The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-12-03

MmrnIneX vs.. GIaasie.

answer to an article puDllSnea by
YOU some time since over my own
signature, showing how Mr. John (.
Williams, one Of Hgmblen county's
best citizens, was fieeced by said
Classic, TO the tune OF $500 out Of
claim of $4,000, after Mr.. Will
liarns' claim had been filed originally
by me as his attorney, and after l.
had furnished all the evidence in the.
case and had the same ready for set
Element. Me- Classic alledges. i'm
his defense, that Tho received. from
James .. Senterr 18th june. 1873, a
power Of attorney from. John B. Will
liams to take charge Of. complete
and prosecute to a final settlement,
his claim for one horse-$L45.0 co..
reToking all former powers, of after
Rey given by him and was iaeformed
by Senter that Williams was will
ing to give one-half of what we can
get !" that he filed said power OF
attorney in the proper Department
called up and examined the claim,
saw what was requisite, had it sup
piled, and had the case taken up
and passed. and on oath June mott
fed by NJ. Sudington, Quartermaster
q. s. A, that Mr.. Williams claim
was referred to the Third Auditor
for settlement at price charged 9145.-
0O'-that he followed the case
through the other Departments, acih-
Oad the aid Of paid clerks, affecting an
early settlement Then comes a
correspondence between IIosmer &
Co., Attorneys, Washington, and
himself as TO who should have Charge
of the case. as Uosmer & Co, claim
ed that they were the power of at
torneys in the case, having bought
| out Hart's interest in said claim, he
| (1arD having filed a power of attor
ney in said claim, also, which cor
respondencc is brought to q close by
Classics letter to Hosmer & Co.,
dated July 18th, 1873, in which he
states that "if it is your claim, com
| plete it, Int giue me q chance for my
fees" On 18th September, Classic
says in his letter to Williams, Il
have received draft for S145.00-cx-
! ecute power of attorney enclosed to
you and send it to me, and on re-
| ceipt of it | will send your money
by New York check" Then comes
what purports to be. copy Of the
power of attorney, above referred to,
which p 'ainly contradicts his letter
to Williams that he WAS in receipt
of the check. For the said power
shows that he was authorized to re-
ceive from and receipt to the U. s.
Government, or any person or per
sons holding the same, draft No. X
1895, issued on War Warrant No.
4177, at Washington, d. c., on 18TH
September, 1873, for $4,000 in sat
isfaction Of his claim for horse, with
power of attorney TO sign his (Wil-
liams) name to it and collect the
money thereon" Showing conclu-
sively by his own proof that he could
not receive said check until said
power OF attorney was executed and
returned by Williams to him. Ills
statement to Williams to the con-
trary, Notwithstanding. and never
once intimating in his letter to Viii
liams that when he collected the
money he would retain $1,000 out OF
the $4,000 as fees. Mr.. Williams
executed the power of attorney and
returned it to Classic, who in turn
collected the $4,000. and enclosed
him check on New York bank for
$500 to Mr.. Williams as his share.
remarking in his letter of 23rd Sep
TENDER, that he had paid all expen-
scs against him (Williams) on his lit
tie claim of $4,000, which if not
satisfactory inform him. On Sep
tember 29th, and on the receipt or
Classics letter, containing check,
Mr. Williams very properly replied
to him that "hc (Glassiel had been
at no expense whatever except a
postage stamp in the pro ccution of
his claim-that Mr.. Muiphey had
filed his claim for him, had furnish
ed all the evidence to complete it,
and had it referred for payment on
oath June, that Classic had nothing
to do but draw the check and cash
it, for which he was willing to allow
him $1,000, with n request to send
him the balance-$62.OO, and charac-
teriZes his treatment by Classic IS
outrageous" Now, what docs Glas-
sic say in reply, under date of Octo-
Der End, 1873? IF Murphey ever
had anything to do with Your claim,
it does not appear anywhere in the
papers. now say to you that l had
that case taken up and examined
and on my efforts, arguments, ledul
d1td other,cise it passed. / do not
know Murphcy, but must doubt him,
if he too seeks to exact fee from
you," and in his card, ''supposes be
cause he could not find Murphey's
name in or on the claim of Williams
that as matter of course it was a
case Of black-mailing." That as
claim agent he charges all he can,
gets all lie Can, and promises Mr..
Murphey he will not steal his bust-
ness, after the case is ready for set
Element, &c. Now | will fully show
by indisputable evidence that he
never had anything to do with the
prosecution of Mr.. Williams claim,
except simply to file the power of
attorney sent him. receive the draft
after it was ready to be issued, and
cash the ssme-retain $1,000 as fees.
Now for the proof. In October, 81.
/ filed said claim in Q. NJ. Dept
which was suspended June 30th.
1865 and I was duly notified. which
was afterwards removed on affidavit
of Capt. Sharp, Of cambridge, Tenn,
and on oath June, last, I was noti-
fed the claim was allowed and re-
ferred for payment. Read the fol-
lowing better corroborating my state