The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-20
SANFORD NEKEEVEREXPLANNS.
WHAT ATTACHMENT AGAINST HTS
FIRM ALL A MISTAKE.

-BesldeS, Justice btscnOn - weak On
r Law OF what Constitutes Residence.
Sanford Makeever OF sMakeevcr Bros,
dealers in stocks and bonds at 40 Broad
way. devoted some OF his valuable time
yesterday afternoon to explaining to q
4 SuN reporter the intricaoies OF the Makeever
system Of mining companies. Mr.. s.; to
distinguish him from his brothers. John
i. and Madison Makeever; was very much
wrought UP in the morning over the publ
cation in The sur that one OF the frm's
former agents, George d. Hurlock Of Easton,
Pa; had got an attachment against s4s 900
worth Of the firms property.
In the afternoon Mr.. Makeever had cooled
down. and 1t was only at odd moments that
flashes Of real anger shoved With the
reporter he went through the story as 10
appeared in THE Sun and pointed out just
where he thought the account inaccurate
and unfair.
"Now, seeShere 'hehegan; you say|hers
that Hurlock wasaith,us till last July. Now.
that Amt right
But Hurlockrsays rs was t~nterpnsed
the reporter.
sNo; he doesn't. but II be docs teams
right. anywa But no matter. You 90
on to say that .Easton people are easy.
anyway Now. that's not right. You
didn't get that inythe legal papers. Why
did o say thatT Such things hurt our
business very much. It amt right
But lubbock oundathem-easy,' the re-
: porter triedSto explain.
Damn Huriock; never.mlnd him. There's
too much about Hurlock here. And then,
why do yousay the Easton people got,after
him1 And that we'd decided to drop
Montana Overlandp'
Tho papers-' began the reporter
sIu bet a thousand dollars you can't
produces any letter from us telling investors
che pro~perty-wasn't good enough to develop
further; and why did you say the last i've
words In that letter were underlined the
words we win not do-eo.2'
Maybe they weren't underlined said
the reporter, and his i~nterlocutor beamed.
sAhI I've got you there; OF course they
,wsfen't. Now we'll 60 on and show you
moreymistakes. You say here the suit Ia
for the amount invested, 50 500. the
amount iuvestad.' Now the suit may DO
for So, sOOy hut what was tho amount in-s
iested7'
.Give It up xaid the reporter.
,sGos you again, my boy. Waib till I
nhow YOU some more. Here you say that
!. the Makeevers are no~n-residents. Now5
YOU know thatss'nOt~right I'm a,resident
here; amt II
who are your asked the reporter:
mystihed.
Il an acknowledgements and I live In
New York city at the Hotel Majestic. I
want to tell you-something about that resi-
dent business. There's only one Judge
on the Supreme Court bench here who is
wrong on that matter Of residence. That's
Judge Bischoh. Some years ago he handed
down a decision in the matter OF residence,
and the superior courts reversed MIN.
well, sir, as luck would have it (you
know how they shift those Judges around
up there), our application to vacate this
=tachment came before Judge Bischon.
And he, Of course; paying no attention to
the decision Of the higher courts, insisted
on sticking to his old decision, and OF course
he held that my brothers are not residents
and wouldn't vacate tho attachment. Get
that?"
why didn't you appeal1'
Appeal Why, bless you we've o
that long ago. Lots Of appeals. Lots Of
'em. But let's get back to this story OF
yours. Now the very next thing you say
Is that the Sheriff dropped in at an oppor-
tune moment. Now what do you mean by
that, sir?"
.Wasn't it opportune, il the Sheriff got
what he was looking for?' asked the re-
porter.
.Pshaw, rubbish" said the mining stock
man. ALSO you say that the levy took in
all our stocks, running up 10 a million dol
lars. Now that's not right he went on.
sDon't you nave that much?" the re-
-. .,Nd
sHave it, Why, sir, we've got two mill
ions: yes, sir, and a great deal more, sir,
but the Sheriff didn't touch them"
"That's too bad, /" commented the reporter.
thinking Of the thirty-one Eastonites.
Mr.. s. looked grieved as the reporter
started to leave and began:
Now, be sensible, be fair. The firm OF
Makeever Bros. is known, sir, all over the
ton, Chicago, Philadelphia. Pittsburs, Johns
town and all over. We control some OF
the best, the most magnificent mining
properties in the world, and we have never
gone back on our word yet.
IF any OF our customers 10 dissatisfied
with his investment he can change his
stock for a corresponding amount in stock
Of some other mine OF ours which has made
good. Take these Easton people, for in
stance. They're all right. They're not to
blame. It's this fellow Hurlock that's got
them in trouble. They can have their money
any time, or at least they can change their
holdings in MISUNDERSTANDING tor any OF
these stocks in our trust fund. There's
idaho. selling at 50 cents a share, with
600 .OOO shares IN the trust fund. Then We can
Gvathem San Pablo, worth 81 a share, 500 900
mor1 in trust; or United Gold Ledge, 20
cents a share; or FL Favor, that's o so
cents Q share.
8 you see IL any man that bought 1000
shares of Northumberland at is cents
q share wants to he can swap the stock for
900 ri Favor or $50 shares OF San Pablo.
And thai is a perfectly genuine guarantee
-Suppose the stock he takes in exchange
doesn't turn out right?" suggested the re-
porter.
an that remote and very improbable
event the investor can change again TO
another stock, or again TO another, till he
ind one that suits him. We are the only
people who have this magnificent system
81 guarantee, and no one has ever"
but won't the fund get fullo bad stocks
after a while7 see there's $50 900 Montana
= Overland in II already
mot necessarily, sir. Not necessarily.
No. sir said Mr.. s. as he reached over
for one OF the propectUses on his desk.
you see it's this way. AS a matter OF
fact, the good stocks are increasing in the
fund and the reason Ia that-but wait,