Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-07-29
Communications.
To the Citizens Of WapcliO
COllnty.

! ocrat," and as | understand that Mr..
Ramsey should have denied the charge
as TO Mr.. McMil!an's estate, of which
was the administrators, and that he could
prove the same false by the administra-
tor, think it my duty to give state
ment as TO what | know about it from
the beginning TO the end.
On the day that was returning home
from the burying of James Mcmillan,
| saw Mr.. Parker constable at what is
called the Smith farm. al the present the
Wood farm. Mr.. Parker made his busA
mess known 10 me, stating that he was
going to levy on the property Of said
Mcmillan and il that il was something
he did not like to do at such time as
that, and also asked me 10 assist him so
lhatahe would not have TO speak to the
widow and lie, her know his business, as
she was returning from the burying of
her husband, and tina. he (Mr. Parker,)
would rather pay the debt if he was able,
than TO say any thing to the family then.
| asked him why he did not pu. of
coming until some other time. Mr.. p.
said that Mr.. Ramsey insisted on his
coming that day. said would try TO
fix it so that he would not have TO say
any thing TO the widow about his business.
| told Mr.. Parker the property that was
liable to execution and also gave him a
delivery bond that the property should
be delivered at Agency City on cer-
tain day; and on the day that it was to
be delivered took The property to Agen-
cy City, and found Mr.. John Phillips 10
be the officer, and delivered the proper
| ty TO the said Phillips, and as Phillips
offered the property at public sale | forbid
the sale of it, (as | was the administrato,
of The estate of Mcmillan, on the ground
that the law allowed one year TO settle
the estate, and as there was no money to
pay the debts | would be compelled to
take what time the law allowed me. Mr..
Phillips offered one horse for sale, but
no one bid on it. Mr.. Phillips then
handed me the bride saving here is the
property, and returned with the prop
eriy.
Some few months after | saw Mr..
Ramsey, and we were speaking of the
debt due him from the estate and he
showed some anxiety about 1t, and | told
him that was well satisfied that there
was money due 10 the estate from Ohio
sufficient to pay the debts without selling
The land, as il would be grea, sacrifice;
but if he would furnish the family with
such things as they really stood liz need
of would pay him the money Cue MIN.
Blu. he did not consent TO do so, and
did not a. that time pay him the money.
But will cow give you true copy of
the receipt:
Ottumwa. Iowa, March 18th. 1850.
Reed of Ammi ID. Whipple, admins
traitor of the estate of James Mcmillan.
deceased. forty dollars in full of judg-
ment obtained by me against said McMil-
Ian, and being the only judgment have ev-
er obtained against said Mcmillan. Said
forty dollars beingin full satisfaction of the
principal, the costs not included N this re-
ceipt. j. G. RAMSEY.
am told tina, Mr.. Ramsey stated in
| his speeches, in some of the townships,
that his claim against the estate was a.
bou. fifty dollars, and that he took forty
| dollars, as il was hard case for the
widow. will not be positive as to the
amount of the judgement, but SO far as
my memory serves me it was thirty
nine dollars and some cents. But if it
is necessary to give satisfaction the Jus.
tees docket will show the amount.
think that Mr.. Romsey told me he had
a transcript from the Justices docket a.
the time ! paid him, which, il he has he
can avail himself of the benefit of, to
show who is mistaken. Mr.. Ramsey or
myself, as | still think am correct, as l
we'll recol.ect the object with me was to
have Mr.. Ramsey pay the cost, as it did
not avail nything to him. but took it from
the widow and orphans.
also understand that Mr. Ramsey
should have said that the execution was
levied on McMillan's property before
his death, but he must be mistaken, for
on the very day of McMillan's burying
the execution was levied by Mr.. Parker.
The receipt goes to show that there
had been but one judgment, as am well
satisfied that there was but one execu-
ton, for we'll recollect that Mr.. Parker
was at my place to serve the summons
on Mcmillan, not more than weeks be-
fore the levying of the execution.
| will further state that had nothing
to do with getting up anything that has
already been published, but as j, speaks
of the Mcmillan business, it is a public
thing. have often been asked the
question as TO the course Mr.. Ramsey
toward that estate, and have ever told il
as my recollection was about it. Many
times before this election it was spoken
OF, as il was two years ago or more that
the execution was levied, aDd as some
one has published il, will not change
my mind as to facts. Mr.. Ramsey well
knows that he can satisfy himself and
the public by examining the Justice
docket, as that will give the exact amount
of the judgment. And as the receipt is
for forty dollars, saying nothing about
interest, he certainly could no. have suf-
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