The herald., 1895-08-27
Many of His Victims Get To-
gether to Take Action
REALTY BUYERS IN A HOLE
Charles Victor Hall at Present Holds
the Fort
A Committee Appointed to Confer With the
Gentleman and to Reach II Possible
An Understanding

| A meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Adams Street Homestead tract No. 9 held
a. meeting in the Ninth street engine
house last night, for the purpose OF TAX
ing some action toward getting rid of
the unpleasant position in which they
have been thrown by Elliott, the abscond :
ing defaulter.
The case is the ono that was told ex-
clusively in The Herald some weeks ago.
when q full account OF the doings and
disappearance of Elliott were published.
Elliott entered into an agreement with
Charles Victor Hall, the owner of the
tract, to purchase the land. which con-
sisted of IA lots. Elliott then started to
place the property on the market, accord
ing to the regular boom methods. adver-
tising TO give away free six houses to the
purchasers of lots who bought on the in
stallment plan. largo number were in
duced to go into the scheme and from
them $!5 was collected every month.
Some paid up in full not desiring to
wait, and asked for deeds. These Elliott
was unable to give, for the Ieason that
he failed to live up to his contract with
Mr.. Hall and pay the latter the sum ne
cessarv before Mr.. Hall would give deeds.
Finding that things were in such a tangle,
Elliott took French leave and left the
people who purchased Of him to extricate
themselves as best they might.
The agreement between Hall and Ell
liott expires on the 4th of Septembe
when Mr.. Hall can step in and foreclose,
and unless the victims of Elliott ara able
to carry out his contract with Mr.. Hall
to redeem they will lose all OF their
money collected by Elliott, and the land
returns to Hall.
1t was for the purpose of coming to
some terms with the latter that the meet
ing of last night was called. There was a
large attendance. ard as might have been
expected, a great m any people had some
thing to say and also said it, 1t was
fully decided not to make any PROPOSE
tion to Mr.. Hall. but to leave the matter
entirely to him for a suggestion rs to the
most practicable way out OF the general
dilemma.
W. II. Cook, the real estate dealer.
called the meeting to order, and stated
vious one to confer with Mr.. Hall would
present their report. General Pierce
was chosen as chairman and j. NJ. Giffen
secretary. Mr.. F. B. Anderson. who was
OH the committee with Mr. Cook. said
that he had personally visited Mrs. Ell
she had positively affirmed that she was
unacquainted with the whereabouts OF
ner husband.
The report of the committee REGARDING
their transactions with Mr.. Hall was
very biief and in the main satisfactory.
Mr.. Cook stated that Mr.. Hall had made
absolutely no proposition whatever to.
ward the settlement of affairs. He could
proceed to foreclose Septem Der 4th. but
preferred to let those interested redeem
upon the payment of $lo0 per lot. in ad
dition to what had been paid to Elliott.
General Pierce said that about the only
way was to leave the entire affair in Mr..
Halls hands. He has two methods OF
procedure. the speaker thought. One is
to treat it as q contract and pronounce
it null and void, and the Other IS to
foreclose and allow them to redeem.
After considerable discussion a commit
tee was appointed to confer with Mr.. Hall
and request him to put on paper exactly
what he is desirous of doing in the mat
ter. The following were appointed to
act on the committee: Victor Ponet. d.
l.. Allen and j. NJ. GiffeE. They will
call upon Mr.. Hall this week and en-
deavor to come to some understanding
with him.
Mr.. Cook thought that Mr.. Hall would
in all probability decline TO commit him.
SELF until after his attorney, Mr.. Trask,
had returned from his vacation.