Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-05
DOVE SETTLES CASE
Reaches an Agreement With
Stevenson by Paying Him a
Large Sum.
He Prefers Payment to Re.
ownership for the Lace
Industries.
Stevenson Said to Have Receiv'
ed Sl78. OOO..Dowie Followers
Raise $4,000.

day afternoon with his brother-in- law
Samuel Stevenson, in order to aVoie
Having Elmer Washburn. acting as re-
ceiver, take full charge of the Zion lace
Industries, on which hangs the future
4 os Zion City and the Christian Catholic
church.
4 The announcement of the agreement
was made late in the day when the at
torneys in the case appeared before
Judge Tuley and asked leave to file g
ls,ipulation, which simply states tina,
the matter has been settled out OF
court.
| No one connected with the case was
willing to say yesterday just how much
II cost Dowie to save his industry, but
the sum ranges between $4,000 and
siS5,000 the exact amount demanded
/ two weeks ago by Attorney Edwy L.
Reeves, who represents Stevenson, be-
1 ing S1TS,000. That amount includes all
the claims of his client. including the
$4,000 which formed Mrs. Stevenson S
estate.
The dismissal of the suit came as q
surprise to all who had watched its
progress. Both parties say they are
satisfied. Dowie, thru his attorney,
/ Samuel Ware Packard. stated that he
Regarded Judge Tuley's decision as an
regeneration of fraud, and so was will
ing to pay to Stevenson the money he
acknowledges to be due him. Steven
| tI,r,, . a..
charges of fraud, called by him undue
influence" are now on record. To Judge
Tuley the settlement comes as the ac-
ceptance of his advice that an amicable
adjustment is better than long litiga-
ton.
So strong did the unrest among the
Dowie followers become as result of
the receivership proceedings that
Dowie and his lawyer held conference
and on Monday formally notified Attor-
ney Reeves that they were willing to
settle. They did not ask that the
charges of fraud, now called undue in
fiuence." be dropped; they simply asked
that Stevenson accept a sum of money
and have the case dismissed.
When Attorneys Reeves and Pack
ard, with Mr.. Stevenson. came to my
ROOM" said Judge Tuley last night.
they announced that an agreement
had been reached and submitted a for
mai stipulation that the action had
been withdrawn without the payment
of costs. which had been paid from
time to time as the suit progressed.
The law gave them the right to
withdraw the suit. The formal order
appointing Mr. Washburn receiver was
TO have been entered tomorrow morn
ing, so that the settlement was in time.
entered the necessary order, dismiss
ing the suit as soon as / saw the stipu-
lation.
Il was curious to know what ar
fangements had been made to care for
the persons who had bought preferred
ana common stock in the association
which had held was illegal. Attorney
Packard told me that he had arranged
for holders of the stock toNtake stock in
the new Zion Lace corporation. / I'M
derstand that 100000 of this stoc,s had
been bought by various persons. At
torney Packard also told me that the
association which l had held to be IL
legal would be abandoned, and the
Zion Lace corporation would go on
with the business did not ask him
what Stevenson receives by the settle
ment. Judging by the satisfied look
every one wore it must have been an
agreeable settlement.
Before l gave my decisi, n called
Dowie and Stevenson into my room and
tried to induce them to agree. But
they would not listen to such pro-
position. They were bitter toward each
other, and each side insisted on what
they termed u 'vindication.'
From what saw and have been told
Dowie and his attorney were absolutely
sure till the last moment that they
would win the suit. If they had agreed
earlier it would have saved me six
weeks work. 1t was the hardest work
/ ever have done in my life. / did not
want to render the decision. 1t was
disagreeable task, for its consequences
We're liable to be far-reaching. 1t af-
fected a good many people. l felt that
If the Zion lace industries survived a
receivership 1t would be almost by q
miracle.
Now that the legal tangles are set
tied" Judge Tuley continued, see no
reason why the Zion lace business
should not prosper If 1t is properly
managed. They are well equipped.
There is a large demand for good lace.
And Yankee ingenuity ought to do even
better than the English. They have
plenty of experts and the business
ought to prosper. Ii the parties TO the
suit are satisfied, as 1 suppose they are,
it is good ending of a bad legal
tangle."
All connection between Stevenson
and Dowie has ceased forever" At
torney Reeves said. My client will
have nothing to do with Zion or the
Zion industries. Even if Dowe or his
magazines should claim the settlement
as victory we shall make no answer
We are thru with the matter, and what
concern u.s.
The delay in the settlement was
simply due to the fact that until the de-
cision of Judge Tuley was handed down
the charges OF fraud against Dowie and
myself had not been withdrawn, said
Attorney Samuel w. Packard. This
was the bone of contention with us be-
fore the Judge rendered decision in
the case. When the decree of the court
was read we saw that he had not sub
stantiated any charges of fraud in the
matter and hence we won our point by
having the Judge vindicate us of
wrongdoing.
,,,,, Nf 1n -