The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-17

Thomas w Stubbleheld's answer to the
suit brought against him by his brother,
Lee A. Stubbleheld. charging fraud and
Misrepresentation in certain stock and
real estate operations in which they were
engaged, is a petition in equity court ask
ing that Lee A. Stubblefield and his attor-
neys be required to show cause why they
should not be adjudged inscontempt OF
court for violating its decree.
Justice Stafford yesterday entered the
ord-r in accordance with the petition pre-
scented by T. W. Stubblefeld, through his
attorney. James S. Easily Smith, and
named August y as the date for the hear
ing in the case.
4. E. L. Leckie, Greed NJ. Fulton, and
Joseph w Cox. of the firm of Leckie,
Fulton & Cox. are the s.,torneys Of Lee
a. Stubblefeld-
Bin of Complaint Filed.
In the petition it is alleged that June
Is, 1907. the petitioner, Thomas w Stub
bleiield flied a bill of complaint against
Lee A Stubbletield 10 compel the deliy-
cry Of certain shares of the capital stock
Of the Stubblefeld Banking and Trust
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StubbIeneld to the petitioner; that July 8
the court made an order. after answer by
respondent and argument by counsel, en-
Joining and restraining Lee 4 Stubble-
field and his agents from conveying
away. incumbering, assigning, transfer
ring. or in any manner dealing or inter
/ fering with leo shares of the capital stock
/ of the defendant Stubblefield Banking
and Trust Company" and that in con-
/ tempt and violation of the order of July
Is. Leckie. Fulton & Cox advised the filing
/ Of. and Lee A. Stubblefeld filed suit ask
/ ing for an accounting and for the APP
pointment Of a receiver, on the ground
that Lee A. Stubblefeld is the owner OF
the stock which is the subject matter of
the prior suit, and also the subject mat
ter Of the restraining order Of July S.
Directors Make Statement.
In the matter Of the suit fled last
Thursday by Lee A. SubbleheId against
/ Thomas ". Stubblefield and others. in
GLIDING the Fourteenth Street Savings
Bank as reported in yesterdays Herald
the directors of that institution, consist
ing Of Cotter T. Bride. Edward J. nan
nan, o. l. Ofutt, Robert Allen. Jesse
Cooke, G. A. Street, DR. d. r. Bucking-
ham, +. Nicholson, W. r. Rose, Clar-
ence L. King, George W. Huriebaus
Howard Boyd. h Ellsworth Sands, ]. 5
/ Clemence, Jacob Scoll, DR.. Jesse Rams
burgh, P. F. Neligan. W. z. G. Penny
William A. Bride. A. r. Swan, NJ Holz
beierlein Theodore A. Mayer, William T
Davis. Benjamin F. Anderson G. Mere
dith Winship. Jacob LEICESTER, w. r. d.
LashmUtt, J. Louis Loose. and John J
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following statement:
we have no interest in the private dis
pute between Lee a. Stubblefield and MI
brother, Thomas ". Stubbleheld. the verl
efficient president of this bank. and have
no knowledge Of such dispute except tina
about a month ago Thomas ". Stubble
field filed a suit against Lee a. Stubble
field to compel the delivery of certain
shares of stock of the Stubblefield Bank
ing and Trust Company, purchased b!
! Thomas VI. Stubbleheld from Lee a
Stubblefeld, and that after answer b.
the latter and a hearing in court tn
court enjoined Lee A. Stubbleheld from
transferring or disposing u said stock I,
any one else pending the termination o
the suit; and the suit filed yesterday j.
based on this same stock.
Denounced as False.
Concerning the statement that piec
of real estate was conveyed to the Four
teenth Street Savings Bank for no con
sideration, and that it is held TO increas
the assets Of the bank, we desire TO sa!
that this is utterly false.
No real estate ever belonging to o
| connected with the Stubblefield Banking
and Trust Company or Thomas W. Stub
| blefield is owned or held by the -Four
/ teenth Street Savings Bank, or liste'
among its assets.
The attorneys for Lee a. Stubbie
] field, or some of them, are directors o
and attorneys for a rival conce.n acros
| the street from US. These individual
/ We're among the original PROPOSED or
! ganizers of our bank but withdrew an
promoted the rival concern, and il ap
: pears TO Us that they are endeavorin
to use this private dispute between tw
brothers to injure the credit of on
/ bank.
| so far as concerns the charges Of frau
| against Thomas w. Stubblefield we de
! sire TO say that we have the fulles
| confidence in his integrity and that "
have seen the original minutes Of tn
| meetings of stockholders Of the Stubbls
| field Banking and Trust Company lie
| A Stubblefeld being present, wherein
II appears that Thomas W. Stubblefield wa
II dfroofod col till /