The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-12
BANK NOT BEHIND IT
w. e. wIMPY SAYS HE Is ACTING
FOR HIMSELF ALONE.
IN JOHNSTON PROPERTY DEAL
PRESIDENT MYERS SAYS NATIONAL
BANK Is NOT AFTER 1T.

Trade with Mrs. Johnston, the
Owner of the Property That He
Has Attnched-Sent Her n Con-
sideratiOn to Bind the TrnAe-Has
Been offered $1,000, He Says, to
Withdraw From the Contract.
Would Rather Have HE Contract
Carried Out Than Accept S25,OOO.
Tenants Concerned over Garnish-
ment.
Il am not acting as the agent or
representatives of anyone in the mat
ter OF the purchase of the Johnston
property at the corner of Broughton
and Bull Streets" said Mr.. w. E.
| Wimpy to a representative of the
Morning News yesterday. Il am act
ing for myself. No bank nor any
firm, corporation or person is back of
me. l made the trade with Mrs.
Johnston alone, and 1 want my con-
tract carried OUT
1t was stated yesterday that Mr..
Wimpy was representing the National
Bank of Savannah, which, the report
had it, desired the property as a site
for a bank building. President Her
| man Myers of the National Bank was
seen about the report, and denied it
| positively. The bank is not connect
! ed in any manner with the deal, he
| said.
Il considered that 1 closed the deal
for the property on March 49," said Mr.
! Wimpy, land there was no reason to
believe that Mrs. Johnston was not in
earnest and that she would not adhere
to the contract into which she entered
with me. l dealt with her direct and
not through her attorney. l will not
now say what price was agreed upon
between us for the property but she,
| apparently, was satisfied. l sent part
of the purchase money in a letter, and
she answered by telegram, saying that
! the money had been received, and that
letter would follow. She only stipu-
lated that / should protect the present
tenants of the property, and that as
sured her l would do.
Owner Changed Her Mind.
1.-The letter that she mentioned was
slow in appearing. l communicated
with her, and she finally wrote to me
that she had changed her mind and
would not adhere to the contract She
had seen or communicated with her at
torney in the meantime, and he had ad-
vised her against carrying out the con-
tract. little while since l received
an offer of $1,000 if l would abandon
the contract into which L have entered
with Mrs Johnston. 1 refused it. AS
1 stand here, / declare that / would
not, If $25, 900 were offered me in place
of the contract, accept the money in its
stead 1t is a just and legal contract,
and I want Mrs. Johnston to comply
with it,
why did you garnish the tenants of
the property?" Mr.. Wimpy was asked.
ITO bring the owner to terms;
want the contract carried out" he re-
| piled.
The tenants of the property, of whom
there are seven or eight, seem uncer-
tain as to whether they should recog-
| nize the garnishment as holding up
| their payment of their rent notes. Each
| of them has given twelve rent notes,
one for each month of the year of his
lease. These notes are drawn payable
to the order of the attorney of Mrs.
! Lula F. Johnston, Mr.. Patrick Arm
strong of Augusta, and they have, ap-
parently, all been discounted. They are
held here by the Citizens Bank.
| Some of the tenants declare
/ that the notes will go to protest
| If they are not paid, and that their
credit demands that they meet them
when they fall due. They say that
| the bank should be garnished, and not
they. They think there is a pretty
question of law involved, and they
talk of banding together and securing
| the services of an attorney to repre-
| sent them.
| Had n Building Scheme.
| Mr.. Wimpy was asked what his pur-
! pose was in endeavoring to secure the
| property. He was not very explicit
| in his reply, but stated that he had
a building plan in his mind. hand
some building would add greatly to
| the appearance of the Bull and Brough-
ton intersection, and would be far
more attractive than the improvements
that are now on the lot.
The dwelling and store at the corner
was built years ago. 1t was owned
during the sos by Mr.. Denslow, who
| had a blacksmith and wheelwright
shop on the rest of the property. An
aged lady said yesterday that she re-
calls distinctly how long lines of ON
nibuses, which were then the street
vehicles, used to stand in front of the
shop. awaiting repairs.
When Mr.. Denslow died his property
was entailed. 1t descended to Mrs.
Thomas Beale, one of his daughters,
the mother of Mrs. Johnston, who is
now defendant in the suit Mr.. Wimpy
has instituted. Mrs. Johnston has the
| property in fee simple.
/