Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-12
KETTENBACH CASE SETTLED
OUT OF COURT.
More Indian Money.
Delayed Claims Amounting to $7S,OOO Will be
Paid to the Natives-Prominen Visitors
to Inspect Lewiston.

Kettenbach, deceased, is settled. The
parties have finally agreed. The trans
fers of properties will be at once made
and case dismissed 10y stipulation.
This case has been IN court II long time
and fought with vigor on both sides.
William, F. Kettenbach died Sept.
9th 1891, leaving an estate appraised
ut near 500, 600, including $50 shares
} of Lewiston National Bank stock.
After his death and the appointment
of an administrator. Henry e. Ketten.
bach, an older brother Ot deceased,
claimed an interest In the estate as
partner of deceased. A claim against
the estate was presented. rejected and
suit begun In Dec. 1892.
1t was at all times conceded til ut
Henry G. Kettenbach and the deceased.
were at one time partners ut lndianap.
Oils, Indiana. The plaintiff contended
that this partnership had always con-
tinued from 1872 to the death of the
brother and had never been settled or
terminated prior to the brothers death.
Dispositions in quantities were gathered
and used and great numbers of witness
ses testified in the case ut trial had to
determine the question Of partnership.
At the termination of which an inter-
locutory decree wua filed, the court
| finding the existence of the partner
ship and to what 1t extended and or
dered an accounting. Robert Selfish
er was appointed referee to take the
testimony and report his findings to
the court. The case had proceeded to
this point of presenting the evidence
on the accounting when the parties
arrived at Il settlement.
The. brothers, who were represented
in his case, one by his administrator,
came toLewiston, w Fin 1877 andHen-
yrt.in 1880. Both were pushing, active
business men, one giving his attention
to banking matters and the other to
outside matters, including stock deals
and. farming enterprises, and money
was gathered rapidly, and handled
with skill in increasing their funds.
In 1885 the two brothers joined with
them in extensive grain and stock
farming business, n third brother, +.
w. Kettenbach, and an extensive tusi.
ness was carried on under the name of
Kettenbachi Bros.
| This firm lsO had never been dis.
solved prior to VIM. KettenbachS :
death, and was involved in the suit
and the accounting ordered by the
court.
In the fall of 1856, II. G. Kettenbach
contracted inflammation of the eyes,
while riding the range for stock. His
eyes became incurably affected, and
from that time he was away from busi-
ness, nearly incapacitated from all
work and has been tor wears almost
blind.
In this condition, and apparently
without means, plaintiff has pressed
his claim by law untiringly. His suit
has been denied with equal persistence
and energy.
A recent change of administrators n,
a part of the litigation in the main
suit seems to have produced more sober
counsel and action, and with the gen.
erOus and conservative counsel of our
townsnlnn, ID. NJ. White. the change
of plan seems to have come about
The settlement, we understand, pro-
vides II substantial sum and property
sufficient to enable plaintiff to live
: comfortably.
This suit was first Instituted by at
torney, f.. ONeiII, of this city, and
was fought through the incipient
stages 10y him. When the work nc-
cumulated, he took Mr.. ID. G. Mitchell
as an assistent, and sill later, Mr.. NJ.
+. Gose of Pomeroy. On the side of
p the estate, Mr.. Babb handled the case
5 from the beginning. Mr.. O'Neill's un-
firing zeal on behalf of client who
was without means, has earned him
deserving praise. His assistants also
,, ult tIicii I"'t "S'', nave
tained higher standing in their profes
;, sion than thev held before, by this vie
tory. Mr. Babh made great fight fol
!, his clients. 1t is believed the cOmpro-
,: mise is "A just one, and the adjustment
:. is also victory for Mr.. Babb. To re-
- move this ease from the courts, was
victory for the defendant - we'll AZ fo
t. the plaintiff.