Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-15
COMPANY READY TO SETTLE.

That the National Surety company,
surety on o. " Aliens bond, IS pre-
pared md has been prepared, to meet
the states judgment secured in the
district court, is vouched for by At
torney Hawley and Ensign & Ensign,
local representatives. Several days
ago the certified check covering the
amount OF the Judgment was taken to
the state house to be delivered to the
depository board. At that time At
torney General Peterson insisted that
a full board meeting be held before ac-
ceptance be had. The governor was
out of the city and the secretary of
state was busy with state highway
commission matters. This morning
Attorney Hawley and Frank Ensign,
of the firm of Lnsign 6, Ensign. went
to the state house to make Il settle
ment, but were enjoined from doing so
by the restraining order issued out
of the district court, as secured by
T. c. Coffin.
REPRESENTATIVES of the National Sur
ETY. company offered to deliver over to
the state the balance of the Judgment,
minus the s14,o56.93 claim of Coffin
and deposit the balance with the dis
unaI until settlement of Coffin's claim
had been reached. The depository
board has taken the proposition un-
der consideration. The attitude of the
National Surety company as reflected
by its representatives is that it de-
sires to pay the state the total amount
of the judgment secured as soon as
possible.
CREATES SENSATION.
Renewal of the Coffin claim came as
a distinct surprise and created a sem
sation Some time ago, after the
state secured the judgment covering
the losses of the treasury loot Coffin.
who had been acting as assistant at
torney general but claimed he was
employed as assistant counsel to ham
die the bond suit for the state to re-
cover its losses, filed a lien for
$12,5O0 against the judgment. Pub
licity was given this fact and there
was wide adverse criticism over the
state. Coffin claimed this amount due
for attorney fees and expenses in
Cured
AGREEMENT REACHED.
The depository board members or at
least some of them. held the lien was
not justified and later an agreement
is understood to have been reached
with the attorne. general, by which
Coffin was to be paid $500 for his
services for three months in the at
torney generals office" for institut-
| ing the foreclosure action and !ar
Services ir full' in connection with
the Allen bond case. This agreement
| is at the rate of $3.50 per month in
each case. Such an agreement Is said
to be in possession of members of the
depository board.
| Therefore when the new and in
creased claim 4 Coffin came up to-
day, it caused great interest. The
order of Judge Mccarthy as issued
out of the Third judicial district court
and served on representatives of the
National Surety company. is in fun
as follows:
ORDER OF COURT.
| 'In the district court of the Third
judicial district of the state of Idaho,
! in and for Ada county. The state OF
Idalf. plaintiff. versus National Sc
curfy company. corporation, defend
ant. Order:
This morning an application has
been filed in this court by Il. c. Cof-
| fin Esq, one of the attorneys of rec
ord for plaintiff in the above entitled
action, stating that he claims a