The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10
Langdon Made Rich Gifts to
Miss Kate Waite.
RENSZEY TELLS ABOUT IT
Made Her a Present Of $780,
900 at One Time.
LATER He DEMANDED IT BACK
Charges Against Him in the Peti.
ton For His Removal
as Receiver.

One of the most remarkable transac-
tons that ever came to light is that re-
vealed by the papers in the case Of Sam
uel T. Langdon against Samuel A. Hens
zy and Miss Katie Waite
This suit was instituted last April, and
from time to time since then complaints
and answers have been iiled in the courts
setting forth the facts on each side.
Langdon was for a long time president
of the Langdon- HenSzy Coal Mining
Company, of Cumnock, n. c. HensEy
was during that time vice-president Of
the company, and is now receiver. Lang
don charges that Henszy is incompetent
and has misappropriated the funds Of the
company and asks his removal.
Miss Waite was, during Langdoa' S
administration, stenographer and type
writer in the company's office, and still
acts in that capacity under Henszy,
1t is in connection with her that the case
discloses its sensational features
What these features are may be test
gathered from the following answers or
Henszy to the petition filed by Lang
don on Novmber Is, 1896, for HensSy's
removal Miss Waite's answer TO =the
charge Of Withholding bonds for large
sum belonging 10 Langdon has not yet
been filed. When il is it will probably re-
veal even more startling disclosures than
does the answer of Henszy fled by; his
lawyer yesterday with the clerk of :tha
Federal Court here.
The history of the $4,000 of bonds de-
scribed as being delivered to Miss Il: l.
Waite by Langdon is given by Henszey
IN his answer as follows:
The bonds were issued to- Langion
who receipted for them, and were given
by him To Miss Waite rs q presens, in
1895; that on Sept 2, 1896, LaRgdoE de-
manded Of Miss Waite the return of the
bonds and other articles OF personal
property he had heretofore presented TO
her, and she, in order to be quit of his
opportunities and insoience, agreed TO
present to him S25,0 900 of said bonds :and
certain articles Of personal property, pro-
vided he would release her from :any
and all claims he might have upon cher
by reason of any gifts made to her; shat
the petitioner agreed to this, and executed
and delivered to Miss Waite, in pursu-
ance of said agreement a signed and
certified release in words and figures: as
follows:
Il have this, the 22nd day of Septam-
Der, 1896, received and hereby acknGwl-
edge the receipt from Miss *. *. Waite.
of the following articles of personal
property. heretofore at various times
given to her, which she has voluntarily
returned to me, being all property Of av-
cry description which / claim in any
m cT- ssb ha,.
erty, or as deposited with her for me.
or by me, in any capacity; 100000 at
par of the capital stock of the Langdon-
Henszey Coal Mining Company; $4,000
at par of the first consolidated mortgage
bonds of the Langdon-Henszey Coal
mining Company; lot of household fur
niture; one gray horse, named Archie;
one Germantown wagon; one set of dou
BILE harness; one set of single harness
and two carriage robes.
s'These articles were voluntarily gveE
to Miss Waite by me, as presents, and al
my earnest solicitation received by her.
without any inducement of any kind
from her, and / voluntarily make oath
that never, at any time, did Miss Waite
hold out any inducement Of any kind to
me, but that at all times her conduct
was that of chaste, modest and virtuons
woman, and that there has never been be-
tween her and myself any relations other
than polite treatment on her part, accom-
panied by evidences of disinterestedness
towards me.
Signed "SAML p. LANGDON."
This is sworn to and subscribed before
w. s. Gunter, j. F., on the End day of
September, 1896.
It 10 to be noted that this receipt is