City of Seattle Records

State of Washington County of King Mrs Fagan of lawful age bring duly sworn deposes and says: that she is the wife of Patrick Fagan and resides with her said husband in the City of Seattle. That in the month of April 1890 her cows strayed away and she found them in the city pound. While there she told the pound master Boyd of having lost a young bull about the last of August 1889 and said Boyd informed this affirmed that their bull was in the pound. about the 1st of Sep 1889. That said animal had by then been sold and that he had himself bought said animal for the sum of $10.00 That he afterward sold said animal to some sausage factoryman living in South Seattle. And further affirmed & [?] Mrs Sarah Fagan Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th Day of August 1890 J W Harrington Notary Public.

65 Affidavit of Patrick Fagan

991025

Seattle July 1st, 1890

To your honor the Mayor and Common Council of the City Of Seattle

As I have been spoken to by members of the Council regarding a bull claimed by Mr Fagan to have been sold and not advertised I have thoroughly investigated the matter ... and I wish to make a statement to your honorable body. I find that on the 5 day of September, 1889 there was Impounded one small brindle and white bull about 3 years he was advertised on the 7th day of September & sold on the 11th. On the day of the sale there was no one that would bid on him & the Chief of Police said that if he was not sold he would be an expense on the City and that I had better take him. I paid $10.00 for the bull put him in pasture for some 30 odd days at the expense of $3.00 and at the expiring of that time I sold him to a sausage maker for $16.00. I did not see any brand on the bull. I understand that Mr Fagan claimed in his statement that he spoke to me about his bull. I remember sometime in the early part of November last a man stopped me on the street and spoke about a bull he had lost but that I could not conceive the idea of connecting his bull with the inferior looking animal that was advertised & sold in September last. The man who spoke to me I afterward found out to be Mr Patrick Fagan.

The above statement can be testified at any time, should it be necessary.

Respectfully submitted A E Boyd Pound Master