Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-31
MALONE sHAFRoTH COMPANY
Close Family Corporation.
From the Wage Garner.

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NJ alone was elected p,str, indy.
o. renver Comfy an the per,c,ati,,
| ticket, with John F. Shafrotb ahn
wAs also elected as a member of con.
gress OF this district. and during Tho
six years that Booth Malone served
The tax payers nj 81 ooo mar vear no
employed his son as court bailiff rho
greater part of the term. and his nc.
phcw whom be Unmarried from WILSON,.
sin as his court clerk dur,py the an.
tire term.
In 1905 the Fidclitv assoc,ntio,
Denver I,oan Association In which
some three or four thousand Colorado
stockholders and dcpositors were In.
terested was plaocd in the hands of a
Receiver. and in 1906 the receIvershin
fell into n division of the District
court presided over nv Judge Rootb Al
Malone. who Immediately removed
Judge J. G. Helm. then the receiver
and Amounted HIS brother Dick Mn.
lone MS such receiver
Brother Dick who had bceu nppoint.
ed receiver by brother Booth. then
appointed brother Dootb's friend the
mesent governor. John f. shafroth as
attorney for brother Dick as receiver
who had been appointed MS such re-
ceiver by brother Booth.
Immediately after the appointoment
of honest John bx brother Dick. who
had been appoIntcd by brother Booth.
Dick as such receiver sent to New
York for his other brother. WIN. who
was also lawyer. aud upon his arriv.
nj in Denver brother Booth. as Judge
ordered brother Dick as receiver. to
appoint brother VIII as associate
counsel Of honest John. as attorney for
or Dick, who had been appointed re.
cclver by brother Booth. and who had
only recently appointed brother VIII
as attorney for the receiver, under In
moved the offices of the receivership
to the McClelland buildings on Curtis
street. which was owned by the Nc
Clellnnd estate of which brother ID.
ceiyer, by advise of counsel. brother
WIN and honest John by order OF
brother Booth. as Judge, paid rent to
himself as heir of the MeClelland %.
tate for offices OF the recelvership.
Then brother Dick appointed receiv.
or by brother Booth, and who had only
recently appointed brother win, as at
torney. finding his brother-in-law, Mr..
I Lott, who was also an heir of the Nc
/ Cleland estate, ont of employment,
made brother-in-law Lott bookkeeper
I for brother Dick. MS receiver, until
I through the influence OF honest John
he induced Sharroth's running mate,
Auditor Kenehnn to place brother-in.
law Lott ON the state pay roll.
Brother Booth as judge, who had APP.
pointed brother Dick as receiver, who
had appointed brother VIII as coun
sci. and honest John at attorney, was
the Judge who also allowed brother D.
and brother win and honest John and
brother-in-law Lott their fees and sal
aries. including the expenses for rent
paid the McClelland estate Of which
brother Dick was an heir. and the rec
ords and files of the District Court
viii reveal these allowances. They
were not small
While. the receivership was running
along brother Dick. brother VIII and
honest John leased the corner of 17th
and Welton streets in Denver for
period of 80 years invested p
100000 In the property by adding two
additional stories. and turned the build
saloon. and brother Dick, brother w
ing and property into hotel AMI d
and honest John, the latter of whom
poses as real reformer, are now OPP.
Grating the saloon at 18th and Welton
streets known Ms the "KaIserhof." II
is reported that the rental of the prop
erty Is on a percentage basis so that
honest John Shafroth has an interest
In all the booze" that Is sold to adults
as well as minors.
The hotel and liquor business has