show that Mr.
hefee ard Hfafcn were Jointly Indicted
fer lhs crime ~ obtaining money ~ fAixs
pretthssH. that they We're arrested and
placed auaeF hants ~ 81 aG each te as
pear tof tTi8i ant that owing ~ TECH
aicAi iffegglsftties tn the praceadlaxs a
the sfand iNsg TN case. With mauy 81 hers
III similar character waa aNver braughl
or FER tsiai ara Was suffered a. die l0i
lack % pfusecntioe
CcnntF tnrsUi lunes HaxrffN ease g.
to all infnnts NNa purposes ~ the Same
canAlfs0H nos thAt II NAs Wben less thsn
souf Sesrs asn the official erEan 81 his
party esiied ypen him "a cleanse hts nan 2.
ef frsiEu hts office No fslFs has ever
heard thF rs taeNee against him ana tfn.
d@rNa a xrFatet cXeaeFsting higu on tus
contrary eighteen tit.zens and tsxrty ers
have en- thclf salesNr cath a. efauG huron,
declared their belief ln bic xuilt
tH splse Of THIS fReE however 81 Aoscs
is candidate faf reseieftian 20 taH afNtt
Ne ncN hphfs ana T. supported % tt5
official aFERu ~ IRE re3nfm partA
To u,ttRe frtena
The enly excuse Camsrf ssi0nrr Rayes
Vas esvr offered ioy ihs caniuissian ~ "a.
.-,ufesSeI traeA against The saNn&Yers 3.
kinE eonutv ~ Thar he asa ID ta ahliEs
a frieHA The ffttnH .n this ease "a.
fSsteup'N comm ssio0nr Heaicn whf
90 that time Nas bata a Political ara per.
s0,aAi tritni ~ Crmmts<i0Hsr Howe. than
soUtI ouII COUGHING
Msnt away after the yerv arst a-se al