Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-10-18

TO when the same relate and which |
are hereinbefore described. were
and are of great value an that the |
compensation provided forthe plain
tiff in said contract is out # all rea-
son and out of all proportiu to the |
value of the services rendere, by him |
in that connection. and that none |
of the other heirs have assigled the |
said contract.
That two hundred fifty ollars |
$250.00O from this answering de- |
PENDANT and like such from each |
of the other heirs of the said Girls |
topher Hanson. amounting in al to |
the sum of one thousand dolhrs
Isl. 5000 would be reasonable and
fair compensation to be allowed to
the plaintiff for any and all services
performed by him in connection with
the matters referred to in the CON-
plaint herein and that this answering
defendant has been mt all times ready
and willing to allow the plaintfT
such sum as his share.
That throughout the handling and
conducting of the litigation bv the
plaintiff for this answering defend
ant before the U. S. Land Office. the
said plaintiff has repeatedly acted in
bad faith with this answering defend
ant and with the other heirs and has
frequently during said proceedings.
knowingly and wronefullv. with the
intent to mislead this answering de-
PENDANT. concealed from this answer.
inc defendant the true conditions
and the true state of affairs with re-
spect to such PROCEEDINGS. and mis-
REPRESENTED to this answering de-
PENDANT the facts concerning such
proceedings: that although the pat
ent to said land was issued to the
heirs of Christopher Hanson on June
Il. 1908. and although the same was
received by the plaintiff herein direct
from the General Land Office at
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. within few days
thereafter. as this answering defend
ant is informed and believes. the
said plaintiff concealed from this
answering defendant and from the
other heirs that he had received such
patent and concealed from them the
fact that a patent had been issued,
and. although frequently applied TO.
for six months thereafter. the plain
tiff represented to this answering de-
PENDANT and to the other heirs that
no patent had been issued and that
the matter was still in controversy
before the Interior Department of the
United States. and that this answer
ing defendant did not ascertain that
q patent had been issued until about
December |, 1908. when he applied
to the Land Office at Olympia. WASH
ington. and there received informal
ton that the patent had been issued
in June. 1905: that this answering
defendant is informed and believes
that the object of the said plaintiff
in concealing from this answering
defendant and the other heirs the
fact of the issuance OF such patent
and misleading this answering defen-
dant and the other heirs generally as
to condition CT the proceedings
was To enable the plaintn TO fuH-
Their his purpose of acquiring all of
the title to said lands for his own
use and benefit; and that during the
time he was concealing such informal
tiOn from this answering defendant
and the other heirs. he was presis-
tently importuning this answering
defendant and the other heirs TO sell
10 him all Of their interest in said
land for tvifling consideration. and
that the plaintiff while acting as at
torney for this answering defendant
along towards the latter part of his
employment made repeated threats
that he would acquire this answering
deiendan1's tide 10 said property AZ
wh1,ever price he, the plaintln. saw
III "a pay for 1t.
That after receiving said patent
and ooncealine the fact of the is
suanoe Of said patent IRON this all
swerine defendant and the other
heirs as aforesaid. said plaintiff re-
fused Il record said patent and has
held possession thereof ever since III
order to deprive this answering de-
fendant and the other heirs from any
benefit hereunder.
That the conduct Of this ulaintiff
towards this answering defendant
and the o-l':' heirs throughout the
conduc. q sqid litioatior and pra-
ccedinqs n the Land Office o. the
United States and no to the nresent
time was characterized BY bad fa't',
and hv an attempt on the part OF the
plaintiff TO secure for his own bene-
Fl the lands hereinbefore described
and that he never AT any time acted
as an ATTORNEY should act towards his
clieut and has rereatedlv tried and
attenrted to overreaeh this answer
inc defendant and the ether heirs,