St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-23
A REPORTED ELOPEMENT.
James Lott, Of Saltwater, Said to Have
Deserted His Family
FOR THE HIRED GIRL.
At Any Rate They Are Both Missing.
The Fhresher Company's
Affairs.

Saltwater yesterday afternoon by the
announcement that a prominent busl-
ness man had eloped with former
servant girl. The parties in question
were said to be James Lott, of the firm
of Lott & Mathers. The girl in the case
was of Swedish birth, having been but
two years in this country, and was
named Annie Fronsin. The alleged
intimacy of the girl with her husband
becoming known to Mrs. Lott, the do
nestle was promptly discharged, but il
was afterwards ascertained, it is said,
that he was keeping her in furnished
apartments on Seventh street, st. Paul,
where he frequently visited her while
being ostensibly in that city purchasing
meats. The I'M ured wife is reported to
have discovered the situation and visit
the girl, who confessed her duplicity
and guilt, but promised to return to
Saltwater and break off with Lott. The
have been resumed after her
return here. and on Wednes-
day both Lott and the girl
disappeared. Both parties were traced
to White Bear lake, where the clue was
lost. Mr.. Lott has left some creditors
behind him, and it is rumOred has taken
money with him that he was not entitled
to. The other brothers, who are highly
esteemed business men, state that his
whereabouts is unknown to them. With
the exception of this instance. James
Lott has borne good name here, and
has left an eStimabe wife and family
behind him. Mrs. Lott has refrained
from making the scandal public for a
long time under the hope that her
erring husband might reform and return
to her, but at last he has seemingly put
himself beyond the pale of even a wife'S
forgiveness. His business associates
express profound surprise and regret at
his course.
THE THRESHER COMPANY.
The gentlemen who manage the bust
ness of the Minnesota Thresher Manu-
featuring company in this city are not
exactly pleased with the statements
made by II. G. Stone recently in the st.
Paul daily papers. Mr.: III. G. Fogle, the
general manager OF the concern, was
seen Yesterday and said that so far as
the suit brought by Stone and the other
attorneys in the case was concerned he
felt no uneasiness, nor did he take any
exceptions to it. So far as the manner
in which the threSher company was
Organized and the way in which it
acquired possession of its present prop
erty the matter had already been adJu-
dictated and he did not believe the su-
preme court would find that the gen
tlemen who had furnished the capital
for the concern were such pirates as to
endeavor to transact business contrary
to the statutes of this state. The state
ment of Stone, however, that the
thresher company were selling mort
gagged property contrary to law, was ab-
solutely false and was made with
the evident purpose OF 1nJurlng
their business. The company was
formed by the creditors of the car com
company who had put in their credits,
and in addition to that the necessary
amount of cash to give the thresher
company operating capital. For the
amount of these credits and cash, bonds
were issued to the amount of S1,60O,OOO,
of which S35O,0O0 was still in reserve.
To secure the payment OF these bonds
and the interest upon them, mortgage
was given upon the property of the
thresher company, which gave that
company the right to manufacture and
sell the Minnesota Chief thresher, en-
gines and powers and to conduct all
other legitimate business. This mort
gage was made to the MASSACHUSETTS
Loan and Trust COmdany OF Boston.
All collections made upon farmers,
notes were turned over to the agent OF
that company, who refunded every SIX
months all sums received over the semi
annual interest due July and Jan. OF
each year, and the per cent sinking
fund provided for. The sale of the sash,
door and blind department and all ma
chimes sold for cash the thresher COM
pany was allowed to use at once, as 1t had
been demonstrated that enough could
be collected from farmers notes alone
to more than cover the amount re-
quired Instead, therefore, of violating
any statute it was simply doing bust
ness upon the plan contemplated by the
mortgage itself and stipulated upon Its
face, which saws: 1.-The said party of
the first part may from time to time,
with the written consent OF the trustee,
sell and deliver, free from the lien OF
this instrument. threshing machines,
portable engines, horse powers, separa-
tors and other machines man
ufactured by said party of the
first part.' The Th1esher company
has this written consent. This mort
gage is on file and can be seen at any
time by any person who so desires: Mr..
Fogle further stated that the JobbIng
department sash, door and blind factory
would be moved outside the prison walls
at once and might be organized later IN
to separate concern. The rest OF the
works will be moved outside the walls
ny Eoepl. L. Lie plCSOue SSoi 10 USih@
devoted to placing the business OF the
concern on a proper basis, SO that its
exact status may become known to the
management. Since the present man
ager assumed charge over 300 engines
and large number Of separators have
been built, but orders have come so
rapidly that there will be little, if any
thing, to carry over.
NOTES.
The steamer j. K. Graves will be run
to the camp of the Second regiment, NJ.
n. e., near Lake City, tomorrow, if a
sufficient number of tickets can be sold
to warrant it.
The funeral of the infant son of Carl
Piper and wife, which died Thursday
night, will occur from the residence,
1102 South Third street, at 2 p. m. to-
day.
Mrs. l.. d. Tubbs arrived home yes
terday from months sojourn with
friends at Ashland, Wis.
Gives Her Father the Lie.
Special to the Globe.
PROVIDENCE, RI, June 22.-William
Dunza, of West Springfield, brought