The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-01
COURT HOUSE
CASES SET FOR
FEBRUARY Il
Three Hearings in the Superior
Court are Postponed by Re-
quest of Attorneys
HOUSTON TAKES HIS SEAT
May be Necessary to Call in Phila-
delphia Lawyer to Tell Who's
Whose Attorney

Attorneys, whose numbers are in
creasing, and litigants, whose numbers
are not diminishing, gained another
little breathing spell in the court house
controversy when the hearings in the
superior court We're postponed until
February 81. The postponement af-
fects the case against the old board to
show cause why they should not be
permanently enjoined from letting a
contract for building court house the
case against the new board to show
cause why they should not disavow
the act of the old board in letting the
contract and the case against Glenn
ents and McNeill to show cause why
they should not be fined for contempt
of court by reason Of their disregard
ing the temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Truax.
The hearing on the appeal before
the supreme court set for January 26
has also been postponed until Febru-
ary 2, and the case Of the state VS..
County Auditor Syfford has been con-
tinued in justice court until next week.
Postponement of the cases pending
in the superior court were agreed upon
by the opposing attorneys. Zent and
Davis, attorneys for Clements and
McNeill, were unwilling to have the
cases come before Judge Truax and
Judge Sessions, of Lincoln county, was
called. This arrangement was also
unsatisfactory and the attorneys
agreed to ask for continuance.
The board of commissioners We're
also in session this week but no busi-
ness bearing upon the court house
4 scrap was transacted. E. C. houston,
who has been skirmishing around in
the tall timber since the November
election, finally walked in and took his
place on the board and McNeill step
ped down and out.
Scott z. Henderson attended the
meeting as a representative of the
firm of Donworth & Todd, of Seattle,
attorneys for the new board. Mr..
Henderson, who recently resigned as
assistant attorney general, was en-
gagged by Mr.. Todd to come over and
handle this case for his firm.
The mixup has now reached stage
where, if the ordinary layman is to
follow the proceedings, it will be nee
essary to tag the attorneys and their
clients before it can be determined
who is who. AS a matter Of fact, the
attorneys already in the case are just
little bit in doubt as to who or what
they represent and some of the prin-
cipals in the cases don't know who
. their attorneys are. For the purpose
of outlining "dramatis persona" q
little inventory was held yesterday
= and as a result it appears that Zent
Powell and Davis and Prosecuting At.
torney Fristoe are attorneys for ex'
Commissioners Clements and Mcneil
: and Commissioner Houston; Donwortt
e. Todd and Henderson are attorney
for Commissioners Bash and Pratt
: Moulton & Jeffrey are attorneys fol
Z III. A. Bier, while County Auditor J
u C. Syfford says he will let it go as i
a looks and will not be represented b!
: legal counsel. Benton county is to pa.
a the price of admission and occupy
$ seat in the bleachers. Otherwise tn
e case presents no complications.