The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
A Reclamation The Story About
DR., Kane,

The "filmily and friends" Of the
late DR., Kane, the Arctic explorer,
and the epsnnes Of his widow, having
pat forth sweeping denial Of our
statements made few days ago, we
take this occasion to reiterate those
statements with additional facts and
circumstances Of a confirmatory char.
acter which have been furnished us
from the most respectable authority,
First, we desire to correct an mad.
verteEt though unimportant error of
tho first recital, viz: it was the
brother, Robert p. Kane, not the
brothers and executors, who signed
the bond, copy Of which is in pos
session Of our informant, in 1862. To
that brother, 5000 which no left as a
legacy to his wife. Mr. Robert P.
Kane has admitted, as our informa-
ton runs, that such o sum was left to
her; but no said he would not pay it
unless she refused to do. When com.
PEELED to pay something for fear Of Il
suit and the publication of the letters,
Robert twice persuaded her to take
tho case out of the lawyers hands by
neutrality-suspicious. OF brothcrly in.
terest-his purse was hers, &c.--never
paying her more than ono or two
monthly installmcnts of the interest
promised, and then falling of.
When the suit was commenced and
the book in preparation, all kinds Of
tricks wcre resortcd to terrify her
A strange woman called on her with
n message that "sho would be put in
tho State prison if sho even thought
Of publishing the letters" Threats
were conveyed to her in various ways;
stratagems employed TO get possession
Of the letters and she had to resort
to stratagems to save them A lady,
related to the Kanos, called on and
showed her attention, inviting her TO
dinner, and introducing her as Miss
Fox"--to manufacture evidence that
she went by her maiden namo and
thus could not have boon married.
The tracks were numberless. At the
compromise, Robert agreed to pay
$4,000 down and $3.50 u year to her
lIe paid 81 900, but refused any more,
though it was in his bond. Ito do.
manded from her q written release
from his bonds, which she would not
give, as she owed tho money to her
counsel. The lawyers sued Mr. Kanc
on his bond for it, but no brought all
kinds Of legal lodges to ovado pay.
mcnt, till Mr.. Brewster, Mrs. Kane's
Philadelphia counsel, gave II up In
disgust In May last Robert refused
to pay any moro interest unless Mrs.
Kane would rclcas him from his bond.
She took advantage of the default 70.
claimed her letters and returned tho
bond. Her counsel are To DO paid out Of
the book proceeds Thoro appears to
have been four witnesses TO tho mar.
riago which took place In Now York,
October, 1S53--two Of them being
Mrs. and Mss Fox.
When IL Is romemberd that DR.. |
Kanc's work on his explorations no.
allied oro hundred thousand dollars
and that tho amount was paid TO his
heirs, tho moanncss Of keeping back |
So 900 bcqueathed 10 his widow will |
readily DO admitted by oil fair mind.
cd people. Not only that, bat tho
family and friend, OF the doccased |
navigator bavo loaded her nsmo with |
caumny denying tho engagement
everywhere, and will be rightly pub.
Used by Tho convincing exposur Q
made in tho forthcoming book. And |
no. only have they maligned her, bu. !