The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-22
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- he Leaned $40 on si,4oo Note
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asa Tbs Developments.
~ss snlt ~ George r. Mills TO force
ess<s- II. Thomas, q i've per cent. u
s.rfs mar. to give up sl.p9 note.
,,.x~ss as security for $50. brought out
.rerzg saiaay.ts IN the superior court
5sssfsay.
n. II Morrison, book-kseper for tire
caxrssfy Lean & Trust Company. an
ssrse Of Mills and also the maker or
a. sate. tells how Thomas came into
~ bark Daeember 70. ard made fnqui-
r4s sssat The note. saying he wished TO
ksa Ills sore mercy aud wanted %
- SIRE IS TO the security. Morrison
sssss sae rate OF interest intended TO he
ehafxtA. aaa Thomas SAID he ga not
krnw. a. b. had not yet learned the
sam NBs wanted 20 borrow. Later IN
tbs aay Mssasson learned OF the 80 I0aa.
ths per cert. per month interest. ard
fhe pledklag o. the 81 40 note as col
asss4L Morrison then made repeated
sseris 10 fni Thomas. going TO the o.
be % Cherry street a number Of times.
tst ID not succeed ia meeting hiaa Until
pecsmbsr Is, when Thomas called at the
tank aa5 conveyed the startling inform~
ssea that he had bought the 81, AGO note
fsr So
epo1't yen think the price pretty low ?"
uksd Morrison.
@rag, Il g." was Thomas reply.
@TAs matter will be investigated" re-
gon9s4 Morrison, aud the investigation
81 to TIE Ming OF the complaint few
days ago.
Marvg~s..- saxr2 ,ba ,otS - ,,.0,.h a..
face value ii.se9.
Mls. VINO is a young fellow just turned
.. with little o. 10 business experience.
ngs that Thomas cams to the photo
raph gallery conducted by Mills and
lloyd NJ. Barrie at 6os Second street,
shout December |. fer the purpose OF
tssminIng the gallery TO see IL he could
ban any money with IL as security. In
sone way Mills Informed Thomas OF the
Ato note. and Thomas intimated that
m note would be good security If Mills
Should ever want loan The latter
vert TO the Thomas office ten days later.
sna after investigating the matter
Ihcaass gave him so and kept the note.
tae agreement being that Mills vas TO
pay per cent. a month until the loan
$50 s*@tss*@f ~ iifiEfFh &c itkAtI u any
tEie. ON December Is Thomas offered
70 boy the note. but Az Mills would not
eel L for less than 81 900. Thomas would
nas buy IL. However. he advanced Mills
" mefe on the same conditions as the
ftsf liar. The eame day Mills returned
70 the o.iice With V. NJ. peltier. taking
a@ covering the principal and interest
en- both notes. and rendered that sum IN
payment ef the debt. Thomas was not
y ne office, and his brother Frank, a
'nemhtr OF the firm. refused 20 take the
money saying the transaction was a
private ore, with which he had no con-
efFn Nils then hunted up Thomas and
rendered the money to him, but tho lat
hf ALEC refused II. stating ona time that
ihe natn had passed out or his posse Sslon.
a another THAI he had bought the note
ioF he 80 and finally that il had been
l'sSed - saalt and could not be OBJ
tanned airs Is OF opinion that the note
= SUI Ia possession q Thomas. and that
@ = keeping IL with intent 10 dispose
q Y 10 m innocent purchaser.
an atlaavit Of reltier. also giving the
ss'siis q TIE transaction. was aled with
'ae papers in the case.