St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-24
Powerful Effort of the Defense to Weaken
Col. King Under Gross
Fire.
The City Divided Into Three Fire Districts
by the Board Of Water Com
missioners.
Modification of the Dead Line to be
Recommended by the License
Committee.
Long List of Standardization Es-
tate and Buildf q Notes--About
Town Matters.
THE GREAT SUIT.
Efforts to Puzzle Col. King on tlie
Cross UnavaiIing.

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monia building to the large court room, a
most agreeable change to both those con-
nected with the case and the public. The
examination of Col King was resumed
and lasted two hours, when the crosS-eX-
animation commenced. AS before the col
Onel proved an aStute witness and efforts to
corner him proved unavalling. He was
cool as a cucumber and if any seeming
discrepancy was pointed out he readily rec
OnciIed or else laid it to poor memory.
The following is brief synopsis OF the es-
sential parts of
HIS TESTIMONY.
In October, 1877, he wrote to Mr.. Rem
ingtOn asking him TO send a man out here
to take charge Of the property, as his health
was giving way. In December Col. lnneS
came. SAYING he had been sent by Mr.. Rem
ington to take charge of the Lyndale prop
erty: Col Innes was given full under
standing as to the great interests involved,
and the enormous possibilities in the future
when the market improved. with instruc-
tons also that he should save Mr.. Reming-
ton any loss if possible; he had charge OF
the business and Col. King acted in an
advisory capacity.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Wilson,
Col. King made the following statement
concerning the purchase of land in Seattle,
W. T.; In 1871 Mr.. Remington, myself and
others made purchase of land in Wash
ington Territory. Mr. Remington advancing
the money and holding the land as security;
Col Kings share was represented by
$50, 6SS, and under written agreement
purchases of land were made: nothing was
done with the property until 1876.
At this point the deposition Of Mr.. Rem
ington was read, which stated that he did
not consider that Mr.. King really had any
interest in this property, as he had never
paid anything He, Remington, had sub
SequentIy disposed of this property.
HOW He TRUSTED INNEs.
Col. King. resuming, said that when in
1877 he went into bankruptcy, he had an
understand with Mr.. Remington concerning
the sale Of the Minnesota property. Pre-
vious to the sale he had told Col. hines that
he wanted some one to purchase his equi-
ties. and preferred Mr.. Remington. as he felt
he could trust him, and if it shouldpass into
the hands Of a third party that the business
would become more complicated. He also
went to Hon and represented the same
thing to Mr.. Remington. The property was
bought in Mr.. KemingtOn's name for S25.
He relied upon the arrangement which had
been made with Mr. Remington i'll 1875 con-
corning all his property. In subsequent
conversations with lines. Mrs. Kings in
terestS We're always considered.
THE MOTOR LINE.
Concerning the construction of the motor
line from the city to the Lyndale farm, the
witness said he had always thought the
value of the property depended very largely
upon the construction of a suburban rail-
way Permission from the city council
Mr.. Lowry and other property owners along
the proposed line was necessary, and he
worked day and night to accomplish his OBJ
ject. lin fact" said the witness enthusias-
tically, lit became my dream" I'VE
don't want to hear orati0nS from Col. King
on the subject of motor lines, broke in
Judge Shaw, the opposing counsel, and this
interruption of the witness, who was deliv
ering very interesting little talk a la Col.
Sellers, furnished the only diversion III the
dry proceedings of the court for the morning.
Mr.. Lowry, when he became president of
the Street Railway company, was reluctant
in giving his consent to the construction of
a motor line. and it was late in 1878 when
he finally yielded, although the other stock
holders were opposed. After that the wit
ness spent a number of weeks securing
bonuses and contributions from property
owners to obtain the building of the road,
and went to Washington to see William
Window who owned considerable property
III that vicinity.
INNES' ALLEGED DUPLICITY.
In the fall Of 1881 he thought from the
sales that had been made that Mr.. Reming-
ton was nearly repaid, and asked Col. hines
how much had been paid, but the colonel
said he didn't know. He then told Col.
InneS he would give Mr. Remington $780,
600 to settle the Indebtedness. Afterwards
he visited Mr.. Remington at Ilion and told
him substantially the same thing Mr. Rem
ingtou sent him back to lines and that was
all the satisfaction he got. At this time he
was prepared to make such a settlement, as
Mr.. Lowry and other friends had agreed to
advance enough for him to repay Mr.. Rem
ington in full. He noticed that InneS was
making large sales of the property, princs
pally 10 l.. +. Menage, and spoke to him
about them. and asked if the considerations
were bona tide, but failed TO get any salts
faction from him. Always when asked be-
fore if the debt to Remington was not
nearly paid up. lines would say, ''Oh,
there's considerable to pay yet" but in
1883, said the witness. when | spoke to
him one day saying, Those are pretty big
sales You have been making, hines. 1t
seems rs though you have about made
Philo whole by this time he answered,
1 -, IL utGlllN 10 seem ttN IL the property
would realize enough to pay him up "
Il am truly gratiied' (?) / said. and
that is the last time l ever spoke to him on
the subject"
THINGS CAME To \ FOCUS.
In 1854. in the spring just before the be-
ginning of the present action, the witness
went TO lion and saw Mr. Remington. and
told MN he understood final settlement
had been made with lines. and that he had
been repaid all the money he had loaned
Mr. Remington said he had not been paid.
y expressed my surprises" said Col. King
told him his agent had already sold nearly
6. O00 600 worth of my property; that re
Gently one transfer alene had been made to
Mr.. Menage for $3.50, COO He said he knew
nothing about il, and denied that any mort
cages had been given back TO him which
were ON the property sold. He also pro-
feSSed ignorance concerning the sale of the
Pioneer Press stock for $50. O00 told him
deSired a settlements S there was enough
Of the property 10 pay him. and he could
take out enough 70 pay him for his time,
and worry IN addition. Ii ANYTHING was
left IL belonged to my wife and |. He said
the property had been conveyed to hines.
| asked Il he thought my wife and myself
had forfeited our rights To the property. He
answered that he thought we had as the
title had passed from me by the bankrupt
sale, | referred him 70 our former con
verSatiouS. in which he had said that he re-
lied upon me to DO my best in getting him
clear. but lie replied that | had not done
my best, rs lines had written him so. If
IL has come to that, said TO him. L sup
pose we are to get
NOTHING OFT OF THIS PROPERTY
except what court of equity win give us.
and | shall bring suit against YOU. although