St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Complications of the Wheeler
Case Aired Somewhat,

Case Aired Somewhat.
A special term Of the district court
was held yesterday, Judge Crosby pre-
siding. Testimony was taken in the
matter of compelling the st. Paul
Trust company to disclose certain prop
erty alleged to have been placed in its
vaults by R. j. Wheeler, who made an
assignment for the benefit of creditors
in February last. Harvey Officer, as
siStant secretary of the company, testi-
fed that Mr.. Wheeler had rented box
in the vault, but that none of the officers
knew what had been placed in it, if
any. The attorneys representing the
creditors attempted to show that j. G.
Nethaway, of this city, was in posses
sion of one of the keys to the vault, but
Mr.. Nethaway testified that he had
never had one. Mr.. Wheeler had ap-
pointed his daughter, Viola B. Girvln,
his deputy, and she and Mr.. Wheeler
were the only persons having access to
the box. The attorneys stated that it
would be necessary to take the testi-
mony OF one of the other employees OF
the Trust company, and court adjourned
at noon to meet i'll st. Paul at o'clock.
Judge Crosby, together with officers
of the court and the attorneys in the
case appeared at the office of the Trust
company in st. Paul and took the de-
positions of Gen. Bishop. president of
the Trust company. and OF Robert q.
Rhodes, custodian OF the safety vaults.
The court had explained to it how the
safety vault is managed. The master
key to the outside door to the private
apartment is in custody of the Trust
company ana two keys TO the inner box
are given to the person leasing The box.
The Trust company has no means of
access to the inner box except by break
| ing into it, while the duplicate keys are
held by Mr.. Wheeler and his
daughter, Mrs. Viola Is. Girvin,
who is deputized by MIR. Wheeler.
as shown by the books in the safety
vault, to use the key other than the
one held by him. Mr.. Wheeler and his
| daughter are in California, whittier they
went more than month ago. The
court was told that unless Mr.. Wheeler
would surrender his key the trust com
| pany could not get into the box unless
| the court should order il broken into
and the contents delivered over 10 the
| receiver. None of the officers of the
| trust company know what Mr.. Wheeler
! has in the box, and could not answer as
| TO whether there was, among other
things, as claimed, the $4,000 III GER
tertlcates of deposit on the Lumbermen' S
| Bank of Saltwater.
j. F. Daubenberger, McGregor, To-,
has purchased two RATS of logs from
Jacob Bean and one raft from Bronson
IL Folsom. A number of down-river
lumbermen are i'll the city looking over
the market, among them Joseph Zinl-
norman, of Gutenberg, and NJ. ii.
Mccarthy, of Dubuque, and indications
are that large numDer OF sales will be
made during the week. 1t is reported
| that business is increasing Oh the lower
river, and prospects are much brighter
than they were ID week or ten days ago
The Ravenna left yesterday with a.
rafL OF logs consigned TO the Standard
and Leisure Lumber companies, Du-
buque. The Abner Gle also TOOK out a
| raft.
The city council last evening awarded
the official printing to the Gazette and
the job printing to Nelson Il Neumeir.
| The report of the board of equalization
shows the tax levy was raised S245, 300.
The board of county commissioners
| held ali adjourned meeting at the court
| house yesterday.