Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-06
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sis daughter, and the following infant
eAildren, Helen B. Lowry, Thomas Low
~ and Jean Built Lowry.
Some Of the children nave become or
aSe, the suit states, since the death OF
their father
The esmplainants in the suit alleSe
that az ths tima OF the death of Lowry
le was tbs owner Of S25,50o worth Of
stock IN the Columbia Creosoting Com
lany and ons share in the Indiana Crco-
soting Company, par value OF 500, and
AL or this stock was pledged as col
lateral sscurity TO secure loan TO him
in the sum OF 81 500, and that the actual
value OF the collateral security at that
time was at least $4,000, the suit con-
tends.
At the time of Lowry's death there
was an Interference suit in prsEress
against Lowry involving said Lowry
prscsss.
The suit alleges -that Immediately upon
the death Of said Lowry the defendants
formulated a scheme which they carried
out as hereinafter stated to defraud the
estate. the widow and the children from
their rights and interests in and TO the
Lowry process and the stock, that as
part Of the scheme and to carry it out
they embarrassed the widow financially.
AAL5L DL discovering tLdL SAC AdO liz as
sets and no money, by paying her hus-
band for eleven days work and refusing
! to pay $11. 500 which he had earned from
the sale of oils and had lawfully due him,
By which each of the defendants said and
represented to the widow were not due
him"
The suit alleges that the defendants
refused to pay the S11,5O0 commissions
for the sale of oil unless the admins
traitor assign to them 4 quit claim OF
the interests Of the estate in the pat
ents and that each of the defendants
represented to the administrator that
they were the owners of and held title
TO the patents by virtue of a purported
assignment which the defendants are de-
clared to have claimed that Lowry had
executed and delivered to the American
Creosoting Company prior TO his death.
The complaint states that the admin
istratOr, thinking the claim was valid.
executed a contract by which the estate
was supposed TO reIinQuish all rights to
the Lowry process and that there was
no actual financial consideration made IN
this agreement.
The suit alleges that the assignment
was made by the administrator because
he relied upon the false statements and
representations as herein stated as to the
ownership Of said Lowry Process.
That the defendants and each Of them
have by reason OF said fraudulent scheme
and the assignments procured thereby,
obtained the SOLE only and exclusive
use OF the Lowry Process by which they
have made millions Of dollars as herein
before stated the suit alleges.
It Is alleged in the suit that when
Thomas Lowry, the son, became of age
: he made an investigation to determine
pthe validity of the assignments.
The suit states that Mr.. Fletcher, act
ing as q trustee for himself and Hert,
assigned and conveyed to the Anglo
American Tar Products Company. a West
Virginia corporation, Of which Hert was
president, and that on Oct. Is, 1914 the
AngIo-Ameriean Tar Products Company
assigned 70 Hert the said Lowry process
and that Eert now claims to be owner
OF IT,
The suit was filed by Attorney John
" Becker. Of 75S Lemcke annex, for the
plaintiff