The San Francisco call., 1898-12-22
OAKLAND Is
 NOT SQUARE
 WITH GRAY Exposition Directors Want Him. AN ACCOUNT UNSETTLED GRAY ASKS FOR MONEY FROM A
 DISTANCE.
Caustic Remarks of His Employ CTS, Who in Turn De- mand Some
 Cash.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 q0S RroadWav Dec. 2l

9US BrOaQWay, Dec. zI.
 Charles de Garmo Gray, who the di- rectors say mismanaged the Oakland FIX position, has left Oakland and cannot be induced to return by the board of direct ors. There are a few financial matters which the directors would also like to arrange with MT. Gray, but he has placed his affairs in the hands of his attorney, John E. Richards, and some warm corre- spondence has taken place. As MT. de Garmo Grays wife committed suicide at Los Angeles yesterday it was supposed he had gone to attend her funeral, but his late assistant, MT. Morrison, says MT. Gray has gone to Oregon.
 Our relations with MT. Gray have been most unsatisfactory, said Directors Kel- Ter and Gier and Secretary Roeth to-day. He came to us so highly recommended that we thought we could make no mis- take in entering into a contract with him. Soon after the contract was signed we learned through the Pinkerton detective agency great deal regarding Mir. Gray, and if without hurting the exposition we could have made a change we would have done so. However, we decided that Mir Gray'S connection with us should be pure ly managerial, and although there is now a little financial difficulty between us it does not amount to great deal. His mismanagement of the exposition, how ever, caused us a loss of S1600."
 After the exposition closed Secretary Roeth was surprised to receive a letter from Gray's attorney asking for a state ment of the exposition finances. The let ter said: MT. Gray informs me that there were earned some $2S00 to 5000 for space and concessions and turned over to the company; also S1g47 for admissions and $50 for rent obtained by Mir Gray from the Republican committee making a total of about S3797.' MT. Roeth replied that under the terms of the contract it is stated that there should be a settlement of profit. and there being no profits there can be no settlement
 Gray attorney promptly replied to Sec retary Roeth, stating that The question as to whether or not there are any net profits arising out of the recent eX- position does not depend upon your opin- lon, but does depend upon a true and just accounting to be had between the Oakland Exposition and MT. Gray. In view of the provisions of this contract, and of your attitude toward him, MT Gray pro- poses to have a settlement with the cor poration and to compel such settlement If necessary. 1 inclose you on his behaif a formal demand for the accounting and settlement to which he is entitled I am instructed also to inform you that if such accounting IS not given and such settle ment made within three days after the receipt of this letter an action will be commenced against the corporation to compel the same"
 MT. Gray inclosed with his attorney's letter modest demand, as follows: "I hereby demand of you full and detailed accounting of all the receipts and ex- pend1tureS or the exposition. 1 further de- mand the immediate payment to me of my proportion and percentage of the net profits of said exposition. due and pay able to me by virtue of that certain con tract entered into with me August 1S 1S9S by your corporation"
 On receipt of this correspondence the board of directors met; then they con suited with their attorney, George E. de Golia, and he mailed the following facts to MT. Gray and his attorney:
 After reciting the nature of the con- tract. and referring to an attachment brought m the Justices court against Gray, it is stated that on December 3 there was coming to Gray a portion of his weeks salary, fixed by contract at $40 and that in view of the attachment this could not be paid. The statement pro ceeds:
 After Gray had this notice of the attach ment he gives an order to Director Mccoy of