The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-20

the Commercial National bank holds a
note Of Lee Wheeler and W. T. Chalk for
s2.40Ss 81 dated March Is and due June 2s.
1891, at Il per cent. one of l.. II. Wneeler's
notes for 81. 7730. dated August -. 1s9i,
and due in ninety days, at 10 per cent:
note of Lee Wheeler and Ella Wheeler for
sl7f.72. at II per cent; note of Wheeler
Bros, for SOS 70; note of the Puget Sound
Lime Company for 1894 80 another for
sS02 "a. and stili another for SIS. IS, all at
II per cent. The affidavit concludes:
The wheelers' Corporate Aliases.
THE American Investment Company.
the Puget Sound Lime Company. and the
Pacific Mortgage Company, which last is
their latest creation. were corporations
created. operated and controlled by the
said III. W. Wheeler. r. r. Wheeler ard
their brothers, and that each and all of
the same were insolvent, and that said II.
W. Wheeler and r. r. Wheeler. the above
named defendants. are insolvent. and that
ailiant has made diligent search and en-
deavored 10 learn of any property or prop
critics held by them of any nature or kind.
and has been unable 20 discover any prop
erty belonging 70 them which could he
reached by an execution: that as said cor
porations became known, and as soon as
persons refused 20 deal through the same.
they were allowed to so out OF existence.
and created now corporations. and 10y this
process have cheated. looted and defraud-
81 the said Commercial National bank.
and have so covered w and secreted all
properties which they may have that 1t is
impossible 20 reach the same by ex-
ecution or 10 have the same applied 10 tho
payment OF any Of their debts and La
blities"
No Minutes Of state Bank Meetings.
Miller says that II is not true as deposed
IN the affidavit Of II. W. Wheeler that
James Barnes rs not director OF the State
hank hut swears that Barnes was one Of
the trustees named in the articles Of tn
corporation. the other trustees being him
self. II W. Wheeler, +. r. Wheeler aud
Il. y. Kingsley. The minutes of the board
OF directors. SAYS the AFFIDAVIT. show that
they held their first business meeting Sep
tefnber - 1894. at which bylaws were
adopted and officers elected as follows:
President. II. W. Wheeler. vice president.
James Rarnes. cashier. p. Il. Wheeler. F.
II. Wheeler. who was elected secretary Of
the board Of directors. the affidavit says.
was lax in hts duties. His records are
said 90 be incomplete. In many instances.
IL is stated. be kent the minutes on loose
sheets Of paper. and failed 10 tranSrrlbe
them into the minute book. but instead
misplaced and destroyed tho papers 81
that now there are no minutes or many
81 tae meetings The affidavit here points
out various alleged irregularities. and
then takes up tho charges OF COLLISION AMI
conspiracy. following substantially ths
lsnEtaEs ~ 2fi3aVits already nled. whert-
su allegations are made that the v neslers
threw the national hank into liquidation
and formed the state bank 70 cover up
frauds and sV lndls the stockholders.
Heading or a Meeting
Answering the afsdav}t az II. " Wheel
- taat fae hank VAS solvent Miller swears
thar o. vas iasoIven' and that its condition
wss known 70 10th II. " and r r.
Wheeler a fact Indicated ny correspond
encs which pasSed between The two ana
J.. a. Wheeler. in which mention Was
made tNas the deposits were aelnE re-
moved and ihAt there was almost "a GER
tam probability % The hank breaking.
According 10 the AFFIDAVIT. some time IN
TIE latter parT 81 August. 1885. Miller.
I2arnes an3 kingsley met the two Wheel
ers FOR the purpose 81 talking over me
arairs - the hank, when Miller suggested
tina. r z. Wheeler should be removed az
cashier. as people had lost confidence in
TIE rnaaarement. Miller id not suggest
aay one Tor the position. but made mo-