The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-20

Tacoma, April ia.-Special-Today the
most sen Sat1onal evidence in the case OF
kesceiver Joab. Of the Tacoma Grocery
s'inEany. against Presidens Charles r.
fiale and Secretary EanaerhOof was
brought out in Judge sfailc,lr's court
ihere were many exciting incidents dur-
lng the day. and the woriy passages a.
arms between the attorneys on both SIDES
we're short, swifs ana cutting Several
times during the day Judge Stallcup was
forced 70 call the attorneys - order AMI
20 caution ths-n against disturbing the
decorum OF the court room. The rooml
was iIlled With business and professional
men and Onlookers, and the closest inter
est was manifested in every biz OF the
proceedings
fsochkeeper II. l.. Runkle finished his
testimony. begun yesterday. He swOre
that ne burned nineiy-four % the books
of the defunct corporation. together with
the Invoices and correspondence. He and
hAs son did The burning ia the furnace Of
the Tacoma Grocery Company. Runkle
swOre tfTat his action was the result of
orders issued by J. y. Stacey, in whose
employ he was al the time the burning
was done. j. ID. stacey * Co. is the nrm
rnat TIE Tacoma Grocery Company as
signed 10. This was some time In the
AtateT part Of February.
W. Is. Blackwell, eX-president Of the
Tacoma National bank and a large
placed on the stand. Mr.. Blackwell swore
that Hale had told him that the transfer
of the books and stock of the grocery
company TO Stacey & Co. was done 10
protect the interest of stockholders and
creditors from the claim OF the Pennsyi-
vania Mutual Insurance Company.
amounting 10 SSl.00. The claim of the
Pennsylvania company Was in the form
Of a mortgage on the real estate OF the
grocery company. SIR. Blackwell further
testified that Mr.. Hale had told him that
the sales and collections of Stacey & Co.
aggregated $4,000 He said that Mr.. Hale
had never told him what became of the
s420o9. or how u Was spent The minutes
or the stockholders meetings were shown
20 Mr.. Blackwell In the record OF the
meeting dated January II an entry was
I read 70 the effect that Mr.. Blackwell had
moved. seconded by Mr.. Heilig. that the
/ actions OF the directors and officers III
+ transferring the stock 10 Stacey & Co.
/ be approved. Mr.. Blackwell swore that
+ he had not made such a motion. or that
/ any motion OF the kind was made at ali.
I Air. Blackwell then told how Hale had
l promised the stockholders access to the
/ books and afterward had refused 10 al
/ low him TO inspect them. saying he did
so on the advice Of his attorneys.
]. ". Anderson. manager Of the Ia
/ coma Land Company. corroborated Mr
/ Blackweirs testimony 10 the effect that
''the transfer OF the stock 70 Stacey was
/ all right. and Stacey IS our man" Mr.
! Anderson denied that he had been present
T al meetings of the stockholders In Sep
/ ,emher and October. as shown by the
minutes Of the meeting.
Waiter Oakes. another stockholder and
/ director. testified that he had not receiV cd
/ any notices Of meetings OF stockholders
/ or directors from September 20 January
/ II, Notwithstanding the fact that The rec
/ ords showed that ne was present.
| Receiver \. T.. Joab was placed on the
/ stand I'm the afternoon. Attorney Titlow
/ conducted the direct examination. He
asked What was turned over 10 YOU hy
I the Tacoma Grocery Company. or its Of
! ficers?"
-Four books" replied Mr.. Joab. The
/ receiver then identified the books. which
I were small and not more than half filed
Receiver Joab testified that he had de-
| manded OF the officers OF the grocery com
/ pany the money and stock supposed 10 he
/ in their possession. lie said he ala not
/ receive anything. but that Hale had told
/ him The books and stock had been trans
( ferred 20 Stacey & Co. He wanted the
+ bills receivable but was told that they.
/ too had been transferred The witness
denied several of the material points in
f the testimony OF MIR. Hale, He said that
/ Secretary Naudcrhoof had offered him S25
/ NOT 10 show the books 20 ". G. Wilson.
I three times In ple day. Cross-examined
+ bv Attorney Robert son the witness said
! ne had not soocht the Office Of receiver
/ out os spite. During the cross-examina-
/ ton the receiver said. with much auina-
! ton that anybody who said he was tu-
/ ated by spite was a liar. The case was
/ continued until tomorrow.