The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-21

from x7OO In Al 100 per foot I sold 10 IN 1857 ror
81 900 per foot having feet and purchased other
stock and made all the money ever nad III the WY
and manner above Indicated.
For the truth OF this most respectfully refer 10
Mr.. Ned Eyre and Mr.. Bradford. who were then my
brokers. and also Mr. Burling. Mr. Eyre purchased
and sold for me other mining stock after sofa my
Savage and In all these transactions made money.
MR.. RALSr0k,
OF the Bank OF California, knows that Mr.. Crtten-
den never paid a dollar for me on any note or Tor
any stock, and any who doubt nv statement can call
upon these gentlemen for information. am III no
way or manner Indebted to Mr.. Crittenden for any
Of the money ever had or the little now possess
When Colonel Fair died had never seen or known
Mr.. Crittenden He sought me and found me and
would notiet me go. married
to avoid Mr.. CrlttenGen and as his own letters
prove, ne would not then leave me. All the force
and power OF the San Francisco bar were aud are
to-day my enemies because q brother lawyer had
been killed by me In a moment OF unconsciOusness.
and, as my God knows, OF irresponsbillty. Every
emort OF my attorneys made IN my behalf on u.a'
peared so to me, and those who sought my blood
drank OF 1t 10 their nl. II there is Just God who
rules and directs the judgments OF men shall live
to satisfy the world that have BEEN TO say the least
of 1t, greatly wronged. There Is one other matter
IN TIE SPRING OF 1862
leased and furnished house on Mission street. in
this city, IL was between Second and Third streets.
purchased my furniture credit. kept boarding
and lodging house. The Legislature OF the State were
IN session here having been driven out by the
Messrs Wilcox, Pemberton, T0mpkins and Others,
members OF the Legislature. After the Legislature
adjourned had vacant house ana had not yet
paid tor my furniture l was obliged to seek aid,
and as my husband, COLONEL Fair, was prominent
Mason when alive made
APPLICATION TO THE MASONIC ORDER
Tor assistance. Walter TOmpkns conveyed the ap-
Dhcation TO Mr. Laidley, and he to the proper au.
thorlty. In response TO my application committee
composed OF Alexander q. Abel and two others
called on me and we're shown through my house
and saw my poverty and acknowledged II. My re-
nef was embraced in tue following language ad-
dressed TO me, by one of that cOmm'ttee:-''Well
MRS. Fair, woman with such pretty face ought
to be able to support herself without applying to
the MasOns.n
When on my trial was allowed to go with George
Knox, Judge Quint accompanying, to see Mr.. Abel
for the purpose OF his Identifying me as the party he
had called upon. But ne refused to see me.
Or the thousand and one things charged 10 me and
my dtshonor, since my conviction. can only add
they are pure inventions and all false desire that the
newspapers Will leave me alone. ask the charity
OF their silence Let me settle my troubles with the
legal tribunals where now am, and where expect
TO nnd exact justice. LAURA d. FAIR.
THE above statement is accompanied by Il num-
Der OF ahdavlts to prove the several assertions con-
talned in 1t.