Evening journal., 1905-02-14
ALLEE GOES To
ADDICKS' RELIEF
Senator Ties Up His Prop
erty in Order to Aid His
Friend
Special to The Evening Journal.

Dover, Feb 14.-A large personal
bond was entered on the docket OF the
Superior Court late yesterday after
noon which has behind il a remarkable
story of fealty and sacrifice for a friend.
United States Senator J. Frank Alice
confessed judgment to Mrs. Ida Shaw
for nearly s35.O0O and thus tied up
property which had heretofore been as
clear as a whistle. and bonded every
thing he owns IN Delaware.
The recording Of the bond caused
great surprise. as 1t was known that
Senator Alice Is one OF the most careful
business men in Delaware, that he
never speculates in stocks, but on the
contrary steadily adds TO his Delaware
property by continued hard work and
the development of his Dover business.
Hitherto unencumbered property
therefore becomes tied up I'm the pro-
thonOtaIy's Office for this reasons
Alice to Adde<s' Rescue.
When Receiver George Wharton Pep
per OF the Bay State Gas Company ac-
quired mortgages on the beautiful Carr
croft farm of J. Edward AddiclSs, who
was required 10 furnish large amounts
of cash in settlement OF the suit
brought against him, Senator Alice
went to Mr.. Addlcks and volunteered to
take over the valuable properties, for
which Addicks paid nearly $4,000, so
that the estates could remain in friend
ly rather tim unfriendly hands while
negotiations for settling the gas COM
pany's affairs were pending.
Senator Alice, II appears, could not
raise the $4,000 in cash, so he bOr-
rowed the money from an acquaintance,
Mrs. Ida Shaw, sister-in-law OF James
G. Shaw. of New Castle giving her the
bond which was recorded yesterday.
When Senator Alice volunteered 20
provide the cash for the release Of Mr..
Addicks' properties, IL is said, his pO-
litical associate at first refused because
he has some large dividend-paying min
ing stocks and other securities which
could be hypOthecated on short notice
Senator Alice, however, insisted on
1.-THE Carrcroft properties being cleared
lup. Mr. Addicl1s urged that there was
no great hurry as the receivership was
amply secured. but Alice still insisted
and the transaction was consummated
which has ended with the new entry
on the Kent county court records. 1t Is
understood that Senator Alice is amply
secured and that, while the bond is
sweeping IN its nature. IL only tempo
rarily deprives him of fun possession
of his Delaware properties. The bond
reads as follows:
The Bond as Recorded.
ida Shaw. widow of John z. Shaw
versus J. Frank Alice. Real debt, $685.
29S.6S
Bond dated February IL, 1905.
""And now to wit this thirteenth dag
of February. in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and five
the defendant. J. Frank Alice, by Her
bert II. Ward. Esquire, his attorney
comes and confesses judgment unto the
plaintiff, Ida Shaw, widow of John r
shaw, for the sum of thirty-thres
thousand. two hundred and ninety
eight dollars and siXty-eight cents
lourrent lawful money OF the United
States Of America. costs of suit, release
of errors conditional for the payment
OF the full sum of $ss,29s6s, Lawful
money as aforesaid. on or before tbs
twenty-sixth day Of November. A d
1905.
Entered February 10. at lis O'CLOCK
D. m, Walter Pardoe, Prothonotary.