The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-26
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In last Wednesday, Issue Of the souti-w estsrn. a.
well as the Caddo Gaaette OF Friday last card, at.
dressed to the public" appeared over the signature
of T. a, rlanagap, u wheE my name IS made 10 oceu
by rather uueui&ble position in his that Mr. Fia1
agen had non4yeH Transaction with in which lie
was yictimscd'" 10 the anoant Of one thousand dol
lars As Mr. F!tnsgan has seen fit give additional
publicity to m5tcr that, perhaps his own account
should have been permitted 10 die a natural death
shall, in vindica'iot of myself show the part PLAYED
10 the ." vicmiJug to which the Young mau olludeg
About the IN IF flag last johnson Durr discounted
for T A. Flanaghn wo pieces Of paper amounting tc
eight thousand ,dqilacs for Which I paid him seven
thousand eight Hundred and forty dollars tr EIans
gan received ta money, and showed en- intention 10
leave without counting it reraaSing that he supposed
it was all right. repEe that the packages we're bur
riedy counted, and possibly We're not correct Mr.
Johnson happening to hear my remark joined me in
insisting his counting he money After carefully
counting it, he remarked it is all right" He picked
it up placed it undar his arm and left Afterwards on
the day Ar. Flaaagan into the bank with
tin box, which He handed to me and requested me 10
put it in the vault nor safe keeping receiyedn and
Immediately placed it IN the vault On my return
from the yault be asked me for receipt asked hin;
if the box was locfed lie said it was. l then told
him that did not give receipts for sealed or locked
packages but mad9 entry fsuch deposits in book
kept for that purpose made the entry in his pres.
ence On the following day Mr. Flanagan called for
the box l handed it to him in person. and he left
After an absence OF from one hours; he returned
to the bank and sed to me that he had been making
some settlements after which he counted his money,
and found that he was shoRsand dollars short
suggested that he sad better go Immediately and
haul the settlements he had made. He took my advice
and about an hour afterward he returned and asked
me if it not pqssl6e for seine about the bank
to have extracted It from the box My reply was thas
there was not the least chance for such thing to hav4
happened that heft Tie keys of the vault myself
and told him that they had not been out of my posses
sion Not long afier this conversation occurred
ceyed note from Mr.. Flanagan inviting me to walk
over to his Office. l die SO He invited me into his
bed room where we had few minutes conversation
respecting his loss. l asked him if there were any
marks which showed that the lock of the tin box had
been picked or sar2perei With lie replied none
but insisted that hi put all the money paid him into
the box aPd, after making his settlements it was
short. asked ha if il was possible for it to have
been taken out Of the bGx while it in his posses
sion lie said not Inquired where he had kept it.
he said in his wardrobe then started to leave the
room, when he said 10 ne }ir. Durr, you had better
pay me that thousand dollars; if you will l hera
pledge you my sacred honor taa the matter shall be
kept profound Hccre., and not living soul shall
ever know it but ourselves" I declined his PROPOSE
ton and asked him if he charged me with purloaing
his money. He said net exactly but it was strange
that I could not account for it then left him On
the next day, received communication from him BY
which would LaYh been justified socially and lawful
", in hunting him NJ and shooting him Bat hoping
that he would discover She in his cash account
and make satisfactory explanation of his transsc.
lions, restraneds myself believing from the young
mans actions, that he was somewhat beside himself
for the loss of lily money, aud determined to let the
matter rest for f.w days what disposition he
would make of the threats contained in his offensive
note His delay ihducei me TO suppose that he did
not intend to do as he he'd threatened | wrote him
note demanding reracti9n of the base charges he
had made against me lie replied writing that be
! had to leave Immediately for Washington city upon
business stating lat he would be absent about hrss
weeks. he gene six or seven weeks. A few days
after his return yas compelled to visit New Orleans
I upon business Several days after my return ad.
dressed Mr. Flanagan note calling his attention to
the settlement of what he called difficulty" In re-
ply, he referred ;o;he fail5i4y Of man. admitted tbs
possibility of his having done injustice recalled his
letter containing TIE chaf8e and asked for private
interview at such sine aid place suited my conve.
nience. his ketch' and declined his PROPOSE.
ton; but sent him an oral message to the effect that
if he desired it, ths matter might rest IS it then stood
heard nothing from him for several days. On the
29th Of August, received letter from him in which
he says "My letter OF July q, shows upon it's face
that there no intention OF making reTocaton or
retracton final for. the parposs of letting the mater
rest" This is Mr. Fanaeans Interpretation of his let
ter from which he doubtless intended me to understand
that he was very anxious to eject settlement SsY
eral says thereafter, document presented to me
in the form Of pstto9, demanding the sum Of ono
thousand dollars, With areque#t that should sign it.
for the purpose IF leaving the matter be arbtated
by friends. declined the proposal and returned
the document with the understanding that had been
annoyed sufficiently. felt that had already shown
more leniency than most would under charges SO
grave and false ana determined to stop the correspoG
dence did express to Mr.. Flanagan c willingness to
submit the matter friends with the view deciding
the question of right the part Of Mr. Flanagan to
make his charges, under all the circumstances but
did not consider the case one admitting Of arbitration
1t is against my desire to appear in the public prints
in any capacity bug 1t is particularly unpleasant to be
forced to do so for ihe purpose of repeng imputa
ton that has for it's foundation neither reason truth
or justice 1t is duty to myself, nv family and to
those who have long known me and believe me- though
possessing many foits, incapable of dishonest act,
Ny views Of the young mans cse regret to say has
undergone some changes For some time indulgent,
and charitable, look back on his tortuous courss
with something like an apprehension that his purpose
to levy 5zarb nsa.
am wholly unable to instruct him how to find his
lost money if lost 1T ALL and must conclude that hs
alone knows what became of it
I Shreveport September a. 1868. II
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