The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-02
KIT CARSON TO
FACE CHARGE
PROMOTER OF WHiPPLE WASH
PROPERTY NEAR PARKER
"MisREPRESENTATiON"-

Kit Carson OF San Diego, we'll
known in Parker as the promoter OF
the Golden State Mining company
with claims i'm the Whipple Wash
district, was last week served with
a civil warrent charging him with
fraudulent Misrepresentation in
connection with the sale of mining
stocks. A San Diego paper referring
to the proceeding had the following
to say:
Colonel Kit Carson not only had
his claim to being grandson OF the
famous scout Kit Carson questioned
in the complaint, but he. is asked to
return $4,000, which is alleged he
fraudulently obtained from E. G.
Holdridge, in suit filed in superior
coart yesterday by Shreve & Shreve.
as attorneys for HOldbridge.
THAT the dime novel style OF ad
vertising was used by Colonel Carson
in selling stock in the Golden State
Mining Company, is indicated by the
allegations of the complaint.
1T is alleged that Carson repre-
sented to Holdbridge that he owned
claims in San Bernardino county.
"An example of the means used by
Carson to prevail upon Holdbridge to
invest, is the following; "The
bleached bones of the daring pros
pector and his little burro had been
found all over the mountains OF Cali
fOrnia In 1850, fourteen men went
into the mountains and were never
heard of again. Years after, the
skeletons of these men, who died in
their. effort to wrench wealth from
the hidden treasury of the hills, were
found and identified by golden ring
upon the hand of one. They had
given their lives because they were
not properly armed 10 fight the odds
laid by the Golden Goddess. Th
State Mining Company claims are l,
ones these men died to gain.
so impressed was HOldbridge by
this line OF argument and by the
fact that Carson represented himsei
to be the grandson of the famous
scout, that il is alleged he not only
invested $4,000 of his own money, but
accompanied Carson back to Suftield,
Connecticut, and introduced him to
his investing friends there.
1T is also alleged that Carson told
Holdbridge that there was 5000 tons
Of gold ore on the dump. and that as
soon as ten-ton stamp mill was in
stalled immediate payment of 25 per
cent monthly dividend would be paid
::On the question of pedigree it
is alleged i" that defendant introduc-
ed himself as Col. Kit Carson, grand
son Of Kit Carson, the famous plains
man and historic scout: that as
laintiff is informed and believes
said title and pedigree are not In fact
these of defendant, but were false
ly assumed by the defendant for
fraudulently gaining the attention OF
plaintiff and for ulterior motives"
THE chase of the Golden Lure"
was the title of the pamphlet, it is
alleged which the defendant gave the
plaintiff in the indeavor to sell him
stock, and the plaintiff has now taken
up the chase of his golden lure.
The complaint alleges that the
plaintiff accompanied Carson through
the New Englind States until Carson
said he had secured all the money
required or the putting in operation
OF a ten-ton stamp mill, and that
slad mill wohld be installed at once.
"It is alleged that statement was
made In April, 1912, but that since
that date no mill or other mining
machinery has been purchased or in
stalled at the mine.