The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-02
King Scourgin State To Get Funds From
 Political Friends
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would not be surprised if it were

$6,O0O and $10,O00 and that the stockholders who were mostly poor persons seeking small safe invest ments, will lose all they have paid into the company was the statement mad today by Ernest Bibbins, the company's president. King was the treasurer of the company and all it's funds were deposited in the Connec- ticut National bank in his name. At torney Gray was secretary of the company and director MT. Gray claims, however, that he knew little of what went on in the company and that Attorney King frequently told their stenographer, Miss Marie Aber- crornbie, mot to let Gray or Bibbins know too much about the company's business"
 The San Bias Go. was organized by Messrs. King and Gray in 1910. A friend of MT. King procured what are considered valuable concessions in white timber lands near Partillo Bay, on the south coast of Cuba off the Car ibbean sea. MT. King made five trips to Cuba to look over this property. He brought home samples of the white wood which are now on exhibition in the company'S office room, 404 Warner building. This offica is just next the suite which Kiug and Gray occupy. MT. Gray said today that if King had stayed out of the legislature this last term and paid more attention to the San Bias proposition 'fhe would have had money enough to meet all his ob- legations and would not be in the sit uatior1 in which he is today
 Several months ago EPresi dent-Bib- bins of the San Bias Go. went to Cuba and procured further concessions of sugar cane property near Antilla on the north coast of Cuba. President Bibbins claims that in the year he has held office he has had only a small drawing account, less than $15 per week, and that beyond the ex- penses of his investigation trip to Cuba he has received none of the company's money.
 i Another man who will suffer hnan- ciaI loss result of Attorney Kings irregular dealings is former Post master B. w s. Pickett, of Fairfield He furnished a $1,O00 bond for Attor- l ney King in the suit brought by John | J. LaIly of this city against the Amer | tcan Cyclecar Co.,, of this city. This action was brought to recover for in juries received by the Lally boy when he was struck by an automobile be- longing to the defendant company. The suit was tried before super l for court juFy and La11y was awarded | $1,2OO. Judge p. K. Nicholson, who represented the company, thought the the supreme court. Later a settle fment was made by which Lally was given $90O and the appeal was with | drawn,
 1 The claim is made that King & Gray, as counsel, charged $4OO for the $500 victory; that King then was 1 appointed guardian of the La11y boy. and instead of depositing the $500 to the account he opened at a local bank as the Lally boys guardian. she de- l posted $50; that the bank book was altered to make the entry s"$55O.', and ] that nothing of the discrepancy was known until the sensational dfsclo- sures of Kings flight were published. Most of the investors in the San Bias Go. are working people who can ill af- 1 ford to lose their money. They bought stock in amounts of from S1o0 to $200. Both President Bibbins and Attorney Gray still insist ~that the San Bias proposition is a good one and that it will pay well if it can be carried out. President Bibbins said he will try to reorganize the company and develop it's property although no attempt to develop the property has so far been l made. Through her business dealings with King, Mrs. AdeIine Davis of 388 Main street had her son invest $1, GS0 in the San Bias proposition. She also took what are said to- be fraudulent mortgages for S700 from King on some l Fairfield property and fraudulent deeds aggregating in all s5,6e0
 | s'I may be called the most careless l person in the state of Connecticut
 and I must admit that am,'' said | Attorney Gray, today, when asked if
 he thought he might be involved by f the papers he signed for his law
 partner. But he added, 'tI won't
 get into any trouble. often signed I papers when he asked me to without looking at them. In the rush o1
 work in the office he would frequent 1y ask me to sign some document.
 did not think there was anything I wrong until Miss Abercrombie, our
 stenographer, began to tell me that she was drawing papers which MT King cautioned her not to tell me about.
 t'I haven't seen or heard from MT
 King since last Saturday when I Jeff | him in Hartford. I don't know what legged to have taken. He didn't have
 much money with him when he went
 away because he had his steno ograph- | CT draw $100 from the bank, whict I I carried to him and with this
 money he was to pay the expenses
 of trip about the state to solicit l money from, his friends to pay his
 debts.
 | Several fearful women visited the
 office of the San Bias Co.,, today ,anc several sad faced men were also ir
 conference with President Bibbins b11r
 IAiC Ae~C1CA "OoAo AAOI ScJ V11O they were
 or what their business was Mrs. Da.
 wis had long conference with Pres
 ident Bbbins. Former Postmaste1
 Pickett of Fairfield and Constable Ell
 wood of Fairfield were in conference
 today with Attorney Gray
 Constable Elwood said that for al
 the service of papers, etc., which he
 had performed deputy, sheriff o1
 constable for Attorney King, he had
 not been paid one penny. In the last
 three years he claims he has en,
 dorsed notes for more than S65OC
 for Attorney King but he believes
 all these notes have been paid He
 claims Attorney King owes him s1
 30O At MT. Kings home today il
 was said he was out of town and his
 wherea bouts were unknown to the
 members of hs family