The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-13
ADVERTISEMENT
A CARD.

of his own paper force me very reluctantly before the
public in COMMISSION with the VIII o. the la e. mooer.
formed previous to his DEATH Of the disposition made oil
the estate without understanding the reason: for SO doing
had fully decided to oppose its probate having been per-
suaded to believe that there design to defraud me OF
my just rights.
Webb alone for years he had Interpretations and
Islander in every form poisoned my mind against various
Lispenard Stewart until he had enemy than my
sell in the opinion held of him and freely expressed
This continued to be the till the evening Of reading
the will and the explanations and reasons for so deyng
the property giving by General SANFORD and MIR Lis
penard Stewart when discovered that had been decev.
ed and entirely led asray, and voluntarily with
Major s. II. Webb-who had been similarly inAuenced
Withdrew my proposed opposition and syowed my wish
to his brother and myself and in the presence of
every member Of the family and also Of General Sand
ford. exclaimed 'wel i you are 'atisied III make
SHRH.'n to your ~h' property may all go the de-
Farther than this shall say little beyond what is con-
Esq, and myself instinctvely shrink from noticing
the published statements Of this base calumniat0r who
regardless OF the sancy Of private e dags forth to the
public eye the and delenceless those whose
alone should be their protection against such
alsehood in regard to which, when fist heard Of he
fused to confront the plea that she in his own
his conscience and appeal to his God-vested az he is
OF all personal responsibility, by Of he penn
unbushng erontery and without shade wtof truth The
career of this unprincipled is too well known for me
to attempt portrait Of his character
New Yonx, FER. 9th, 1914
DEAR SrR,-.rhe publication in the Courier s. Enquirer
of this morning deserves no other notice from me than
sS we his let
ter OF the 18th Sept last is based-a letter vile and scan
daous in s character that deemed unworthy ofany
notice. bears upon the face OF the best evidence Of
the baseness ofthe man who wrote 1t.
shall have controversy with J. w. Webb-a man
Of six persons Of respectabty whose characters
the public read that affidavit it will cause sh,dd,r" in
their minds which manufactured certificates or est
%ony can oyerco%snno soph.stry however cunning or
niable truths
With much respect,
Your obedcnt servant.
HERMAN C. LIE ROY
New YORK. Feb. 10TH ls44
HERMAN C. LIE Roy, ESQ.,
DEAN SIR-Your letter Of yesterday was not received
until late hour last night and engagements this
ing have not allowed me the time to send earlier
swer.
In July last Immediately after the publication by Mr.
Webb of article assang the character and honor Of
Mr. Lspenard Stewart was retained by that gentleman
counsel in the controversy about to take place. in the
Surrogate's Court in relation to the will Of the late Robt
Stewart The inquiries which became my duty to make
the connected with the making OF the
Mr. Stewart were unjust and that instead Of being ac
ated by selfish mercenary views his intentions we're
dsinterested and honorable 1t was in the course Of my
inquiries counsel that informed that in letter to
Mr. Stewart you had expressed the opinion that he ought
to settle upon Mrs lie Roy portion equal to oneourh OF
the estate.
Shortly after the litigation had commenced before the
Surrogate met Mr. Webb in the street. and we entered
into casual conversation remarked to him (among
other maers in substance, that thought he had done
Injustice Mr. Stewart and that far as had the means
Of Judging his conduct and views were upright and hon.
the original opposition to the WILL and that Mr. Stewart
nod managed to change the course of all but himself in
Of the conversation observed that you had
expressed opinion to Mr. Stewart that he ought to set.
tie Mrs. LIE Roy oneouth Of the estate, to that eff
ect and that Mr. Stewart had declined to do SO. Mr.
Webb recollection Of this conversation in other respects
differs essentially from NINE did not apply to your
proposition the ephets "dsgraceful, "-"inamous," or
other similar expressions According to my best recol
lection was he, and not l. who employed language Of
this description.
Since this occurrence have made your acquaintance
and have had placed before all the COMMUNICATIONS
that passed. in relation to the proposition TO which re-
cerred in the conversation with Mr. Wehb and from this
correspondence and the explanations that have been
given to well by you az Mr. Stewart am salts
tied that you did not in any proposition to Mr. Stewart
intend any demand make any claim in any de-
gree inconsistent with your character gentleman and
II is unnecessary think to enter into minute state
ment of all the circumstances connected with your pro-
position for however interesting such details might he to
nestle and private controversies than those concerned in
them apt to imagine think it enough to state that
yom o Mr. intend 10 Deprive
Mrs. Webb or children OF their share OF the
estate; but that your letter based upon the idea
the property thus reducing the shares to fve and that
Webb share had been absorbed to the extent Of the
Indebtedness and charges against Mr. Webb which you
believed to be very large If the estate should have
proved sufficient to have left balance in favor Of Mrs.
webb's portion, after deducting the amount charged
;sh or aempt to deprive her Of IT, in any manner
Your obdt servant,