Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1900-11-03
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xminingrev/items/1.0183498/source.json
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note: -*������a������aaa������faBi������������^^ y u ~&_ --Y7 VOL. 4.���������NO. 21. SANDON, B. C, NOVEMBER 3, 1900. $2.00 PER YEAR. Story Not Told in Gourt. The euit of Henley vs. Reco Mining Company was-settled without any evidence for tlie defensei being submitted: Had the case been fought to a finish tho evidence would have been decidedly interesting. As it is, the story of the visit of Lew Houck, the king of gamblers and card sharpers, to Sandon, will not be told in the witness box; unless it should come out in' the course of a -new suit instituted after the settlement in Henley vs. Reco. The case opened yesterday morning when court resumed. ' D. W. Henley, of Spokane, the plaintiff, was represented by L. P. Duff, of Victoria, and R. fc>. Lennie, while defendant company was represented by W. A Macdonald and N.'E. Nnyum, of Spokane.' J. Morgan Harris, president of the company, was in attendance. The morning session of court was devoted to the examination of plaintiff Henley, who is a Suokane attorney. His story was that became into., possession of the Reco stock given>by Harris to Houck and Arthur, through advancing'money to the latter, and that he was entirely unaware of the facts which placed Arthur in pos- - session ofthe ..certificates. Witness was subjected to a Jengthy cross examination, but his evidence was not impaired. When court opened Mr. Macdonald applied for leave to amend his defense, by adding a clause to the effect that the were not valid because thev lacked the war stamps demanded under Ihe State of Washington, and also putting in certain by-laws of'the befendant company. The application was refused because these matters were not included hi the original defence, and would not, even if set up, determine the real question in controversy. After the noon adjournment the litigants cairie together with their counsels and agreed on a settlement. Plaintiff received^under agreement one block of .3,500 Reco shares and the costs of the action.' The second bloc…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183498
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text