The Arkansas banner., 1847-08-16
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r WBtTE RtvER. August 9th. lst5. "R. EDIroR-In Fcpty to a publication Os 31d MI ult., in the Little Rock State Democrat though roos'iiying. yet nothing can alford me more pleasure than to reply to such lise pabIicaioa SO Tar as t relates to me. lived w,th Mir Stimson frctn 7Ih January, lSIS, RRtil 18th August, Ist6 since that periad have occupied room on hs boat gras, up to the time o hs death, and continued to occupy Il until the peseas.
 On lhe Iatn. 18th and 18th June, | was searceay able to walk to the postOfice with the mail aa ITih was compelled to get Mir Stiasoh to receive the msii and Mr. Jones, his clerk, ;o deliver tt at the office retind to my ana submitted to mesli cine-next rnorning on hearing of Mr. Siinsons b. iag missing. arose and remained ap until g or % o'clock, at which time ieebleness obliged nae fo re- turn 10 my room, where remained iog several days with the exception ef few minutes al time never intiIasted to Mir. Jones that wished to take possession of the store with him, did at- tempt anything of the kind; but this did do re- quested him fo procure one 10 remain with him in the store until Mr. Ss sister in law was advised Of Mr S's death. Oh tho i9th when MesSrs. c. k B. demanded possession frctn Mr. Jones, was in bed. and unable to get up ier several hours afterwards. l state positively that there was no iron chest that ever saw upon the wharf boat used by Mr. Stiason from the 7th of January. 1895, up to his death; and am satisfied that Messrs. Hud- son, Cleveland. Thompson and Jones, his clerks. will testify to the fact as stated above. (They were al liberty bMt hare aof gone yet. | am now here, and request thorough examination ot the whole al fair for the benefit ot the pablic at large. Conse quent'y. I csIl on Mir. Braadenburg io prove his publication.
 2ndy MT. Stinson had servant woman very much addicted 10 drink and about the 18th of April is16 ia of her intoxicated fits, she threatened sc pe.sen then went to the tavern to board :: il was too far to 70 account of my being mail agent. 1 then commenced 10 board al Capt. Read's and continued with him until he lcft for Napoleon consequently, concluded io board myself and hired this woman alluded to. Last spring this place was overaowcd so mach that was compelled to buy snail family boat said woman eonti6Hed to cook for until she received letter from her family, ar- gins her presence immediately 1 have nothing to say relative to this charge, but merely ea- treat the public 10 give il due consideration.
 Lastly In the latter pat of June boat lalded here with large lot of freight-Mr. Garter, clerk of the wharf boat, had not money enough to pay the freight and the boat about to take the goods up 10 Memphis, when told the clerk of the steam. boat to put the goods of. that would the bill paid t walked down to Mir Mef'herson's and per suadea him to up and advance the money, leit bound to see MT. McPhe-soa paid, consequently when the steamboat Harry Blud came along. and without money to Vay charges, the ouly remedy then Tor me was to go up the Arkansas river and receive the charges when the goods were delivered which did
 By inserting the above. you will obIige your obdr servant. DAVID MORTON.
 The above account is truly correct
 A MCPHERSON.
 II. CARTER