Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-13
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"Quest by ID. D. T. Cowen for creditors
Is i. not your intention to 20 East by mex
Court!
Aas. | DO not inop that it is.
Quesl. by same: What was the nature o
the conIrac: between you and Genl. Wei
for the settlement of the suit that was pend
ing between you'll
Ans. There soas no toriifen CONTRACT
There was an understanding between u:
thrt if | would sign a quit claim deed for The
iarm West of St ClairsvilIe, would take me
to California with him and pay all expenses
Quest. by same: What was the under
standing between you in case the California
expedition should be aband0neli
Ans. There was no understanding. Il
was not expected that i, would be failure
Quest. by sam: Did You no: tell me in
the presence OF Syivanus Lewis that there
was d 1ritten contract between you and Genl.
Weir for the settlement of that suit, and
that he contract was in your possession!
Ans. No, sir.
Quest by same: What did you tell me
in relation to a contact between you and
Weir?
Ans l told you that l had priiten con.
tract with Weir, to take me TO California
The contract has since been destroyed.
don't know " no destroyed it. left it in
-'s Office. | was absent in the country
few days; on my return the contract was
gone.
Quest When did yol pay Mr.. Smith, the
tsvern-keeper, any money!
Ans. | never pa d him any.
Quest. Are you not indebted to him fol
boarding!
A--- Lew. Iaen'.kaow how much.
Quest. Have you not been boarding with
Mr. Smith ever since the 26th OF last July
| this examination was on the 10th of Jan'y
1850, except when gone TO Michigan abou,
two or three weeks, or occasionally out VI
iownt
Ans ] have
Quest. Why did yon not put that in you'
| scheduled
nH5- DCOdueC thCiC W oI u UtuH " ~
pay it for me, some time ago. That man
was James Weir. He made the agreement
month or two ago. That agreement wai
not reduced to writing
Quest. What was the consideration oi
ttat agreement?
Ans. 1t was an act of Friendship on his
part.
Quest. Did not Gen. Weir agree te
board you and cloths you while you were
studying law and give you instruction in the
law.
Ans. He made me proposition to come
and study law with bin, and to board ant
cIo'he me it | would come.
Quest. How long after you came here die
he make ihis oropos ,liou!
Aus. don't remember exactly, probably
about a month. | came here the 26th u
July last.
QGest. What other sffers has he made
you beside those above mentioned!
Ars There was a proposition that | wa:
to be engaged as salesman o: goods Cal
ifurnia. G!il OF Wheeling had offered tt
furnish the goods 70 Weir. He has made
no other offtrs.
Qu-st. Do you not con slider that 70,
have claim against We.r for violating hi
| California contr.c;!
Ans. H. may fulfill the contract yet.
Quest. Whn: does your brother get from
Weir!
Ans. A quar- Ter section Of ian2 in Wiroi
ua!ued at $500. or about that. The lant il
on the Ok Bow pr ,irie.
Quest He gets that, and you get nothing
AIS. told you for what l signed tn,
deed.
[Signedl JAMES F. CHAnLEswoRrH."
Frog AL VIZ ch it appears pretty ciearl!
that there wrs s0methiag IN the ca &c besid
#tt"rnry's lees. and that You did intend Il
!eave the State and go 10 California.
You say that your brother paid us, only
becuu.e he could not in any other way ge
hi, land warrant. That depends aitogerhe
IN whether we were his author ICED uttor
neys, and he justly owed us. Il not we ha
no right tn the land warrant. Bat, sir,
have letters rom H. Stoug hton Esq. %
OIsegD, the Guardian o! your brother, in re
latiun chiefly to his interest in this case, il
v hich here is not one word Of "compain
or question" as to our fee or Course in an,
parIicn Jar. ana he concludes The correspond
ence by thanking US "lor the prompiBes
with which hi, letters ard the business hsv,
been attended to-" | am not nosc al libert
to publish these letters, and you may b.
thankful that am not You doubtless hav,
an idea of some matters which they con ain
Your insinuations as to the antectdent
OF my family in Harrison county, even
true, are mean and un justifable. as | am nj
more responsible for their 'a.,tecedens' thai
YOU are for the "antecedents" OF YOur family
But. sir, il any Of them have ever beel
guilty Of anything dishonorable in Harrison
county, or elsewhere. have yet to learn it
You conclude your chaste and iIterestin!
letter by representing me as ''a person ut
terly devoid of maniiness and HONOR" @h
"attempts to toist himself upon the com
munity as an honorable man, and build u
his own reputation aud fortune on the ruin
of others" Now, honestly think that
repu' alton and fortune built on you or you
"ruins" would stand upon very sand
foundation.
Yours, with very little respect,
D. D. +. CowEK.
Mmritb,