The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-19
He WANTSTO
PROTECT
HEIRS"
ATTEMPT TO STOP
PUBLICATION OF
FACTS
O'Neil Is Ready to Sue for
Division of the
Estate

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torney whom Charles =. O'Neil do
clares has deceived him while act
Ing a. his representative in So
attic, has applied 70 Prosecuting
Attorney George r. Nandeveer for
a warrant for the arrest o. the edl-
tor Of The Star on charge OF
criminal libel. Mr. shank waited
upon Mr Nandeyeer one day last
week. and since that time the
prosecuting attorney has had the
matter under consideration.
| On last Thursday or Friday.
Vandeyecr called up Mr. ONeil at
his apartments al the Perry hotel.
and. according 10 friends with
whom Mr o Nell has talked. spoke
10 him Ia a decidedly offensive
manner
VsnocVeer Apoloe lzes.
Not being thoroughly familiar
with the rights Of public officers
IN this country. Mr. ONeil APP
{ pealed 10 the British vice consul
here As a result the vice consul
Z accompanied Mr.. O'NeH 10 the
I prosecuting attorneys office last
Saturday morning After waiting
( for sometime. Mr. 0Neil and his
I companion finally GAINED 40 au-
Z dienee with Mr. Nandeyeer. Mr..
O'Neii referred 20 his telephone
/ conversation with AR Vandeyeer.
and the latter apoloRized for the
manner IN which be bad addressed
the Dublin solicitor.
AT this Interview arrangements
+ were made Tor q conference be-
tween Mr. Nandeyeer and MIR.
f0Neil this morning Pursuant TO
this arrangement. Mr. O'Nell Wis
( itad MF Yandeyeer today. Il 10
presumed that ST. O'Nel informed
MI Nandeyeer that everything
published IN The Star. relating to
hts treatment by Mr. shank, was
( absolutely true
No Warrant Vet
Whether the warrant Tor the ar
rest Of the editor OF The Star. a.
asked FOR by Mr. shank. win or
viii not be issued. is unknown Rt
tins writing
Mr. Nandeyeer has become In
teresled tn the case 20 such an ex-
tent that he informed the editor
Of The star last Friday that he
didn't like the article complained
of By Mr. shank. and that he In
tended 90 see thar matter consid-
erred by him as being libelous
should not be printed In the news
I papers OF Seattle.
MT Nandeveer was informed BY
the editor OF The Star that threats
of libel suits would not prevent
The Star from exposing corruption,
or from dealing with cases such as
the latest developments In the sui
Ivan estate matter
Case Not Settled.
The report IN a morning paper
yesterday that the @ Ncil-Corcoran
Z interests had effected a settlement
with the Seattle heirs 20 the Sui
livan estate Is not true
3 Neither has the suhrogstion suit
been dismissed. a suit previously
brought. by which the Seattle
heirs attempted 10 force James A.
Murray 10 transfer the Sullivan
block mortgages 20 them Was dis
missed on Saturday.
The suit TO surrogate the Mes
camille Investment company for
I James A. Murray IN the fore
closure proceedings. was brought
after the Seattle heirs failed TO
get service ON Mr.. Murray In the
original transfer suit This subro-
cation suit Is still alive. and has
been set for hearing next Saturday
morning.
o'Neil May Act.
No settlement Of the difficulties
has been reached. and there are
now pending no negotiations for a
settlement Instead il is quite
likely that within few days
Charles p. O'Nell will bring suit
20 compel a division Of the Sulll.
van estate. half OF which Is tho
property of his client Edward Cor
coran. and himself So that he
viii have standing I'm the courts
OF King county. Mr. ONeil will
probably file a mortgage ON the
sullivan estate given him by Mr..
Corcorau Mr. O'Neil stands ready
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