The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28
| oOEER LAND DEAL



..sS - usrssa.ay heard lE ne superior
- roessca1g oef0re Jodss t1uAss sfsd
4 - rae ssis - ers1x4sC " s4sAW htASs
~ S.rnn Rssse axA4nas y. J. Keith and
Sssksf y. ksath-
- - = taS frfai prorse1<d II looked
- Rssse and wtfe. Eao are SIM
-. .-ssos.i lsssuzzn veotss. hA< Ds*s su.s-
+; - 80 e Zen acres OK and "a sogEa Sc
xcrerdtae - the pssadsnxs tn Ina case.
-. ~ als wife were ths ownsss 81 ten
y - a lad tn south Seattle. whtcA wAs
-srsrrf 70 = mortgage cs So. ana their
+ Srvpst " sas properly. less toe nsoft-
s -. U1s. wersb lee
& -. ,c oesoDer, .s1s. y. J. Keith. WAC
= fess estate dez.sr and sometimes q
4 1s1sty skxriH. entered into "a agreement
= wa,eh NJ agreed 20 paseaaas the prop
{ - ler QNG. upon tas dsaivsfy - Aasn
Fl sarrznfy deed.
80 vas 4 Decay about the closing OF
- 80 and Klein represented tax. 10
- ssveeg.as 2.uve from = certain nogs
- wos 9 zss fsaat ne ned On sAn1 81 CsA4-
= ssansS. D.sAsss year Alter 5eDssnn-
= - kssss. IL 10 a.4sxsd. tA4seIy,
0onssuasy and slsa intent - s&irA1d me
ra,sss rs1ssssHtsd 20 them that ifls mort
-. ard note were bona fids inxsrame nts
I s~sess1d b. water ". West for ina BAL
-. ~ the purchase price GA 3 land deal.
K1lsh eiAsmed Thai West Was q wealthy
nsekpsss man, VINO sao purchased the
GsfLam county lAnd for 5000 aud that
- haf pssd 81 90 cash AID had gwen .
eeae ard loflsaEs Tor the balance o.
O.. thaS Wsss wAs about 10 excend
sere sunss Of money In improving Inc
80 Keith offered 20 give me NOE sxd
nevagase for the Rssses property.
a. agreement WAS reached by which shs
- whan tos Kisses gave was
p - psazed IN escrow. togegb-
: with the mortgage and nota.
~ the Guaranty Lean and Trust Com
enas There Instruments were TO remain
nsrs I'LL tas $500 mole should De paid and
- mortgage OF t1a1 on the Risss land
o84sl;s BE- discharged sbsrefrom. Than ssae
ta,sn0a Of tbs money 30 derived ~ the
n5nenl ct the mortgage s1ouaa o< de-
EsssvG 20 Lac islssa.. att the deed tot tas
no1kh Seattle property sgousd be given 70
Keith.
In TIE month o. September. 1864. Risse
ls<ossfsa that tie deed TO Keith had not
Ia deposited la escrow. a. had been YER
tasy agreed. but had been fscerdsd by
felsh aeon after the ink with wassh /,
eas saxned had dried
~ tbs klsss became alarmed asd en-
Geyed attorneys TO investigate the mat
MI II was then discovered that the wilt
m agreement OF escrow was rot IN pur-
tcfs. nor 10 effect. what they understood
4 10 be q; the time of its execution. Ii
e6estdsd that only .he note aid mors-
6aes anouId De deposited IN sserow. and
iaai The Rises should pay the NOR gage
u III Dsspusss and differences arose
tswssn lss paaintsus and defendant. and
: asv agreement was sntefed into, where
d Il uAs agreed that Keith should release
tae Rlsses from the obligation 10 pay the
- nortSsgs. and thai they should De-
eome the owners and holders Of ali OF
xsita's claim against William 81. West
n eFdsr 10 induce the Kisses 10 do this
Il Nas represented 90 them and their at
tasneye that West was man worth 3D.
~ and that he would undoubtedly pay
~ mortgage. The Kisses. ne.ieyinz these
DeDs~oensalsons to be true. save ksith a
1hGAnue Of all claimA Ii In claimed thai
~ desc representations were Ease and
~ there was no such man as William
" West. that mis- signatures 10 the note
~ mortgage we're forged. and that nslin-
= Of the Instruments were bona hde.
WAsn this know ledge came to Tie plain
Tn they offered 10 restore the note and
'morsgaxs 10 Keith. Ths land which the
tissss decided away has paased into tho
1Ands OF an Innocent third party. Tie
Dnd In Claisam county. described In tho
nsTteaxe alleged 70 have been made ~
West. Ii absolutely worthless. and sult
oss brought against Keith and his son.
b ~hoss aai1se mosl OF kelths properly
1As been held. TO recover y1.ioH.
The trial Of tne cause was partially
hard yesterday. The testimony OF b. J.
xslxh a. to tae shAdowy William w. West
eAs Of such . nature ~ 10 convince many
q those In the court room thar he = .
eyth- The hearing OF the case viii be con-
tiEaei this morning.