The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-21
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ELIEssBrRs, March 1-lSpecial. DR.
Power. receiver for Ben z. Snfpes' banks
and estate. submitted his report 70 the
superior court this evening. IL shows;
Nominal assets. $35S s15. -: liabilities OF
ElIensburg bank. $iz2 oso.so; liabilities Of
Rosiyn bank, ISL. es5s7 Ben T. Snipes' ss-
tate, SIS. 33s. - OF the assets ss acovs
$50 1875 In bills receivable. ss6 oss.S5 10
real estate. and So, Sol. - 10 Judgments. the
balances being made Up of ''other assets.
Size, 0s99s. The receivers estimate on
the same IL ~ follows: Bills payabie. $40, !.
137o2; real estate and good Judgments.
t521.77: .'other assets" $7i.5iaD The
latter includes overdrafts on both banks,
county and city warrants, notes. horses
and cattle. rents due, unpaid drafts ana
sums due from correspondents. The re-
csiver In estimating tho assets used the
greatest possible care. and very large
portion OF the time consumed In
getting mp the report OF eighty
pages was devoted 70 FIXING fair
valuations. II necessitated visits to
6nipss' various possessions in different
parts OF the state. In the report no sc-
count IL taken Of Enipes' equity In the Hill
tract, Seattle, which was recently sold I'M
der foreclosure. As snipes has been well
known ~ stockman, mach in.
tsrest conferred in his holding in
this line. Tho valuation placed on
The list OF creditors embraces about
800 names. The greatest liability under
ono head is so, COO of savings deposits in
the Rosiyn branch bank. The savings de-
posts a. Eilensburg amount to only
$3.i00. though individual deposits are
81, 2s263: certificates OF deposit. $2a.-
49, 20: trustees certificates. $28, 273.3s.
HopuIist Fined for Insuiting . Judge.
WnArcoM. March 2o-fSpscial. lin the
superior court today r. J. Cowiey, one Of
che most rampant OF the local
Popuiists, Was fined 500 for con-
tempt of court IN having used Ian
euage "contemptuous and insolent" In
airing personal grievances against Judge
VIM on tho street last Saturday after
tho adjournment Of court. the judge hav-
Ing just previously overruied motion to
advance q case upon the calendar
In which Cowiey Is plaintiff and
the Farmers' and Merchants Insur-
a.cs Company. defendants. Cowley
brought suit In December to recover 81, 500
insurance on his house. which was de-
stroyed by fire last fall. On the 18th Of
this month an amended complaint was
filed, and also the motion which the court
overruied Saturday. This angered Cowiey
and, approaching the Judge upon the street.
he insolently asked him how much tho
company paid him to defer the case Tho
Judge answered ut first that he didn't un-
derstand him, wherenpon . Populist
chisftain saids 'ph. yes, you are very
damned innocent, Amt youT Then the
Judge told him promptly that
he would answer him in open
court the first Of this week. and he
made answer today by imposing tho fine.
Cowlsy gave notice OF appeal. and his bond
was hxed at $500 He denied that the
language quoted in the affidavit was used,
and counsel argued that II IL had been used
Cowiey would not be liable. as no wit
nssses were present when the conycrsa-
ton took place.