Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-18
BRINGING HIM TO THE.

! In the Superior Court, before Judge Den.
son, yesterday, there was on bearing a very
interesting matter growing out of the case Of
Ne.tie Gilman against c. Il Gilman. The
parties were divorced recently, tie suit hav-
ing been brought June 10th. Defendant is a
merchant. By stipulation the community
property was TO be very nearly disidei
equally between the late husband and wife.
But by shrewd devices, as was alleged,
defendant evaded tie intent Of the stipu-
lation (which became in effect Court
order. with all the sanctity of a jndg-
ment), and with almost unparalleled
audgcity set the Superior Court at defiance in
| that matter. Yesterday the defendant was
before the Court on some motions, the effect
of which were to force him TO an accounting.
His examination was remarkable, but not
more 30 than the report Of the Receiver. Gil
man admitted that since June 10Th he had
drawn out of the business some S13. 800. but
on examination was unable to account for tie
manner in which he had disposed OF it. How
ever. it was learned from him that 81 600 Of
it was in a K-street hotel safe. The tenn
porary Receiver, J. L. Grifitts, reported
that the very day he was appointed
Gilman drew out of the business $1,000 in
cash that the business is o aging and grow
ing one that goods bought by Gilman for
branch store in Marysville, conducted BY
Gilman's brother, and for another branch
store on street near Tenth, we're debited
against C.. III. Gilman, but should properly
be chargeable against those establishments.
He reported that Gilman had raised bills of
purchase two and three Thousand dollars
above their true total, and audited them in
that way, and also reported variety OF
other irregularities. The Court, in passing
upon the matter, spoke with much judi
cial severity, saying that here was a
large estate of which the wife was
division of which a stipulation and
order had been made. But the defendant
had deliberately planned, and TO a degree ex-
ecuted, scheme to swindls Mrs. Gilman out
of her property. It was a remarkable pro-
ceeding, and developed systematic at
tempt to defeat the orders of the Court
and cover up and make away with the
property of the plaintiff. The Court could
not conceive that such plan could be sue
cessfully carried out it would do al it could
to stop it, and it ordered that j. I. Grifftts
be made permanent receiver; that he bring ac-
tions against the Marysville Gilman establish
ment, and the uptown Gilman establishment,
to recover what may be justly due from them
TO the community estate, and that he take
immediate possession of all The goods on the
estate, and take from the possession of the
defendant, at once, all property of the COM
rnunity estate, goods. money, wherever
found, chatEels. stocks bonds, notes, horses,
buggies, harness, ETC., and that he conduct
the business of the estate and account to the
Court therefor. That for so much Of the
S15, eco spirited away by the defendant, as
cannot be seized upon, an equivalent
sum should be deducted from defendants
share, aud charged against him TO that end,
and orders would he mads subsequently with
that in view. The bond Of the Receiver was
fixed at S12. 500 for the present, and was i'm
mediately given, and that gentleman at once
took steps to seize the property, commence
action, and carry out the orders of the Court
to the letter. The Court directed that Gil
man be discharged from the order to show
cause why he should not bs punished for con-
tempt, and ordered the Receiver to allow
each of the parties s75 month from the es.
tate incoYna until further or(e-s