The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22
A TALE OF FLAGRANr WRONG.
Lawyer and His Wife Charged With De-
fraudinr a Client.

Edward Fehre fled mis- complaint in the su-
perior court yesterday against Ella White Peter
son and Fred II. Peterson, her husband, asking
for judgment In the sum Of &G.4l7, for securing
from him deed to valuable property on Wash
Ingion street above Fourteenth. and upon the
allegation that 1t was grossly mismauaged while
under the defendants control The plaintiffs
siory is a remarkable one.
Tho plaintiff alleges that he 10 a native of
Russia that he is unfamiliar with the English
language and that his faculties of sight are
greatly impsred Before April. %. $780, he
started 20 build house. and. the contractor hav-
ing run away with about sl00 of his money,
II became necessary for him TO secure a
loan. In order to effect this he secured
the services OF Fred H. Peterson, and, he SAYS,
rsiied upon this lawyer in all matters concern
Ing The loan. He further alleges that on April
ii. 1890. and at divers times thereafter the de-
iendant, Fred IL Peterson, with the intent to
ceiraud him ont of the property, knowing bis
ignorance aud inexperience in bu mess affairs,
and that he reposed full confidence in his
tfeterson's) aGvice, advised and persuaded him
70 execute Il warranty deed OF the lots 10 Ella
White Peterson. Continuing. the plaintiff
ehstges that this deed was left with defendants
In escrow. and wRs 20 be filed of record only in
The event that all other means OF raising the
money failed: that on May 8, 1890, he was offered
q loan Of s CO., and upon conveying this in
Med the deed, which he held IN escrow, for
record In the auditors office without the paint
III consent The plaintiff claims tina, there
upon ne demonstrated W. b tae defendants, and
al that time the latter promised to undo the
wrong, bu, did not keep their word
The plaintiff. continuing. charges that the
defendants compelled him to enter into
. eoatracs by which tha defendants were
| to control tho property and 20 allow HIM
out OF the proceeds the muuihcent SUM of $50
per month, although the property was worth al
least ;50n al that time.
by the.r gross and willfui negligence and care
iessness. II - alleged. tho defendants no; only
deprecated the value of The property by $50,
hui during the tise that Ella White Peterson
hsd TITLE 10 Il she and her husband collecte!
Ia'ge amounts Of rents FOR which they have not
soogntcd - this plaintiff Mr.. Fehre claims
That By reason Of the detention Of the tit . from
him and The control Of tho property BY the
Defendants he was driven 10 the verge OF
Starvation. and not having any means
whereby = live. hs was compelled 70 execute a
mortgage - Marcus Kenyon 81 II per cent in.
'srs>t per aaHagI. the proceeds OF which were
saa'e1y sPprop' ated by the defendants; shat
'als mo-tsacc "a been force. osei and The prop
1 sW SO At shs7iu's sale in couseQ uenCe Of
seese transactions aa3 the condition 10 which
ne mss ocrH Fedcrei thereby, he demands Is re-
-'ti '-.'H pef2au ~ damages; .2.A7 IS taa
sh'nat ~ mortgages wE.eh Ne was compelled
70 sFe IN or5er u recover the title 10 the prop
ss'y IN question; sl-FV f1g the rents collected
Aaa not accounted scr. Rgt !sl0 for ATTORNEYS
res. Melvin O. hlnst2ck and Julius f. Hale
are tee plaintiffs ATTORNEYS