The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MILLIONS MAY COME TO
COMPANY BY Il DECISION

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
of the "Indiana-Sonora Copper and Mining
Company" to which we leased the property
Company. An of this was done with the
full consent and approval of Mr.. Lindsay
and his associates, who co-operated with
US fully in every step taken.
Indiana-Sonora Company and other stock
holders were II. p. WATSON, Hugh Nc
Gowan, DR.: Henry Jameson, William II.
B. Mccarthy and myself of this city, Craw-
ford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute, and John
Mccarthy. of Chicago.
I'm June, 1902 we gave to the Phelps
Dodge Copper Mining Company, of New
York. an option on 50 per cent. of all the
stock of the mine. This was done in New
York in the presence of Mr.. Lindsay and
with his full approval. he signing all papers
and participa ting-in every single paYticu-
lar-in everything that was done.
FAILS TO SHOW UP.
There still remained one single payment
of $500 on the $62,500 which We Indian
apolis people had agreed to pay Lindsay
Que July l. 1902, just few days after our
signing of the option papers with the
Phelps-Dodge people. Lindsay came on to
Indianapolis with us, and 1t was definitely
agreed here that. although the letter of our
contract called for the payment (of the re-
Nogales. Mexico, we would waive that
stipulation and pay the sum to Lindsay
here in Indianapolis. meeting of the
company was arranged for here on the
date set. as much for the purpose of max
ing the payment as for any other. To the
surprise of everybody Lindsay failed to
show up. That afternoon (of July ID we
correspondents of the Nogales bank While
the money reached New York on July it
did not reach Nogales until July 2.
Meanwhile 1t developed that Lindsay
was not satisfied with his trade, and he has
since sought to embarrass the company by
all sorts OF legal complications.
From many things Mr.. Lindsay seemed
able 10 DO there In Sonora ii became plain
~ apparent TO US that We could not get a
TAR deal there. So about a year ago a num-
Der OF us went to Mexico and changed the
domicile OF the Mexican company from the
State OF Sonora TO the city of Mexico. our
object being to have all legal cases tried
where We could reasonably expect a lust
and unprejudiced hearing, Independent of
local influence. Lindsay and his associates
have sought In every way to defeat our
purpose and keep the Jurisdiction of the
case in the State of Sonora. The decision
of the Mexican Supreme Court news of
which has just reached us, means that we
Will be allowed to change the domicile of
our company in Mexico.
CHANGE IN JURISDICTION.
but, more important than this, IL means
that any further litigation that may be
inaugurated will be tried by the courts
of the federal district of Mexico, in the
fairness and justice of which We have en-
tire confidence. 1 think IL also means that
We are practically out of the woods and
our people are naturally very much graft
fled at the action os the Supreme Court of
Mexico"
The nature of the case which led to the
move on the part of the Indianapolis people
to change the domicile OF their company
from Sonora TO the City of Mexico and so TO
take further litigation out of the jurisdic-
ton of the Sonora courts was explained by
Mr.. New as follows:
THE first case, out of which the other for
change Of jurisdiction grew, was one i'm
which Lindsay sought TO obtain possession
of the property of the Sierre de Cobre COM
pany 1t was tried in the court of first in
stance-the lower cortland this court gave
Lindsay possession OF the property From
the decision of this court we appealed and
a special federal judge, whose position as
understand II, corresponds to that of a dis
trict Judge of United States Federal
Court, was sent TO Sonora to review the
finding OF the Sonora judge. His decision
was that our constitutional rights had been
disregarded, the appointment OF an inter
ventor, corresponding TO receiver here,
was ordered abrogated and possession of
the property was restored to US. This deci-
sion Will go TO the Supreme Court of Mex
leo for final revision. IL the Supreme Court
sustains the finding of the District Court In
this case. as IL undoubtedly will, we will
have been sustained at every point and will
be In position 10 60 ahead with the man.
agement or disposal of our valuable prop
erty just as We see tit."