The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-05

The FopuItst Candidate swfndIed .
Crippled ssiiiman oaf of Damages
Evidence OF the devious ways Of r. r.
Carroll, Populist candidate for senator in
the Twenty-seventh district, and major
general in the Patrio. Army. continues to
come TO light. He not only reduced John
III. Brown from the condition Of well-to-
do logger to that of an ordinary workman,
bat he swindied q young man no was
crippled in . mill out of fve-sixths OF the
amount OF damages recovered to enable
him to live without becoming . charge on
the community.
On July 81. 1877, yosng man named
Edward Goad, WAS injured In the mill of
the Washing ton Min Company. . corpora
ton then dong business in kitsap county,
and as a result of his injury Mr.. Goad
Loaf his right leg. Mr.. 6oad instituted q
suit for damages. aud employed Mr.. Car
roli rs his attorney. After several months
had passed Mr.. Carroll sent . letter 10 Mr..
Gcsd saying that the secretary of the mill
company hal offered 10 settle FOR $4,000
As II alter of tact. however. Mr. Carroll
did not settle the claim for s2.oo1, bat re-
c&ivsd from the mill company 5000 Mr.
Gcsd agreement 9Th Mr.. carroll had
been that Mr.. Carroll Was 10 recelve 10 per
cent Of any amount recovered. and sup
posing that Mr.. Carroll had received onlv
g. COO Mr.. Goad made demand upon
him for the 81 Coo due, 10 which demand
Mr. Carroll replied. 'loa doa't wans all
this money now; ~iil give von - bat Won
need and the balance any time you require
St." Mr.. 6oad. not needing the money
and implicitly trusting Mr.. Carroll. agreed
20 ACCEPT 500 in cash aud q note for 81 600
payable IN one year. giving Mr.. Carroll
500 80 cover expenses which he claimed 10
have incurT~d-
Some time in January or February. 1870.
$3.50 OF this $50 was paid, and on FeoFn-
AIRY :. issa the remaining $50 AZ paid BY
. certificate OF deposit y hlch Mr.. Carroll
cent Go Mr. 0osd hy mail At The time the
note for sae 81 GO was aeepted MIR. Carroll
agreed 20 furnish good endorsement. but,
leaving hts office Tor . few minutes he
came back. seemingly in = rress hurry,
and told Mr.. Nead that he had been sud
dsnly called TO court ana would attend to
the indorsemeas later. II Is perhaps need
less 10 cav that the name Of the "gcoa In
acrser" was never put on the note.
After waiting nearly two wears and writ
ing numerous letters 20 Mr.. Carroll in an
effort - have the note paid. aud being an
successful in getting any pars OF II. Mr..
Gosd hnAily attempted 70 obtain q settle
nens through Strattoa. Lewis & Gilman.
THIS trSs. after negotiating with Mr. Car
roll and knowing shat he was in<oIvent,
advised Mr.. Goaa - make q settlement ia
she mAnRer described in the following
letter
I'D Coal. Esq.. sidney. kitsap County.
Wash Pear Ssf: Mr. Carroll will give
you note slsnsaa ey hinsalf and Wife, Sc
enred b. ~ artgsee GA thlFty-five acres Of
land neaT biy nuaa. the noae PAYABLE in
seven months. fer 81 81 We do not con.
alder the lana satAcssas security Tor the
amount. bat se oaa gel hls Msfs'S name on
the note and can probably collect a fndr.
ment when due. AMI tatnk yea had better
accent the osf~x. Please tet - hear frafn
vou AZ once. Very truly.
''SrAATroS. LxwFs & gstGw.x."
NJ. tioaA Of course took the ssvscs Ana
received for ais claim arots ard r.,e~t.
eAge signed by carrols and h.s wife. whleh.
a. ~As afterwards discovered. we're aaso-
iafslv worthless. = judgment having been
entered against the property IN lsss a. !.
shown by the abstract Of title -, og the
f@9oo watch Carroll WAS supposed - have
FeselYs3 from the mtI company NJ.
ueaa resolved $500 aud q worthless noge
aud aaartgAgs fer the balance.
WitAia tie past few montns Mr.. Goal
has foaaa 0as that instead az recesysng
800 M. Iarrol received sSeo fsosn tAs
Warrington Mali Company IN settlement
Of tsEs claim. MT. Carroll, epoa hesug
confronted vita tAls statement. admitted
lts araih. but claimed that ne vas ea-
titled 10 rsessxe ~ per cent Of tie amount
sbfe$aesf as MS tee HSw hasesexs This
sssam IL ean 10 proved hY tie sworn
tsssimany 81 ssa witnesses th&s Mr.,
IafFnsl AgFss4 10 take the eass Tar p per
sent 81 he aEsaant recovered. une af
sAsss slsassssa Is David Z alal . .sa4sxaa