New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-18
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Msssr Edors-An article headed Alleged at
Ccon appeared in the Daily Delta Of Friday morn
ing 18th ins in relation to within the past three
weeks in connection with the Factors Press Of which am
and part proprietor As the article in question does
not give all the facts Of the and consequently may create
Impression ard prudca to the good name
of my partners and myself where are mot Known Is my
purpose in this communication to set forth the OF
the case Is they came to my knowledge
The inm had Of anything being wrong was
morning Of Saturday succeeding the day of shipment Of the
as baes when Mr. RareShde Of the firm of G. L. Tew Co..
Brokers' called upon lin company with gentleman
Who Afterwards learned Mr. Spence the shipper of the
con and orn ed that of the lot Of 5 bales sent the
ship were found be substuons marked by
n Press the marking Of the five bales very i'm
perfectly DONE and that the substitution quite evident
at expressed my and modification such thing
occurred and asked the cotton was still on the
and could be learned was the case
Immediately sent for the cotton and told Ra1esde that
he would call that evening Monday morning. might be
convenient to him. would investigate and replace
the cotton pay for 1t the shipper might DESIRE
Later, on The day. met Mr. Spence the shipper who
presented me with bill for the Eve bales told he
had concluded charge the cotton the
to having replaced This Saturday, after bank hours
told Mr. Spence that would call Monday and pay the bill
which did When called Spence to pay the bill he
said that part of the 5 bales had been taken
ship and slowed before the discovery subs.uons
he feared there might be cotton board
the by the Press and he desired
sganst loss damage that might such were the
case. He presented form Of which thought OBJ
eetiansele, but told him very willing guard him
from any loss that might arise in the way be suggested
Before any form Of agreed upon notice
Of the protest. which has published the Delta was
served and found that Mr. Spence regarded
vAt the necessity Of guarantee. After consultation
some friends merchants and shippers Of cotton desired
when the cotton being discharged Liverpool the Press
should be represented Mr. R. j. Rickaby mer-
chant in that city and we'll known here who would be
sucted by to ascertain whether substuons had
made by the Press beyond the five bales the
and paid for and determine in conjunction with the
consgnee OF the cotton the extent of the damage due the
Press With this Mr. Spence expressed himself satisfied
therefore much surprised read the publication the
Delta which appeared after his departure and dis
posed to think published by his direction with his
sent From the conversation had with Mr. Spence hat
sfed that he will rirdcste any intent doing him
injustice.
have taken great pains to investigate this unpleasant affair
to who substituted the and the motive for doing
and have ascertaned that done
the Of sboers in the absence of the yard He al
eges that his for changing the was 10 dev
erng the original list Of @ bales bales belonging
other parties rcluoed THESE bales marked
and shipped before the discovered He took five
bales that he thought would be fair the
FIVE bales erroneousy delivered originally substituted
Others for he that he believed average quality
and weight Of the list.
This whole matter has been very unpleasant to me- and with
the remark that pecunay advantage possibly
to any parties connected with the by this substitution
submit this statement to the public.
jyls GEO W. PARKER