Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-22
AUDITORS REPORT
FILED SATURDAY,
Hotel Company Was Award
ed Property.
BUT LITIGATION NOT CONCLUDED
Auditor Finds That Upon Plaintiff
Company Complying With findings
in Report that it Be Entitled to Pos
session of Hotel Property

WHAT'S probably ''the beginning of
the end" In the Hotel Windsor litiga
ii IN, from legal standpoint was react =
ed yesterday morning when Col, E. A.
Hawkins, as special auditor appointed
several years ago.to hear thiscause cele
bres, filed his report.with the clerk Ct
court where it was inspected with a
great deal of interest.
The report finds for the hotel COM
pany against G. A. Fricker, defendant.
Tnat is, the company may, upon
complying with certain requirements
set forth by the auditor in the volumi-
nous report of twenty pages, again take
possession of the Windsor Hotel.
The litigation grew out loan upon
the p operty, secured by Mr.. @ A
FrIcker acting, supposedly, for the
company, of which he was then mem
Der, but in reality secured in his own
name upon the property. This loan
amounted to about $40, 900. The COM
pany disputed Mr.. Fricker's right to
thus obtain the loan.
The case was appealed to the courts
at once and has been there ever since.
And it will likely be there for some
time to come.
Tue auditor finds that the plaintiff
company did not consent to the OBJ
tanning of said loan and the making of
said contract, by defendant, @. A,
Fricker, in his own name that the
plaintiff company never ratified his acts
in so doing and did not and has not
since acquiesced in SO sdoing.
The auditor finds that defendant, G
A. FrIcker, is liable to the plaintiff
company for the rent of said property
from Sept. 5th, 1899, to March 1st,
1901 at the rate of $500 per month.
Further, that theHsum due plaintiff
by defendant March 1st, 1901 was
50, 900; and that he is liable to plaintiff
for the rent of property since said date
at the same rate, to wit, $500 per
month.
AAC SNNAbOA A4N0 ph0O IAO pAONO-
ments, repairs and furnishings put
upon the hotel property by the defen-
dant, Mr.. G. A, Fricker, as shown by
his statement of account, were for the
purpose of preserving and caring for
said property and did not enhance the
value of the property or did 1t increase
it's rental value.
The report is very lengthy and vo
luminous, covering this celebrated case
in its entirety.
The rights of both plaintiff and de-
fendant are very clearly set forth.
Certain claims as made by Mr.. Frlcker
are allowed. as are the claims of the
hotel company. The entire report
would fill half dozen columns and
can only be briefly summarized Those
interested can see the report.
It is not Known yet whether the case
will be appealed to the supreme court,
but this is not at all unlikely, or it may
end here.
Citizens of Americus, even those who
considered as lost whatever amounts
they put into the hotel company, would
be glad to see an end of the litigation
If this is to be continued, the hotel
property will rapidly deteriorate. AL
ready it is sadly in need of repairs and
a general rehabilitation.
The old hotel company will be called
together very soon for the purpose of
advising together upon some Immedi-
ate line of action.