Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
DORSEY'S FIGHT.
The 'EStar-Router's'' Recent Dofngs
I'm New Mexico.
Omaha Herald.

Omaha Herald.
/ Hon. J. NJ. Woolworth returned YES
terday morning from Santa Fe,
whittier he went ten days ago to at
tend the trial of the suit of the Palo
4 Banco Cattle Company against ex
Senator Dorsey, which grew out OF
violent seizure of the company's
ranches, ard involved the possession
Of fully $500, 600 worth of their prop
erty.
The transactions had their origin
while the first star-route case was be-
ing tried, when Dorsey made loan
of $50, 600 fron the Late j. w Bosler,
and gave him a mortgage on his herd
of cattle, ranches and ranges in New
Mexico Not long afterward Dorsey
/ being in need of more money, sold to
Bosler a two-thirds interest in the
property for $500, 900 cash, which was
then paid, the mortgage being turned
in. Then it was agreed they should
form a company in which Dorsey
should have one-third of the stock, be-
ing 800, 900, and the Bosler Bros,
and Charles B. Woolworth formerly
4 of Omaha) should have two-thirds of
the stock, and that Charles B. Wool
worth should be the manager of the
business in New Mexico. 1t was also
agreed that Dorsey should lease to the
company the lands within the range
to which he had acquired title, being
about 10000 acres of land, certain
specified ranges being excepted. 1t
was also agreed that the company
should have the option of purchasing
the lands at 50 an acre at the expira-
ton of five years. The lands leased
embraced about 10000 acres, and
the cattle numbered a little over 30
600 head.
Thereuron the company, by an
agreement Of all the parties interested,
bought II 600 head of cattle and turn
ed them loose on the range, branding
them with the c0mpany's brand. The
money to pay for this herd of cattle
was advanced by Bosler, who also adj
vanced to the company all of the run
ming expenses of the herd. While the
business was carried on sales were
made out of the herd of beef cattle,
last year and this year and the pro
ceeds were applied in reducing the
company's debt to Bosler.
Last summer Dorsey, being out of
money, urged the company to make
an immediate purchase of the lands
to which he held title, and which were
under lease to the company and at
last it was agreed that the company
should buy the lands at an advanced
price of 81 per acre. The lands were
to be paid for by Woolworth's drafts
upon Bosler as fast rs Dorsey should
/ deposit with Woolworth deeds of the
lands to which he held good title
In November last Dorsey sent to
! Woodwork deeds for about 10000
acres of land, and Woolworth placed
the documents in the hands of
Springer, a lawyer at Las Vegas, for
/ his opinion upon the title. 1t was
I found that to about 900 acres Dorsey
/ held titles under what is known in
4 that country as donation locations
and which are not regarded as a valid
1 title. 1t was also found that there
were misdescriptions Of other lands,
aud that Dorsey had no title whatever
| to some of the lands covered by his
deeds 1t also came to Woolworth's
ears from one of the employees of the
company who assisted Dorsey in the
preparations, that it was Dorsey's pur-
/ pose to withhold and not to convey to
4 the company over 2, 500 acres of the
most valuable lands covered by the
4 lease.
While that examination by Spring
er was going on Dorsey drew upon
4 Bosler for S., 600 and notified him that
! he had done so, the amount to apply
on the purchase price of the lands
Bosler did not pay the draft for some
! time after it was presented him, as the
agreement was that the draft was to
! be drawn by Woolworth after he had
/ satisfied himself as to the title. At
length Bosler paid the draft. I'm
mediately afterward Dorsey drew an
other draft fora like amount, which
Bosler refused 10 accept
Woolworth informed Bosler of the
defects in the deeds and Bosler answer
ed, giving him explicit directions in
/ respect to the value of the titles which
I he was to accept from Dorsey. Wool
worth Immediately inclosod a copy of
/ the letter to Dorsey, and informed
4 him that he had fouad that to many
Of the lands covered by the deeds the
title was not good and lie could not
accept them.
Next day Dorsey came to the com
pany's office, and after some violent
language threatened that he would
take possession of the property as mis-
own and drive the manager Wool
WORTH away. This was on Thanks
/ giving Day, and on the next day
Dorsey telephoned Woodwork 20
come to his house, fifteen miles
across the range, the next day. Wool
worth went accordingly.
On reaching Dorsey's he found
Dorsey and all his men absent Mrs,
Dorsey said that they had gone for
/ load Of trees and would be back soon
i Woolworth went into Dorsey's office
and there found lying ON his table
sort or proclamation addressed to all
of the employees of the company, de-
claring that the company were
invaders upon his lands and had no
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