St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
WANTS A BIC sum.
Alden j. Blethen Will Sue
Thomas Lowry for the
Sum Of 100000.
THE GHOST OF AN OLD DEAL
Judge Koon, for MIR. Lowry,
Says "a. j." Has No
Case.
THE GHOST OF AN OLD DEAL
A VERBAL PROMISE CLAIMED
By Mr.. Blethen, Whose Case
Is in His Attorneys
Hands.

The ghost of the old Tribune deal
between Thomas Lowry and Alden
j. Blethen is appearing again to
certain people. From reliable
source it has been learned that Mr..
Blethen, of Penny Press fame,
has in contemplation suit against
Mr. Lowry for the sum of $500, 900,
| alleged to be due him from the wreck
| of their former partnership in the
| Tribune. The facts in the case have
been known to the interested par
ties since last fall, when Henry J.
Lewis, of Rock Island, applied for a
trustee for Mr.. Blethen, who at that
time made a statement of his prop
erty to the court, and mentioned his
claim on Thomas Lowry as a portion
of his assets.
Mr.. Blethen has lately expressed
the opinion that the whole matter
would be ''amicably adjusted but
the matter is further along that Mr..
Blethen would acknowledge The
papers are already in the hands of
the attorneys, although they have
not yet been filed in the district
court, and it is only a question of a
few days when they will be made a
matter of court record Koon, Whe-
Ian & Bennett are the attorneys for
Mr.. Lowry, and Rea, Hubachek &
Healy have Mr.. Blethen's case in
hand
Judge Koon was asked about the
case last night, and stated that the
only way in which an amicable set
t1ement could be effected would be
the withdrawal of Mr. Blethens
suit. 'Mr. Lowry" said the judge,
will not listen to compromise of any
sort, for there is absolutely nothing
in the case"
The basis for the suit, Judge Koon
explained, was an alleged verbal
promise made by Thomas Lowry to
Mr.. Blethen that the sale of the
Tribune to the present proprietor
would net him 100000 in addition to
the debts encumbering the property.
The complaint charges that the
promise was made in order to effect
the contract, and that the sale in
reality did not bring enough to pay
the Indebtedness.
Judge Koon says the suit is ut
terly baseless, as Mr.. Lowry did not
own any interest in the Tribune at
the time, of the sale, except some
$4,000 in stock, which he held as col
lateral security for some private
debts of Mr.. BIethen, and that he
had nothing to do with the sale be-
yond introducing w. J. Murphy to
Mr.. Blethen as prospective pur-
chaser. Mr. Lowry will not DENY
that he did not make some such
statement as is accredited to him, but
this Will not be admitted by the de-
fendantS attorneys as sufficient
grounds for granting judgement.
1T will be shown that the property
was purchased with the understanding
that the new company would acquire
1t free from all incumbrance, but that
the sum paid lacked some $25. 900 of
squaring up the debts, and the new
company threatened to bring suit
against Mr.. Blethen for that amount
but were dissuaded from such action
by Mr.. Lowry, whose every movement
in the matter was in assistance of his
former partner
Mr. Lowry's attorneys have prepared
an answer to the complaint, which they
VIII lille in a few days. AS there seems
to be no possibility of compromise
on terms of any sort, the complaint
will no doubt be filed in time for the
case to como up for trial at the next
term of court