The morning call., 1894-05-03
ENTITLED TO HIS COMMISSION.

chase OF a stampmlll has reached
point at which the former thinks that his
side of the case should be given to the
public.
Mr.. Posge has not rested easily under
the charges made against him and in re-
futing them alleges that they were the re-
suit of a conspiracy TO ruin his character.
He made a statement yesterday in which
he used some very strong language in re-
latiOn to certain persons whose names he
does not mention. This is the way he goes
at them:
There is a disposition on the part Of
some few people of prominence to ruin
and destroy my character One of these
who is a man Of large wealth and large
land-ewn is a villain, a liar and thief
and a foTger. libertine and miserable
coward who would stop at nothing short
of murder. il even at that, 10 destroy me.
Another man is one who is almost as
bad, IL not entirely so, who has an uDsaVory
record in various parts OF the country and
who has injured every man he has had
dealings with so far as known l have
been unfortunate enough In have had deal
fngs with this man and like all others have
come to grief. He has wonderful hypnotic
power over some people and the peculiar
faculty of warping and twisting other
lutu , ul!iiQo III iDdR III UthNh dbBCdl W biLFs
The miserable tool that was used in
making the charges against me was a
young man whom | had befriended and
helped in every way. l was his fathers
best friend, and | and my sister nursed
HIN through his last illness. When this
young man came back from Mexico |. 18th
the aid of his mother, got him position,
which he lost ONE time afierwaTd. | in
troduced him to my friend. Bincke who
also helped him, and as late as a month
ago furnished him money upon which TO
live.
LAS regards the Montgomery transac-
ton. it was a simple business matter.
Some time during the month of May, 1898,
the Maybe wer Gold Quartz Mining Com
pany was organized by W. S. Kerr. a. c.
Rum bic, Jacob Bacon, Willis NJ. Mac
milan, w. d. Buckley aud myself.
Jac0b Bacon was president, a. c. Rumble
secretary and II. NJ. Buckley treasurer.
The company had long lease Gu a
mine in Siskiyou, and all it needed TO
fu Their development and a mill. We made
proposition TO several parties to give
quarter interest in the company 10 any
party who would furnish aud erect a %
stamp mill. L went to Mr.. montgomery
with this proposition and be accepted.
Colonel Kerr and myself we're in the
meantime looking around for good second
hand mills, and we had secured an option
on two-Ons a 20-stamp mill in Kern
County for $780, | succeeded in getting
the price down to $1,000, and sent
Mr.. Kerr TO look it over While he
was gone | got the price down to S1500,
and went TO Mr.. Montgomery and told him
] could sell him the mill for $3.50. Colonel
Kerr came back and reported that
the property was worth from $4,000
TO ST., 600. Owing to the hard times We
got the mill for 500, it being agreed that
the price should be $500. we to receive
$500 commission. | then entered Into an
agreement with Colonel Kerr TO sell the
mill for DOT less than $500, to hold the
title in nv name and to account to him for
one-half the profits. l then went tn Mr..
Montgomery and told him l would price
the mill TO him for $500. which was ae-
cepted by him. He hen agreed TO furnish
the $500. and also the money to transport
and erect on the Mavlower property,
which involved a total expenditure.
including purchase, Of $3.50 Mr..
Montgomery was unable to fulfill his
contract. and did not furnish me one cent
of money. He, however. gave me his
notes and collaterals, the latter being some
shares in the Grand Pacific Hotel Com
Dany, on which be asked me TO raise some
money. This did.
THE notes are as follows: First-Note of
Charles Montgomery, Endorsed by G. A.
Poage, paid to Charles Hurley q Co. Oh
account no cOlldIeTalS.
''Seeond-Note of Charles Montgomery,
Endorsed by c. A. Poage, for S400-four
shares of Grand Pacific Hotel stock as COL
lateral, This note was sold to gentleman
on Pine street for $500
"Tbird-Note OF II. NJ. Binkley and C. A.
Poage for S60o-ten shares Of Grand Pa
cifc Hotel stock as collateral. On this
note there was realized, deductng commits
sons and interest paid IN advance, 1914.
"Fourth-Note by II. III. Binkley to Il.
NJ. Snow, Endorsed by c. A. POsge, for
$500 On this note ] have realized S268;
making a total of S1512 received on the
foregoing otes and coilaterals.
The title to the mill was all this time
held by me in trust.
ION December %, 1898, it was agreed
that the title be transferred TO some other
party to be held in trust for Mr.. Mont
pomery, Mr. Buckley and myself, the notes
paid and Cancelled and the profits divided.
"At MT. Montgomery's request the title
was transferred TO him in trust for the
three of Us. Where there has heen any
wrong in this entire transaction / am I'M
able TO see All this talk about arrest is,
as believe. pure bosh.
"As regards the $1,000 transaction with
Mr. FaIwell Of Chicago, that is fiction.
did not stop at Chicago on my way to
this coast and have had no such transac-
ton.
In references 10 MI. JOIuHut IL 10 d mat
ter of surprise to me that he should act as
he has done-that he should rush into
print about the private affairs Of one of
his clients.
"As regards my connection with the An
Choir coal mine, the facts as stated are
known by fifty people in this city 10 be
false and misleading. Edward Kimbali
was not the owner of the property and we
did not organize the company, and had
nothing TO DO with it until months after its
organization. The company was COM
posed Of prominent and reliable men. and
the property was one of great merit. !
was not financial agent of the company
and was not even director. and was
nothing more nor less than stakeholder.
l bought and sold some of its stock, as
other stockholders did. and am still an
owner of some OF its shares. | have had
no dealings with Ira Z. Rankin involving
the payment or receipt OF dollar. and il
be has any grievance against me do not
know what 1t is.
1.-The prominent minister referred to as
having anchored $500 in the mine is an
intolerable bore, a gossip and scold. and
man who would deliberately take up
with villain in order to wresk a petty
revenge on parties that he fancies have
done MIN a wrong. l have had no business