Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-23
THE MhGNATE SUIT.
THE TRUE INWARDNESS or 1T.
An Interview with A. A. Cohen AbOut
the $5,OOO,OOO Claim.

Ogden Pilot, 2lstl
AT the Beardsley House, yesterday
morning, our report met A. A. Co.
hen, Esq, one of San Francisco's
most prominent attorneys, and a gen
tleman we'll known to be on intimate
terms with Messrs. Stanford, Crocker,
Huntington and Mrs. Cotton, the par
ties to the great s5,OOO,OOO lawsuit,
now going on in the courts of Santa
Rosa, California.
In answer to an inquiry touching
the suit, Mr.. Cohen said:
"The real facts of that case are that
at the time General Cotton died. he
was one of the four men who were as.
ISOLATED together and known as the c.
+. Il. X. magnates. At that date the
new constitution of California, which.
at that time, was regarded as a very
dangerous instrumen ut in its possible
Interpretation, as to it's bearing upon
corporations, had just been adopted
and was untried. The Southern Pa
cifc roads had hardly been completed,
and the proposed arrangements for
Eastern and foreign connections were
then only partially settled, and vast
number of schemes that those parties
had in hand and under consideration
were undeveloped.
Soon after General Cotton died Mrs.
Cotton, by her attorney, applied to
Governor Stanford for Il partition of
the estate, and was very DESTROYS that
her interest might be reduced to coin
at once. The Governor advised her to
wait until further developments, ex-
planning to her the status Of their sew
eral properties and stating that a set
Element at that time could not be
made in justice either to her or the re-
naming so-called partners. Mrs. Col
ton appeared for Il time satisfied with
the Governors statement of the case.
Shortly after the interview with Gov.
ernor Stanford, Ms. Colton's attorney
called on Messrs. Crocker and Hunt
ington and urged upon them her claims
for d settlement. An answer was
given by those parties similar in les
import to that Of Governor Stanford
Shortly after Mrs. Cotton renewed
her demands upon Governor Stanford.
and notwithstanding his continued
protests against a settlement being
forced before the properties were de-
veloped, settlement was arrived at
Governor Stanford stated at that time
that she could not expect to realize ii.
much for her interest then as she might
if she would consent to postpone tn,
matter till later date.
A settlement was made. and Mrs
Cotton received what was then con
siaered by a the parties an equitabl.
proportion Of tie property, taken it
the light of those days
1t has SO happened that the severa
investments which at the time of tn,
settlement were considered as doubt
full have turned out to be bonanzas
The most sanguine expectations of tn,
projectors have been more than real
lied, and now Mrs. Cotton Sues to col
lect a further sum from these parties
Her suit is in for S5,000,00O."
"lhere is no doubt, said Mr.. Cohen
"but what if Mr. Cot N had post onee
her settlement until this date sh,
would have received a much largel
sum than she did receive when tn,
settlement was forced; possibly sh,
might have received the sum OF
S5,o0O,OUO that she now sues for. But
she is only to blame herself. Had she
taken the advice Of those who knew
more about the case than she did she
never would have been Obliged to sue
Since she saw fit to force settlcmen,
at the time, my judgment is that she
will fail in this SUIT
"Why,' said he, ga friend of min,
owned most of the Comstock Lode at
one time. He saw tit to sell it for
100000. He might just as well now
institute suit against Messrs. Flood,
Mackay & Fair tor the millions they
have made out of the investment. as
Mrs. Cotton to sue these parties for
the favorable turn in affairs in their
property after their settlement with
her"
MIR. Cohen went west on the Cen
trail Pacific train.