The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-28
SbNIhR|UN IS SUED
DR.. GaIbraith Begins Proceed
ings Against Or. Ihreadgill.
ASKS FOR AN ACCOUNTING
And a Receivership : DR.
ThreadgiIPs Defense.
ASKS FOR AN ACCOUNTING

ium and was formerly superintendent ana
| manager Of the institution, sued the com
pany and Dr.. Tnreadgtll, its president
for an accounting. and for a receiver 70
| take charge Of the sanitarium. The law
| firm of Dale & B.erer. both ex-justices CT
the supreme court Of Oklahoma, are mis-
attorneys, and through them ne alleges
that since July l, 1898 ne has had no
statement from the company, and that
Dr. Threadgin has refused 70 make him
one or allow him TO examine the books
although a contract exists that he tDr
ThreadgiID shall do so. He also claims
he did not receive what was due him up
to July l. 1898, and since that time has re-
ceived nothing, although he was entitled
| to 5000 per annum (estimated). A hear
ing upon the application was held be-
fore Judge Burwell at Tecunseh on Mon
day, resulting in an order that Or. Cal
| braitlr should be allowed to examine the
books, papers, etc, Of the company oy
giving the officers twenty-four hours no
tice, and setting the hearing on the re-
ceiver matter for June 8, 1888. From this
( order DR.. ThreadgilI has appealed 10 the
supreme court, filing his appeal on We'd
.
can be heard by that tribunal
Dr.. ThreadgM was asked his side OF
| the controversy on Tuesday and said:
There IS really no basis in equity OF
! Justice for the suit, and DR.. Galoraltn
/ knows it. It is purely a case OF bluH 10
/ force me 10 buy his interest at big ng-
/ ure. but those who know me know this
/ viii be useless, and viii also De certain
+ that the charges of conspiracy, misman-
asement, etc, are totally without found
! alton. I am willing to rest my case with
anybody and everybody who knows me.
/ a th.rty-year reputation for honesty and
! SQUARE dealing Is not 10 be destroyed by
! the idle wrrds Of an idle fellow like Cal
/ braith am not at al troubled by the
/ suit; though, Of course, it is disagreeaole,
! as all such things must be-
| "Galbraith does own a one-fourth IN
/ terest, and up to July I, 1898, when our
! 800 per inmate contract with the territory
! expired, received MS dividends regularly.
He invested about $500 when we organic
ed the company, and was elected super
! fntendent at a salary of $500 per year,
/ house rent, subsistence for himself and
| family etc. Out Of his salary ne paid
| 500. making in all 5000 for one-fourth
/ interest. The company at first consisted
| Of J. b Rolater, James T. Galbraith.
/ Thomas CaTbrasth and myself, but 1 pur-
chased the interest Of the two former
gentlemen early in 1895, which gives me
now three-fourths interest, except a
small share which I transferred to my
wife, Mrs. Frances F. ThreadgilL From
this 5000 investment in 1895, Thomas S.
| Galbraith has drawn between $4,000 and
81, 900. up to July, 1888. I sent him his
/ dividends promptly. with a statement Of
receipts and disbursements every quar-
ter. until I found that he was making
use Of the information to undermine me,
and I then quit the statement business,
but always sent him his dividends. I do
not owe him one penny for the years that
ended July l, 1898, and when the books
are balanced on July l. 1899. VIII then
pay him everything he IS entitled to on
account OF earnings for the past year.
In June, 1895, DR.. Galbraith was told
that his services as superintendent were
no longer desired, as the institution was
rot doing well under his management.
He was, however. elected president and
one of the directors Of the company, at
the July, 1885, meeting. myself and wife
being the other two directors. At the
same meeting I was elected superintend-
ent and manager at s2,4o0 per annum,
out Of which I was to pay our own house
rent, subsistence salary Of book-keeper.
etc Remember, too, that 7 was paying
three-fourths Of this salary, as I owned
three-fourths Of the stock. DR.. Galbraith's
part being one-fourth, or $3.50.
This arrangement continued until July,
1898, when my salary was raised to 81, 900.
the same arrangements as TO my paying
my own house rent, subsistence, book
keeper. etc, continuing. The business OF
the institution had more than doubled as
TO the number Of inmates and amount Of
work necessary-and OF the additional
amount paid me Or. GaIbraith paid Just
500 per annum. At this meeting n July,
1S9S, il was determined that no balance
sheet should be prepared until the end OF
the fiscal yen, in July, 1922, for it must
be remembered that we are now working
under a 500 contract with the territory,
and We did not know how it would pan
out-the p-ofi,s IN one quarter might be
eaten Up in the expenses Of another. for
new buildings were continually necessary
ard more attendants were continually
being added. At the end OF the fiscal
year in 1850. I VIII make my statement
and pay DR.. Galbratth what Is due him:
and have always been ready 20 allow him
to examine the books himself, bu- he has
never applied n person.
7 am free 20 confess there is some per
sonal feeling between Dr. Ga-b-aith and
myself over the sanitsrium. He has no.
Shown a disposition TO act fairly from
the very organization ~ the company.
and has been a continual -kn1cke-.' but
nave tEldlIed every. contract ever made
and viii continue 20 90 So"
Guthrie. o. T. May z--sSpecizI) DIR
John Threadgu. superintendent OF ire
hospital for Ire insane. does no- appear
TO be much concerned BY the application
made before Judge Bu-weU The ctae- day
for ths appointment Of q receiver. He Is
q TIE opinion that the application vii
aos b granted by the court there berg
he alleges. 70 grounds on wAica 20 AK
tor 3 receiver He insists caat the CON-
pauy Is perfectly solvent has money n
SIS credit and car pay every dollar il
os-,s O. demand He owns ,,l-es-f9r,-raz
az the stock q TIE company ard thinks
Ire present proceeding = an ATTEMPT %
force him = buy r1e othsr o-s-t1s.--h in