The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30
fight IS CONTINUED FOR
| SULLIVAN BLOCK CONTROL
hut NE LIT I'll f
TIFF MARKS
HEARING
|9Neil Hands Out Some
Sarcasm to MIR.
Howe

taHtN"tN ~ - ~ N-ANfNAAn AANtAf
~ noshinE OF unusual interest In
IL hearing Of the foreclosure pro.
|mtlngs 10 Judge Mains court yes.
|ssthy eftoruoon. by which James
i Murray seeks to foreclose a
|Neoo mortgage held by him
|salpst the Sullivan block.
with the exception 81 a tilt in
|sssh Charles p o'Ncll aud James
h Howe figured, the proceedings
Ia Alons h a methodical sort o. a
|ny. Mr. Howe called into aues-
BIZ the legal learning of MT
aNrll. and the latter replied as be-
3mes an Irish gentleman.
= have praeticed az the bar
n Great Britain for 40 years"
mpiicc Mr. o'Neil, land feel
Nat arm perhaps just As cap.
ieie as Mr.. Howe. OF course.
fs0r honor, you understand
nst anyone who does not
gree with Mr.. Howe. or who
sees not Interpret the law as
~. Howe interprets u. is 81
rercssity deficient IN legal
ksrrina,"
NJ. Trumball attorney for James
i MURRAY broke into the riug Just
b moment and exchanged a blow
b Two Wtth Nj. Howe. while Mr.
Sell held hts position and landed
|sheasvcr the opportunity offered
n aIly. the dignity OF the court be-
|ans slightly Fufiied. and all %
|ss garties 10 the vordt dispute
|ssEe iuyi,ea 10 resume their seats.
|skek they dld. And the warfare
|wsssd.
Howe Resists,
Nr, Howe. for the Mercantile In.
|mument company. after the formal
s~ntatiua bs Mr Trumbull % the
|Arigage upon the Sullivan block
|xsisied The foreclosure proceedings
II tie ground that three separate
Ia disrlacs tenders had been made
p M Trumbnil. acting for Mr.
|lsfr2y. of the amount due on the
|hmteaEc. that these tenders had
|ssa declined and that. therefore.
n mortgage was now invalid
Geerge DcnwCrfh law partner ~
~ fIowe. testified to an agree
|xsnf. parported % have beer made
|Esh Mr. Trumbuli. FOR the purchase
Il DC nsOrrEAEe Later ar, Don.
|s1ssh said be had been notified BY
b. TrHmbnll that Mr.. Murray was
|Ax willinF 20 accept the offer made
testimony 10 the effect that
|ssao III gold had been carried to
Its TFumbulFs office and rendered
L payment u the mortgage obllga.
I'm ans declined. was presented by
In Eowe.
Gleason Tesfifies
iamex r. Gleason. president Of
|m American Savings Bank 4
Trust company. who holds the
'zafsgage as agent for Mr. MURRAY
tssfed that the only tenders made
|ssss for the purchase or assign
|as2t Of the mortgage. and not foE
n abstraction. Mr.. Gleason stated
Fat be had always been ready %
IeEspl at any time the amount due
n he mortgage. and when such
|A7nant was made to cancel the
|ssfsxage.
NJ Trumball gave testimony
|4ailar to that given b. Mr.
se4sou.
TIE controversy between Mr.
|Fxeil and Mr. Howe arose from
|p<ssiens asked Mr.. Donworth bf
~ irish solicitor. Mr.. Donworth
|s& asked BY Mr.. O'Neil whom he
|aMssented AZ the time he YVES ne
|Enating for the purchase 81 the
Ihwtn9e. which was before the or
|palzation OF the Mercantile Invest
1hens company. and. after very
gntceable pause. Mr.. Donworth said
IA b. had never been able Ia
Aske II quite clear IN his own mind
sAoEa be represented.
No Further Move.
EaiIe Mr.. Donworth WIS stlIi on
" siand. Mr.. Omen inquired Of
= eourg II Mr. Howe had aban
haed BIS efforts for subrogaslon
n court propOunded the question
n NJ Howe. and Mr. Howe in
AFned the court no further move
compel suhrogaiion would be
safe Then II was that Mr. o NeiI
fmsed the wrath Of Mr.. Howe.
ne early part Of the afternoon
sceediDgs we're devoted 20 W +
1AFl who upon a contract With
~afie carrau. one Of the claimants
he estate. claims an interest
fFe'n Mr. Hays appeared as one
me defendants In the fore
4sHFe suit. and was getting alona
sM until Mr. Howe called the at
Alicn ~ The court 10 the fact that
Hays had been eujOined some
Ee previously from claiming ans
.h 10 or interest IN the estate
.hfF some delay, the court records
,sif procured and the decree 81
p court read BIZ Mr.. Howe. JudRs
40 thereupOn notified Mr Hays
~ BE- must a. once withdraw.
To Diabar Hays.
While the clerk Of Judge Mains
INt was away securing the Fsc
~ n TIE Nays matter Corwin 3
SASS moved the court 70 cite Mr.
~ q sh5s canse ahy be should
= D. dlsoarred for his failure q
'trts TIE Injunction restraining
@ ifom further participation II