The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-18
SENSATIONAL CASE.
Why DR. Wasson Indignantly Ended
His Partnership With DR..
Cameron

The dental firm of Wasson &Cameron
was still a legal partnership according
to verdict of the jury in the district
court after the supposed dissolution.
Prior to January. 1893, the two den
lists, l. c. Wasson and DR.. J. W. Cam
eron We're engaged in dental business
under the firm name of Wasson & Cam
eron at 725 Kansas avenue
In January 1898, the two gentlemen
dissolved partnership, DR. Wasson con
tinuing in the business, and DR.. Cam
eron going to Salina to locate.
In the settlement of the partnership
there has been dispute and this suit
was brought by DR.. Cameron's attor-
neys, Rossington, Smith & Dallas
The petition asked that the point he
settled about the dissolution of the
partnership and the division of the
profits and property
Dr. WassOn, through his attorneys.
Quinton & Quinton, fought the case on
the grounds that the partnership was
dissolved January 10. 1893. and that he
was not now connected with DR. Cam
eron in any business way
Dr- Cameron was put on the witness
stand and asked to give his side of the
Said he THE profits of the business
We're not large enough here for me to
support my family and I went to Sa-
lima to open an office.
Mr. QuintOn: But, doctor, what
made you go to Salina %
AS I said before, I was not making
enough to support my family here, and
I thought I could make more in Sa-
lima"
Weren't you busy here?" asked the
lawyer.
Yes. We had all we could do, but col
lections were bad"
Then why did you think collections
would be any better in Salina?"
Il thought they would" "
Dr. L c. Wasson was put the
stand.
He said: "One evening in Decem-
Der, 1892, I happened to be down town
and I noticed a light in our Office
Was it lighted up as if business was
being done there?" asked Lawyer
Quinton-
NO. there was a light lighted in the
parlor. There I found DIR. Cameron
and a woman Both were but partial
ly dressed DR.. Cameron grabbed up
some of his clothes and ran out into
the hall. I called to him to come back
as L had caught him and he might as
well make the best he could out of it.
He came back in and in q sneering
sort Of way. said Well, what are
you going to do about it2 But after
ward his manner changed and he be-
gan to plead with me. He quoted our
Masonic obligation and said that
could not go over that But told him
that I considered that he had over
stepped the bounds Of decency-
Then he said: Well if you want to
dissolve the partnership, what will you
give me for my share2' I told him that
he could take out all the instruments
and fixtures he had put in and have
half of all the money coming due He
agreed to this and then said. Now,
hope you will keep this to yourself. for
if nv wife should hear of the partner
ship being broken she would raise
big muss Be careful when you write
TO me and don't say anything in your
letters which would indicate that out
partnership had been broken, for she
sometimes opens my letters Then he
wanted me to invite him and his wife
out to my house to dinner so that she
would not suspect that anything was
wrong. on January tenth we ~dissOlV-
ed the partnership and he asked to be
allowed 2 few days in which to finish
up some of his work, and at the end of
that time he asked for two or three
more days and he finished up his work.
Then when he was ready to go to Sa-
lima he came to me and asked me to en-
$500 I told him he didn't need that
much money and he finally reduced it
to $500 and I endorsed it.
DR.. Cameron was put upon the stand
to rebut the testimony lie strongly
denied having been caught in the office
with a woman as sworn to by Dr.. Was
son.
Judge Hazen in instructing the jury
said that in his opinion the case would
oe difficult to decide in justice to both
parties You will have to answer this
question: Whether the partnership
was legally dissolved on January 10,
1888
The jury was out but a short time
and returned a verdict in which the
question was decided in the negative.
DR.. Cameron is wolxing at his procession
at Salina-