Barbour County index., 1910-12-07

0ACSOI dPPColSO OSlOIS lie
of County Commissioners in June,
1909 and asked to have the contract
stricken from his assessment list. He
appeared in his own behalf and was
not represented by counsel, that l
know of. Mr.. Martin has made the
statement that 1 appeared in
his behalf. That statement is not
true. Mr.. McGregor then employed
Noble & Tincher to appeal the case
to the State Tax Commission. Mr..
Martin stated that 1 acted as his
attorney and that statement is not
true. The State Tax Commission
dismissed the proceeding for want
of jurisdiction and it came back be-
fore the Board again think in Au-
guse, 1909, where Mr.. McGregor
was represented by Noble & Tincher.
Mr.. Martin stated that l represented
Mr.. McGregor at that time, but that
statement is not true. The Board
refused to strike it off and Mr.. Nc
Gregor brought injunction proceed
ings to enjoin the collection of the
tax. 1 defended that action on be-
half of the County and the District
Court has sustained the County in
his rulings. The case will probably
now go to the Supreme Court. The
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners has already made a
public statement corroborating me
concerning this case.
THE GREEN TAX TITLE CASE
This concerns the purchase by me
of tax title to certain lots on north
Main Street in Medicine Lodge. In
November, 1908 the Board offer
ed to the highest bidder for the
taxes a piece of property known as
the Hattie Green property on north
Main Street. Mrs. Green had not
paid her taxes for a great many
years, and as she had vacated the
house the Board saw an opportunity
to get at least a portion of their
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bidder. l made an examination of
the property and found it to be
badly run down and out of repair in
a dozen different ways. l offered
the Board $4,000 for the taxes on
the property which then amounted
to S597.22. There being no higher
bidder. the Board accepted my prop
osition. However, it was agreed
between the Commissioners and my
self, in order to prevent a redemp-
tion by Mrs. Green for less than
the amount of her own taxes, that
should pay into the County Treas
, ury the full amount, $597.22, and
that when the Board met again the!
would rebate $297.22 so that &ht
| property would cost me exactly wha
? l bought it for This was done 81
= that if Mrs Green attempted to re
: deem the property from me, sht
5 would have to pay me $597.22, anC
in that case the Board would keel
= the S597.22 which I had paid il
and the County would get all of it
/ taxes, but if she did not redeem,
n would get the property at the prize
D agreed upon After buying the ia,
= title l brought suit in Court to quie
Y the title and perfect it. 1 re-buil
i the entire property, putting on nev
= roof, new porches, porch roofs
sidewalks, floors, papefing, painting
Y within and without, and, in fact,re
= built the entire property and pai'
e Mr.. Martin, who was representing
). Mrs. Green, $4,000 for he qui
4 claim deed. Mr. Martin has state,
', that 1 bought this property fo
), 100000 and sold it for $4,000
n When 1 sold it, 1 sold
l on a basis of 100000, an
t after handling the propert
: all winter and rebuilding it an,
e maintaining suit to quiet title t
S the property, 1 made $74.13 on tn
e deal, as my books will show and a
S 1 can prove. When Mr.. Martin stat
Y ed that l bought it for 100000 an
t sold it for $4,000, he not onl
made a false statement, but it wa
d wilfully false The animus of thi
1 case arises from the fact that h
IL represented Mrs. Green and wa
f not apparently satisfied with tn
n settlement / made with him, but
y any rights were being infringed ur
t on in that case, it was his duty as
lawyer to protect her and then wa
the time to raise questions, if an
# existed. l never heard just hov
a much of the $4,000 Mrs. Green re
i ceived.
j CIRCLE-WILLIAAIS CASES
+ About the first of January, 1905
e several months before 1 was nomi