The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
SAYS lie NEVER GOT A CENT.
John Dierssen Relates Ills Tale Of
Woe.
His Version of a Recent Incident at
Charles QuiggIe's House
in Gait.

The Stockton Mail few days ago
published the following statement:
THE examination of Charles Quiggle
of Elliott, and formerly of Gait, on a
charge Of assaulting John Dierssen
with a deadly weapon, was to take
place at that town to-day, but it is
thought that the complaint will be dis
missed
The information furnished the Dis
trict Attorneys office is that Dierssen
and Quiggle had a dispute over some
property, and that Dierssen went to
the others house and demanded deed
to the property, at the same time
threatening to kill Quiggle if he did not
comply with the demand. Mr.. Quiggle
refused to do SO, and thereupon Diers-
sen reached for his hip pocket, as if to
draw a pistol. Quiggle was too quick
for him, and whipping out a revolver,
thrust it in Dierssen's face. The latter
was frightened out of his wits, and,
Selling Mrs. Quiggle, and holding her
between himself and her husband, beg
ged for mercy. Quiggle told Dierssen
that he did not intend to harm him,
but that he would not be run over.
Dierssen was allowed to leave, and he
sWore out a warrant for Quiggles ar
rest.
The accused, according to the infor-
nation at the District Attorneys office
says that his pistol was not loaded at
the time he drew it,
Mr.. Dierssen called at the Record
Union" office yesterday to deny some
portions of the above and explained
the nature of his trouble with Charles
Quiggle
He. said that in 1894 Quiggle pur-
chased his grocery business at Twelfth
and f streets for 81 SIG Al. His rea-
son for selling was that Mrs. Dierssen
desired to remove to San Francisco.
He was not in need Of the money, so he
took Quiggle's note for the amount, Sc
cured by mortgages on a ranch at Car
bondale and residence property in Lodi.
Dierssen says he did not go out to see
the Carbonate property, as he had
been Informed and led to believe that
Quiggle was a large owner of land,
a man of considerable wealth
and perfectly reliable He says
he was told by Quiggle that the Car
bondale property was worth $1,000
and rented for 1915 per year He did,
however, ride out to Lodi to see the
property there. and he declares that
Quiggle showed him the residence oc-
cupied by a lawyer named Green and
which is worth probably 81, 800. But
he since discovered that the house and
grounds did not belong to Quiggle
The mortgage, he says, covers a bit of
property adjoining the Green residence,
the improvements on which consist
chiefly of a shanty.
AS time rolled by, said Dierssen, and
the first interest money fell due and
was not paid. he began to investigate
the situation. He found that the store
he had sold to Quiggle had been by the
latter resold to his uncle; that the
Carbondale property was tenantiess
because it was almost worthless, and
that his mortgage did not cover the
property pointed out TO him in Lodi.
Failing to get any satisfaction, he
says, he and his wife went out to Gait
recently at Quiggles invitation to
talk matters over. 1t was then that
the incident occurred to which the
stockton paper referred. Dierssen saws
that after they had discussed the mat
ter for some time he arose and up-
braided Quiggle for having swin9iIed
him, as he alleged had been done. and
demanded that the latter do something
for him. 1t is a habit with him. he
said, to place both hands on his hips
when standing, and he did so on that
occasion. He had no weapon, and
never carries one.
All at once. he says. Quiggle leaped
to his feet, jerked out a pistol and COW
cred MN with it, they being but a few
feet apart He Oierssen) threw up
his hands and begged Quiggle not to
Kill him, and Mrs Dierssen screamed
and cried from fear that her husband
would be shot. Quiggle then desisted.
he says, and put away his pistol. and
he and his wife quickly left the house.
He subsequently had QuiggIe arrested