The Detroit times., 1909-05-22
sWEARs CRAIG Gave
$40 SUIT TO WIFE
OF WATcHMAM
When He Saw Ne He Handed
Ne S." Says Hugh Dillon,
Testifying in Insur-
ance Suit.
Witness Backs Up Wife's Story That
Insurance Adjusters Were Forced
On Them by Fixel.

saw Mr.. Craig on the second floor
OF the store during the fire sale Sc
iect from the counter $40 suit. This
he wrapped up and gave to Mrs. PAT.
OMalley. When he saw me, he hand
ed me S. bill. / said to him: DO
you think this will pay for a suit like
mat! he told me TO keep still about
IL. that 1t was his custom to give the
Waterman or his wife a present like
that"
This was part of the testimony Civ.
en- Saturday morning by Hugh Dillon
III the case brought by him against
craig. Wright & Walker. insurance ad-
Justers, Krolik q Co. and Burnham,
Stoepel & Co.. Wholesale dry good
dealers. to collect $4,000 paid for adj
jIsting the loss at the Dillon fire two
years ago
Mr.. Dillon had previously explained
that Pat. OMalley was u Waterman
employed by Adolph Fixel, credit man
for Krolik Il Co. He said that O'Mal-
ley had taken possession OF the keys,
allowed in the building only whom he
pleased. compelling him to give u Ger
tain rap before letting him In. He
testified that OMalley's wife, brother
and brotherin-law were also given
jobs during the sale.
Dillon gave considerable testimony
along the line of that given by his
wife, regarding the manner In which
they were frozen out OF any say In
the management OF the fire sale.
Dillon said that he had nothing TO
cay about the sale, the help was all
hired by Fixel, and took orders from
him.
II / tried TO manage affairs, and
gave any orders they were never obey
ed" he said
He then told OF seeing Craig present
Mrs. O'Malley with the $40 suit.
Did you ever see that suit again."
he was asked
mo 1t disappeared"
who had charge of he cash dur
ing the sale?'
Mr.. Corwin brought in man whom
he introduced TO me as the cashier.
and told me he would take charge OF
| the cash.
II said to him: Surely We can
handle our own money! and he In
formed me that | wasn't 70 touch II.
| Mr.. Dillon is a selfmade man. ac-
cording to his testimony. Saturday.
He went to Merrill from an Ontario
farm 90 years ago, and shortly after
Iiopened small grocery. While Mrs
Dillon ran the store he. with his team
"drawed logs" He said he had never
had any schooling, except a little he
got during the winter when young.
Despite his lack OF education the
business prospered, until they had the
largest general store In the place. In
1902 they came to Detroit, starting In
business on the second floor OF MARI
& Tayor's. Several months later they
brought out the entire Mari & Taylor
business, paying rs cents on the dollar.
After four DAYS on the witness
stand Mrs. Hugh Dillon was excused
Friday afternoon and her husband foi-
lowed her.
Dillon corroborated the testimony OF
mis- wife that the services or Craig.
Wright & Walker were forced upon
Them by Adolph Fixel, credit man for
Krolik & Co., and George Corwin.
credit man for Burnham. Stoepel Il
Co.
Dillon testified that the morning ar
ter the fire F'ixel brought the mem
bers of the firm of Craig, Wright Il
Walker to the store and told him TO
engage them. He asked about the
tcharges.- but was told 10 leave that 10
the credit men. He said he told Fixei
that he had already spoken to Gore
Van Antwerp TO adjust the loss. and
Fixel told nim to have nothing to DO
with Van Antwerp, and not to speak
to him II he met him on the street.
He told how Craig. Wright Walker
and the credit men took charge OF the
store, made the inventory. adjusted
the loss and conducted the fire sale.
You're only a farmer: you don't
know anything about settling up this
fire." Fixel said TO him, he testifed.
Then they had me sign paper stat
ing that all the funds from the sale
should be deposited in my name for
the benefit OF the creditors. Then
they had my mail sent TO their ONCE.
We couldn't even open our personal
| letters"
Dillon said that when he protested
about the manner I'm which things
were being conducted Fixel hinted
that he would bring the Pinkertons
| in TO make an investigation. that the
neighboIs were talking.
Mr.. Dillon also corroborated the tes-
timony given by his wife regarding
the taking OF goods by Craig ana
Wright. and their wives. He saw
them select three large cases OF ex-
pensive goods. he said, which were
taken away on a dray.
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