The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-29

declaration including myself among the other defendants, and submitted 1t to him. He approved of it, filed tin the clerks office, and caused the writ to be issued It isupon that declaration that the suit is now pending, and 1t has thus far withstood every assault made upon it. The fact is known that did every thing in my power to detain Ball and his property in the State until the determina- ton of the suit. That suit is the only one the State Bank, or any other Bank, ever had against me; and believe every honest mGn who knows any thing about the matter, ap- proved the course pursued buff my con- duct was culpabe and worthy of censure, God grant that 1t may never be more so.
 In the fall CT winter of l840, Campbell & Curcton executed a deed to Ball and myself, assigning to us, for the benefit of their cred- tors, some eight or ten thousand dollars of old notes and accounts, the remnants of a heavy business of six years-a house and lot, saw mill and improvements on public land, some three or four negroes, small lot of goods al Bentonville and another in the possession of Cureton in Missouri, together
 with an improvement in Missouri, and some personal property Campbell ran to Texas
 with the negroes and personal property, be- fore they were reduced to possession-and
 Cureton sold the goods in Missouri, and ap- propriated the proceeds 10 his own use. The ooods at Bentonville l sold, and lron- the whole affair have not realized ee much as 42 0O0. and tAe= most of that i'll Arkan- sas naner ff4e house and lot, mill and im- nroInr5esrrs, remain unsold. For nearly eye rt dollar that have thus collected, can shew legal voucher; which am ready to do when called upon by one whois interested.
 As Powell, Lamont & Go. are referred to by II. D., it will be proper to state their in- terest in the matter. had previously ob lained a judgment for them against Campbell & Cureton, for something over S5,700. The l defendants had already executed a deed off trust to D. Walker, upon all their real prop ertv, except what was subsequently assigned to Ball and myself, and there was no chance to make the money. was instructed to take real estate in payment of the judgment, which proposed to Campbell. He was then in possession of a valuable house and 100 acres of land immediately adjoining Fayetteville, which he had purchased from Ball, who still held the legal-title, as accounts for a large portion of the purchase money, which re- mained unpaid. To enable me to collect the debt, Ball made an arrangement with Camp bell for the balance of the purchase money.
 l then bought the property for my clients, and received deed for it from Ball, aeeor
 ding to their directon. gave $500 for the property, though It was not worth it al the time, but the property had originally cost more, and could do no better. Ny clients at first complained, but upon a representa- F .i, oF F +br4 I E,,,1 done. My fees still remained unpaid, and
 had nothing but the balance of the judge ment, out of which to make myfees, be- tween three and four hundred dollars The
 deed was taken according to their direction,
 and the property Is now occupied by David
 Walker, Esq, as their tenant.
 The money collected for Wolf Sl IIofe
 was paid upon demand, in the very kind of
 funds which had collected
 The only lands ever bought by me, for
 any "northcrn merchant" whatsoever, were
 for Stanford & Davis, of s. Louis, upon
 judgment which had obtained for them.
 bought the lands al Sherffs sale, and took the
 deed in my own name, or of myself and brother, that might sell the land and exc
 cute title without trouble. Over two years , since, executed and acknowledged deed before H. G. Cafdwell, Justice of the Peace, for the most of the land, having reserved a part for my fees, as trouble and money eX- l pended for taxes upon the land Whenever
 it is called for by those entitled to receive 1t, 1t is ready for delivery. boughta quarter } section of land for $80, upon another iHdg- : ment, when the fees due me were S220 %. - was employed by the Shorts, (three ? brothers,) to defend them, for the murder of ] John Lock, Ill Berry County Missouri. 4
 special term of the Court was held at their 9 instance, for their trial in Sept, 1842, but { the State was not ready, and the case was } continued. Being then candidate for the Legislature, it was expressly agreed between ) the counsel for the State, for the defendants, ? and the defendants themselves, that if r should be elected, the trial might be ad- : Iourned from the next term, which would be : held in November, and during the session of } our Legislature, until January The Hon. : John s. Phelps, of Springfield, member of , Congress elect, for Missour was associ- ated with me in the defence, and did not at } tend at the regular term, ill consequence of { the agreement
 At the regular term, while was in Little hoCh3 dS lHeIlDer ol tne Leglslalufe, one , of the defendants was forced into trial and acquitted. The trials of the other two were , continued until the next term. AL that term, Mr. Phelps and myself were both in attend ance, when the defendant, who actually kill ed Lock, was put upon his trial and acquit- ted. The remaining defendant knew to be
 in no danger, and did not, therefore, leave
 the court, in session, at Fayetteville, and go
 and defend him at the next term. was to have received five hundred dollars for defend. , ing, but never got but about two hundred and
 fifty in property know of no right, which
 would aulhorise persons not interested to
 complain.
 believe have gone through the charges and specifications thus made against me-
 They are worthy of no further notice The i. tvriler has lal i.:.