Evening journal., 1906-10-12
ADDICKS LOSES
DELAWARE FARMS
Last Of Real Estate Goes
Under Hammer to Satisfy
HenChman Judgment
LARGEST SALE OF YEARS

The last Of J. Edward Addicks's
property in this state. or at lease New
Castle county. went und.r the hammer
te-day to satisfy Judgment. The
rsal estste sold included the Carr ana
Candy farms. conceded TO be the best
n Brsndywine hundred. = grist mill IN
the same hundred and about 1900
Squire fee4 Of ground at Practical
Farmers. and two properties known as
the Brickyard srd Riverview fsrrs be-
l,w Kew Castle
AL six properties we've purchased hy
Charles :. Hinchran. Of camden \.
J.. fer The aggregate sum Of Ssls5o
The sales were 10 satisfy judgement
for $4,000 obtained by Hinchman
against Addicks IN the courts Of New
Jersey in connection with the Ruby
Match Company deal The purchaser
was reuresented at the sale by Thomas
3. Harmed. Of Philodelphis, and An
thony Higgins Of this city. while Alex
fnder B. Cooper. Of New Castle, sp-
reared for Addicks but the latter dc
rot bid Fred W. Keller. Of Phlla-
delphia, private secretary 70 AddicSs,
was also present. and was busy making
notes during the sale,
The sale was conducted by United
States Marshal William r. TFlinn. ard
81 began at 10 o'clock at the Court
House. Before the sale. however Mr..
Addicks. through his attorney. AR.
Cooper appeared before Judge Edward
G. Bradford. in the United states Court
and petitioned for a stay in the pro-
ceedings Tie court replied that being
50 near the time Of sale. it would not
have time to consider the motion and
refused TO interfere and the court
further criticized Mr.. Cooper for not
bringing the matter to the attention Of
the court sooner. BY agreement OF
counsel on both sides. however, it was
decided that any question raised by
reason Of the court proceedings in the
Nti Jersey tribunal. during the sale,
cold be used by the defendant IN a
petition to have the sale set aside
Before the sale began, Mr. Cooper
Informed those around him that the six
properties about to be sold had been
seized on a Judgment OF $1,000, obtain.
ed by Mr. Hinchman in the courts Of
New Jersey. He said there was now
rule returnahle in tho Supreme Court
Of that state on November iS. 70 show
cause why this judgment should not
ter to your attention" said Mr.. Coope-,
80 as to make the uncertainty OF the
tile 10 the properties plain 70 you.
In reply Mr. Higgins said that the
saIe would not effect title to the prop
critics, the only action that could be
taken. being an order to ser aside the
sale Of the real estate.
Aside from Mr.. Hinchman. there was
only one other bidder. He was Jchn
Craven, a saloon keeper, Of Ninth and
6uPont streets. who bid as high as
1850 for the grist mill. which the Cam
den millionaire bought in for $500.
The properties sold TO Mr Hinchnlsn
and the prices they brought follow:
Carr farm. Brandywine hundred s2S
acres. $4,000; Hanley farm, Brandy
wine hundred. 50 acres, $4,000; grist
mill on Shellpot creek. $500; 1880
square feet OF ground at the Practical
Farmer. $50; Brickyard farm, New
Castle hundred. 1o2 acres. $1,000; River
view farm. New Castle hundred $1,000.
One Of the strange proceedings OF the
sale was the fact that after Mr.. Hig-
gins had bid $4,000 for the Carr farm,
Mr.. Harmed went him a thousand dol
lars better by putting IN a bid Of s1e-
n0o Both represent Mr.. Hinchman,
and why. the Philadelphia attorney put
IN the higher bid he would not explain.
The terms OF the sale We're twenty
per cent. Of the. purchase price down AT
time OF sale and the balance by 10
o'clock on the morning OF october 10.
1t is expected that Mr.. Addicks Will
file a petition IN the United states
Court to have the sale set aside.
CARR FARM SOLD BEFORE.
The Carr form was sold before at
public sale at the County Court House
on a judgment obtained in the county
courts by William S. Hilles. represent
ing Mrs. Ida Carr Shaw Butler. It was
purchased by Mr.. Cooper for Addicks
for something like $4,000. The first
payment was made, but tits under
stood that the balance has not yet
been put up.
Mr.. Hilles said to-day that the mat
ter was a mixed up affair and that Il
the sale Of several weeks ago was con-
frmed in the county courts, the sale
to-day would be null and void. q
will get mine" he said with a confident