Evening journal., 1891-04-06
Rumors That G. Fl. Bates Has
Failed to Make Payments.
PROMPT DENIALs MADE BY HIM.

rhe Announcement of Dissolution.
The following circular letter anuounc-
n the dissolution Of partnership was
istrihuted the latter part Of last week:
WILMINGTON. Del April /, 1891
THE partnership heretofore existing
,atween George Il Bates aud Austin
harrington under the iim name OF
iates & HaRrington has been this day
lissolved
Mr. Bates will retain his present
tiices at No 3 East Eighth street; Mr.
darlington will open law Offices at No.
GOO Market street. on Monday, april g.
o9l All papers belonging to CHEATS
viii bA found a. the off OF Mr. Bates,
nd all business committed to the late
irm viii receive the attention of both
aembers Of it until terminated.
GEORGE Fl. BATES,
austin HARRINGTON,
Tho Meaiey Mortgage.
The facts connected with the Msaley
transaction are as follows Mrs Iilbdrne
handler held a mortgage. which, with
,ccrued interest, amounted to 81, 294 on
he Christiana property owned by John
dealey This mortgage was assigned
y Mrs Chandler to Caroline TatBall and
still unsatisfed Mr. Bates was counsel
or Mealey and directed him to raise
81 900 on his Market street property, to
Jay the interest on the Tatnall mortgage
.s well as the interest on one held by
hrs. Harry johnson for 81, 500
he balance Of the $1,000 was
10 pay counsel fees. costs
Of tranfers and other expenses. This
was Ia September Of 1890 10 raise this
additional loan Of 81. 900 and to pay off
s6, 600 mortgage Mr. Mealey, under MIR
3stes's direction, exseuted a mortgage Of
81, 600 on his property, No 205 Market
street, to the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company. This $1,000, after
paying of tbs interest and costs arising
rom the two mortgages above referred
70, was to be applied to satisfy mort
gage upon the same property for Sc 600
he'd by Eugene, Francis Xavier and
Alexis DUPONT.
Mr Mealey put this 81 coo in the
hands of Mr.. Bates. Nov the charge IL
made that Mr. Bates took the 50, 600
obtained from the Security Safe aud
Trust Deposit Company, and never paid
off the DUPONT mortgage, the interest on
the other mortgages or any of the costs,
but appropriated it TO bis own use Mr.
Mesley has engaged Levi c. Bird as
counsel
Examination Of the records in the
prothonotsry 8 Office shows that both
mortgages aud 8 Judgment Of $1,000
entered By the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company are ssill opsn against
Mr. Mealey. This shows that the money
was not properly applied.
Another feature connected with the
| transaction is that there was from $500
10 800 taxes due from the Maaley prop
erty. 1t is understood that Mr. Mealey
left money in Bates's hands 20 pay these
taxes before the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit mortgage was given, but
only about $500 has been paid up to this
date.
Mr. Msaley was seen by reporter this
morning He refused to talk. further
than to say that the matter is in the
hands Of his attorney.
Trustees OF the Sharp Estate
Bates & Harrington are executors
under the will of the late Jacob r Sharp,
who died in the fall Of 1888 The estate
is estimated to be worth from $40, 600 10
$50 600. The legaiees under ths viii are
his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Sharp, and
his daughter Mary Elizabeth Sharp The
will further provided that the law firm
of Bates & Harrington should act as
trustees after the estale e should be settled
up.
This estate has never been settled, snd
the legstees are very much exercised.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called al
the Sharp house at the corner of Della
ware avenue and Tatnall street this
morning. Miss Mary E. Sharp, the
daughter came to the door. After being
questioned at some length ahe said:
"Yes. we ara very much worried over
tho matter and have secured a Philadel
phia lawyer to take care of our interest
"Who is this Philadelphia lRwyerY'
sc August Miller. he will be dOwr
here to day to take action in the matter
You see, Bates & Harrington were
appointed executors under the will of my
father They have never rendered fna
account The funeral expenses of M
father were only settled week or twl
ago Lately bills have bsen coming In d
us for gas rent and water rent, as wei
as other things that they should hav,
settled"
well, wien th have rendered a fins
showing as executors. they will sill b.
trustees under the will" suggested tn
reporter.
Yes. know. but | don't think W
want them Mr.. Harrington has made :
many promises that have no confdenc
in them. The lawyer from Philadelphia
will be here this afternoon and settl
the matter up, don't know what cond
! tion the estate is in. "
What is the amount of the propert
your father lefi2"
II don't know exactly. We hsve neve
g had q settlement"
8 "S75, 000?'
? II don't think IL was that much
1850 O00?"
~ ell, yes; think It will amount {
between $50, 900 and $50, 600.
It is said the only course the legstee
!. under the will can pursue is TO throw th
9 matter into chsncery. The cbancelld
can cite the administrators to appear be
fore him to show just cause why the
: shall not be removed If adjudicatio
: proves maladministrstion he can remov
> them and commit them to prison as d.
, faulters. The bond given is a nominI
one in this instance.
Mr.. Harrington's Statement.
3 Mayor Austin Harrington was seen I
4 his Office by an EVENING JOURNAL re
porter this afternoon. He said "Th
dissolution OF the partnership betwee
Mr. Bates and myself was not caused
any financial embarrassment Of Mr. Bate
q or myself In regard TO the Sharp estal
: matter have this 20 say: II was at Il
request Of Bates & Harrington that