The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-16
REFUSE To
ACCEPT
OFFER
IRISH SOLICITOR IS
HOLDING OUT FOR
CLIENT
Whole Case in All Details
May Be Aired
Again

" Charles p. O'keil. Dublin
solicitor, and HE client, ed.
ward Corcorsu. heir 70 one
half Of the Sullivan estate. do
not succeed IN securing q eat
lsfactory settlement with James
q. Howe, and the ether Seattle
heirs" &C. the estate, Il le not
unlikely that there may be DE-
yesopnenta IN tais noS memoir
able case, which will prove
more sensational than anything
that has yet happened in the
long drawn out fight for the del.
lars left b. John Sullivan.
The refusal Of James 3. Howe to
allow O'NeM TO become q party 10
the mortgage sghrogaiou suit. or
% Join with the Seattle heirs" In
any other way. so that the Cor
coFan interests may be protected,
has whetted the spirit Of the Irish
attorney 20 a fighting point.
Edward Corcorau. who. 10 spite
~ the fact that he is the owner %
one.half % the estate. has not been
permitted TO share IN the funds os
tho estate, and who has for 50 long
been refused an accounting from
Charles II Farrell administrator
~ the Caiiaghan interest, Is like
wise thoroughly angered.
Decline interviews.
Efforts OF The star to secure an
intervlew with either OF these gem
tlemen have proved frulflesa. Mr..
ONeil has pleaded that he Is too
busy 70 talk with reporters, and
Mr. Corcoran has been 50 success
fully kept under cover as 70 be be-
yond the reach of the most ener-
getic newspaper man
The FIRST person to greet Mr..
O'Neil upon his arrival IN Seattle
was COrWin S. Shank, whom both
ONell and Corcoran believed to
be looking after their interests IN
Seattle. Mr. ONell and his wife.
! who accompanied him on the
/ Journey from ireland. were the
guests Of SIR shank at his home
on the day Of their arrival here.
on the day following however. the
relations Of the Irish solicitor and
the Seattle attorney ceased 10 be
entirely friendly. and to acquaint-
Rnces I'm Seattle Mr. O'Neil has
made the statement that be has
been betrayed By Mr. shank
May Set Aside Deed.
II ~ not unlikely that before his
departure from Seattle, Sir. 0'Neil
win bring proceedings TO have set
aside the deed 70 the fraction OF
the estate. given 10 Mr. shank in
payment OF his services as the le-
gal representative OF O'Neil and
Corcoran In Seattle. Neither is IL
unlikely that other steps may be
taken which viii lead 70 a disclo-
sure Of the conduct Of the Seattle
lawyers in connection with this
whole affair
Efforts have been made by James
Il. Howe. acting for himself and
the other Seattle "hcirs," 20 induce
Mr. O'Neil TO accept a small cash
payment and a further amount in
bonds for his interests i'm the cs-
tate. To Mr.. O'Neu the offer made
As said TO have been most unfair.
and was very promptly turned
down. en- spite Of the fact that the
Dublin man was urged by Mr.
shank TO accept it aud was assured
hy Mr.. George Donworth, OF the
former law firm of Piles Donworth
q Howe. that the offer was much
better than he would have eX-
nected Mr.. Howe TO make, aud
much more liberal than that SC
ceptod by Senator Piles and Mr..
Donworth for their share OF the
property.
Declines the Advice.
Inasmuch as Mr. O'Neii feels that
he Is being iobhed from all sides,
e Is not strange that he neither
took the advice of Mr. shank
nor was affected in any degree by
the information volunteered him by
Mr.. D0nworth. Mrs O'Neil. the
wife OF the Dublin solicitor. is a
clever woman. and of considerable
wealth In addition. she is some
what more of a fighter than her
husband, and q is said that she
has expressed 90 acQuaintances in
Seattle desire 90 80 down tho
line" with the entire affair and
20 make public the full story OF
iobbery and treachery with which
they have been compelled 20 hat-
tie IN their fight for what they
deem their interest in the Sullivan