The herald., 1895-07-13
tlons with Elliott and the nature of the

tlons with Elliott and the nature of the
agreement
1.-THE agreement was originally made
out to ]. G. Duncan. By the terms
was to convey to him the West Adams
tract No. 2, containing Ia lots, for the
sum OF 500 500. with interest at 6 per cent.
He was given two years in which to pay
for the property. That was in Septem-
ber. 1898. There were of course certain
requirements. Several months later
Duncan assigned his contract to H. N.
Elliott By the terms of the agreement
would deed the lots to him upon the pay
ment of "a certain sum on each one, $205
for inside, $3.50 for outside lots and 5000
for house and lot. He was also required
to erect six dwellings upon the tract.
when l went to collect from h i'm at
certain times he kept putting me off,
pleading hard times and saying the pur-
chasers were running behind and that he
had collected no money. | was compelled
to 90 to- see him continually about the
payments and managed to secure about
$4,000 and two checks amounting to $500,
that are still held for collection. Finally
I demapdd some statement in order to
sion of the agreement should be gran ted.
He sent a rough account, which showed
that he had collected about sos 200. and
that S13. 900 was still outstanding. He
probably disappeared soon after this as l
have never seen him since.
Regarding my connection with Elliott
l want to Estate that | was msled by his
statements of inability to collect monthly
payments as | had no idea of the char.
acter of his dealings. He was in no way
my agent, being only the assignee of the
agreement"
What opinion do you entertain regard
ing the culpablity of Elliott?"
"Well, to tell the truth. l do not see
how he can be prosecuted. The only
persons who would be likely to have any
cause Tor action are those who paid up
in full for their lots and then we're given
Il deeds. This, l should think. might
be- sufficient reason for an investigation
by the grand jury"
MIR. EIIiott's Son Talks
The reporter visited the residence of
Mrs. Elliott last evening and requested
statement from the lady in regard to
her husbands disappearance. Mrs.
Elliott positively declined to say any
thing. Her son, II. b. Elliott, gave the
following:
1.-The last seen of father was on the af-
ternoon of April 26th. He was at the
office ion West Third street that day.
bout pm. he told me to take my sis
ters home, as he would be detained that
evening. That was the last seen of him.
l believe that he was demented when he
wandered off, for the strain he has un-
dergone for months past over this busi-
ne ss has been something terrible. About
a week before that he went away, and
he did not know where he was.
"I am sure of one thing: That he never
took any money. And L believe he left
with less tnan $100. His accounts will,
[ am confident, show where every dollar
has been placed"
Mr.. Elliott was about six feet tall, brown
nustache gray beard and blue eyes; his |
shoulders were stopped. He wore pep
per and salt cutaway suit.
Elliott family consists of his wife and
i've children, one son and four girls. He |
is from New York state and has passed !
nine years in California, two in Oakland |
and the last seven in Los Angeles.