Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-09

On my way to the bank I came by Judge
Lakes house. He was out on the porch.
He says. Hello" and 1 says. Hello"
WELL" he says, what are you going OF do
about it," 1 said, I am going to attach"
So we went down to the ONCE to prepare
the papers in attachment to attach the
stock. Our attachment was the first one.
A number of other creditors came piling
in. but some did not attach. Then the real
trouble began The stock was replevined
and finally sold in the United States court
for $4,000. We had to put up a bond, and
the joke of It was that after we put up
the bond and the sale was made and the
money paid the Judge required the money
to be deposited with the court, so we had
to give bond and the court had the money
and the bond and we did not appear to have
anything.
Congdon Gives Experience.
Mr.. Consdon-Let me tell you a little ex-
perience of my own in connection with that
Our firm of Congdon, Clarkson & Hunt
were attorneys for the nonattaching cred
itors. The weather was little chilly for
our fellows, as my friends Barlow and Coad
had attached and sold the property. We
heard that Loyal L. Smith was in Mon
treal, SO we sent Tenney down to Montreal
Il.
was a Chicago lawyer that was helping US
at that end OF the line. He went down
and saw Smith and arranged with him to
come to Chicago and testify in the case
Smith told him that Loewy had only paid
him 5000 for the stock and was to give
him the balance later. Smith came back to
Chicago and Tenney sued Smith for the
stock OF goods. which were worth about
$500 900. and Smith confessed Judgment for
the value Of the stock and then Tenney
got out an execution and jumped onto
Loewy for the amount of the stock of
goods. Loewy had his money in the safety
deposit vault In Chicago. About this time
Loewy had business over in Europe and
Tenney broke open his safety box in the
vault and took out all the stuff there was
in there and applied it on his judgment
against Smith. Loewy remained away UNI
I'll the things got cooled down and I wa.
| told that it cost old Loewy about 500, 600.
How much did you fellows get out of it,
Barlow?
Mr.. Barlow-we finally got IS cents. !
am not sure but we had to give back the
cents There was a very funny thing
about that. We finally agreed with the
creditors that did not attach. that we would
give them 10 per cent of what we recov-
and cents out OF US.
Reminds Him of Good story.
congdon-That reminds me OF a story tina,
heard once on a time. There was a
! mana big, burly fellow, who was a warm
I friend of a lawyer. He came into the law.
yers Office one day and said: Now,
may need your services pretty soon." The
/ lawyer says: What is the natter
| "Oh. WELL" he says. ''there is nothing IN
| II: the grand jury is in session, but there
| is nothing in 1t. But I may want you,
| services" In the afternoon he came ir
| again and said: We'll may want your
services. but there is not a id thing In
| it," The lawyer says: well, what is the
natter" He says: There is nothing in
it, but / heard the grand jury had in
| dicted me and that a warrant was ISSUED
and In the hands of the sheriff, but thers
! is nothing in it," But" says the law
yer, II must know what is the matter Il
/ am going to prepare a defense for you
! 'Oh, hell" he says, there is nothing IL
| it but dog" CThe remaining par
OF the story was not published). CUP
roarious lsughter).
Mr.. -Barlow-Mr. Reporter. have you go
all that?
The Reporter-Yes, your honor, every
thing is duly recorded and the dog Il
! marker exhibit 1.