The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-30
FORMAL CHARGE
OF CONSPIRACY
Sensational Development in the
Stratton Case.
COUNTY COURT is INVOLVED
PUBLIC FEELING RUNNING
HIGH IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

COLORADO Springs. Sept 2s--Coun-
sci for The executors in the al
ready famous litigation over the
estate of the late W. S. Stratton this
afternoon took a step that is in all re-
spects the most sensational yet taken
in the controversy. Formal charges
of conspiracy to involve the Stratton
estate in litigation for the profits OF
persons interested in no way in the
estate are brought against Messrs. h.
NJ. Blackmer and c. C. Hamlin. two
of the administrators to collect, APP
pointed by Judge Orr, Blaekmer being
declared to have already put up con-
siderable money OF his own in an ef-
fort to carry out the terms of deliber-
ate and fraudulent conspiracy entered
into with a view TO specializing upon
the viii and the estate.
A charge is made that the court it.
self, the judge Of which is brother-in-
law of the third administrator to col
lect. has shown itself biased and preju-
diced and grossly imposed upon, and
the demand is made that the litigation
be taken out of this court and trans
ferred to the district court of FL Paso
county.
VIII Take Chances of Jail.
The charges are made in the nature
of an answer to the petition Of the ad-
ministrators TO collect as a result OF
which citations to appear in the county
court at o'clock tomorrow morning
and show cause for their refusal TO rec
ognize the administrators to collect
were issued on Saturday last. Messrs.
Tyson s. Dimes of Denver, d. H. Rice
and Carl S. Chamberlain OF this city,
executors named In the will OF MT
Stratton, were served with such cita-
tons and win appear in the county
court tomorrow morning. IL is declared
by their attorneys here that they will
go to Jail for contempt of court rather
than accede TO the order TO turn over
the affairs of Mr.. Stratton to these
administrators.
The answer filed this afternoon fur
Their charges that c. S. Thomas. OF the
firm Of Thomas, Bryant & Lee of Dem
yer. is attorney for the administrators
to collect appointed by the court and
also for certain persons who intend and
have long intended 10 bring suit against
the Stratton estate. involving practical
ly the entire estate
Alleged Conspiracy.
The administrators TO collect, Black
mer and Hamlin. are declared TO be
| financially interested in fully organ
tad ..rhfoh fc Ia
clared TO have wrongfully confederate
ed and entered into contracts with
young Stratton by which they assume
all expenses of litigation, guarantee
him the 5000 allowed him in the viii
and secure the right 20 involve the es.
/ tate in litigation for their own profit
The hoad in the sum of $s,O0O,O00
which was given by the administrator:
/ TO collect, which bond was agreed up
on and fully arranged at a meeting IN
! the office Of Henry Blackmer at
/ O'Clock on the morning OF Sept. 26
/ which meeting is said 10 have been at.
| tended by the administrators and tbs
/ counsel for young StrattOn, is made al
| object of attack in the answer. filed
| today. 1t is declared that the statute.
| of Colorado prohibit any bonding com.
polis AApAh NiAlA4s q DOAu III. cACeSS %
half its capitalization and that the ag.
! gregate capitalization of the companie:
who have written this SS.OOOO.OOO bond
is but $4.0O00Oe. T-"f -" r
Public feeling here is running high
/ in the matter. Rumors more or les.
direct are involving large numbers o
prominent business men of this cit,
and the Cripple Creek district in the al
legged conspiracy and there is a grow
ing sentiment in favor of the strictes
| investigation OF all rumors, and tn.
hearing tomorrow morning viii attrac
more attention than anything in th'
' pnurfc hare fns. .snaIc