Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-13
BARBOUR WAITS;
OTHERS WATCH
PROMOTER KEEPS WELL IN
THE BACKGROUND
Suit in Superior Court Is Not Con-
tested-PIaintiff Gets Judgment
Against Absent Los AM
gelan by Default

Henry r. Barbour the well known
real estate promoter whose enforced
resignation from the Los Angeles Dock
and Terminal company led to the ex-
posture Of his financial difficulties, is
remaining quietly at the Bay View
hotel in Ensenada.
His movements which have been ex-
clusvely announced i'm The Herald
since the day of the exposure of his
difficulties brought him to the Lower
California city last week.
Since his interview with one of his
attorneys he has done nothing of inn
| portance and has spent much of his
time riding through the country or
taking little sailing trips on the ocean.
| He looks worried and does not mingle
freely with the other guests, but re-
ceives a lot of mail from Los Angeles.
He has refused to be interviewed by
anyone, although several newspaper
men from San Diego attempted to get
statements from him.
Identification of Mr.. Barbour was
aided by officers of the International
company at Tia Juana, who were posi-
tive that he passed through Tia Juaua
| last week.
1CSO9UlZC FICtuIG
| picture of Mr. Barbour was shown
to one of the officials on the Tia Juana
| line and he said that it was u good
! likeness of the man who went south to
Ensenada. According to this official
the stranger appeared at Tia Juana on
Tuesday. That evening a Los Angeles
attorney was with bin, and after a
conference it is believed that the at
torney returned TO Los Angeles that
night while the stranger took a special
conveyance to the south.
While Barbour is recreating at the
little Mexican city, his attorneys here
are trying to make a settlement with
the numerous creditors
There has been no danger at any
time of criminal prosecution, but the
former real estate magnate felt that
his affairs could be whipped into shape
to better advantage during his alb
sencc.
No Woman Companion
Miss May A. Nye, the pretty Dress
maker whose name was coupled with
that of Mr.. Barbour, is still supposed
to be in San Francisco. There is not
any reason for belving that she would
attempt to join her former friend in
his exile. Barbour was not accom-
panied by any woman on his trip
south, nor has he sought feminine So
Ciety since he arrived at the Bay View
hotel.
1t is not probable that he will re-.
turn until the interest which is now
taken in his case has died down. But
so far as any legal action is concerned
Mr.. Barbour could return any day.
His meeting with some of the creditors,
however. would not be a pleasant one
in all probability.
Mr.. Barbour's methods of doing bust
ness would have been pretty fully
shown up in the superior court yes
terday had not the counsel for Mr..
Barbour announced that the case would
not be contested and that the plaintiff
could get a Judgment by default.
The title of the case was w. @. Nc
Carly ct al VS.. Barbour to recover
about $4,000.
Latest Loan Transaction
According OF the complaint, Barbour
needed $4,000 and tried to borrow it
from Julius M. Purcell, who demanded
security for the loan. 1t is alleged that
Barbour went to w. G: McCarty and
asked him to deed over to him a val
liable lot. The lot was owned by +. II.
Hatch and Purcell jointly and Barbour
finally induced both men to sign the
deed, conveying the property TO him.
Using this and other property as Sc
curity he obtained the loan from Pur-
cell.
1t is further claimed that Barbour
made a contract with mccarthy that
he would take up the $4,000 note to
Purcell when it fell due in July and
then would deed back the lot which
McCarty and Hatch had let him have
In the event that he was unable to
pay Purcell in time he also agreed in
consideration of $500 to deed to Nc
Carly a very valuable lot he said he
owned in the Ocean Pier tract. :.
The complaint goes on TO say that
Barbour was unable to take up his
note and that McCarty gave him a let
ter rendering him $500 and asking
that the agreement to give him the
Ocean Pier lot be complied with. He
could not obtain satisfaction and began
this suit, to which there will be no
defense.
Long Beach Surprised
In explanation of the way in which
Barbour could put through such I'M
busihesslike deals a, prominent Long
Beach man told Herald reporter last
night that Barbour was regarded as
one of the most solid men in the beach
city.
81 have known Mr.. Barbour for a
long time" he said, land there was
never any intimation that his credit
was not good. He was promoter, but
always stood well at the local banks
and was reputed wealthy.
HE used to tell me of the enormous
profits he made on various deals, and
| in every project for the advancement
of Long Beach Mr.. Barbour took a
prominent part. His holdings in the
Ocean Pier tract were considered very
valuable and such was his personality
that he could borrow various sums of
money here from private parties with
| out any security.
when the Los Angeles Dock and
Terminal company was being formed
Barbour took a leading part in pur-
chasing the lands lying on the west
near the slough and everyone sup
posed him to be one OF the heavy
stockholders in the company I read in
your paper that all the stock which he
owned was given him as commission
for the purchase of the harbor tract.
81 do not believe that Barbour hai
ever been dishonest in any of his deal
ings, but he was a Spectator and tool
long chances. He stood to make Q
big fortune, but was unable to realize
on his holdings as he expected"
| -
"My goodness, what fright he is!
All his Front teeth ara qonn