The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-14
CASTS SHAME UPON SEATTLE
No One in Tacoma Would Print
the Stiles Libel.
The Organ Of King County wheel
horses Picked Is Up Grsedtly-
Mr.. stiles speaks-

TACOMA, SPIT f3.-Tbe PosT-iSTEIL1-
sExcgA correspondents called on M. 7. L.
-siie<, candidate for SUPREME judge, this
evening. and handed him 8 copy OF this
mornings ISSUE OF the organ of TIE seattle
Democratic wheelhorses. containing an
Alleged expose of wicked deed OF Mr.
Stiles in AnxonA. Mr.. stiles read the
article carefully. smiling now aud then,
and when he las: eoneIa .e<; bis peraszl he
said.
all il the allegation that | bought up an
immense number of valuable claims OF
Hudson q Co, of Tacoma l never bought
. cain OF hudson & Co. IN nay life: nor
did ever aecu nulate . foTtune- never
derived one dollar from that estate. except
for mn jasi com pcEsA.ion IN handling II.
! devoted nay entire time 10 the case for
tao years. and / received atoat ei2 ,ac.
In taking hold of that ease, l gave up
my entire Law practice. which a. that time
amounted 10 about A,ou0 year.
THE creditors OF Hudson & Co. never 81
any time asked me for an accounting. a.
though l ssked them 70 do 30 time and
again. nor did / ever make . report The
claim OF samsniego was Que which. under
the circ smstsEces Of IL creation, deem
"a be an outrageous fraud. and which !
fought with All my might, but which,
owing TO being judo ment taken BY default
against an insoivebt corporation, by the
fraud OF It's officers. l was unable to defeat,
though Judge Barnes, ia deciding the case
expressed himself As sorry that the techpi
eaiines of the Jaw prevented me from
making my defense Oh the merritt.
so far ~ using the proceeds of the sale
OF Too eis estate Is concerned Toole vas q
partner In the firm Of Hndson & Co, an
his assignment io me expressly directed
thar TO be done. In the following words.
"Ghird--fo distribute and pay the said
surplus lsfter pa ding his individual debts
10 and among the creditors OF tide said CO
partnership firm of Hadsou & Co. The
court simply held that samaniego's ella IN.
" hico was new one, never heard Of until
nearly three years after the assignments &
he, should be bald out of any asset.
OF Hudson 4 Co.. still remaining in my
hands That am now ready TO do. so ia,
a. these assets. some of which still have.
Will go. IL - false that | ever stated or al
United thst ! had Used money of Toole's
estate with which 10 purchase c!aifns
against Hudson x Co, and II is lie out OF
the Whole cloth :hst any person holds an,
ludg snept against me, either individ sally
ar assignee. IN Arizous or else " here. for
any rum whatever, except that OF Saman-
lego & starr.
II did sell to Leo Goldsehmidt In June
1887. large quantity of the assets of Hud
son & Co and Charles Hudson for $40
cash and his notes for 81 100. pa able thre.
months apart and during two years aud =
half, some of which col eeted and ap-
piled In strict accordance with the assign
ment tn me, AMI the remainder 81 which
still hold uucoiiecr d. and am well sat
isiled with the transaction. ! did collect
Las from the Western Union Telegraph
Company. but which WAS stopped en trds-
sun b, one of my attorneys, Hon. J..
A. Anderson. of Los Angeles, Cal,
in payment for his services 10 ne as as.
signee, which wss his proper and Just fee.
Tie claim OF Richard starr l. q Just one,
and would have been settled by me long
ago, were IL not that samaniego's stands
in lis way aud must be settled frat. IL .s
not true, however that starr makes any of
the assertions alleged in the Seattle paper.
so TAR as any INSTRUMENTATION OF the
business intrusted 90 me by Hudson 4 Co.
or Hadson or Toole is concerned, my
books are. and alaays have been. open "a
the inspection OF any person, whether
interested or not, aud / am willing q
stake my reputation As q business man
upon the examinations OF al my trAnsse-
lions in connection with those estates by
any competent person. A. regards my
fortune. continued Mr. stiles, 1.-THE only
property own In the hoase | live IN and 4
couple of lots on the Point I'm all amount.
los 10 about $1,000 or $1,000. on which
ther 10 mortgage of ~ 40,
VIII YOU enter suit 10. libel-" asked
the reporter.
Not at present, 1T least not until the
cam l'aign Is over. l cannot say just no y
what action / will take
sEArTLE's sRAhD
Mr.. Stiles also stated that the parties
back of the publication endesvosed to
have their care published in the papers In
this city. but they refused. when he wen,
To seattle. where they evidently found q
williGg tool.