The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-03
4 SAMPLE OF CONTRACT POLL
TICS.


One Of the most vicious exam
pies Of contract politics that has
sever occurred lis exhibited il the
settlement made by the last fusion
administration with Isaac G. Hatta7.
baugh defau1ting officer of Latah
County, Idaho, and with his bonds
men.
In Ianaury, 1895, Isaac g. Hat
tabaugh was the outgoing treasur-
er Of I.atah County. He had in
his possession the sum Of ST., 399.95
the moneys of TIE the State, collected
by the tax collector of his county |
and placed in his hands to remit to
the State treasurer at Boise. Ere
quent demands were made upon
him by the State treasurer during
the year 1895 that he remit the
State money but no attention was
paid to hedefnands. IN February,
q 1906, suit was brough gainst Hat
tabaugh and his bondsmen who are
among the wealthiest and most in
fluentials citizens of I7atah County
and who were upon his bond as
bondsmen in sum aggregating
$4,000. 90. Nj. sgss asa.5;.s .ss.e. ......
At the hearing Of the suit in the
Third District Court at Boise 1t
was admitted that Hattabaugh had
converted the entire sum to his own
use or in other words had
embezzled the sum Of $I7599,95 OF
State moneys. No defense was Of
fered at the trial and judgment was
duly rendered and entered against
his bondsmen for the sums to1
which they were severally liable
upon his bond, 49,.
rs The interests of the State hac
been guarded by its attorney in the
fling of the statutory notice of ;
pending suit against the bondsmen
at the time of bringing suit, ant
Subsequently by filing an abstrac
Of the judgment in Latah county
At this point in the proceedings al
effort was made by some Of tn
bondsmen to. relieve themselves Q
the Z Judgment by paying til
amount that was adjudged agains
them individually, but all negotia
tons were brought to an end by til
following resolution offered in tn
Legislature and passed by tha
body: ~ "*'
.-.. Resolutions and memoir als .,-Hous
Joint Resolution No. 81. G. Hattt
haugh settlement with. Authorizln
special committee to settle claim du
the State of Idaho.
- WHEREAS, There is now due TT
State of Idaho from. |. C. Hattabaug
late treasurer of the county of Lata
Idaho, the sum Of seventeen thousan
five hundred ninetY-nine ($l7 ,099. u
and 95 100.dollars.
~ WHEREAS, A suit is now pending
the District Court of the Third Jud
cial District of Idaho, in and for II
County of Ada, by the State OF ldah
against the said l. G. Hattabaugh, ar
his bondsmen, for the recovery of sa
sum, and,
WHEREAS There exists grave doub
as to the solvency of the said I. &. Ha
tabaugh, and of any of the sureties {
. his official bond as such treasurer, ar
of the collection of the said sum, nc
therefore, be it
ReSoleed, By the House of Represe
h. tatives of the State of Idaho, the Sc
%. ate concuFFiug, that q special comm
rs tee of three, consisting Of the GoVernt
the Attorney General, and the Sta
5f- Auditor of this State be, and the SAT-
are hereby appointed to make and
feet settlement with the said |.
Hattabaugh and his bOndsmen, on su
81. basis as will best conserve, in t
"a Judgment of said committee the int
81. ests of the State of Idaho: PTOUid'
ri THAT II no such settlement is effect'
nothing herein. contained shall be &C
'strued, so as to release said Hat
~ hangh or'hts sureties from their oblit
NJ tions in the premises.
= Passed the lInuse March 4, 1897,
-<sa Senate March 6, 1897, and approx
March 8, 1897 -
~. The wording of this resolution
refreshing, That "there ext
r,.grave doubts of the solvency of
!: said /, 6. Hattabaugh and of a
Of his sureties on his official bono
These reasons for the compoui
ing of a felony and for protect
certain favored bondsmen are pu
ii lie and silly.
The Constitution of the State
Idaho among other things decla