Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-22 | Page 3 | Charges Fraud

CHARGES FRAUD loi angeles cal dec 19 charges ot fraud in the management of ty said to be worth more than and composing more than acres of the most fertile citrus lands and waterways water waya in southern california in riverside and san bernardino counties forms the basis of a petition filed in the federal court here today the action which asks for the appointment of a receiver and which was filed by matthew gage and his wife jane gage is directed against the following the riverside trust company the northern counties investment company the riverside orange company thos II 11 0 newton wilson crewdson jos gurney fowler richard L harrison edwin water hauae and W II 11 all of great britain and ireland it appears according to the peti hon that matthew gage owner of the acres of land in question had expended large sums of money in cultivating tiva ting and developing tha prop city and being financially unable after a time to cai properly for his holdings on his own account formed what is known as the riverside trust company interesting english and ibish capital to take over the lands and waterways and proceed with th work of development in detail the petition recites charges of insincerity on the part of the defendants mr gage asks that a receiver be appointed to take charge of the property until such time as it can be sold and he is given his share from thai disposal of the holdings which he to be worth about i