The true Democrat., 1856-05-13


 with him, do not know; and of course the books are not fixed up, but they should have been done, though lose not c moment in getting them all o. K at once If P. has arrived when you get this, 1 shall stand by them as you fr them, and settle with any new partners by the books, as soon as complete; make me full statement on paper in good shape, so 1 can show it, and send 1t to me, stating at the bottom of 1t, you have full account of all the amounts you have expended in and for the Cincinnati and Little Rock slate company, so far as ap- pears on our books at this place. and sign your name as cashier; use great care and speed; get Tn all T- expenses, S-- and yours; charge over to T- the balance to his credit when he left, and credit it to me; also credit T. With all his expenses, and charge them over to me. S- and yourself the same, so the books will look right and the account can be understood. 1 say work until it is done; lose not c moment; ask me no more questions. about 1t; use your own best judgment, and go ahead; get old books and keep them out of sight. l wait anxiously with great fear.
 All Is going on we'll here; got a letter from D. of the 18th this morning. He also sent one Q. K., to send to Jones of 4NtW 1Ork: UHStCeT UU tSttcTS prompt. Y T l can make fortune here as wish to; with regular exchange business. l can make from $50 to $1OO day the year round. No mistake of it, and am bound to do it. 1 am prudent and saving; you h7ao,o loue to maake money- honoraJly'-this 1 can do, and will do it; so work for that end. We are not fools; we can do as much as others can do; we have done it and will do 1t again; let me get once straight, I u,il1n oGt to In Ioo.t, ,Io ond honorable business.
 I stand high here among business men, Do you burn my letters after answering them?
 Memphis, December 4, 1855
 DEAR SMITH: am getting along and l be- lleve l am now out of danger-success wlll beyond question, in my mind, crown my ef- forts.
 Make me out a f1N statement for my own use at once-be particular and correct. now think shall Cor may) have plenty of time (alter see your account to be shown and set tied by) to return it, and alter 1t if 1t does not suit me, and look o. K. Things seem to move on easy and very pleasantly l have an offer from - and Cincinnati stock holders, which I shall accept unless l can do better than their 
 hands quietly, then if all is 0. K, put about slx-eig ghths ill other good gents hands.
 Yours, as ever, II. NJ. TRUE.
 Mir. Kirby's evidence continued--C. F. True has brother in N. r., who attends to the busi- ness there and redeems the paper issued here; A. c. and E. w. True have not been particu- larly engaged since they have been here; H. M True sad he was going to gice them an inter est in the business told Mr. Smith that he was charged with fraud by MT. True, and that the books would show it; True said he did not know how many bills were signed ready for s sue; he said that there from S55,OOO to S56,OOO i'll New York; have seen money in circulation without tine company'S private mark on 1t; S25O of such money came in from Cher rvs; between S6,OOO and S9,OOO has come ln since have had the office; the Tlues did not have any of this money; have not given to the Trues any Of the money without the prl- vate mark since 1 have been in the bank: E. w. True said that ne had never had dollar of such money; there was other money came into the office m different amounts: there were some bills brought from New York by A. C. True; he brought SlO,OOO, and said there were S55,OrO in New York; the S25O were present ed for redemption about the time l cIme into the office; gave True $25 to pay his common expenses; l had not given them any other mo- ney; Il. Nj. True promised me that on the re- turn of his brother A. C., from New York, he should bring the bills that were signed there, amounting to S55, ,OOO received teesraphic dispatch from New York which says that there were $43, 300; this money has never come here; no more money was to be issued until every thing was called in and the company had had a settlement; True gave me dispatch to send to New York, which read, Notwithstanding all that has happened, send the bills" and said that character of dispatch alone would bring them. A. c. True had charge of the Little Rock office when got there; he had put Smith out; the books, when first saw them, were in the office here; they were brought there by our little boy who stays in the office: X. C. True had been in the office at Little Rock two or three weeks when got there; did not know that Smith had been turned out of the office until went out there; II. NJ. True always gave Smith good name, until came back from New Orleans, tut after lis brother went over there, lie said he Was a thief, and exhibited his books to prove 1t.
 Gross Eramtnation.-I took possession on the 10th ot April. True gave up the keys the night before It had been understood since February that True was to have everything here, and in readiness to give a fair settlement. True did not make up his accounts. put Smith to making up the accounts, and True stopped him. We met to rel organize anu to elect new officers, and to start anew The meeting was not harmonious. The Trues want ed to leave, and pulled out pistol and told them they should not leave until II. Nj. True made far settlement. No other weapon was drawn. Faulkner had a Bowie knife, but did not draw it. told them they should not leave until they made settlement. They said they could not make settlement, because all the bills were not there told True to indemnify us, and he might have the keys. Found the accounts wrong, as presented. l found that S3, 500 had been sent to New York that was placed to True's credit and not charged to him. True said that 1t was his private account. The account was made out by Sticlney. The S3,- 500 was paid in for our stock Mine and Ellis notes were negotiated. 1 do not state this with my own knowledge, but 1t can be proven l do not know whether this wrong is the pro- ceeds of mine or Ellis note; True told me he was going to negotiate my notes and send and get the books; 1 did not object. I found other errors; Mir. Stckney was book keeper after True went out. 1 do not know whether our notes were charged to True or not. l was made partner in the concern in January; made my arrangements and gave my notes to Ferguson and Stickney in Fergusons counting room; gave three notes; do not remember the amounts of each, but the total was $5OOO one note was for $ l,5OO; took that up the others were taken up by Ferguson.
 These notes were executed in January, lS56 between the middle and last of the month; think they were 90 day notes. got back from Little Rock about the lst of April; Mr. Fergu- son had paid the other notes before they ma tured; our contract was entered into in Janu- ary; Mr. Ferguson was the first to suggest the psrtnership and True was the second; was introduced to True by Ferguson and we then talked about this arrangement; went there for that purpose; True advised me to become a stock holder; after day or two it was settled upon that should give my notes; cannot tell how became acquainted with Stickney; the reason that the notes were made in Ferguson's store was because Ferguson and Stckney be-