Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-21
PAULDlNG, THE AUCll0NEER.
HOW HE TOOK CARE OF MRS. FUL.
TOMS PROPERTY.
Collecting $50 Rent Per Month, and
Selling Il Lot Of Household Furniture,
aud Pockeiing tho Money.


aud Pocketing tho Money.
vi lam Paulding, the auctioneer Of
this city, is liable to get into trouble.
Some months ago he went to Major
Fulton, who was then visiting in Hal
ley, and said that, if appointed agent,
he could have Mrs. Fulton's house, on
First avenue, between Bullion and
Galena streets, occupied all the time.
Major Fulton (although having no
legal authority III the premises) there.
upon handed Pauiding the key to the
house, and tod him to rent it and re.
mt the money to Salt Lake. These
instructions Mr.. Paulding religiousl,
observed to that part Of them requir-
ing linn to remit to Salt Lake. He
rented the house for two months, at
$50 per month, and--kept the
money. Furthermore at the expira-
ton of the two months, the house be.
came vacant, and he thereupon began
removing nearly every movable piece
of furniture and selling it for what he
could get. The money thus obtained
he likewise failed to remit or account
for.
Last Monday morning Mrs. Fulton
arrived here to defend one suit brought
against her by Mrs. Dill, of Shoshone,
and to institute coupe Of others
She soon learned the situation of af-
fairs, as far as she was concerned, and
called upon Mr.. Paulding for an ex.
p'anat.on. Receiving evasive replies
fro mthat person, she told him that
she knew where her stove was, that
it had been sold to Ike Culp for $45,
and that unless the money were forth
coming by 5 o'clock last evening she
would replevin her stove and Mr..
Culp would have him arrested. Tie
money was forthcoming.
A fine sewing machine and some
feather pillows We're also traced t.
their present owners by Mrs. uit ~,
but she refrained from claiming EN-
because, as she said, she did rot be.
lieve in dragging respectable people
to the courts unneces saril.; "But,"
she added, 81 am getting tired of be-
ing robbed, and l swear that will
not stand much more Of this"
Mrs. Fulton came to Haley ovel
two years ago, and bought the Dill
property, Oh First avenue, for $3.50
This was deemed great deal tee
much for it at the time. She Their
invested some money in mines and
notably, in the Ellen Stills, aud in the
fall went back to Salt Lake, where
she is said to own one of the most ell.
eoant homes in that city. She has
come here at least twice year since
on legal business, and been put tc
quite heavy travelling expenses, blu,
has never received one cent return
Tor all the money invested, and even
the rent of her house has never been
paid. Moreover ev rybodv. or almost
everybody, with whom she had dealings
here tried to swindle her in some way.
She is tired of this. and, as she has
had no luck here, intended to with
draw entirely from this region of
country. In future she will not only
not invest cent here, but will sell all
her property.
As to Padding, she has not made
up Ter mind fully what to do with
lin. Speaking OF the matter at the
drpot, last night, gentleman asked
her how she proposed to get even with
him?
) She replied that she did not know
that she would try. 81 asked him to
come to my room to see how we stood,
anyway" she added; "and if he had
come | would have locked my door
and put the biggest head on him he
ever had in his life. I'd have pun
meled him SO his own mother would
not have known him."
Mrs. Fulton is muscular woman,
and there is no doubt but that if she
started to thrash Paulling, she could
shake the very life out Of him.
She left for Salt Lake City last
evening.