The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-14
NEWS OF TACOMA
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THE CITY OF STANLEY
Purchasers Of Lots Declare That
They Were Swindled
THE TOWNSHIP COMPANY SUED.
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allegations are made I'm the complaint Of
John 7. Forrest. of ChshsIis. In = suit fol
s5.eio.45, which will be served tomorrow.
He recites that on November l. 1850, hs
was invsigled into buying real estate at
the alleged city Of stsnisY. near the mouth
Of the Sssei river. In Pacific county. upon
the representation that the defendants
possessed capital stock In the said city 10
the amount and value OF S. 800. 90, divided
into $500 shares Of 1900 each.
Upon this representation. ard others.
Mr. Forrest bought city Of Stanley realty.
and nov. together with twenty eight
others, he brings suit 20 recover money
paid Ia. alleging that at the time there
was no such city of Stanley. and before or
since never has IT been in exissenee.
Among the many alleged fraudulent rep
RESERVATIONS are:
That esanlsy has been plated into
streets and alleys.
That a railroad would be built from
Eastern Washington 10 connect with IL.
That IL was located on nayigable river.
That glowing descriptions OF the prop
erty sent hroaecass we're false Tone OF these
glowing descriptions was read By the
plaintirD
That The s.. 500. 600 corporation owned
its city Of Stanley realty in fee, free and
clear from all membranes.
By such wiles Mr.. Forrest and his friends
say they were deluded. The defendants
are: Charles Giichrist, o. u. Gently, J. Y.
Hoiton Of Colorado, Charles 8. III. Holm
and n. III. Warrington. Nevada
Gilehrist was to be president and treas
urer and O. y. Gently vice president and
secretary. The certificates of incorpora-
ton were fled with the secretary of state
~ Olympia and the auditor of Pacific
county. Some of the defrauded ones
made one payment. and others two. The
bulk OF the lots were sold at $500 each.
Mr.. Forrest alleges that shortly after the
second payment was m ade the defendants.
having made many sales of lots. ''aban-
doned the whole business" and failed to
announce the place where the payment due
December. 1891, could be made, and that its
alleged president. Mr.. Gilehrfst, refused
further payments. alleging thu fact that
they were unable TO comply with the
terms of the contract or execute valid
deed. The second and final payments
were to be paid in June aud December,
1901. Most of the parties are
prominent I'm Lewis and Pa
for s205 and interest for payments made
on alleged mythical lots % and -. block
III. In the alleged mythical city of Stanley.
Other amounts sued for and the mum bers
OF the lots and blocks follow:
Henry Gable. lot 3. block 10. 500.
NJ. A. Haskell. lot "a, block II, sues for
500 with interest.
J. III. Reed. lot =, block 90, 500 and SIS.
paid By Denhon Il Lenard, 10 whom con.
tract was assigned June -. 1901
j. A. Ness. lot 81. block 10, $50 80
Fred Runean, lot 3. block IL. $2io2a
Lamar Fish, lot 10, block 7, sos.
". A. Russ. lot p, block 10, $2T37o.
Nellie White, LOTT 1. block 4, sos.
Nellie White, lot p, block 2. s270. 10
Roy Gress. lot II, block 8, $iI7.
Roy Gress. lot IL, block 8, 500.
Roy Gress. lot 10, block 9, 800.
Roy Gress. lot Ia. block Q, 500.
Roy Gfsss, lot Is. block o, STA
Samuel Hartman. los q. block 7. Sill.
Samuel Hartman, lot Il, block Z, $780,
J. \, totfman, Ios H. block Z, lot a,
block le $40
Leon and c. w. Kucham, lot 30, block
i6, 500
David Stewart, lot l. block 10, sir.
q. w. BALDWIN. lot /, block "A, Sli7.
Albert Jaeger. lot 81. block rs, 500.
u. Rsinhart. lot q block rs. sii7.
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h. c. Swaisgood, lot ~. block :. SIG.
David Stewart and {. q. Gineuiek. lot
IL, block 4, 800.
&. II. 1haifee, lot 81. block 70. 500.
Alfred Powell. los 5. block a. sas2. So
Mr.. Forests allegation No. Is cites that
some of the members of the pretended
company decided = partial interest in 10
acres Of land TO the company. but that the
land was morsgaged for $3.50, being
over half the value of the land. This
mortgaged land. il Is alleged, WAS the only
foundation for the s.. 500 coo. The railroad
from Esstern Washington, which the
company claimed was being surveyed and
would be speedily completed. would
beside having Stanley city for a terminus
extend to WAlapa harbor. which furnishes
about tho only popular distinguishing
point geographically whereby Stanley can
lie located IN Pacific county.