The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-24
SWEARs CRAIG GAVE
+ SUIT TO WOMAN
when He Saw Ne He Handed
Y Ne S." Says Dillon, in Insur-
ance Suit.

Il saw Mr.. Craig Oh the second door
or the store during the lire sale Sc
lsct from the counter sac suit This
he wrapped up and gave 10 Mrs. Pat.
O'Malley. When he saw ire. he hand
Cd me s. bill. said 10 him: DO
you think this will pay foT suit like
that?' He told me ~ Keep still about
IL. that II was his custom 10 give the
watchman or mis- wife present nAs
that"
This was part OF the testimony Civ
TN Saturday morning by Hugh Dillon
ia the case brought by Ann against
Craig. Wright s. Walker. insurance al
busters. kroiik 4 Co. and Burnham.
Stoepel 4 Co. wholesale dry good
dealers. TO collect $4,000 paid for ac-
jCsting the loss at the DILLON fire two
years ago.
Mr.. Dillon had previously explained
that Pat OMalley was Waterman
employed by Adolph Fisel.- credit man
for Krolik q Co. He said that O'Mal-
ley had taken possession, OF the keys,
allowed in the building only whom he
pleased. compelling him 70 give GER
tain rap before letting him In. He
testified that O'Mslley's wife. brother
and brother-in-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 Are sale.
Dillon SAID that he had nothing 10
] al "a Sakea ha hlln all
hired by Fixel, and took orders from
him.
If | tried TO manage affairs, and
gave any orders they were never obey
cd 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.
no il disappeared
who had charge OF :he cash dur
ing the sale?'
Mr.. Corwin brought in man whom
he introduced 10 me az the cashier.
and told me ne would take charge OF
the CASH
Il said to him. Surely we can
handle our own money and he in
formed me that | wasn't 10 touch II.
Mr.. Dillon is selfmade man. &C
cording To his testimony, Saturday.
he went 70 Merrill from an Ontario
farm % years ago. and shortly after
opened a small grocery. While Mrs.
Dillon ran the store he, with his team,
'drawed logs" He said he had never
had any schooling, except 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 10 Detroit. starting in
business on the second floor of MARI
Il Taylors. Several months later they
brought out the entire Mari & Taylor
business, paying rs cents Oh the dollar.
After four DAYS On the witness
stand. Mrs. Hugh Dillon was excused
Friday afternoon and her husband fol-
lowed her
Dillon corroborated the testimony OF
mis- wife that the services OF Craig
Wright & Walker were forced upon
them by Adolph Fixel. credit man for
Krolk a. Co. and George Corwin,
credit man for Burnham. Stoepel *
Co.
Dillon testified that the morning af-
ter the fire Fixel brought the mem
bers OF the firm OF Craig, Wright q
Walker to the store and told him TO
engage them. He asked about the
charges. but was told to leave that 10
the credit men He said he told Fixel
that he had already spoken TO Gore
Van Antwerp 10 adjust the loss, aud
Fixel told aim TO have nothing 10 do
with Van Antwerp, and not 10 SPEAK
TO him IL ne met him on the street.
! He told how Craig, Wright q Walker
land 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 testified.
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 10 their office.
We couldn't even open our personal
! letters.
Dillon said that when he protested
about the manner in which things
were being conducted F1xel limited
that he would bring the Pinkertcns
] IN 10 make an investigation, that the
nefshbors were .elking.
Mr.. Dillon also corroborated the tes-
| timony given by his wife regarding
the taking Of goods by Craig and
Wright, and their wives. He saw
them select three large cases OF ex-
pensive goods. he said. which were
taken away on a dray.