The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
GRANT BROS. IN MORE TROUBLE.
Sued by the Woman Who Advanced
Money for Their Enterprise.

TACOMA, Dec. G-lSpecial, 1.-The international
"reckIng Company, which owns the coliapsible
cyInder aud secret chemical device for raising
sunken vessels, Is again in trouble. A few DAYS
ago one OF the Grant boys signed away $40. OG0 of
stock while intoxicated. He and his brother
stu maintain that he was drugged and robbed.
Today Addie H~eDneman, who is credited By her
attorney with furnishing most Of the money TO
Iut the company on its feet, together with A.
W.. Tweeden instituted suit in the superior
court tn recover $10o, 600. The stock which
Joseph Grant signed over to other parties was
transferred by the company's secretary IA viola
ton OF the bylaws, and the transaction, it is
Claimed. cannot be legalized without the ap-
provai OF the board of trustees, and, of course.
the BOARD Will not legalize the transfer.
Ioday's suit recites that the PLAINTIFF sue the
company on behalf of its interests and their
own They allcge that on September Is. 1891.
James William Grant, John Rodney Grant.
Joseph Grant, A. W. Tweedeu, Charles 7. Man
ming, Jacob Ralph and Addie Hennemau, all of
the city OF Tacoma. entered into all agreement
to incorporate the United States Wrecklng Com
pany, with a capital stock of 100000 for the
purpose OF carrying on the business of raising
sunken Vesseis. ships, etc, and thereby assigned
all their respective Interests to and for the
benefit OF the corporation. That dis
regarding the agreement articles OF incorpora-
ton and various contracts entered into, which
are recited III the complaint. the Grant broth
ers discarded the members OF the United States
Wrecking Company anu with the Same capisaI
stock and devices formed & like corporation in
corporated for the same purpose and using the
same tor the same purpose, with a capital stock
OF 10000, known US the international Wreck
ing Company. Tie suit I, brought to compel
the Grant brothers, sc members OF the new cor
poratton. to turn over TO the United states
"-ecking Company the plant. devices, machiu-
cry and fixtures, aad 10 prohibit them from pro-
ceedlng with said corporation TO the detriment
@; the former>corporation, and to account to the
United States " rocking Company. and to com
pei ,he International Wreckiuc Company 40 ac-
count 10 the Cnltea States WTeching COMPANY.
and asking for an injunction restraining the In
tarnation.i "reck;ng Company from using, dis
posing of the plant or devices or o! any of the
properties ia their possession or under their
control. aud should 1t be found By the cour.
tnat an accounting could not be had, that the
plaintiffs recover ct the United States Wreck
ing Company i'll the sum OF slGo. o00. and askinr
that tac temporary injunction granted be made
permanent. Col. ". X. snell, one OF the plsin. |
tlfts' attorneys. Gays:
The Grant B-ca. appear to be fully thwarted in
ilelr 'NAla game OF fOr"c out and irving to
smut out Mis- tten0fEien, who il the one who |
tlfllShe aI the money fo- the various de-
vices Il was with q great deal OF reluctance |
that We were compelled TO take this et..p. hut |
tae interest u clients representing u ONE |
fourth interest IN the capital stock com |
peitea rs - take the necessary step 20 protsctit.