Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-10-13
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cssned. Governor Alesahder could nor
hc af any sefslse O. shs stale 10 hosd-
lne % lhe heu claim 80 Soc ucn was
nio1 ia court sni % course ~as . nat-
tsf fpr she ls3leml department o. else
state aovesumeet snd aaa DO go way
eonuosied wta Use executive depart
NOSE u ihp state government SIR
caun haa aesef pseod 4 eiahe Tor
services ga tho Alien ease before ,he
depository pasid 80 sbe peard Of a..
amiaerA
When Aiiofpcy General Peterson
came home. $50 eefln appeared before
she asposaory board and made state /
ment thar be would mot accept pay
mcai fog his services lu she Allen caso
unissa iha payment was made 10 him .
By the onamious vote q the aeposilofy I
board
ifoWcVef. whom me money was turn- /
al over IS ihe surety company 10 The /
attorneys FOR thr surety company 20
be paid 10 ihe state treasurer SIR.
Coffa renewed his attempt % place
q lien upon ihe Judgment and az that
time added ~ tbe oflelnal claim fof
seFticea a. attorney. court items "a
lbe amount Of several hundred do1afs.
Governor HaeleY a. attorney for the
company desired a. turn over the mon.
Mccarthy lsusd . writ by which the
money was retained 10 Sir iawleys \
hansa until judge Mccarthy could pass
upon ,ho law o. % whether lien
eonid ne asalasi s Judgment for the
state when that point 81 law came up
Tor JudFc Mccarthy decision, Judge
Mccarthy rendered The opinion that ]
while fhe meaeg was aull iu thc hands
81 teh surety company, the services
performed by Mr Cufnn haa been per. =
formed b. him fpf ihr state and there q
fore he could flle no valid lien against
abe iuagmtni apoa the proposition og /
tho law that the sinfe cannot bee aurd q
The ease was appeaied from Judge
Mocasihy's decision hy SIR Coffin 10
ihs supreme eaurt ahd the supreme
court viii rBie noW only upon the law 5
point a. % whether Judge Mccarthy
was right ln determining that The lien 4
could not DO asansl the Judgment II
the supreme court shall hold with
Judge Mccarthy then Nj Coffin can
establish no claim by lien II the eu-
pfcme court shall reverse Judge Me
earthly ihen JaGge Mccarthy viii ny IA
De ease snd deiermln how much COT J.
.in snail receive Tor hts services upon
ssn Hen action.
a. 80 sims. q win BE- seen. has the Il
,offp elaiin 81 len ueen before the e
soyesnof o. depository board The =,
.eseraos has Jual as much Ia DO with 3
Dee lien claim ss % De- resided in HAS. Of
.ad Of 1efsuaien a.
in che fore PSF, nr AAansi Mr Cot. d
% appeared before ihe state beard Of q
qualification while i, waa in session 3
.nf asked fer meoiing u the land
oard that he m sht takg up with il So
islms whleh Dr. aaa 90 fho matter o., 81
eresiosius mofielses Nc presented q
{ that time b.a for hs services based
.pon coneeiion % 10 per cent These n
sfs were stricken fiom che bil at shat 81
ime Oevs7nor Alrstndcr. Attorney
.eRerai Peterson aAi thep took up
BE- matter ~ pasmeni tn Coffin Tor his
ertices fof the state SIR Peterson
lated thar Mr Coffn haa been sovon a
ionihs n ihe employ - ths state since
ss time De hea resigned as assistant "a
) his office and tnii durIng ibe month A.
/ February uhiie Nr Peterson was ~
, washington. Mr coffin had been 7,
ild one months salary az $3.50. a. an ~
.s'ssant ia tho attorney generals Of es
90 -
a tentative offer WIS s.recd upon In
. ihe governor attorney ssnera ana
yssif mas Els menlhs sef, ices should ~
. agreed upeh ana that air Coffin st
,aala BE- paid "a ths rate % $3.50 per o,
entn Ter bis aervicea Mr Peterson -
atinr chat three months Ia the Allen IN
80 snd fhrte monihs services ia the n'
Ffrlosure proeeediues would be- the th'
0psr amount % pas him Mr ret Gle
sen iasff informed ths goYefnor and wa
. fhai NJ coffin would accept $3.50 lai
p his effriets ln tae Allrn case A co
.ueser Was drawn 81 Attorney Gen an
% psierson pofded 90 suisows ser. gaI
ess % attorney generals office in. con
.iaouE foreclosure aetions detailed tor
l'st herewith atiachrd. s75o- op. sir
.stF the items 80 -list attached yol
80 vas % amounts or fees inserted
hen this voucher wss presrnted 20 the
werner Airaader and us. We asked bat
~ me attorney SEVERAL laseri upon OF