| Show CARGES mm AGAINST 1 JAMES CHIPMAN Prominent Banker Accused Severe Severo Severely ly Iy by Omaha Firm firma SUED FOR OR SUM OF 57 harris Co 0 Alton That flint umpired With lire tro Of Leiti Lehl to tu Defraud rheu ra hauls Harris d Company of ot Omaha have haven n m duct d a 1 suit for tor James president of ot time the Utah Nation National al mum II tank Lank also 1110 of at tho hank Dank of ot American Fork and former of ot time the state of ot Thin hll suit involving InvolvinG such Huch a 1 large sum Hum sum IH is accompanied with trong allegations Time Tho allegations also rc me r rn n l on John Joll P F I and W of tho time nun firm firm of Urd haw flies DroB of at Lehl hl Mr In is l with Ith having entered Into hue a 1 conspiracy with wih the lie to defraud tho time Omaha unit linn linnIn Irl In that he secured lelur tl payment on Ott 01 hil private ri vate iato debts with money that time tha Harris sent Kent to Urns their agents aK for tho time purpose of ot purchasing sheep atwall Time The he bill bi of 01 complaint la Is voluminous out ous covering 40 pages paged of ot foolscap It I was wan 11 drawn UI up In Ia Omaha and flied filed hero horo by Jy Attorney A U l I Hop Hoppaugh paugh local representative of ot Harris Co u 0 The Tho complainants state In tim II the tho first count that thC they the had imad confidence In Chip Chin Chinman Chipman man Oman because of ot tho time public publio chico ho imo heM held and 1 standing In time tha business world and therefore when ho imo recommended time the hires Irol nn as n men mell of ot business ability and a 1 of at strict Integrity when the time latter lulor applied for tor the time position of representing them item thel as ns purchasers of ot cheep in March 1899 1539 they Installed them ibm as tiO 19 tho agents of ot the tha firm Irm They now nw allege that when so M recommended 1 them thol he ito falsely and fraudulently concealed their truo true con can condition tho time fact being that they timey wera ivere Insolvent and Ind Indebted In a 11 largo large mm sunt BUil to having entirely exhausted their credit at ot his banks bunks having over overdrafts overdrafts drafts drAfs of or In tho bank of or r Amor Amner lean Fork and about Indebted Indebtedness ness n 11 In iii notes It In is further charged h 1 that I was well wait 01 aware of ot their Insolvency and amid wits was us net act actIng Ing log an tie their advisor antI and counselor but buttor for tor fraudulent purposes concealed the confidential relations between himself and time the firm of flips The Jime complaint goes gots on ott Oi to stale stab that nH no IH n it I result of of high recommendations Harris Co entered Into a contract with Urns Uros to buy huy hoP nail cattle cate for or tho timo firm for tor which the Ito Ile former veno werl to tim receive as its ni compensation action 81 lon all nl over 10 per cent profit on ott al time the money Invested Harris Co agreed to honor nil ull sight Right drafts drawn by hy tho tIme on mm them item up to SO 50 In order that time the carrying on of ot time the business should 1 not be bo Impeded for tor forthe forthe the lack of or ready funds tads It I Is affirmed In itt the time complaint that limit between n Juno 26 21 1690 19 and 1 May 1 I 1900 1300 horns HArrill ft Co under tho the terms of ot their contract Paid over oer to liros 1101 not less les than IMIO A number of ot drafts collected through time the flank Dank of ot American Fork were honored by Harris Co ro tho the exact sum not hot being heln known but bitt the tIme whole approximating Tho Time allegation Is 18 then made that not nt notWithstanding Withstanding tho the stipulation In tIme the con eon contract tract that limit the tho money advanced wax on all only allIy Iy ly t to i be lA ll In tho timo purchase of ot live Ivo liveStOck StOck said fraudulently and corruptly combined 1 anti conspired cOl ll with said Mimi Urea Bros to defraud your Orator and converted misappropriated ml and misapplied Ifs time the moneys received by him hint through the drafts mado Indo by Brad shaw lime upon your orator used a 1 large amount of ot said Hold lul funds In time the banking business of ot the Hank of ot Amer American ican Fork In Ii II charged With wih having do de ducted sums slims amounting to unoo per reI Indebtedness due duo him hll by fired shaw w Hros Bros from remit money received Uy by I him from th Ih Omaha firm Then he Ito en entered entered toned Upon his books credits to tho time ac tic account count of ot haw Hros Bros for th time the bal balance ance II IIno no complainant believed that hint Ual tile tun was being used foe fo o time the Of or r stock mind and It ILIA Is was sas 18 titus thu de the defrauded of 01 being unable lit act lt any to a recover any nn portion of that amount front from tho time Irl who are aro Insolvent and In tn time th bankruptcy court The he prayer Is then timen made 1 ni I that bo be 10 required to make inako uke a it I full disclosure anti and accounting In lit tho the second count time charge Is mado mno that know full rul well that time the wore were misappropriating anti diverting the time funds sent dent Int them thom by 11 Harris Co Cu And nl yet ho allowed them to tn Orate draw checks for tOI personal purposes and their private due tile him with wih those tho e funds clods The allegation puts time the amount of or Indebtedness discharged in this thin manner nt at but bul the tho total o 0 tIme tho sums misapplied and misappropriated exceeds It I Is II alleged that lint on lee Dec 28 1503 Induced limos to ex execute eXecute execute to tt him a n mortgage pur vur purporting Jur porting to secure n a I personal por indebted indebtedness ness n or of 11 mortgaging CM GH heath head hell Qt ot cattle cate that belonged to Harris Co having be n purchased with Wih menus mone be longing to that limit firm Subsequently It I In II it alleged permitted the time theIr Ir WI to sell time the cattle catl on which they thO realized and applied that sum on 01 personal s Another charge charKe I Is n that on Feb Itol O 0 1900 Chipman permitted J F P Bradshaw how n II member of time the firm Irm to 10 withdraw from moot the tho Harris Co Po o funds the sum of ot 1900 convert can it H to personal us uses UBAn s sAn An amount approximating It Is Ie charged wont went the same samp way being Used U by b the tim for tor domestic 6 Or r expenses eJ In conclusion Harris Co 0 prays that James 1 1 be decreed and ad nil adJudged 11 Judged to account for pay pl over 71 1 0 for tor money received converted mis misused misused used orni misappropriated ml te as a set lIet forth foth A writ of or subpoena has line been Jn served on oem Mr rr I |
