South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-22
Frank v. QuiIhot Returns Deeds
to Two L0tS-AttOrney Goes
to Secure Signatures
to Transfers.
PERSONAL LETTER IS
FULL OF SYMPATHY
Two Civil Suits in Which He
Was Named as Defendant
Expet II to be
Dismissed.
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Special 20 the News-Times.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich. Nov. o.
Efforts to locate John III. Quilhot
South Bend investigator, who is want
ed here on two civil charges, have
been fruitless. QuilhOts bank ac-
count has been attached in both the
circuit court and a justice Of the
peace court, but cOnstables who have
tried 10 serve the warrants have been
unable TO find him. Quilhot is
thought TO be in Battle Creek, for a
conference was held with his lawyer
last week. Civil papers do not en-
power officers TO force an entrance to
a house to make an arrest.
Frank V. Quilhot. cousin Of John II
Qui!hot the ex-vice investigator and
alleged star chamber performer in
the rich widow market, has decided
TO wash his hands Of the Quilhot
affair. Frank " Quilhot is defend
ant in two civil suits brought against
mi mand John IL BY Mrs. Marian
Miller QuiIhOt.
Saturday night by means of a regis
tered special delivery letter, Frank v
returned two deeds for South Bend
property. Enclosed in the special de-
livery package was a letter to Mrs.
.Quiihot.
Frank Qui1hot told Mrs. Quilhot in
his letter that he was sorry TO learn
of her plight. that he hoped she
would be successful I'm her attempts
90 recover her property, and so con-
WINGED was he that she was in the
right that he was returning two deeds
which he had secured from her hus-
band. John Il Cousin Frank lives in
Chicago.
Two Lots Transferred.
The property consisted Of a lot on
Cushing St, valued at $4,000. decided
90 Frank V. from Foster Curtis, who
acted as a medium in the transaction.
The consideration recorded was
81. 500. The other lot was one on
Dubail av., decided TO Frank V. from
his cousin. John. and Marian Miller
QuilhOt The consideration here was
recorded as $500 and the approximate
value is S625.
Frank V. Quilhot's return OF the
deeds consisted merely in a trans
ger. The signature Of both Frank
V. and Mrs. Frank V. Quilhot was
attached.
However the action does not bring
Mrs. Quilhot into possession OF her
two pieces Of property The lots
must be redeeded 70 her i'm order to
make a bonafde transaction.
In consultation with her attorneys
Sunday, Mrs. QuilhOt reported the
matter. They Immediately found the
hitch IN the case and Atty. Dare left
Monday morning 10 induce Frank V.
and his wife to make the proper steps
in returning the property TO Mrs.
Quilhot
This the first bit of progress that
Ms. Quilhot has so far made in get
ting her property returned to her.
The personal letter to Mrs. Quill
hot was one OF sympathy tender So
hcitation, and general espousa1 OF her
cause. Frank Y. said in one para
graph that he did not care TO have
"a finger in the pie" meaning prob
ably that he wanted TO escape the
necessity OF appearing as defendant
in the civil suits now pending In the
circuit court.
The property which the Frank V.
Quilhots transferred TO Mrs. Quill
hot comprises about only one-fourth
OF the total amount OF her holdings
IN South Bend prior to her marriage
10 Quilhot on Jan. 10, last. BY means
OF civil suits now filed in circuit court
against Frank Y. Quilhot Will be dis
missed II Atty. Dare IS successful in
his mission in inducing the cousin to
make the proper return.