The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-19
Attorney Morris Representing
Riplinger So Announces.
Saws That No Prosecutions Will Follow and
That the Ex-City Comptroller Will Be
Financially Able to Pay Claims.

out b. his attorney. VIII u.
Norris
The decision OF the superior
court declaring that Tia con
tractors. and not the city. we're
losers OF the money which the
former official IL said to have
cmheHxled from the @tncoin.
plete work fund. has. Il IL de.
clarea obxsated aay danger OF
A criminal prosecution.
II Il highly improbable that
the contractors will attempt To
brink a criminal prosecution.
They are ioath to discuss the
present status OF The case.
There has never been any
chantn Of a criminal pFosrcn
tlon against my client" declared
Attorney Morris today You
can set your mind Al rest on
Mat score
~Riplinger IL coming hack "a
Seattle. and venture 10 hay |
that he will never face any |
criminal charge On the other /
hand. ne Il going 60 completely /
slndlcate himself he will give
the people Of Seattle the sur.
Prise Of their lives. When the
real truth 10 known about this
esse--~eil. there Will De some
thing soinai"
4 am not At liberty 60 so Into
details OF my correspondence
With Ripllnxer. bat he IL Ia
pretty good financial shape no~
and expects 20 cisan up a good
sum OF money from his banana
plantation this year When hn
comes back he vtli be com.
paratlyeiy seil.odo man a. tbs
result Of his work on the Hon.
duran plantation. Jsst let u
slnk into eserybody's mind that
there 10 going 20 be quite
shskeup in this aoed old town
when John Ripliassr hits the
pasernsrts Of Seattle again !
would rather you would not say
ANYTHING about this. bat II you
do-vsil. pat II as sirong as you
like.
James Il. surrat. % stIrra, q
Coetx. Who turned over 70
Rlpllngcr the 81 800 check Viii
The latter IN said to have aftcgwaF
cashed and converted 70 bis ov
nae says Il IL not likely that q
contractors wili attempt any erl
inal prosecution.
consrsetofs Are Sore.
4 think II 10 a pretty cheap pie
OF business for the city 20 era
out from under ihe way IL has
this case" he declared. Ihs
clsson Of the court may be :
law. but " 10 not justice. ] DO .
think any honest man In the G.
believed In his heart that the 6
tractors ought to be stuck for n
money. N
sWe paid the money 10 "
tinger. az We were ordered 20
The CITY. lie received II as
clty's agent. The city Il alone
npouslbIe for the loss OF the mon
and should be compelled to rel
burse as The facts are clear.
am a plain business man, and
honest one. hope. and ! view
case from the standpoint OF ~
who gives and expects FAIR dc
We are not getting " :,
THE matter OF proceedi
against aipIinger criminaiiy Is
cityss business. II II does not "a
steps 10 push the case ] can
uher. ~e will get a raw deal
Appropriated Money.
The city council appropriated
600 60 pay the expenses OF cap.
ing Riplinser. George Russell. !
,ner city treasurer. was assign
the task Of handling the eha
chairman Sawyer. Of the nnaf
committee. turned the sb.oo" o.
20 Russell.
There has never been any
counting made Of what has BE-
spent. Russell has made TN
tfios East 70 keep the good We
up The net results OF what
accomplished can be summed up
the abatement that he engaged
pinkertons 10 start to WORK
the case. and called several tin
ON the officials Of the state depa
ment at the national capitol No
ing but what could have been
rompllshed from here with !
two-cent postage stamps and n do'
lines on a typewriter.
Wouldn't Take Money Back.
Russell has reported the resu
Of these trips 10 the finance G
mlttee-ln executive session.
one occaalo. he asked that he be
lowed 10 return to the city ~
remaining In the fund. Sawyer
not agree 10 this lie expressed
belief that the money had been
uroprIated TO catch hiplinger 3
thought IL ought to be spent. I
money was then and IL now
the custody OF Russell.
Councilman Gill attended SIEVE
Of these excessive meetings 9
while be ws there things W
SIZZLING
You lad 70 legal right 10 apr
prnase udss mercy IN the II
ss-.e" - se.ssee, "anf tbs VIII
.,8sn.. hss aaes muddled up TO
~sees's 4sss. am sick of
sdLs-p- ass-sr arr can tell you {
= - ssssp<ed At the way TILT
:sApsM ssss going on"
; Newspapers We're misIsd.
The highly colored yarns [
we're issued 10 the press by SIEVE
officials, In which they gave