The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
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Price. consented 70 20 into the trans
portat.on bs&n-ss between Seattle an:
Ala kan points. A corporation was form-
e1 known the Seattle. ~. Michael ard
Dawson transportation and Trading CON-
yaay capital sock slMoa. Cole Price. A.
II. Graham, T. f. Tswus.ey and T. H.
LVEnps@y became stockholders, ACCORDING
to Prices statement Price says that 20 g
became purchasing axsnt and treasurer ~
tse cor sfation. and pU-C naseG - large
amount Of hay. feed, etc, and went with
the products 10 Alaska to sell them Price
says that the principal part OF the fnss-
Tos-nsl~y chartered the vessels 10 trans
port the merchandise and A. q. Graham
and 7. II. Dempsey became slreties on
his bond for large amount Price says
,Aat out Of the ps ccee4s Of the sale of
the merchandise in Saagway IL was ex-
pectca and understood that the mer-
chanalse purchased III Seattle was TO DC
TIE ar davit reads: THE plaintiff tCole)
ii Sf4aeway. instead OF attending TO tne
affairs of the corporation In making uIs-
position Of the merchandise, did there con-
sort with iew6 women, gamblers ana IS
reputable characters. and drank heaFiiy
and cont nusd III almost constant state
of dissipation. and remained away from
Seattle for over six months, and so be-
hated himself generally that the STOCK
holders Of said corporation threatened TO
have him arrested and charged with EN-,
bezzlemeEt, and would have done so mao
IL not been for the intercession OF this al
isant eprsce)." In rs closing remarks Oh
this subject Price says that even TO this
date Cole has failed to account for ms
dealings.
Price says that IN order to meet matur-
ing obligations IL was necessary TO borrow
money and pledge Novelty mill stock. he
got 81, 500 from the National Bank OF Com
Mercs.
Price says that one-haif the dividend OF
the stock OF the Novelty Mill Company
paid about January !, lsss was credited
Since that time. according 70 Price, the
president Of the Novelty NIL Company
has refused to pay any dividend to Cole
and has insisted on the right TO apply the
ame TO the Indebtedness of Cole TO the
mill company.
Regar Ing Atlas Lumber Company stock.
money or partnership money was used In
the purchase Of It, The money was raised
upon notes signed by Price and his wife.
and that the stock is Mrs. Prices In her
claimed any interest in stock of the Atlas
Company until the commencement of this
suit.
Cole, He Says, Confessed.
AS to the Cleopatra mining stock, Price
saws that he never claimed II otherwise
than as partnership property. the same is
true OF the Fairview Mining Company
stock. As TO the Slough Creek Mining
Cole. and that he price has no claim on
e. He says that the Union Electric stock
- partnership property.
In summing up Price says that with the
exception Of the Atlas Lumber Company
matter Cole has at all times had a clear
insight and taken an active part and In
terest, and has been familiar with the
aforesaid dealings and that Price has at
10 time thhcid from him any knowledge.
Price says that he did not tell Cole that
everything was lost. He says. however.
that In September 1895. he had long talk
with Cole In which the partnership affairs
were gone ever. and both admitted that
4 would be next 10 impossible 10 AVOID
bankruptcy provided certain suits went
against the company and Price.
Price says Cole admitted his immoral
ard disreputahle condnrt in Skagway and
bis allure TO account for money that he
rad received In this conversation Price
says that he told Cole IL was best for him
- go East. and at the proper time take
advantage Of the bankruptcy law. Price
says he agreed TO stay in Seattle and do
tbs best he could 20 husband the assets
n Tire partnership.
Cole denied wrong conduct at Skagway,
ard submitted several aTfdavits TO show
hat he id right One was by exSheriff
Woolery. Pr.ce's statements concerning
Coles conduct In Alaska were backed mp
~ arldavits from A, =. Graham, II. +.
rovSiey and several others.
The case will be argued this morning
ard submitted