The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-09
Won His Suit.

DeLatnar mines returned nome on
Wednesday from a business trip 10
Montana. While he WAS in Montana
Captain Plunmer won suit which he
had brought against the Granite Mount
ain Mining Company which was qnite
as gratifying to him as a vindication of
his integrity OF character as in the re-
covery of the sum involved. Shortly
before resigping bic position as man
ager for-the Granite Mountain Mining
Company. Captain Plummer let con-
tract to one John Hall, to furnish The
company 10000 cords OF wood at $6 per
cord. 1t appears that some St. Louis
brokers who had an interest in bearing
mer intended to resign, got out report
that Captain Plnmmer was standing
inn with Hall on this contract This
report being brought to Piummer after
he had resigned and before he had
fully settled with the company, Plum
voluntarily left $50, 900 in the hands of
the company pending inquiry into the
matter and demanding an invesriga-
lion of the charges. he officers of the
company, instead of making any Invrs-
tigation, simply took the ground that
Plummer leaving This amount of money
in their hands was an admission of the
truth of the charges, and kept the
money. This placed Captain Plummer
in. the position not only of losing he
$1,000 but also of resting under impu-
tation that the charges were true. In
order to recover his money and acquit
himself of the charges, it made it neces-
sary for him to bring suit and threw
the burden on him of disproving
charges against his character, instead of
obliging the company to prove. The
trial came up before Judge Knowles, in
the United States Circuit Court at Butte,
and the Granite Mountain Company
epployed an array of the best obtain
able legal talent and made a strong con-
test for the defense. Captain Plummer's
side of the case was conducted by
single attorney. The jury after being
in favor Of Captain Plunmer for The
full amount claimed, thus virtually sc-
quitting him Of the charges preferred
against him which the company had
failed to do him the justice to investi-
gate.
Captain Plummer has been in charge
of the eLamar mines and mill for th..
past fifteen months. He came here and
took the management in the interest OF |
tie company after the property had
been run by an individual owner from
the time it vas first opened. Manag-
ing such an immense property for u
is a very different affair from
an individual owner conducting it on |
his own account. In the latter case any |
mistakes in the administration, any |
losses, blunders or extravagances are
the concern of no no one except the
single owner; in the former Case they |
are not overlook ed, bnJ on the contrary |
they are generally given more impor
tsnce than they deserve. The circum-
stances under which Captain Pummer
took charge here, assuming a respoDsi-
bility in which strict account had to
be rendered for every dollars outlay /
was not calculated to make MIN popu-
lar with the people who bad business /
with the camp. From the
bankers and forwarding companies
with whom busines had to be transacted
down to the smallest supply CONTRACT
ors, feeling of jealously at once began
10 show itself which was always ready
to show everything TO the advantage Of
the management. To conduct so large
i business under such conditions in snch
A manner, that criticism has turned TO
respect has been an achievement which
admiration. So much has BEEN
accomplished by Captain Plummer's
ability. In regard TO his
of the rnines, their present
condition is sufficiently
flattering testimonial of his efficiency.
For these reasons the NUGGET is glad to
report the complete vIndication of
CAPTAIN Piummer in the refutation of
brought against him before
coming here.