The Glenwood post., 1906-04-21
MAJOR DeLAN
BRINGS SUITS
Thomas f. Walsh and Venture Cor.
pordtiOn Company Made Defend
ants in Case to Recover
$267,OOO Commission
mo Bluff" SAYS THE PLAINTIFF


Wednesday morning by Post reporter
and questioned in regard to the suit
the major has brought against the
Venture corporation and Thomas F.
Walsh, the mining king, for broker s
commission of $2s7, 900 for effecting
the sale of the famous Camp Bird
mine, he refused to be interviewed,
saying that he had been instructed by
his attorney, George W. Taylor, of
Denver, not to discuss the case.
"Anyway, 1 never try lawsuits
through the columns of the news
papers, said the major "Why, those
Denver papers are about as close to
the real facts in the case as they are
to the moon, but can give you no in
formation at the present time, except
to confirm the report that the suit has
been fled
How about the assertion of Mr..
Walsh that he does not know you
only as mere acquaintance and that
be never had any communications
with you in regard to the sale of the
mine2" asked the reporter.
"As 1 told you at first, I can not
talk about the suit but you can rest
assured that would hardly be trying
to take this case through the courts on
a bluff. Again 1 did not believe halt
of what I read in those Denver papers
in regard to what Mr.. Walsh has
been represented as saying. 1t is like
the report that they gave out about
me being resident of Ouray and first
meeting Mr.. Walsh there. I never
lived there in my life. was mayor
of Glenwood at one time, however.
and was also register of the land Office
in this city several years ago"
The following account of the case
is taken from the Denver Times of
April II, and seems to be the most
conservative information published by
the Denver press, although Major De-
Ian severely criticised this article.
saying it was only partly correct
''S. j. DeLan. formerly mayor of
Glenwood Springs, yesterday sued the
Venture corporation and Thomas F.
Walsh for $2s7, 600. Mr.. DeLan al
leges he was instrumental in effect
ing the sale of the Camp Bird mine to
the Venture corporation, and he asks
that his commission be placed at the
sum named in the complaint.
"The suit is really against the Ven
ture company, and Mr.. Walsh is made
a party defendant because he sold the
Camp Bird to the English company.
Mr.. DeLan does not allege, however,
that Mr.. Walsh ever promised him a
commission, his grievance being di-
rected solely against the Venture COM
pany.
ga careless reading of the com
plant raused The Times last nj sht to
do Mr.. Walsh an unintentional in
justice by representing that Mr.. De
Ian was an old friend of the million
aire and that the latter was endeavor-
ing to deprive MIN of his just com
mission. Mr.. Walsh has been more
than generous with his old time asso-
ciates. as scores of Colorado citizens
would gladly testify, and the insinua
tion that he had been unjust in his
dealings with one of them touched the
mining king upon tender spot.
Il care nothing about Mr.. DeLan' 8
suit" said Mr.. Walsh last night,
but do resent the insinuations ac-
companying the published report of
it. A perusal of the complaint will
show that the Venture corporation is
the real defendant. 1 met Mr.. DeLan
in Leadville in 1879, but our ac-
Quaintance was of the most casual
character. have met him perhaps
half dozen times since then. 1 never
communicated with him about the
sale of the Camp Bird. 1t was not
necessary for me to run around the
country looking for a purchaser for
the mine. Investors positively pest
cred me, endeavoring to induce me to
place price on the property. 1 final
ly made deal with the Venture com
pany. That concern may have had
some dealings with DeLan. do not
know. 1 did not pay cent in com
missions to any one. however
Gas have said, l care nothing
about the suit, but the allegation that
dealt unjustly with an old associate
panied me- never went back on a
friend in my life, and l am sure 1
would not be guilty of ingratitude
now when am blessed with surplus