St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-13
ALsOP DISPUTED.
George HoNidge squarely Tells
How iAe Was Swind1ed.

George HoiIidge Squarely Tells
How He Was Swind1ed.
Yesterday morning James E. Alsop,
the Tacoma gentleman arrested for
swindling George f. Holldge out of
nearly s.. 1000 on real estate deals, came
out with statement in which he stated
there was 10 earthly reason for
his arrest and that he had dealt
suuarely with Hollide. If any mistake
had been maue he was not to blame.
Mr. HOllidge, at whose instance AiSop
was arrested and who will appear today
before the grand jury and state his case,
was seen last night by GLOBE re-
porter. He was very much incensed
over what Alsop had said and, desiring
to place the matter before the public III
its right light, gave voice to the follow
ing statement:
The whole transaction with Alsop was as
follows: Nov. 3. 1872 James e. Alsop and
my wife enteredinto an agreement. was to
ueed HIM two lots on the corner of Lyndale
avenue and Twenty seventh street, consld-
Grafton $3.50, with $500 mortgage on the
same; ten lots in Tacoma, consideration
loo clear of incumbrance, and my note tor
$500 for two lots ana three houses in Tacoma
bearing q s.. 500 mortgage. He represented
to me that the houses and two lots were Iii
good condition. left for Tacoma and placed
nv deed on record. / then went 10 look over
me property and found it far below what he
represented. laid out some 500 or $500 on
the property, and, after having worked some
twenty days fixing up for my tenants, I'M
agine my surprise when was Informed that
| was not the owner Of the property. This
was only TOO true, for ] had the records
searched and found that the property was
decided away by Alsop Oh Aug. 2 1892, to G..
| Nj. McDaniels, of that city, three months pre-
vious TO my deed at once wrote 10 Mr
Alsop at the Holmes i'll this city, but received
no answer. / wrote the second time
| without avail. Then consulted my attor-
neys. who advised me to bring suit III Tacoma
| and attach his property. Imagine again my
surprise when could not find ANYTHING i'll
bis name to attach. Then | concluded it
| was best for me to start and find the gentle
man. | did so, and after hunting week
found him at Duluth He came to Minneap-
oils, and before | could see him he was &C
| costed by well-known resident of Minneap-
| oils ana told to settle up the affair. lie
| finally told the gentleman he could hot clear
i the property he decided me.
~.Mv note he ha / soaked, and he could not
! and would not settle up. He treated the
| whole matter as a big joke. He has had
| abundance Of time TO make wrong right but
| has failed to dc so. consequently am out my
| Lyndale avenue property, my ten lots Ill Ia
| coma, my $500 note and the $500 spent on
! the place, and the property he decided me
with the houses on, in the bargain. In fact
l lose all, and l have doubtless my $500
note to meet when due. Mr.. Alsop, after
me losing all and willing to show mercy in
| addition TO what is stated above by giving
! consent TO use my property for security for
| his ball. he refers to me as some man that
rusnes blindfold into obtaining warrant for
his arrest without studying the conse-
quences' He has exhausted all my pa
tience and treated me as an arch enemy, IN
stead of sincere friend oh consistency,
thou art jewel The above is the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the TRUTH
! which evidence and documents will prove.