Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
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An Extract from an Affidavit Of j.
W. Pearson, in the Case Of F. M.
Main VS.. Phenix s. N. Go.
81 paid MIR. Main, for settling up the
PheniX difficulties, several hundred dol
lars in gold coin. which he accepted IN
full for his services in that matter, anu
in iull f. rail- services, claims or demands
that he held against aid PheniN Mining
Company. and in full for ms inducing
certain parties who had assigned certain
claims that they held against said Pne.
nix Mining Company, to him. to sell
them TO me for 90 cents on the dollar,
leaving such other creditors ~supposlnS
that he, said Main, would accept the
same percentage on the dollar, notwith-
standing he was receiving full pay rom
he Company and an extra consideration
from me personally, to induce said par
ties who had assigned to him to sell their
claims for said 90 cents OF the dollar.
(Signed) JNO. w. PEARSON"
In the early part of 1873. one j. W.
Pearson came TO Eureka to settle up the
Indebtedness Ofthe PheniX Mining n
Smelling Company, and as i a been
for q long time in the employ of the
Company. Mr.. Pearson appealed to me
to assist him. His statement was that
the Company could pay only A cents on
the dollar, and that | could not expect
more, and that. If il could not be ar
ranged IN that way. the Company must
go into bankruptcy. At the time the
PhcniN Company was indebted to me in
the sum OF S424, for which | received
Sl90.SO, and no more and further, that l
had previously loaned to said PheniX
Company the sum of 5000, which some
months alter he paid to me, without in
terest further, said Pearson ncve. prom
iSed me the Superintendency OF the
PhcniX Company until after the pay
mcntS were made 10 the creditors, and he
never made h agreement as an induce
mcnt to me to assist him. He seemed to
be anxious to settle the liabilities of the
Company at as low Il price as possible.
and | believed his statement as to the
affairs of the Company, and was anxious
to get any part o! the money rather thar
that the Company should 20 into bank
ruptcy, which / feared would be the case.
| W. never received a cent from Pear
son as compensation" or extra cOnSid.
Grafton" for any services rendered in that
behalf, and Mr.. =. knows it full we'll
n when he made the affidavit he was
July aware that II was untrue, false and
~dastardly, and from that hour, if not be-
fore, he must write himSel down as n
periured villain, whose path should ever
after be bcsct by the groanS and Kisses of
honorable men, and whose life and acts
should be held up 10 all men that they
might avoid the depths of iniQuity that
Pearson had OF his WI volition waded
into.
| ask of the Phenix Company nothing
but justicc-to that | nave a right. MIR.
Pearson placed I" my credit, in the bank
OF Paxton & Co, Eureka. the sum of
Sl,512.20, and | drew against that amount
TO the last cent, Tor the creditors who had
liens an the PheniX property, except tor
the $l?0.SO due to me, and that was all |
have ever received. And if Mr.. Pearson
has made other reports to the Company
and pocketed the ditfer. nee, he alone
should be responsible; and If he has the
money, he should be wiling to take the
odium that invariably follows the acts of
the dishonest, without an endeavor to
fo'St 1t upon the man, who, to get half
that was honestly due him, assisted in
bringing the claims down to IL sum that
the Company was able TO pay. To Pear
sons affidavit in Court, | have q full and
explicit refutal In his own letters and
kilograms to me. +. NJ. MAIN.
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