Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-09-21

3Vishart, lately from Scotland; received
from II large amount (the statements
varied from 500 to 1900 dollars) in spe-
Gle; converted it TO my own use, and
had written to the widow of the deceased,
in Scotland, that her husbands estate
was insolvcnt." Another charge was,
" that the widow had empowered coun-
tryman of hers, James Watson, to collect
the estaie-that | had decoyed Watson
to shew me the power-and had kept it
and destroyed it."
10 reiule those charges, l need only
submit plain statement of facts, and the
accompanying vouchers
In the year 1919, William 'Vishart,
the deceased, was in the employ of e.
Wilt & Co. as carpenter, at Willis
mills, where | was clerk-NVishart died
IN August of that year; the only proper
'y he left was his clothing, watch, and
a set OF carpenters tools-which were
appraised and sold for S24l 944-as
may be seen by the certificate Of the
Judge of the Probate Court of Madison,
marked A. The wages due Wishart
were SPAS $50. That sum is still un-
collected, because l could not remit it
as directed. To show the falsity of the
charge, | refer to the annexed statement,
marked b. of Mr.. John Robinson, of Ma
Olson county, Of high responsibility. As
additional evidence respecting the note
tor The wages, | refer to the statement of
{. 5. Hampstead, Esq. of Missouri,
marked G.
To shew the utter falsi'y Of my rehre-
Senting Tie estate Of Wishart aa in8oi-
penf insert the copy of Mrs. Wishari's
letter to me:
Commercial Bank Of Scotland Office,
KlrkaMY, IL AUGUST, 1879.
Mn. BR,ycn V. MAYEs:
SIR am requested by Mrs. Wishart to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of Ia
June last, communicating to her the melancho-
y TeWs OF the death OF her husband, in the
month OF August, 1919. l observe you have
in your hands OF his estate, few hundred dol
lars, and hope by this time you have succeed
ed, without much trouble, in collecting what
wages were due to him. The amount of
the whole you will please remit to me by bill
on London. Should you not be able to get a
bill to purchase in your neighborhood, you
will be 50 good as to have the money transmit
ted to the nearest place where this can be OBJ
tanned, by such means as will be attended with
the least possible risk and expense Mrs.
Nishart relies with confidence on your kind
eAertions being used to make the most of the
effects Of her late husband, and returns you
her sincere thanks for the trouble you have
already taken. Whatever is realized will be
of much Importance to her, as she is now left
with large family entirely dependent upon
her.
Expecting to hear from you with your ear
hest convenience. am, dear sir, your most
ooedient servant,
HART MALCOLM.
p. S. In the event of your not being able to
procure bill, and you should resolve to ship
the cash, please advise in time, that insurance
may De effected. II. M.
Yon will please send your remittance ad-
dressed to Mr.. Malcolm, as lie desires.
ISABEL WiSHART.
It will be satisfactory to Mrs. W. If you will
have the goodness to mention of what her hus-
band died, and whether he received any letter
from her before his death.
Thus much for the first charge, and
know that every honest, impartial man,
will be satisfied. The inventors aud
propagators Of those reports do not ex-
pect 10 convert; for if you convict them,
ii will be against their will. In regard
to the last charge, need only 10 refer
TO Mrs. Wishar,'s letter to me, and to
Mr.. Robinson's statement.
Thus, fellow citizens, have I submit
ted to you the charges, and the reluta-
tons. ! might have contented myself
with denying those false accusations and
publicly calling for their authors but
those midnight destroyers of reputation,
| know, would not dare to avow them
selves-their dirty work was done--and
their only dread was, the just indignation
OF an injured man, and the execrations,
and conienpt of community.
BRANCH V. MAYES.
(A)
thereby certify that the amount ofthe pro-
perry mentioned in the Inventory of the Estate
If William Wshart, deceased, is S195,25 and
the amount Of the sale Bill is S241,o4 IA,
which were filed in the Office of the clerk of
the county commissioners court of this county
on the 9th OF April, 1920, as appears by the
records now in my Office. Letters Of admins
tration were granted on the 9TH Dec. 1919.
Given under my hand this 50th day of Ar-
gust, 1922. JOHN Y. SAWYER,
9e Judge OF Probate.
(B)
Being called upon by Mr.. Branch V. MayesI
to know it had any knowledge of the
estate of the late William Wshart, have
to say. was well acquainted with said Wishart
for some months before his death, having daily
worked with him, and believe at the time of
his death his estate consisted of nothing more
Than silver watch, some clothing, and a set