Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-28
CHADWICK ANSWERED.
MRS. ELLSWORTH FILES sCATH-
ING ANSWER TO A COMPLAINT.
She Alleges all Sorts of Charges Against
Chadwick-It all Grew Out of Suit
ON Note.

Mr.. J.. S. Chadwick, the ex-friend of
Jim Damron and ex-Justice of the Peace
Lockwood, has received large amount
of public attention of late. Chadwick
has followed the occupation of money
lender, claiming that he loaned for his
father-in-law, David Morris, and has
been in the habit of doing business in
that mans name, placing A. G. right
under the final of the name when he
signed that name. Some time ago he,
in the name of David Morris, brought
suit against F. Wooley, N. T. Blair, Ly-
man Aver, P. Ellsworth and S. H. Dill
iner, to recover money on a note alleged
to be due from the defendants.
Mrs. P. Ellsworth yesterday fled an
amended answer to the complaint by
her attorneys, Stephens and Donnell,
and which is a scorcher, 80 to speak, IN
its references to Chadwick.
She first alleges that the note in ques-
ton was fully paid before the plaintiff
received it. That defendant, s. H.
Dillener, stole the note from her and
gave it to Chadwick, who, knowing all
these facts, ''fraudulently'' received it,
and conspired with Dillener to s'cheat,
swindle and defraud" the defendant by
so receiving the note when he knew
''that the same was paid"
She denies that the plaintiff is the
owner of the note, or that he advanced
any money on it to Dillener or any one
else.
Other allegations are as follows:
This defendant AYERS that the said j.
S. Chadwick at the time that is alleged
in said complaint that plaintiff received
said note, was, and had been for long
time prior thereto, and ever since has
been, and is, insolvent; and by reason
thereof was then, and ever since has
been, and is, unable to transact business
in his own name, and that at said time
and ever since the said Chadwick has
wrongfully, unlawfully and fraudulently
used the name of David Morris as a COW
er for himself in the transaction of bust
ness, and that the said Morris, as affiant
is informed and believes, never knew
anything about or had anything to do
with said transaction, and never gave
any money or anything of value to the
said Dillener whatever for said promis-
sorry note, and never purchased or re-
ceived the same, but that the said
Chadwick falsely and fraudulently pre-
tended that he was doing business for
the said David Morris, and knowingly,
corruptly and fraudulently, and
with intent to defraud this de-
fendant, and knowing that said note
had been stolen from this defendant by
the said Dillener, received the same and
gave no value therefor whatever; and
thereupon, in pursuance OF said corrupt
ov1 frord NTH tho cofA nil-
lener, brought this action against this
defendant in the name of the said David
Morris.
The defendant further AYERS that said
note, after it's payment and cancellation
as aforesaid, was fraudulently and felon-
iously stolen, taken and carried away
by the said Dillener from this defendant,
and that the said Chadwick, in pursu-
! acy, which then and there existed be
tween him and the said Dillener, to cor
ruptly use the process of this court for
the purpose of defrauding this defendant
out of the money sued for herein, and
with full knowledge that said note had
been paid and cancelled, and that the
same had been stolen by the said Dill
lener from this defendant, received said
note and brought this action, and that
the said Dillener thereupon, having
other public offenses charged against
him, fled the state of California, and is
now a fugitive from justice, and that the
said David Morris never received the
said note or advanced any money or any
thing of value thereon, and that neither
he nor the said Chadwick has any title
thereto whatever.
Further answering the defendant AYERS
that she has no information except indi-
rectly from the said Chadwick, ,and which
information is insufficient upon which
to found any belief, and therefore she
has no belief upon the subject OF the
existence of the said David Morris suffi-
cient to enable her to answer any allie
cations of the complaint that he is the