The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

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An of the Hooded stock Of Horses belonging to
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Three Carriages,
'arriagr Horses and Saddle Horses
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, JackaSses and JenhieS.
All the Corn and Fodder grown on said planta,
ton together with all the Wagons Shts ehu
Oxen on said plantation.
MONTFORT WELLS,
For himself and Attorney
in fact for Thos. }. Wells
A true extract from Sheritfs return.
Clerks Office, Alexandra, May l3th' Icoi,
G.. LABAT, Clerk.
See further below, the sale Of property made
under the above writ;
n o. Gas Light d Banking Go
J. VI Wells ct ais
Said nropcrtv was rc.alyertised to be sold at |
the plantation of Montfort & Thomas j. Wells
on BAYOU BCeuf, on Saturday the 9th day OF May |
IS43. on twelve months credit, the purchaser to
give bond with approved security, and not having |
sufficient time to conclude said sale with others ON
saturday, the 9th day of May, lsi3, the same
was adjourned over till Tuesday the 9th day OF
MAY, Isl3 at which time repaired to the plan
taton ofMout;ort " Thos. j. Wells, on bayCa
Iuuf. and proceeded to offer said property for
sale under this and the writ of 5. Bell vs. Mont
fort Wells after reading in an audihle voice tne
notice declaring the nature and description ofthe
propcrtv. when on said condition John X. Elg"e,
became the purchaser thereof for the pnce ana
sum of Fifty Dollars which | acknowledge to
have received aud credited pro rGta on tins and
the aforesaid wit of : Bell vs. Monttort NrHs.
MAY Il. LAB ". Il. LECkIE, Sheriff.
Filed Nav 22d 1913. CIV. LEBouX, Clerk.
4 true extract from Sh,riti'S return on wit Of
T. Id in the above entitled case.
L., No.
By reference TO the above writ Of 4. ia. it will
| be seen that besides tie booded stock, large
quantity Of yl'utble personal prop rty was al
/ seized to satisfy the Gas Light Banking Go.
Judgment and yet the whole of this property
| amounting in value to many thousand dollars was
bid in by Egrr for the paltry SUN Of Fifty Do
lars
Aud Elgre we'll knows tia, this property was
| bought in ~ him to, thc u.s. AMI benefit OF the
parties. which /, fully conob"ratrd by the fact
! ihlt 1t j. neither supp, sadie nor possible that
" uld have stood ly ard Sect =" valuable prop
rliy sacrificed Ur the rltIl s'iw OF fifty collars
Max wri -" date OF jhe return Ol tHiS sale
and purchase, namriv the Screr.ccrh dag 0f Mag.
,shfr,p hurdrrd ard JOrfyfh'es, and at which
,atr tn, said bioolrd stock, Reel and the Dam OF
ChiSrtic were in the hands Of Cob Elliot, Stock
breeder auI Racer near Gallatin Tennessee; and
| shortly thereafter in the year lsil these said
MIR Gage Of sumner county. Tennessee to salts
fy Il debt due said Cpgc by r. j. Wells and my
self
And relative IT, this said sui; pf Gage vs.. 7. j.
! Wills and myself for the above mentioned stock,
| il being the same now claimed by me aud also 10y
| EIgrr in his Intervention, hr fIigrc addressed Ia
| I. J wills = litter now in my possession and IN
| which, be- l.|g,r) says A. toii5"Si
Alexandria, 9Th March, l5i5.
Thoma. J Wells,
! Dear. y,r:-I think myself that the issue Of th'
ease will be uuftyorablr To- you, and therefore, y
YOU can compromise. | would advise YOU 10 dc
an rcyy sorry 70 find thnt fam madc partl
to TIE 0aitcr hacing prrSorat 'ft'rcSt IN the re
: suit
You Lad better communicate with the Gcnl
l,urs. Faithfully.
! TSirncdl JNO. X. ELGEE.
But contrary To- the legal opinion. supposi
: ton Of the Learn ii Counsel }. King r. Egrr
. the decision in this ,asc war ndvcrs" 10 the clam
! ant, iCagc.)
Thus YOU have befre f0t, nv fellos citizens
all the facts connected with this case, full detail
p, of which, though somewhat lengthy, yet is nee
rssary to- 2 complete EXPOSITION of the rtttdtHOa
interference Of this r'au Elgcr In 4 suit, in Hhic
-, he i no wise interested
u II NAV b. asked why should I, Moniful
, Wells, thrust before the public, matter whic
mas 10 I'm eIQO NV'itlHl NV ll3a'lNn VI
resp onsc is, that feel, in Justice ~ myself col
: strained to ,,ur-uc this course, lest mputaon
! might be made against me, based upon the falls
: all cations of an individual who has hcrctofor
: moved much of the public confidence of tn
= Pa ish-aud these allegations promised 10 Prov
IS beyond rriutati"n, to be JaiSs aud kHOwingty an
I ,ci Uuty taiSc.
- Have done &C Let NE reCaptulate brief,
y Elgrc stylcs my suit al 'illrgal and unwarraI
W All. s -br,
, tn stock" II he has so long owned this stocl
:, WY have continued in The quiet possession III
!, | q tioym,ut of the same Certainly the relation
y EXISTING between this creature and myself are n
- such as TO Justify the belief or the suppostio
>, til t have hr,r acting in the capacity Of h
- az nt-hrncc this assertion Of his, he knows
" be false and as such, will call it lie No. one.
Secondly. He alleges that he has held tn
stock as owner for considerable time, fa
!! well known to me-. (Wcls)" So far from til
being true, directly the contrary, is nell LHOW
not only 10 myself but 10 nearly every citizen
Rapiics. that Elgee. has never either held
ownd any Racing Stock since h. has lived
" this parish and in making, the aboye impude
!! assertion in his Intervention he cuur ctcd h!ms'
~, ollie No. two.
Thirdly in hir answer to thu prayer for oyer
title to this stock he saws chs title is dcIiv
- from purchase made at ShcritfS Sale. on &
-, OH day Of Sag 1Si3. and yet on the 1h Of Marc
- l~45 nearly trO pears hCrcGtjp h, dcCiaycS that
~ has no pcrs0Rai interest IN the result of 4 suit
- which this same stock was attached for a debt d
- hv nv brother, and self-sCi f-cOrriciiOr and
n No. thrc,-GH lies which if hr dare to make GA
to promise, hc will be convicted Of perjury. Il
- standing ~ they are, though not sworn to, tn
constitute tissue Of hes, infamous enough to d
nj grace the janitor OF Hell.
n, MONTFORT WELLS
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