The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
MULvANESkW HIM
ii. H. Tucker Makes Sensational
Charges at Meeting.
Says Topeka Man Warned Him
of Indictment.
STOPPED FRAUD ORDER
Paid MuIvane $4,000 to Do
This, He Says.
Bankruptcy Petition Is to Be
Withdrawn.
STOPPED FRAUD ORDER

Uncle sam OIL company legal DdILlt
for its life developed a the meeting il
Kansas city Monday. They involve
D. W. Mulvane Of Topeka, national Re
publican committeeman from Kansas
H. H. Tucker, of the Uncle Sam COM
pany. charged that before the federal
grand jury which indicted Tucker met
in Topeka, Mulv5ne sent for him and
told him he was to be indicted and
asked him to consent to the appoint
ment Of either Senator Fitzpatrick or
Senator Porter as receiver. He also
said that he had paid Mulvane $500
at one time to prevent the issuance of
a fraud order against his company.
Other sensational charges are made
with reference to D. r. Hite, who had
charge of the case for the government.
Pollock TO Investigate.
An investigation into the petition for
involuntary bankruptcy of the Uncle
Sam Oil company will be started by
Judge John c. Pollock, it is said.
Judge Pollock gave this determina-
tion out at Kansas City and intimated
that he would not permit the attor-
noys who were associated with it to
practice in the United States district
court if he found any indications of
sharp practice.
An application to Judge Pollock was
made to secure the discharge of ]. c.
.. Morse, as receiver, but this was re-
luScu. JuuS6 POLLOCK CialElllS IndI ne
was out OF his jurisdiction and that he
would take the application up on his
return.
1t is claimed by Tucker that E. A.
krauthOf, of Karnes. New & Krauth-
off. a Kansas City law firm. came to
Tucker and told him that the law firm
represented large creditors of the I'm
Gle Sam Oil company and suggested
and urged that he go into bankruptcy
and have a friendly receiver appointed.
1t is said that Krauthoff suggested J.
=. TOmlinsOn as receiver. TOmlinson
being fuckers attorney. Tucker stated
that Krautlioff suggested that the COM
pauy commit an act of bankruptcy by
turning oVer all the assets to three
trustees. Then proceedings would be
instituted for involuntary bankruptcy
by securing bonds to the amount of
81, 500 from Tucker himself, turning
these bonds over to three clerks in the |
office of Karnes New & Krauthoff, and
make them appear in the petition as
creditors.
When it came to showdown Tucker |
says that Krauthoff could not show |
that he represented any big creditors of
the Uncle Sam Oil company. Tucker |
then believed he had been tricked and |
through John Jones of Chanute an at |
torney. demanded the return of the $2,- |
500 in bonds. The three clerks who filed |
the petition as creditors asking for the |
appointment of a receiver are now pre-
pared to withdraw their petition of in
voluntary bankruptcy. and fuckers
bonds have been returned Based on this
the application for discharge of J. c.
o. Morse, as receiver, was made.
About 200 stockholders had a stormy
meeting in Kansas City. Kansas, on
Monday from II o'clock in the morning
until o'clock in the afternoon.
w F. Rightmire of Topeka, who rep
resents certain of the stockholders who
are trying to oust H. H. Tucker from
control, was present. Tucker however
had everything his own way. He acted
as secretary though an attempt was
made to elect a secretary pro tenn by
those present. He induced the stock
holders to vote by shares represented
as against viva voce as some of the op-
position suggested. To cap all a set of
were adopted expressing
confidence in the present mana cement
of the company and calling for it's con-
tinuance.
Tucker made a speech in which he de-
his enemies as harpies of the
Standard Oil.
He made a sensational statement in
Dave Mulvane. He stated that ! .
NIulvane had been paid by him 81 500 to
stop a fraud order which was to be is
sued against the Uncle Sam OIL COM
pany. That this payment was made in |
the form of draft. That later Mulvane t
came to him in Kansas City several /
days prior to the return of an indict- s
ment against Tucker and informed him {
that he would be indicted for using the /
mails to defraud and suggested to him f
that he accept the appointment of eth 6
ar State Senator w. s. Fitzpatrick or !
State Senator s M. Porter as a friend e
v receiver That both men were in I
mical to the interests of the Uncle Sam
Dill company and were credited with be- e
ng friendly to the Standard Oil in T
ereSts 1
Tucker further charged that collusion G
existed between D. r. Hite and others r
o wreck the company. That Hite had [
known reputation of that character '
ind he referred to charges in disbar- {
nent proceedings in Topeka.
The bond issue of $1,000. coo was rati-
led by the stockholders. J. c. O. Morse
eceiver of the company. was present at
he meeting but did not participate
The plan of reorganization was drop
,ed and the present officers will remain L
An attempt was made to audit the ac-
cunts of the company following the
nancfal statement which was given
at the meeting but this was Il
efeated by Tucker and his friends who :
aid the attempt at the door of stock q
olders who are friendly TO the Stand I
I'd Oil interests. I
Absurd Says Mulvane. c
When asked about the statement t
lade by H. H. Tucker at a meeting of ?
he stockholders of the Uncle Sam OIL n
tefinery in Kansas City d. w. Null c
ane this afternoon said: "I don't care Il
} enter into a controversy with this Il
ian Tucker. The charges are absurd
nd not worthy of consid~ ration and
Il that I care to say is that there is
OF a word of foundation on which 4
e could base such a statement" &
Morse Takes Charge. n
Kansas City, Mo-. April 23.-Receiv- .
: Morse this afternoon formally as v