Show FRAUD FRAUD- IS ALLEGED Hams Co of Omaha Sue Former Stat Treasurer Treas- Treas Chipman 1 bHarris b Harris So Sp of Omaha through their local ocal represent e e A. A 4 I 1 i Tuesday filed in tn the Federal court a asuit asuit suit suit for OO against former State Trea Treasurer James Jams Chipman who is president nt of the Utan National bank and the Bank of American fork Inthe Inthe In Tn the the forty type j gt's of the complaint Int It s d- d that the h he bankrupt bankrupt bank bank- rupt firm of Bradshaw Bros of Lehi Lehl appI applied ed for tor the position of ot representing Harris Co as cattle and sheep bUers buyers buy buy- ers era and It is said they were vere highly re recommended commended by Chipman Chipman It is alleg al al- leg d that that Chipman falsely and fraudulently fraudulently C concealed their true con condition th that t they were Insolvent and ani had overdrafts overdrafts overdrafts over over- drafts of at the Bank of American Fork and and 1 indebtedness indebted indebted- ness in notes Harris Co according to the bill entered into a contract with the Bradshaws who were vers to receive all allover allover allover over 10 per cent profit on the money and Harris Co agreed to toh h honor lonor sight drafts drawn on them by bythe bythe the he Bradshaws up to It is alleged alleged al- al eged that between June 26 1899 and May 1 l OO Harris Co paid over to Bradshaw Bros and drafts drawn through the Bank of American Fork were paid in sums sum api approximating It is then charged that Chipman Chipman Chipman Chip Chip- Chip Chip- man deducted from the moneys due him from the Bradshaws and that he le fraudulently conspired with the Bradshaws to defraud Harris Co and converted co and misapplied the money and used a large portion of it itIn itin In n th the banking business Harris Co were unable to recover any of the from Bradshaw Bros who are Insolvent and in ln in the bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy bank bank- court It is further alleg alleged d that Chipman got the Bradshaws to give him a chattel mortgage for on head of cattle that belonged to Harris Co and then sale of the cattle for which sum was applied on their personal Indebtedness Indebted Indebted- ness Mr Chipman declares declara that the Bradshaws Bradshaws Bradshaws Brad Brad- shaws were w worth rth at yeast when he re recommended o them and their credit was unquestionable So far as s he knew he was their only creditor credit and they had cattle enough of their own to satisfy his claims The bank he says advanced advanced ad ad- them thern money money to buy cattle for HarrIs Co and w was s- s reimbursed by drafts on the company Mr Chipman says that some of the cattle were sold at Omaha for less than they cost os here bere and ang m much ch of the money was lost at that end His flis attachment on their property does not cover the cattle bought for Harris Co |