The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10
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.-..... ..a Demands PDsesstsn.

~.,,~en Of iowa. has begun suit IN !
...s.y IN the United States ciress court |
...,ns, the Times Printing dmpsny' |
a. corporation publishing the evening |
44mes. In which ne makes strong charges
- fraud against the officers OF u coni-
r.rx. charges that tae company 0es :sos |
.~u .he news franchise. circulate pat
rsnage. goodwill. eEe.. which ! VS. ~
IN conduct OF the business. anu daeAhus
- he court immediate possession I TAG
frxaenlze aud other property nehc1e".
claiming swaershir under forsc'"sEs % !
maxfrase given 10 John Collins sste
times Company In 1856 20 secure taapuF-
case price on q sale Of the ne~spp%r
Lawrence claims In his compliant tsal /
hs viii continue the puD@cafsoh "sshe
psper as the Seattle Press l'nsss .Aa'ss
court grants his Request
In HIS bill OF complaint. Lswfehcse-
ettex ,ns facts Of tie former extssce
al the Times and Lac Press ana thsi1 I'D
s.auent consolidation. aEd OF tas r
~ansx.ston of the Seattle PfsSs-fifs |
fompauy and It's subsequent ehahseso
the Times Company Or an amshun'shso
III articles OF secorporafinus
alleges that under both the fsessr 'ns
ssornpany and the Times Company =
4
.ame and that It's circulation ana sui
..rir,iian lists remained practically nf
altered. thu. II was 10 reality the sam
,,sr~r under both names, the Iihes aAti
me Seattle Press Times. !
'Isen fAwFsnce alleges that on March
ises. the Seattle Prsss-Ttmes Company
,sou~ht the Prsss-Times plant and the
nassrs franchises and privileges. good
wiil. patronage etc. from John Collins.
for $1,000 giving therefor three notes for
uau N.a0 and xs00. respectively. the
Arst g,se maturing Oh My j. lsssi, and
the other two one and twu years later,
respectively. securing the payment OF
the notes by mortgage OF $1,000 upon
all Of the property.
The paper at that time had, Lawrence
alleges. a circulation OF about g.aD daily
and had a news FRANCHISE from ths
United Press. The mortgage included al
franchises and substitufions o. franchise.
or privileges, and substituted rights ol
privileges. This allegation Is the mos
important made by Lawrence In his com
pIaInt
This United Press franchise, Lawrenc,
gees on To- allege. was after the making O
the mortgage surrendered and franchls
from the Associated Press substituted.
Afserward. on March IS 1897. the re
spondenf In the action. the Times Print
Ing Company. was organized. I&wrenc
says with the express design. purpose an.
Intention OF defrauding the owner an
hoider Of the notes and mortgage and al
ysfsing the news franchise With the As
ISOLATED Press 10 Itself. freeing the fran
ehise from the iien OF the mortgage. an
diysrting to Itself the patronage and goo
Will Of the paper known either as th
Times or the Seattle Press-Tiines an
freeing them from the mortgage.
Subsequently, Lawrence alleges. III
holdsr Of the notes and mortgage. Aivi
q. uiIllaud. TO whom Collins had assigne
his rights commenced a suit In the II
p<rior court upon two OF the notes and oil
talnsd Judgment against the Times Con
pany Seattle Press-Ttmes Company. for
cioeing the mortgage. Afterward. Law
renee says, under an execution upon tn
Judgment, the property covered by n
mortgage WAS sold and bid I'm by GIL
land on February 2s. ms. for $i.0is thu
ohsainlnE az Lawrence claims. not onl
al Of the tangible property covered
the mortgage but all franchises and pri
iieees good viii etc, ineiuding the A
ISOLATED Press franchise, which had b.s
substituted for that or the United Press-
lawrence claims i'm his complaint tn
on March q he purchased from Gillitsi
all the istter's rights as foreeioser az q
sher!ffs sale. and 10 is 10 enforce these 4
legged rights tina. the suit Is brought
The balance Of his complaint I.awren
deyotes 10 a narration OF how. as
claims. these alleged rights are bell
withheld from him by the Times printi
Company All the property. he aays. "
In the compaEys possession at the lii
Of the commencement OF the foreclosu
suit. satry OF decree therein. and ~
under the decree by virtue OF a series
transactions which Lawrence claims We
of M validity At the time OF this
transactions. on June ?, 1897 Iawren
says the officers OF the Times compar
which WAS then publishing the pap
and the Times Printing Company. viii
had tuss been organized. were the san
A. J. Bistben being president. O NJ Mo-
vice president and A. J. Biethen. jr.. q
rotary and treasurer OF both companl
Ca that dsy. Lawrence claims. the Tfn
Company gave a bin OF sale Of all It's pr,
erty az all kinds. sactuding all franehls
Eccd will patronage. etc. to Ellen
Mosse. the wife 81 q. Nj. Moore and
bleed relative OF each Of the other ofssc
o. the corporation. Thereafter. on
same day. Lawrence alleges, Mrs. Mo
gave q Dill of sale Of the same pFope
10 the Times Printing Company Each
hete bills Of sale. Lawrence alleges v
made tn Consideration ot 81 and other
named considerations.
" Is alleged by Lawrence that III
b'sa % sale were shown and s!uatls
ard uaec without consideration. and y
we seae purpose. Ia;ert and design
alveri'ng To the respondent. the II,
sFscttnf Company. the risafs ana ,
rsnsse and all property of va.ua GA
es enteyea by the Times Company IS
us Press Times Company upnA W.
us mortgage could operate
Next. Lawrence aill,aes So an ale
teNewat
Issschsse wlrce no eiainEs wN~ made
tes Ticlsa Printing Company en- Jun
Is The rev contract. he saws
Hsae Tor The sole purpose OF freeing
pswfs htws franchise from the Her
.sos'ssxe in order 10 cheat aud
.ssae tHe holders ~ The notes the n,
saks was gwen % secure The new
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