, 1863-11-12
REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP DE-
YEl0pMEhTS,
A View Of the Intelligence Business
A TIMES EDITOR TURNED SHYs.
TER.

Loula H. Davis. Esq, appeared before Judge
Soucrde1d, at his office cn Clark street, Is prose-
cutor for false imprisonment, in the case OF Miller
tesxus Sherwood and Rock.
The following statement was sworn to By Miller:
Sherwood was an Intelligence Ot1ce egeut, and
hid hfa place OF buelrees On the corner Of Msdi-
fon ard Dearborn streets. He Advertised that he
would get any one q e1tuation-pr use his best
efforts to do ko-who world enclose him one dol
lar bill. Miller, who It appears was ut this time,
out Of situation, sent the required money to
Sherwood but heard 70 mo1e either Of the money
OF the aituntIon which te had been hoping fo..
He subsequently was lucky enough to obtain =
situation, through his orn e1e1tions, at Lockpost
and presently, coming to Chicago, Ind an inter
view with Sherwood, who WAS very destrous, eee-
ing what astnart young fellow this Miller was, in
appearance, to take him In ~ partner, and do
Tor him IN the most approved fashion, It WAS 4
bait, however, which Miller Was not anxious to
bite at and he returned to Ioekpo1t poor clerk,
Instead Of remaining In Chicago, as the respecta
hle "Co." In She1Wood'e concern On the corner OF
Madison and Dea1bo-n streets. Sherwood, how
eves, WIS not willing to let the young man remain
In his obscurty and 20 evidently blind to his own
interests. So he wrote hin = letter in which he
stated that he was driving psodig,ous business,
and only needed partner Ike Miller to make sure
Of fortune Tor both Of them. At the same time
ofte1irg Miller fau partnership At such terms
that The young Greenho1n cou1d no longer aceede
to item.
BE came once no:e, therefore, to Chicago. and
the terms Of agreement were drawn up by one
Mr. Rock, who acts IS Commercial Editor Of the
z7n'es, and who represented himself on this occa-
Aiun II regularly qualified lAwIcr- The terms
were these: That Miller should pay the enormous
sum OF sixty eight aSd \ half doIlars, and that in
consideration Of this sen, and T&Ider's services,
the profits Of the ee:abushment shonld be equally
divided between thetwo partners; and that from
that time forth, tho Chicago public, and Ill the
people Of the tNortbwest, should know the man.
moth intelligence Of3ce ~ being backed by the
sedoubtable names Of .. B. Sherwood & Co.!
Behold the "Co., :" therefore, legally established
as one Of the great business men Of the city! In
few dsyB after his inttalnent, he went to the
Post otace to see what letters there were-and
fonnd tWp, with dollar bill enclosed In each Of
them. These he carried to the Intelligence Once
and registered them properly upon the books.
claiming one OF the collars IL his share, as an
equal partner. To this. however, Mr.. Sherwood
<1emurred. He insiated upon his right to both the
doIlazs. a1edging that these belonged to trausac.
ship. Miller protested, and claimed that all
monica from Whatever eource they might come.
ahould now be divided according to the terms Of
4hs agreement The neeu1t xra.. however, that
asr,ar had IN t4va NJ, hin ph.re pot g+hont c3r3nv
fh+.unod Il, understand thst It waa a awin1]e.
and .h.t he would be even with him.
, Some time atter, Miller went again to the Post
pf,ce, aud found another 1ettes with another dol
1ar in It. md etl late1 On In the day, more good
fortune Of the saue SOFT; both letters being d.
xec4sd to the hr1n, snd not to either mem
Der Of it. These two dollars Miller nut lnto
hts ovn pocket ~ 4 set OF against the
two dollars above alluded TO- which he claims
Sherwood astirdled" him out OF, Whezeupon
6htsvood accpscd him of theft eaid he sent these
two 1ette.s himself TO the Post Once, as trap
wherein to catch the czeeuhoza whom he had taken
, 90 1oveltnsly to his bosom a. & partner sher-
wood baa taken ca-e, hswesez, to have Mr. Rock,
Commercial Editor Of the TINES, and self.consti.
tuted legal advise. to the firm, present, when he
made this accusation. Nj. Rock, It eeems, il =
terrible man, and when Sherwood made his charge
the very remarkable charge Of that against his
oua legal partner Rock, assuming the attitude,
and the language Of gentleman belonging to the
Chicago Times, and m tmpostor who c1atmedto
oelong to the Chicago Raz-ea1led upon Miller to
own up1 told him 1t was no use biz tJing to deny
at'1Wniea appears he never had done1 told him
.aas @s PaI tas moses N the 4etters hlnsen-that
ne vas Desecuve IN tae fost omcc Department,
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eoonse4 eAao ~ eo11' 1@ue1' osNas ese1a!oo!e
&1eenbotn. ana weae' nessons ieao"' WAS terri
aeen me te11oae aock' ana 1ae aoea o. me con
stshle down stairs. He, therefore. told them in
bis Terror to taks al he had. but not to lock him
up-atwas 90 re1y unpleasant to be alone IN the
darki He then duns the two dollars on the table,
which he had takcn Is he said, to ba11nce the two
dollars ont Of which Sherwood had " did " him
telling him he meant to make that matter even,
and that he had told him 80 1t the time.
Then Sherwood and Rock stepped out OF the
once, and talked in prisate for few minutes.
When they returned, Rock told Sherwood to make
ont the agreement, As he meant to settle with MI.