The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-05-21

THE COURT Is INCLINED TO BE IN
DULGENT," SAID THE JUDGE.
County Real Estate & Investment
company, and, believe, 20 some
western company"
THE Diamond Mining company"
81 believe 1t was"
"You are interested in the Shelby
,ompany?"
Eyes"
"Own about nine-tsnths Of, the
'tock, don't your"
Can you tell me what all this fol-
ie-rol has to do with this case7"
well, yes, l could tell you," said
Everett blandly, "but that is not ma
;erial. Answer my question, please"
Answer the question, Colonel"
laid the judge.
Yes; 1 do"
"You also, own virtually all the
stock in the Diamond Mining com
Dany?"
"Yes."
Then you are to-day tho owner of
learly all that has been regarded as
he Wright estate?"
81 suppose l am"
"Will you please tell us what that
estate consists Off"
After considerable hagghng Frank
in mentioned the various city lots
md plantations, but omitted any
mention of the Colorado tract.
There was tract in Colorado
vas there not?"
Yes"
1T was purchased by your mininl
,ompany?"
'It was"
"The consideration for all this wa
lbout how much?"
twenty-five thousand dollars"
''Was it bona fide sale?"
ut was"
"And you paid Wright ss5,oOo9"
about that sum-"
What do you mean by THAR
HE owed me something for leg'
,eryices. which was credited on tn
lmount?"
"what is all this property wort
low?"
"It has increased very largely
yalue in 20 years, as a matter
course"
, what figure do you put upon 1T
: "I should say that it was wor
: between 100000 and 100000"
3 "Of course that does not include {
Colorado tract?"
"Wer. no; l was not thinking
hat"
J What is that worth?"
I THAT is impossible to say"
"You have some idea?"
"If it should prove to contain g.
e t would be very valuable piece
7, land. If it contains no precious IN
e ais I should not think it was VOL
3 = song"
( Us it worth slO,OOO,OOO?" asked
'e lawyer, quietly.
e. "Why, sir, l could not place 8
'i valuation on a piece of land n
II never seen and that has never b.
mined"
Is well, I'll put the question in
to other way. II you could show a cl
ot title to that mining tract could
e. not sell il at once for. $4,000
10 cash?"
lie Franklin looked at his questio
'e- keenly for a moment, but the la
" was casually examining the cont'
'e' of a letter as if he were prepal
lo' to PROFOUND another query 4
10 something he found therein. The
Nv ness answered somewhat sayagel
Eyes"
MS Couldn't you easily get $4,000
for that property
JIM 81 suppose ! could"
There WAS a tremendous sensa
Is in court when Franklin, with eyi
w. reluctance, made this admission,
,r "You have recently, 1 believe,
~ in correspondence with capitalist
tn garding the Colorado treetT'
Yes"
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,.s there Is sDOthsr point on which J
- 10 question y0v|
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