Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-12-11
$4,000 DAMAGE
SUIT UNDER WAY
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on say you u"h'u INV 'I''"9'
Doctor. What claims9'
Witness couldn't remember, but out
of number vi names of mining claims
once owncd by the company, which
were read To him, ne said the MiZpah,
Mizpah Extension. Iron Dyke. Water.
loo and Excelsior claims were owned
by him at the tim, Of tnc organizing
of the company.
"Did the Little Brother company
own these claimss'
~ presume il did,
Asked II a. did not know, he re
piled he had conveyed the claims to
the company.
"If, IA you say. the Little Brother
company owned the claims, why dill
you convey the claims when the com.
pany did not cxist''
Witness mace no answer.
Taking up the minute book of the
Little Brother company, counsel for the
defendant called DIR. Dinsdalc's atten.
ton to the fact that pages 9, 10, IL AMI
IL were missing. asking him why that
was go
"Thcy were gummed ill.," replied
witness.
Yes" rctortcd counsel, "but 1t
now seems that they were 'gummcj
out. 80
Counsel also asked witness why the
minutes of one meeting were written
on pages near the center of the book,
and minutes of meetings of subsequent
date written ON pages near the first
part of the book.
Witness didn't know.
How much money did you put into
the Little Brother company"
~ owned the claims replied the
witness. 81 turned them over to the
company. ! bought the claims for
$780,
CASH"
"No. got them from Mr.. Ferguson.
l was treating his wife for blindness.
claims for payment of the bill.'
"what work did you do on the
'claimsf"
Barr did the location work."
And isn't it a fact that there was
no subsequent work done!"
~ didn't know what work was
.done.''
Didn't you make u report to tnc
stockholders al to the large amount Of
work done on the propertyf'
~ don't remember"
ibid you issue Prospectus!"
"Mr. Barr had one published"
"who furnished the copyf"
~ don remember"
Counsel for defendant then handed
Witness prospectus.
Whose poetry il tnis!"
Mine" responded DIR. Dinsdale.
The prospectus was introduced 10
evidence, to b. read to the jury later.
"Did you have the stock books of
the company in your possession'"
"My niece was secretary Of the
company. I had ono stock book, which
lost in Los Angeles. II was later re-
turned to me-
''On what datef"
~ don't remember"
us this the book you lost, and tina,
was returnedi"
Witness identified book.
Counsel called DIR. Dinsdals's attcn.
ton to tae fact tina. something had
been torn out Of the book, and asked
him what 1t was. Witness didn t
know.
"Did you ever paste anything in the
Book"
eyes, but l don't know what il
was"
"it was torn oil after Jan. II, 1907,
WASH: its"
"I don I remember
"Whcrc were the other stock
booksf"
WV IVY "''NN
How long was the lost stock Ger,
tifcato book out of your possession %
al don't remember
Is this your handwriting on tnis
'stubf"
eyes"
AT the time that was written there
You were in Prescottf'
eyes"
"And the book was lost in Los An.
geles. You must have used a mighty
long pencil TO write IN book in Lo.
Angeles, and you here in Prescott. ,,
will ask you,' continued counsel
for defense, "if this certificate, In the
lost stock book, is not dated Oct. 81.