The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.
sAzEKL 0fBpIsCs WANTS seu.ons FOR
BsEAeu or CONTRACT.
An Important Case Involving seme
Peculiar Peinfs - The Brawiey
Brothers Charged With Some Pc
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Hen. T. J. Hunes, q referee yester-
day began taking testimony IN case
Of considerable importance The suit
II bEo1ght by Samuel III. Giddings
versus W. r. Brawley and f. C. Draw
ley. II started IN the district court in
snooomisA county and Mr.. Hgaes
was appointed TO take the testimony.
THE PLAIsrIFT's STATEMENT.
The case as diseiosed by the plain
titf's testimony, Is as follows: He
took up homestead Of lG8 acres on
the Hastish slough in snohornisti
county lie was poor man and the
BraNiey 4 proposed 70 him that theF
would give him $50 with which 10
commute his claim 20 TsFe-emytioa
and prove up. In consideration Of
this be Eas 10 give them a half inter
est n the land and thes were to form
joint stock company ami go into the
booming business. The slough is very
a4vantageonssy located for such 4
pafpoSe. The Brawieys we're to arstge
the sioagh out and pax proper hooaIs
in II. 80 thas logs could te safely trans
ported from the StiIlsg laEnfsh river to
the sound The company was to col
leet toll on the log and the scheme
was 10 be iaauguTated as soon as II
should be mutually agreed that it
would be profitable.
THE oTFER ACCEPTED.
Mr. Giddings thought the offer was
fair one and accepted II. They
pail him 500 and he went to Olympia
and proved up. On his return be met
the BraEleys IN Seattle. He had been
drinking some and lad no money lett.
He asked them for the remaining
800 and they said that they we're viii
ling 10 pay ID, bat would require secur-
ity as well as for the $500 previously
paid They suggested mortgage on
the property. This was satisfactory
TO Gliding, and he agreed TO meet
them at a lawyers Office AT a certain
hour 10 sign the mortgage. He then
went out with one OF the Brawleys on
the latter's invitation and got thor
oughly intoxicated. The next thing
he knew the Brawieys had a deed
signed by himself TO a half interest in
his Land. Giddings, claims that he
does not remember signing the deed
bat does not DEW Il, az he recognizes
his. signature. He reco,lects having
haa an appointment to execute
mortgage At O certain hour. but says
he became 20 intoxicated that be has
no o'lecion OF having done so
Gid ings says he frequently tried to
get the Brawleys to dredee the slough
~ agreed and make arrangements to /
70 ahead with the booming business.
They obstinately refused and in the
meantime other persons engaged in
the business at the mouth OF the Stiel-
In a much less favorable
location, and cleared, It'll, said, fatty
$4,000 year. This enterprise great
iy decrease the value OF II atfish
slough for similar purposes and Mr..
in consequence sued the
Rrawley's for $4,000 damages suS-
tanned by their failure II fulfill their
The land, of which the
obtained an undivided
half interest Is very desirsb'y ioeatel.
1t commands the whole OF the slough
and is very valuable on account OF its
water frontage and riparian right.
Messrs. Ronald Il Piles appear FOR the
plaintiff and Jacobs 4 jeuncr and
White & Munday for the defendants.