The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-11
WOULDN'T ACCEPT SILVER
Which Leads TO Protest and Damage
Suit
A San Bernardino Bank and . Stock Dealer
at Outs on the Silver Question.
Notes

SAN BERNARDINo, March 10.-J. 8.
Purdy presented something over $500
in silver at the Bank Of San Bernar-
dino few days ago in payment Of a
sight draft from Arizona, and Manager
Lewis Jacobs refused to accept the
coin, whereupon the draft went to pro-
test, and a somewhat remarkable dam.
age suit is likely to follow, Mr. Purdy
believing that the protesting of his pa
per WAS an injury to his credit.
The story is quite as queer circum-
stance as ever came up in financial
circles. Purdy has buyer in Arizona
who sends in a carload of cattle regu-
larly to Purdy's slaughter house. The
Purdy for the amount necessary to
pay for each carload of stock, and the
draft last week amounted to a little
over $500. The drafts are col
lected through the Bank Of San Ber-
nardino, and when the paper arrived it
was duly presented by the collector to
the bank. and Purdy promised to call
at the bank before business hours were
over.
He kept his promise. appearing at
the bank just before o'clock, loaded
with more than $500 in silver dollars,
which the law of the land says are legal
tender for any amount. But Manager
Jacobs did not seem to think so. At
any rate he declined to accept the
proffered coin, and Purdy having made
one offer, refused to pay in anything
else, and the paper went to protest. 1t
WAS returned to Arizona, and then
started to California second time,
but now with $3.50 added in the way of
protest fees.
When it came back the second time
it was sent through the Farmers Elk.
change bank, and when presented
Purdy rendered the face of the draft,
but declined to pay the protest fees
This the bank, Of course, could not &C.
cept, and he at once remitted the
amount direct, and the question now is
as to who will pay the $3.50 costs added
by protesting the draft.
But that is not all Of the case. Purdy
says that his credit has been attacked
by the bank sending the paper to pro-
test, and that suit for damages will
be filed in few days.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Judge Walter B. Cope of Santa Bar
bara is in the city.
A marriage license has been issued
for j. w. McNaire and Rose Cook, both
of San Bernardino.
DR.. L. N. Buckley of Springfield, ILL.,.
died yesterday at the residence of G.
p. Lape. DIR. Buckley has been for
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hospital at Springfield, and Mr.. Lape
formerly occupied responsible posi-
ton with the same company. The
his health, and while in this city was
attacked by the fatal illness.
The general demurrer fled by the
Times Mirror company in response to
Marshal Van Dorin's complaint asking
terday by Judge Otis and the defend
ant corporation given twenty days in
which to answer. This is the celebrated
case in which Justice of the Peace
Boreham's experiences in Los Angeles
we're written up somewhat luridly by
the Times and credited to Marshal Van
Dorm. The latter filed suit for defam-
alton of character, and the demurrer
of the Times, which was simply gon-
eral denial, Is overruled and an answer
to the charge must be filed.
J. p. Poole was seriously hurt by
being thrown from his buggy yesterday
afternoon, and the severity of the
shock, added to the fact that Mr..
Poole is 70 years of age, makes the
question of his recovery somewhat
doubtful. DIR. Colliver was called in
and finds no bones broken, and thinks
that with care Mr.. Poole will recover.
Mr.. Poole was driving from town when
his horse became frightened at some
boys playing by the road, and the acct
dent was the result. When found he
was lying in the road insensible.