, 1870-12-17
THb OAHE OF HR, JOHN ]. WELD.

To 'hr EaIfos af TAr Chicago Tribune:
Ny sttc1 t4on has Just teen Il led to statement
tTattlnitted by your WAtntugtnn telegraph CORE
spoEt,tDs, which conlains very Erare charges
aesirsl me. That escn Of ne charges Il untFt9
shah be abuudsntly able TO u " 1t the proper
t.nc. I desire, howeve;, ~ beg that snu Will
rurlIsh my statement q the cases which your
cste was hts: i. The n1a Of s!ess-', Riddle
4 1Eeki we're employed 10 prosecute u cossou
s1aiu in the Cuu VI Gla'us Ior s0mau. Tesi-
l.tlc OF no a1teuiou to tne case, and allowed TWO
or three terms ct the cou:t to pass without max
iup the necetsar. cdo't8 to prepare It fhr TRIAL
claimant @ me to ny .f,ce. md 1eanested me TO
ascertain fnI him The xttuAt,on 1T Abe case, he
stst!hR TO ne II that time that he hfd waltten
iifailc Il s1i, for iEr Imzston IN rrgasd 70 said
case, hut coo1a ehts!n bone. l. gave him the
detttel information, ~ tu1 i.htd ~ the records
cot 1tiston 10 l'e tr,cd At bat lime. =. | wts re-
quts'ec 10 examine AID pfrpass lho casc, and Gu
dtarur 10 shta,n uai Of It At that
nntess ,he brIher Of Tho c,s,manf, vno Va
her agent. tn doing whatever tss neessaE1 y
preparation Of the case. should u.s. see. nj. Na-
the case- This was aope. 1la N. Riddle rss.ed
10 NE that he a. eisd to haze my assistance ln
ne case & did asstn n &c ? e?ssst,on and
favor OF he clsi1A IN tbe csnse 1t that term 1t
the court. :. THO Uhl I'd States ar~
sa,x Pssss O. G9 e I'm. ne 10 Ss ses9sspt ssp Of n
). Ia behalf Of the e,siuanl, Msds xpp,c siton
TO ,hc Assort+3 Geu~rallo hare The apprA taken
IN ne s.s wssd,sxn ,s 1n@ ses asotne! Gen
sftes caf~fu. e1antr aim cI the cause. .. The
stipulation for the withdrawal Of the appeal vas
slspse by rs ,n n. 1.n nAms, for ana cn oshs,f
Acsatcd IN the czuse u %lic!tors for the
elslnsnt. 1t1s Il the o>uat stipulation required
BY tie Attctne. General iu every such case 10.
Aft,r the dh misssi Il The spiral IN said cause,
The uont cue uron said ]1aRment wx8 1eRu-
lsr.t raiI BY The Tretfury Department to the
btClhc, OF thr claimant, urdef 4 regularly exc
mot ey war all b Mt 10 the CAtMsnt. tce1udn9 the
ltc 10 st, VAR Riddle leeEt. BY the brother
nf The claimant newer had 10 my own posses-
meit of sald Judgment, or the money paid there
ii. TIE fee due to stewart, Ri,sdle and Lesd IN
tatd cause Mhs dt.ached ~ soon as 1t <. .1ched
SAvsrnah. b. n u,tur II &aAd rrm--A lawyer OF
ssia c1,y TO Fhcn ts,a nrm wsa lssceay Indebted
ictal,. IL, tor vnIes ts+y rtfass q 70 IN nase 10y
conreteattun wratcv.E. bad no knowleife
OF Mfo1u a.,on waa's,er In regard
.s .s ss su tsfse & q ass sss . saf IN ..s
tsnse, to S.vspuan. thst the ea1pe could be a.
iarh.d 70 ertn debt legally due fsnn katd nr1n.
tito. ard uox uc nr1y stpresentstvu' OF said
nfn IN Wssh1rctcr, a>suH<s that WIS In rome
wAy rsrty to the arrarRrnt1t. hJ which he waS
10 bt tores.5 rav bt which he had fHFsiaait
J IefLsed Il. psy- II he had not been sued AID the
h ensy due hln a1tAched in the hands OF the
ctssH ant In sad eune*', MY sutnoN ,, ~ Assori.
ts'itu to 6lstas.s ih- srFts1 in said cau-e would
lAt have been calhd m quratoo By NJ. Riddle.
ea,T .seI u i"r 5 8 sss,
to his I'M. snd be tss no coz solstl0n for hs
shtf fnn ut IN maltrt' 10 atsAck upon me- I
ttt this staten CT betause have many fsif nds
II {n.ErtA nho Ncnsh thfnk II vAtT ,trsnCe xyrr
| to 2litN charges oi sLch nEzre Character to re-
tussu ur1nsH.rt. fcut1, very t.uly,
3DHS ]. WEED,
CHICAGO, Dec- 18, 1870. :,