, 1869-08-30
y NINllllIlQfl1 SWLUdlc.11


Ny attention was so1e time Gihcc. called
10 an article which appeared In tile CatcA9o 1ir<s
under the above captloa. and which I desire
through Jour valuable paper, 10 answer, this he
ing my nrst opportunity, and beg Jou will n!iow
nc the space, for through 5our parer tecl tha.
can best reach the public mind and retute the
calumnious charges against ne and my fai-t1y
which appeared In hist scurT1lous article, and
which are perhaps too fresh IN the pnslEc u!nd 10
need zc!tcrasion4 except a shaN call attention
to them. Tho Glst Of the article was m alleged
swtndle pe1ptilated On ny credttorl BY one James
E Baker and myself. It did not Appear tha: anr
third party WAS connected will Us, get, In p.o.
ceedlngs Instituted subsequent to tho publication
Of that article, It does appear that there was
third party, Of whom ! Also n1sh to speak,
who was only alluded 70 Is 70 ccrtan
tlcnty In tho case" anu who Is
60 other person inan my attorney, Frank II.
Guiop, Eaq., who ha1 since ned the city and State,
fea,ing tho consequences Of his T1llany, and who,
being the autnof Of Il! this caunny, hal pesunI-
az3 motive or 1t, as shall hereafter show. The
modification md chsgy1n felt upon learning that
MT attorney had been guilty Of an act Of this ehar
actcr were Ia1 greater than any ret produced from
any occurrence OF my ltr bus 1t must not be SUP
posed 10 follow, that because he was ntu attorney
should IN any manner be Ike him, God forbid:
lie MAS IN entire stranger to nc when moved to
chicago aud employed him short time since, and
only employed him to transact he1a<s, legitimate
bus1ness, rs would any other attorney, believing
him to p0sseSa Atisor and priHcif enough to serve
aud ttfenl3 c1cus md /; Is only within the past
few months that have found him to bc utterly
destitute Of either, anil hare learned lis true char
scteE and history, which eau only partially be
Judged from tonc Of his actz to which AN about
TO cal. attention, and thai Mammoth sKindle,'
which contained Wild and c1trarasaot statements
with al the rcEt far removed from the truth Ike
the rest, ~ shan nor proceed TO Prove.
In It It WAS alleged l had "swsndled MT creditors
70 tho anonnt Of sls1.s1 and failed With no
sets, when, 10 Iaci. ny total liabilities, a. shown
h n,nee ;S e7a e.
worth OF sRsets left to pay them VITA The eame
srht.sHc will show yo'l ttst owe IL. Il. CIa1!u 4
amurnt due Ilui1 1rscrsoi ( CO. IS not onf-:hiri
OF Whist Was alleged: aud thai In Hostoa aai
Philadelphia owe but little over as Esany hn1'rtf
w'u;e the aEsuuat oaiy 81, 49, 1t Ma SAID that
thr amount vas urfr 3:7,NN 1t was also said fhat
~ Vas asterta!rt! that large quantities Of cpols
SouthtruRaFoai;r that 'tseveral thousand dollars
had teen shipped 10 his brother, In New YORK. Il
understand that Guan told The credltors sa,'.NN;
that "oyer $6,'A1 worth hail htcn sntppc4I +, Glo-
ycrryt'le, y. L., R1h anteq1al amount to Cold
wateE, Stlca.'' 1t "as know u 10 Gulon tha; I was
owing my brother, aud had pa:a h!a in goods to
| tue amount Of about s2otO tat:houIh Gu,on. and
one Bentley, Of the rrm OF Bentley / Hart,
attorneys here for my creditors inroccd theu A.
only 31,aN,, and that tho goods at G1oseEss e and
| ColdWatcT. amounting to less thsn x3GD, were
also patti tulaE!auun Of ny debts aud instead Of
aAt Of tnr Eooos neteas'GE % Ne su!5s hass u
| eseI! InssAnSe uFa coa.0easeu' pt tae ratttes
Of then. Yet. TO ca-ry oat the ttiea that they
| were nine, and were "scc1eied for nc, It VA
asleecd that was "deta:nel ta New York nadet
sII indictments, and charge OF perjury for max
| Ing false statements Q! his Rsset2-" Now, while
esss s 4c5 st Ss. ~ pa ssi e5 a.
uIe q sssets ~; nsae ~ sxoFa 70. *srs sne 1
iiekstt@on @ t1us vi! nmrty aaa n: Tns DC,
eltmeats u tic Tsm1sny "TnS. e. eisH
NJ ease, oy J1cSc Ttshisn1 OF The sa7e1ot
= e. @ tas on 'se sSs fa1ss 81
srsd!toIs were Ias'e los hsaEy damases io: ialst
ne.
II Fs net tn!oEsn any '.acleeSFeS ~ tne1
rou!a na's !on oe;esc' nas talonEa tag a,tosneII
Ifsnt y. s.u!oo' taa' "tae E sue 70 tnesc enoa
~as ooE2!heu. a1d tn2t II VIZ " asce1tanef
! thefc eooIs we're seat- AAa tne4c aaFoR ttste
ttres and trrroint't astoEoeE* Gutoo aud !seouS!
apee tne e1s s1e ss Il .
.G @ sasJ xceu 9sFs I9ae ee
Rna iact W.T. a.a x1in 1ose 10
Gh,oa: y vas axe ssa'ed n tne "NA9mos'
sEind.ewshas I'D ooUoEed tSeN Of rsy trosne
lAck and iotfh from New YORK 70 Ch!ea@o for "a
rtfrosc OF etsae!tsht3S Credit For sne 1-trolt
ness &no astntcne4s thAt ta!s mai Gu:ou pretend
70 pcssets, x1u surprised that, eefore concotucl
thn 1ltnsy sAe. ne dtd not look better t.so a
matter. o. tar enough, II least, 10 haye gotten u
lata hight. TOT While can prove By Entnrelcf,
bic witnesses, IS well a otherwise, the fa!sitf Q
#, can a.so rtoEe conc1t!yelJ shat did not 70:
IoM any EoasE @ q n! Ssossts 9a r'srf ian "a t,s
re<ls GIT Galon hNeses A1d ssesdTs II to nav
been sent TO Chicago.
think have already c1te.i enough from th.
mammoth Sxtndle " to Show the l2teutton {
It's publication, 1aa wnle Il aboaude
IN nothing but fal.ehoods fsou fegi1n!a