The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
.TILM0N FORD
BRINGS A SUIT
Requiring Gilbert Brothers TO Ae-
count for Funds.
Handled By Them for the Late WIN
COsper. Deceased.
Makes Sensational Charges and Seeks
TO Prevent LlfiRants from Swallow
ing nc the Assets.

Another suit for an accounting has
been instituted against Gilbert Broe.
The case was filed IN Department No. 2,
Marion county circuit court late We'd
nesday afternoon The suit is'entitled
Tilmon Ford, ~ executor Of tbe last viii
and testament and estate Of VIM. Cooper,
deceased, ys. 4. r Gilbert and Mary +.
Gilbert, HE wife, r. y. Gilbert and @. A..
Gilbert, bis wife. The allegations set
forth in the complaint are Of sensational
character alleging the wrongful con-
yereion Of decedents funds by Gilbert
Bros. 10 whom they we're entrusted.
Plaintiff is represented by VIM. Kaiser
and ". T. Slater and plays for account
ing between said Gilbert Bros. a.
partners aud individuals with the
plaintiff, concerning the property and
assets and their Indebtedness 10 the
estate Of said VIM. Cosper, deceased,
and that this honorable court appoint
some proper and suitable party as re.
ceiver for said Gilbert Bros. banking
business and institution and its
assets therein, at the city Of Salem, in
Marion county, Oregon, and that he be
vested with the usual and necessary
powers TO take charge Of all the property
and assets OF said defendant, Gilbert
Bros, and dispose Of the same under
orders Of this court for the purpose Of
distributing proceeds arising thereirom
equitably among their various creditors"
etc.
The Introductory paragraphs Of the
complaint set forth that plaintiff in
November 1900 was appointed executor
Of theCosper estate that the defendants
A. r. Gilbert and Y. n. Gilbert conduct
ed a general banking and brokerage
business 10 Salem from 1879 10 1897
when the latter retired from the firm
the business Of which has since been con.
Quoted by A. r. Gilbert under the firm
name and style Of Gilbert Bros: that
VIM. Cooper left as his heirs, his daugh.
ters, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Of Moscow;
Mrs. Irene Perrine, Of Salem his grand
Laura O., Roscoe o., and Clyde
j. Thomas, Of jefferson, who we're TO
share the estate equally, excepting the
we're 10 represent one
share.
Paragraph 8, Of complaint alleges that
the plaintiff has been acquainted with
VIM Cosper for over ~ years prior to his
death and always understood him 10 be
man Of considerable wealth, persons
claiming TO have definite knowledge re.
presenting that he was worth not leSa
than $50, 600.
IL Ia set forth in raegraphy that de-
cedent, WIN Cosper from 1879 until the
tirm OF his death did most Of his bust
ness through Gilbert Bros. in whose
bank he always had on deposit = large
sum Of money and that at the time OF
his death all Of his notes and evidences
Of money due him were In the possession
Of Gilbert Bros. When'appointed execut'
or OF estate, plaintiff received large
number of notes and mortgages, city,
county and state warrants from Gilbert
Bres. belonging 10 the estate and OF
which an inventory was taken. They
we're kept In note case.
Paragraph o, contains sensational al
legations aud reads as follows; That
a member of notes found in said note
case, aud turned over TO plaintiff by said
A. r. Gilbert, we're In the first instance
made payable 10 tho order OF the said
Gilbert Broe., and by them Endorsed
without recourse 20 said William Cosper,
and the same appears TO be charged 10
the said VIM Cosper upon his bank ac'
count with said GilbertBros That mum
ber OF such notes amounting 10 several
thousand dollars were appraised by the
appraisers OF said estate as OF little
value and others As Of no value what
ever.
"That siuce making and hling Of said
inventory the said heirs Of said VIM,
Cooper have represented 10 plaintiff
that all OF said worthless notes and
loans we're originally the property Of
said Gilbert Bros, aud that while acting
as the financial agent aud broker of