City of Seattle Records

991025

July 7th To your Honor the Mayor & Common Council of the City of Seattle

As Mr A. E. Boyd wished me to make a statement regarding the bull claimed by Mr Fagan as belonging to him, would say that I was keeper of all Impounded Stock taken up by Officer A. E. Boyd in September last, & on the 5th day of September 1889 there was brought into the Corral used for holding Impounded Stock, once small brindle & white bull about three years old, he was advertised & sold on the 11th of September, and at the day of the sale there was no one who would bid on the bull & at that request of the Chief of Police J. C. Mitchell Officer A. E. Boyd took the bull at $10 as the Chief said that the animal would only be an expense on the City if he was not sold. I did not see any brand on him whatever during the 7 days I fed him.

John Reppen