The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-15

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Enseavoring to find one James Can.
referred to in the Democratic organ,
Who knew so much about T. L. Stiles
in Arizona. . PosT-IxrELLIGEScER re-
porter Yesterday called upon T. NJ
Carr, Of Preston, Carr 4 Preston,
who Was formerly . resident OF Tue
son. Arizona He Vas found st the
Rainier Club, where. his attention be-
ing called to the article referred 70. he
said
MfsTAKEs IDENTITY.
"No sir: l am not the person
alluded To, and during my residence
in Arizona did not know Of any ole
of that name"
did you hare any conversation
with . Journal reporter about 7. L.
stiles Of Tacomaf"
II had . conversation several days
ago With Q young man Who 10 ldenti-
ued with the Republican party. and
gho stated that there we're certain
papers in possession OF . young law
yer of this city, which alleged Mr..
Stiles TO have been guilty Of dishonest
practices in Arizona"
What was your reply to such m
imputation
Il said they might have papers pur-
porting 10 show Mr.. Stiles guilty OF
such practices; but ii any one as
serted TO him that any such charge
WAS, in fact, true, he had my author
ity to cali him liar. This Was all
heard about il until the false state
ment appeared in the Journal"
THE CHARACTER or NR. STILES.
Were You acquainted with Mr..
Stiles during your residence at Tue
SOM"
intimately. Our law Offices ad-
joined each other. In addition to q
warm personal friendship existing be-
tween us, We were associated together
in q number OF Law suits, and during
his abseisce for several months my Law
partner, +. w. Gregg, and myself,
attended to his business. No man IN
Arizona bore better reputation for
honesty, integrity and ability than Mr..
Stiles"
FAILURE OF HUDSON q co.
do you recollect about the failure
of Hudson & Co. ?'
1.-The failure of those private bank
ers occurred shortly after my depar.
ture to Alaska. For some time prior
thereto, our firm had been associated
with Mr.. Stiles as attorneys for Hud-
son & Co. After their assignment 70
Mr.. stiles believe my former part
ner. Mr.. Gregg. was attorney for the
assignee, Mr.. Stiles. Since my return
from Alaska / have correspondent
with Mr.. Gregg to some extent, and
otherwise met numbers of my former
acquaintance in Arizona who are ia
miiiar with the settlement of Hudson
s. Co. s estate, and in nowise whatever
has any aspersion been cast upon Mr..
Stiles conduct as assignee. On the
contrary, have always understood
that his management of the estate of
that bankrupt firm was most able /;
and that he realized for its creditors
much more than anyone anticipated
at the time of the failure"
Then no charge whatever of i'm
proper conduct can be made against
thai gentleman?
From my knowledge of Mr.. Stiles.
l am positive that any charge of dis
honesty directed against him is false
LEGAL OPINION.
From my careful reading of the
statements published in the Morning
Journal. and noting especially that
only portion of the opinion of Judge
Barnes is published. feel certain that
the opinion as rendered will in no
way bear out the charges which it j.
attempted to make it support. Almost
every assignee of q bankrupt estate,
especially where the failure is so dis.
astrOus as that of Hudson Il CO.,
finds ii unsafe to take the responsible
ity of deciding between rival claimants
to portions of the assets, and is CON-
PEELED to allow the matter to 60 into
court in order that he NAV be pro-
tected by decree of the court. No
doubt this is an explanation of the
lawsuit referred to.
TACOMA. Sept. 1.-THE statement in
the Seattle organ Of the Democratic
WhcCtIOi Scs tuie AuOTuiuS are I'll ue-
MED by Mr.. Stiles. A PosT-INrELLI-
oENcER reporter heard a conversation
between prominent Democrats of this
city this morning, in which they said
that the organ would have to be called
OF, or Stiles would have such q ma
jority that the Democrats could never
be found. One Of the gentlemen said
that he knew Stiles we'll in Arizona
and that his transactions were beyond
question. He is q most honorable
gentleman, and will be elected without
a doubt.
JOURNAL" sTocxHoLpER MAD.
Mr.. Lyman Elmore, now sick in
bed with rheumatism at the Tacoms
hotel. lived in Arizona during tn,
Hudson & Co. transactions. He i.
very indignant aud says il this mud
singing goes any further that he /,
willing TO submit to an interview as Z,
Stiles record in Arizona, which inter
view will not he to Stiles disadvantage
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