Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-08
SALEM SHOE SUIT.


Ford replied that they bad put 10
their pleadings that the house was
worth only $500; MIR. Bush said he
had sold It for s3,5O0; that had a
right 10 show that the property was
worth $1,000 when Bush got IL, and
cost over 1880. This was material.
MIR. Slater read from their answer
denial that the house was only worth
$500, but had cost him over $500,
and that 10 was reasonably worth
$4,000.
Holmes replied that property was
worth what IL would bring. The
Major William house cost s25, 900 but
IL would not bring the Wallace estate
q, 200.
Court ruled that Contractor Gray
could answer and he stated the hUuse
could be built for $1,000. That was
without barn ana lot.
Mr.. Gray testified that the carpen.
ter work on Mr.. Klein's new house
was about sl5O.
Leo. Willis told about offers for
Klein stock, made different offers.
offered him about 30 TO 40 cents on the
dollar on the cost; offered 25 TO so
cents, pair for a certain lot.
MR. FORD's SHOES.
Mr.. Ford now took the stand and
introduced In evidence lot OF three
pairs OF the shoes which he bought
out OF the Klein stock.
Hannah patent, the feathers, cost
him sl; oxford ties 25 cents, was all
he asked; ladies high shoes 25 cents.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Bingham:
Did not remember what was said
about the Klein stock; could not re-
member; did not know much about
shoes; he was just like Mr.. Bush; he
bought these TO introduce them here;
had not investigated stitches rotting
any more than 10 clothing; did not
know anything about odd sizes; had
thrown down half collar for the
last two pairs. The attempt 10 get
information OUT OF Mr.. Ford that
he did not want TO give created a
great deal Of fun. but little evidence.
Otto Krausse testified that Ham,
am shoe cost $40 pair; ought To
retail now at $3.50 TO -; could be
bought at factory now at s2,75 TO
$3.50 the hand made French kid Cx-
ford tie bought by Ford for 25c cents
cost $3.50 at factory, II was now sold
for from 81 TO $3.50 pair; ladies high
shoe sold at 50 so, was now out Of
date and sold at s2 on bargain counter:
silk stitchlng was not liable TO rot.
CrCss-ex; Stitching or cheap shbes
might rot, but not on high priced
shoes; for goods and sizes like these
would pay twice what Ford had
paid for all that he could get.
A. Klein called:
His wife was building house; wit
ness got up mornings at $3.50 to 400;
dug foundation aud cesspool; laid
brick and arched u himself; three
weeks ago began to build house him.
self; had a carpenter 70 help him a
little; paid out s25 for work, did rest
himself; house was ready 10 shlngle;
wife got money frcm his earnings and
collection due him: residence and lot
let Bush haYe cost nearly SSOO0; lot
cost 5000, was worth $4,000 when let
Bush have II; during 1897 trade was
dull, was not able TO pay interest,
Bush got tired aud asbed settlement:
he asked for an Invoice which was
furnished tO him at the bank; he set
the price on the stock aud the home;
he wanted TO know about what the |
total stock ia the store was worth;
the inventory was for over $4,000.
Bush set price at s2,000 for stock /
aud $500 on house; the s200 he
gave me was for balance on settle
ment after figuring up my notes and
Interest at the bank; when inventory
was made no goods were covered or
concealed; not pair OF shoes was re-
moved from store from day he asked
for inventory; goods he sent to
PendleJon were in warehouse and
were never 10 stock; had contem.
plated establishing a branch store
at Pendleton; goods he shipped there
were worth about $1,000; related how
he had stopped at Pendleton on his
way from the east; reason ne had con.
cealed his plans as to Pendleton store
was that he had an account tocollect,
was owning rent, aud sl200 for eastern
goods that were In store that SIR.
Bush agreed 20 settle aud he had paid
about $500 Of them; offered 10 pay
rent at $40 month With a secured
note; had 40 purpose Of concealment
10 signlnR "MoDuf" ~ letters In
place OF his name at times; was iu
habit OF doing that when writing to
his brother, or folks, kept stock he
sent 70 PendletOn Ia warehouse
adjacent TO the back OF Friedman
store; stock when turned over was
sold at profit every day.
Sold stock 10 Bush for 100 cents on
Lhe dollar at cost; testified as 70 retail
value OF stock same as Krausse; Bush
'ffered 10 sell Willis 1900 pair at is
'ents a pair; witness persuaded him
70 put OF the deal as price was too
ow; Bush had never asked for book
or notes; Bingham put IL in
without any order aud struck il out I