The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-24
SHE BEGINS SUIT.
aks. LEWIS SEEKS THE POSSESSION
OF CORNER PROPERTY.

Her Proceedings are Directed Against the
Trustees of the First Presbyterian
Church Who are Practically Uncon-
eerned in the Affair and Willing TO Give
the Property TO Whoever the Courts Say
is the Legitimate Owner of Certain
Bonds-The Contention is Really Over
an Intricate Deal with Mr.. Ds wilson.
Mrs Kitty Lewis. wife of Colonel h
". Lewis. commenced proceedings yes
terfay against the trustees of the First
Presbyterian church for the possession
OF four lots on the southeast corner
OF Second street and Topeka avenue,
not including the lots where Sturgeon
& Taylor's livery stable is located.
The cause of the proceedings were
heretofore outlined in the Eagle in CIV
ing the details of a business meeting OF
the members OF the First Presbyterian
church d. few weeks ago.
II is not 10 be understood that the
First Presbyterian church or the direc-
tors are involved in this suit for the pur-
pose Of escaping the payment OF leeiti-
mate debts, for such is not the case.
On the contrary. the church as well as
the trustees are willing and anxious for
the settlements of the obligations they
owe, but owing 10 contention among
outside parties il is made necessary on
their part, through no failure Of theirs,
to submit 10 the aEbitranent Of the
statute book in order TO determine with
whom they are required to make the
settlement of their obligations.
Some six or seven years ago the
church became involved in debt and
after paying off a great deal of il some
$4,000 remained unpaid Bonds were
issued for this amount and ii was
agreed that the property in question
should secure the bonds, so that. in
/ reality, the bonds Were a mortgage on
the property. Mr.. Rule was authorized
I to give a deed TO the property TO who
/ ever might present the bonds for can
/ collation.. The bonds We're twenty-Six
in number and had a normal value OF
I $500 each. although their market value
was only a small percentage OF that
7 Colonel Lewis secured twenty OF
these bonds and still lacked two OF
I possessing all OF them. These two were
/ held by Mr.. c. H. Davidson OF the Kan
sas National bank He offered a GER
tain sum to Mr.. Davidson for the bonds
and Mr. Davidson refused. whereupon
I
would give him the bonds for the sum
/ stated he (Mr. Lewis would give Mr..
/ Davidson an option on all OF the twenty
/ six bonds. at the rate he paid for the
two, until the following Monday.
! Mr.. Davidson went 10 Mr.. Lewis office
on the Monday referred to prepared 20
/ take the bonds at the price named and
Mr.. Lewis absented himself Mr.. Dav-
5dson then gave the money TO Mr.. Lewis
partner VINO put in the safe. When Mr..
! Davidson called for the bonds next day
Mr.. Lewis said & was too late, as the
option was up the previous day. The
substance Of the story has been told
before; nov for the contention. Mr..
Davidson, by reason Of having given
the money to Mr Lewis partner within
/ the limit OF the option, insists that the
bonds are legally his. But Mr. Lewis
transferred the bonds to his wife and
I she of course, claims they are her prop
er-ty. Now that she has sued for the
/ possession OF the property that secured
the bonds il is expected that Mr. David
son will resist the suit in which even
/ the court VIII be compelled TO establish
the ownership of the bonds. and wher
this ownership is established the trus
tees will deed the property in accord
ance Herewith.