Show ST JOE CO HAS HS HASAf Af OTHER LEGAL SPASM Officials of Concern Defend Darmer Danner Judgment and Say Unkind Things About the 1 In a lengthy affidavit filed in the dis district district district court yesterday R it A Hasbrouck V W S Burton and H D Wenger officials officIals daIs of the St Joe Mining company defend their action in allowing J E Darmer as as trustee to secure a default judgment against the company compan for and Incidentally score E A Walton Ellen Garey J W VT V Snell George Rose Louise McCarty and H HO HO O 0 and W H Morgan for their efforts to obstruct the progress of the com coin company compan pany pan The St Joe company came Into exist existence existence existence ence in 1897 and since 1901 has been tied up in the district court with lit almost without number instituted Instituted instituted by b the parties named The lat latest latest latest est suit was brought by E A Walton Valton in the shape of a petition to intervene on behalf of a minority of the stock holders in the Judgment for se secured secured secured cured by Darmer and the subsequent sub order for the sale of the property In his petition Walton alleged gross mis mismanagement mismanagement mismanagement management and stated that the notes on which the judgment was secured were made in order to pay the large salaries of the officers In their affidavit the officers declare that Ellen Garey has on several occa occasions occasions occasions threatened to smash the com corn company company pany that she he has endeavored to blackmail it out of and that her I husband J E Garey has been a part partner partner ner ncr to the scheme The only Interest Walton has they say is some stock he ho secured in payment for tor legal services rendered the in their numerous suits since 1901 As a result of the agitation the officers officers officers cers say that the company was obliged bIlged to borrow the money on which the Dar Dat Darmer Darmer mer judgment was was secured to pay payoff off debts and aDd it Is alleged that unless this is acknowledged by the courts and the sale ordered the property wilt will become absolutely valueless Its only salva salvation salvation tion now is to have It sold to some persons who will take an an interest In it I I |