New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

streets. DR.. Murphy told my mother ana
myself the same morning OF his deatL' that
Colonel Fair had left letter with nm IN
which he stated that his. wlte ana iainily
had nothing whatever to do IN causing his
death. DR.. Murphy was requested alter
ward to produce the letter, as the papers
were accusing me of the cause of his death.
This reouest was made at different times.
and have begged of him to produce it,,
but he will not. There is no scandal that
the ingenuity of man can devise but what
has been raised against me and circulated
with the rapidity of lightning since this
unfortunate affair of mine with Mr.. Crit
4 tenden. 1t has been said that Colonel Fair
was sheriff of Siskiyou county, and that he
abscOnded with large sum of money be-
longing to the county, and that |, his wife,
ran away with man by the name of Cor
don. Now, there was a man by the name
| of Fair sheriff of that county, and he is re-
ported to have abscOnded, but whether he
| had q wife or not j am unable TO say, or
whether a man bv the name OF Gordon ran
| away with her. His name was Samuel
| Fair but in no way was he connected with
| nv husband; and as for Gordon never saw
| him.
1t has been stated that l shot my partner
in the Tahoe House in Virginia City for at
tempting to raise the American flag over
nv house, and that Mr.. Crittenden defended
me- Also, that walked the streets of that
city with a confederate flag in one hand,
and pistol in the other. All this is false,
| and one of the meanest things ever uttered.
There was falsehood enough uttered against
me on my trial, under the solemnity of an
oath. to crush dozen mortals like me,
| without resOrting to wholesale mendaclty
! like this. This is all malicious manufac-
ture In the firss place, | never had a part
ner in business, nor i'll the Tahoe House. l
! never had a confederate flag, and never saw
one. never walked the streets Of Virginia
! Civ with pistol in my hand, or flag of
any kind, or the streets of any city with
| either.
| kept the Tahoe House in Virginia City,
and kept it alone. About Christmas of
| 1863 IA man engaged in the toy business
kept a store under my house. He placed
large Christmas tree, covered with dolls,
drums, flags, flies aud other articles be-
longing to toy store upon my balcony;
my boarders complained of the obstruction;
| then requested the toy merchant to take
it away and put it upon his own premises:
he refused, and said he had a right to put
it there, when | called brother o. d. Hunt,
who was then acting as my clerk, and had
been for some time, to come and cut it
down, which he did. Some of my friends
came and told me that the crowd outside
misunderstood my motive in removing the
tree, and supposed it was on account of the
flags which were upon it. at once stepped
to the front of the balcony and explained
the case to them, adding, to remove all
doubt about it, any gentleman among
them who SO desired, had my full permits
sion to place flag upon my house, and /
think some one did do so. The toy mer-
chant also sent his clerk to raise flag over
my house, to which objected, as he had not
treated me like gentleman; but he per-
sisted, whereupon L asked the loan of a
IL VI IL
tempted to cut the rope; for which act the
toy man brought suit against me, which
resulted in verdict against him. and be-
ing tried for the act of aggression, was
fined SIS.
And now few words wish to submit to
the public about the money it is alleged
was given me by Mr.. Crittenden. | kept
the Tahoe House thirteen months, and, af-
ter paying all my debts and fifteen thou
sand dollars on "A house on A street, which
| furnished with my own money, except
two rooms furnished by Mr.. Criitenden, |
had left over six thousand dollars. The |
Tahoe House contained thirty rooms, |
thirty-One of which were rented, bringing |
in each night over fifty dollars. invested |
IN Savage stock, which | purchase for |
sums varying from 800 to $llOO per foot.
ten feet, and purchased other stock, and |
made all the money ever had id the way |
and manner above indicated.
For the truth of this, | most respectfully |
refer to 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 | sold my
Savage, and in all these transactions made |
money
Mr.. RalstOn, of the Bank of California,
knows that Mr.. Crittenden never paid dol
lar for me on any note, or for any stock, and
any who doubt my statement can call upon
the gentlemen for information. | am in no
way or manner indebted to Mr.. Crittenden
for any OF the money | ever had, or the
little | now possess. When Colonel Fair
died l had never seen or known Mr.. Crit
tenden. He sought me and found me and
would not let me go. married Mr. Snyder
to avoid Mr.. Crittenden, and as his own let
ters prove, he would not then leave me. All
the force and power of the San Francisco
bar were, and are to-day my enemies, be-
cause brother lawyer had been killed bv
NE in a moment of Inconsistencies, and,
rs my God knows, of responsibility.
Every effort of my attorneys made in my
behalf on trial was treated as idle chatter
ng, or at least it appeared so to me, and
hose who sought my blood drank of it
20 their nil. If there is just God who
'ules and directs the judgments of men,
hall live to satisfy the world that | have
been, to say the least of it, greatly wronged.
There is one other matter to which | wish to
'eter. In the spring of 1862 l leased and
furnished house on Mission street. in this
ity. 1t was between Second and Third
treets, purchased my furniture on credit
kept boarding and lOdging-house The
legislature of the State was in session
lere, having been driven out by the food at
sacramento. Among my tenants were |
lessrs. Wilcox, Pemberton, Tompkins and
theirs, members of the Legislature After the
legislature adjourned l had vacant house,
nd had not yet paid for my furniture. | was
bliged to seek aid; and as my husband,
,Olonel Fair, was prominent Mason when
live, | made application to the Masonic
rider for assistance. Walter TOmpkins
Onveyed the information to Mr.. Laidley,
nd he to the proper authority. In response ,
o my application a committee, composed
# Alexander 6. Abel and two others,
allied on me, and were shown through my .
l0use' and saw my poverty, and acknowl- !,
dyed 1t. My relief was embraced in the
ollowlng language, addressed to me by one
II that committee: "Well, Mrs. Fair,
yoman with such pretty face ought to be :
,ole 70 support herself without applying to
he MasOns."
When on my trial l was allowed to go
With George Knox, Judge Quint accom-
'anylng, to see Mr.. Abel for the purpose
u hlo IuOHtLy my mt DIS Une party he lau | =
allied upon; but he refused to see me t
Of the thousand and one things charged l
o me and my dishonor, since nv conyic t
ion, L can only add they are pure inven-
ions and all false. | desire that the news
,apers will leave me alone. | ask the !
harity Of their silence. Let lie settle nav L
roubles with the legal tribunals where / a
low am, and where | expect to find exact /
ustice. LAURA ID. FAIR a
line above statement is accompanied by S
ulIm her of .ltfi do tlo .-.l e