Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
MURPHY CLAIMS COMPLA|N OF TRUSTEE IS
 RIDICULOUS
LITIGATION HE SAYS, IS TO HAMPER HIM IN EFF FORTS TO REHABILI- TATE THE PROPERTY.
(From Thursdays Daily)


 My dear sir:
 I noticed in this mornings paper an article from Tucson, making refer ence to a bill of complaint filed by J. H. Martin, trustee in bankruptcy for the Imperial Copper Company, evidently under the direction of Fran cis M. Hartman, his attorney. A lit tie later I was served with a sum mons to appear in the United States District court at Tucson, Arizona, within 20 days, to answer the bill of complaint, copy of which was left with me.
 A more ridiculous, unjustifiable complaint, was probably never filed, unless possibly it be some of the many other ridiculous complaints filed and efforts put forth by the same gentleman, none of which were, in any sense, justified, as proven. Of course, they amounted to nothing oth- CT than a little expense and delay in what we have been trying to do to- wards reorganizing and, if you please, getting the properties that got into trouble, once more on a substantial and profitable operating basis. l and others interested in the affairs of the Imperial Copper Company put forth every possible effort trying to bring about some solution of the trouble the company had experienced, calcu- lated to get the best results for all concerned, and doubtless would have succeeded long prior to this-if not to the extent of satisfying all con cerned fully, obtaining for them all that was possible to be obtained, and, at the same time, would have sue ceeded in getting a very important enterprise substantially established, from which many have benefited in directly if not directly-had it not been for the unwarranted tactics that were employed by this man Hartman, evi- dently made possible through repre- sentations not at all justified, made to the claimholders he represents, which made 1t impossible for those who were doing their best to pro tect the interests of all concerned to carry out plans that were well un- der way, which would have secured for the creditors MT. Hartman repre- sents many times what he could in justice except to get for them, all of which he must have known to be a fact.
 Dr. NJ. P. Freeman, having been appointed trustee as well as receiver for the Imperial Copper Company, for the purpose of economy in conduct ing whatever litigation that might be found necessary, made it possible for Mir. Hartman to present a petition to the court showing that the receiver and trustee, being one and the same man, was inconsistent, making it ne cessary for Dr. Freeman to resign It so happened that Hartman represent ed a majority in number of the claim holders, but infinitesimally small in amount. The trustee he recommend ed was appointed and he and his trustee have worked untiringly ever since, connecting schemes of all kinds for the purpose of interfering with the legitimate plans that were under way, and, in every way possible in terfering with plans calculated to get the best results for all concerned, and the getting of an enterprise under way that would mean great deal to the State, and particularly to the section of country in which it is located.
 The trustee now comes forward with a complaint filed with statements he knows to be absolutely untrue, which, Of course, will meet fate similar to all the other unjustified efforts they have put forth. The party filing the complaint knows beyond question that he is making misstatement when he says, Plaintiff is informed and be- lieves, and upon such information and belief alleges, that on July 5, 1911, the said. Development Company, be- ing then and there the owner and holder of and controlling majority of said bonds and the said shares of stock of the said Copper Company, caused a suit to be instituted in the then District court of the First Judi cial district of the territory of Ari- zona. in and for Pima county, to foreclose said mortgage or deed of trust on all of said mining properties, and on said shares of stock of said railroad company and said smelting company, and thereafter on Decem-