The morning call., 1894-04-15

stock. The Peoples III me Savings Bank
is only an offShoot of the Pacific Bank and
stands in practically about the same posi-
Iior. Whatever there may be In those in
stitutions | consider as belonging orig
naly to my father, and if there is any
residue left from either institution after
their liquidation. by right of Inheritance
one-third of that would and should come
TO me-
81 also claim that our family as debtors
should have some rights in the matter OF
liqudating these institutions with the
creditors, and cons sider it an anomalous
procedure for intermediates to step IN
and ignore both ourselves. as debtors. and
the creditors, and assume rn be more COM
petent to settle these matters than we
would be ourselves. have no objection
to the strictest possible supervision by any
legally authorized individual of all of our
act+. No other corporation, bank or other
wise, could be subjected to such treatment
as we have received.
"Stone says that nobody connected with
the Peoples Home Savings Bank asked
him to dismiss the suit which was heard
by Judge Hebbard yesterday. He made
this statement as an attorney to Judge
of the Superior Court in open court. In
this he was guilty of gross deception of
the court, for which alone he is liable, l
am informed by my legal advisers, to dis
barment, and l will instruct my attorneys
to commence action against him. On
Thursday afternoon, April r. l went to
Stones Office and was with him for
while all alone, when | requested of hin
to dismiss all proceedings against the Pa
cific Bank. l referred to the action to set
aside the election of directors OF the Pa
cific Bank, the matter which was before
Judge Hebbard yesterday. He declined
TO do it and in unme assured terms censured
the whole Mcdonald family and in par
ticular Captain j. NJ. Mcdonald, whom he
called the vilest name known 10 the
English tongue. | said TO him, 1 want to
stop fighting my uncle, and want to do
so in order to aid both banks in liquida-
tion.'
''He answered me that he would not do it
unless DR.. Rea demanded it of him, and
added that if DIR. Rea should do it he
would personally punish him for it, and
that if l did anything he would get after
me. l said:
been printed adverse TO my father in the
Chronicle, l have been held responsible
as having permitted YOu to do so. and so l
now want you to set me straight and i'm
mediatey terminate all legal controversies
between the TWO Institutions
'Then Mr.. Rea came into2the Office and
after further discussion Stone said:
'You,' referring to DR.. Rea and myself,
are two to one against me. l want Mr..
Johns to come into the office and listen TO
this conversation between u.s.
''As 1t was a legal matter between an
attorney and his clients / objected TO the
presence of another party. but was over
ruled and given to understand that II did
not like it the interview was at an
end, and l could take my departure. Stone
was very angry and clustering in his
demeannr, and put on his overcoat as
though he would leave the Office. but l
called him back and endeavnred to induce
DR.. Rea to get Stone TO dismiss the suit.
''Then [ appeared in Judge Hebbard's
court on Friday. and endeavored through
Attorney L. Z. Phillips 10 get the case
dismissed. In Mr.. Stones argument he
stated that this suit was agreeable tn the
board of directors of the Peoples Home
Savings Bank, and it was through them
that he was interested in the matter. This
is false as the board of directors of the
Peoples Home Savings Bank are unsni-
nous in their censure of his acts.
''On Friday afternoon, after the adjourn
ment of the matter in Judge Hebbard's
court, Stone came t. the meeting of the
board of directors and tegan to take me
tn task for what had occurred, and said
You are - liar
Every day Stone threatened to burn
some one up in the Chronicle. and every
time would refuse to be buIdozed by him
he threatened to roast me in his paper.
He has frequently told me that he could
have anything published in the paper that
he wished.
''Stone went on to New York about four
weeks ago as my attorney, and the result
was that he had four hours private inter-
view with my father, at which he was
careful to see that was not present, and
as result Of his interview he filed my
father with so many stories that in the
limited time had to spend there l was uD-
able to counteract The effect of Stone and
his interview This interview was en-
tirely in Stones interest, that he might
have absolute control of everything in the
Peoples Home Savings Bank, and that l
should never return. but get away to
Europe as fast as possible.
while in New York l gave Stone to
understand that l proposed to come back
to California to live and die here, and that
California was good enough for me, and
that if / shou ever retire from the Peo-
ple's Home Savings Bark, or anywhere
else, it would not be when ] was under
fire. l also assured him that the entangle-
ments between the Pacific and the Peoples
Home could not be solved without my aid,
and that l proposed to 20 ,baek to San
Francisco and do all that l could to assist
in the liQuidatioDs of both ins itutions.
"Of late Frank M. Stone. my attorney,
has endeavored to murder my peace of
mind by assuming that | have been guilty
of all manner of malfeasance and mis-
feasance, and am indictable and punish
able as a criminal / have paid no heed To
such statements by Mr.. Stone, nor the
published ones inspired by him. l have
committed no offense for which | am in-
dicta ble or punishable. l would long ago
ua oddrasaad m tho