Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-06-18

olstinR 70 HlONo iathlls HOOuS, W., lTOtn ~.
Y. stood my trial before Esq Atwater,
and out Of tho $lO6 June got judgement of
tls. Not being satisfied TO pay the SIS
and COSTS / appealed to the Common Pleas
Court, feeling sure with such other evidence
as | could produce, that l should get the
judgement or nonsuit him. We figured in
the Common Pleas Court from time to time
for one year. During the time wo were fig
uring, / won't to New York lin August fol
lowing) and went at my old business,
(clerking in distilery) to raise the means to
carry on my suit and move my family back
to N. Y. On the first Of May, got good
man to officiato in my place and pledged
my word to my boss that l would return
again to N. Y. with all my family within
three weeks. came out in the fore part
Of May, (now little over one year) taking
depositions on the way in Westchester
Monroe and Steuben counties, N. Y. When
l arrived hore to stand trial, behold to my
great surprise my Attorney had allowed the
case to run out Of Court for the want OF
$50 more security to cover further costs
which might accrue if should get cast
The 800 which left to cover costs was
already eaten up know not how. pre-
sumo / could havo secured tho Court ten
fold if necessary, if l had been apprised Of
the fact, for l had go days to produce the
security in. was told that June had been
seen at my Attorneys office several times
l presume June had stuffed up my Attor-
ney that in all probability would never re-
| fttr thoN yhak Io g..
ter would be all labor lost and no pay
My attorney plead severe sickness, and there
fore not able TO attend to the case. / as
certained it truthfully to be that he was
under the Doctors care. Still thought it
his duty to have employed another Attor-
ney for me, so long as he had received a
part Of his pay in advance, and was to re-
ceive the balance on the day of trial, but
he never let it come to trial. However he
made an effort to get me into Court again,
but no go. Tho costs falling on me,
was compelled to sell June one of my 800
notes for $50. (The note with two years
interest was due the oath May,) which took
every cent of the $50 to pay up the cost
&c., and now l was left again without a six
pence to move my family back again to
N. Y.
My next object was to sell the balance of
my notes, -four of 500 each, offered them
to monied men at $50 each, (would have
taken less.) Offered them to Ethan Bobe,
of Townsend. David Lemon, of Clyde
Burdett Wood, David Moore, Jas. McKinn,
and Nathan or Nathaniel Chapman, all of
Bellevue. Mr.. Burdett Wood went down
and looked at the property, saw June who
gave Wood such horrid account of the
property and notes that Mr.. Wood would
not have anything more TO do it. l could
not get him to offer any price for them
Mr.. McKim then went down and looked
at the property saw June and came back in
disgust the same as Mr.. Wood, but he told
me that June said he would buy the notes of
me. l went down at the earliest opportu-
nifty to see June. He gave me encourage
ment that he would buy the notes and pay
me the cash, and let me and my family 90
back to N. Y. My heart leaped with joy at
the prospect of my family once more return
ing to their native happy homo. My wife
as well as myself was willing to sacrifice the
last dollar and begin the world anew with
nothing, as VIC did in our younger days,
and feel ourselves happy that we had cs-
capped the ruthless hand Of our oppressor,
and thus escape the awful threatenings
which he swore we should meet in the end.
AS matter of course l went again and
again for nearly one year. He encouraged
me from time to time that he would buy
them at some price; but every time l went
to see him he would run down the proper
ty and notes more and more. l then saw
that he was like the dog in the manger
that would neither eat the hay nor let the
OK cat it. saw at once that he was de-
termined no one should buy the notes nor
buy them himself, unless he could draw
them down TO the very smallest point, he
knowing the anxiety of myself and my
wife to get back to N. Y. He knowing
that l was entirely destitute of pecuniary
means; knowing that he had wrung or
twisted all out of me that was in me, de-
termined to take advantage of my necessi-
ties, and determined to get the notes into
his clutches for nero nothing, and never
could bring him to any point until the
morning of the 18th May.
then went with full determination to
know my destiny. Determined to know if
1 should realize cash enough for those four
notes Of 500 each to carry all of my fami-
ly and myself back to N. Y, or whether
my family and myself were doomed to suf-
for and endure all the horrid threats which
he swore be would prosecute until DEATH
And I thought for my family and to come
to such miserable end as to be glad to cat
the frozen excrcment of dog. l never
could endure it. had rather die on the
spot. told him had como now for f.
nal answer. We talked of it until break
fast was got ready. ate breakfast with
him and his family. After breakfast was
over the subject was renewed. He then
commenced TRADE Of running down the
property and notes worse than ever; and f.
nally in tho end, said he might make up
his mind to give me ten dollars each for
them, but said he should take from that
time until after harvest TO make up his
mind. Here all my past injuries and fu-
ture miseries, flashed in my brain at once.
| saw his whole object at glance. That
it was wretchedness, misery, ruin and dis
appointment. Thus he had led me on from
time to time for nearly the year past and
yet not knowing how or where would be
the end. ] arose in despair. told him l