, 1874-09-13
THE CHICAGO DAILY rsBUNE SUNDAY


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Indiana, and tho Fira. Wisconsin :; and whc
they got in TnrcLin said. II will shut my eye
for two houEa," aId the bo:s wst il az
sacked the town. Ho was court-rs--..iai=l fo
it. was lis principal witness, aad wLilo OH IN
way from Nashville to give in my Testimony
was ore1hauled By telegraph and taken back +
! Nashville aud locked up, hnd Kept there unit
the finding OF the court-tlleyi called him Col
Turchin-was cent to Washington. An ansve
| came back that no such man as Col. John =
Turchin held commission in tho United State
Army, but that thero waa I. Brighten. Jol.,
3. Iurcu. You SOC the Department hadu'
mrci, faith in Buell., and they made Tafc!lin
Brlgadicr to beat him. -
1passca through tho lines in tho suise of
4 satUoaLER.
| carrying QuIllue, opium, and ippecac to the
Southern people. They were glad to get t!lost
medicines, and consequently the right hand o.
fellowship was cxteaded to me, they knowing
that was in the business before the War
any names-fuEniHhcd mo with tho atutr and
got cotton in exchange for it. The cotton wes
hau!ed to certain places, aud piled up in the
fields by the Rebels, and their men wera moved
away and our officers furnished mo with wagon
trains. and hauled tho cotton to Reynolds
S:::tltn. 1t VAS shipped from there to NASH
w.: g.! thence to Cincinnati By river
ARRESTED AT CINCINNATI
J ut a'is;.s tho time tho War closing I
held luoie cotton in Ciunciunati than any other
chccss for tho tic balance. Cotton Ssold
| at 51.14 q pound, and / had nearer S30tO-
600 than s2,000,000 I was stop?iu5 1T the
Durnet House. and one day. while On tho broad
steps Of the hotel. provost guard caulo march,
ing along on the opposite side OF tho street.
They crossed over aud divided and marched up
| the steps each sido Of me. When I was in tll,
centre Of them they halted and tho first thing
I knew was captured. 3Iy arms wero pulled be-
! hind mo aud q pair OF hanL-cuifs put ou my
wrists, q ball and chain was snapped on to each
| leg, and bag put over my head 1t was all tie
work of an instant, and Immediately heard the
cry OF John Sarratt!" I WAS taken OF by tho
spoke to MO. There is 4 man here ii Chicago
named Davis who witnessed the whole trans
action. They took me to Washington, and i Eli
the
{" MYSTERIOUS pRlsoSEE"
who Was held for the murder Of ADrahami Lin
colu was Kept locked up LIT days, ard was
turned loose without charge having been pre-
ferred against me-. Tho Object was to secure
that cotton, and to beat the men who bought it,
aad tho books Mt Washington do not show that
the Government ever got a dollar for th1t cot
ion. Lafayette Daler, the Provost Marshal OF
tho War Department. IVES the head and ruling
spirit OF tho whole thing.
Hepo-ter-Will you not tell nc moro about
Mr. Fuller-Not nov; too many big men are
implicated. 1t will all come ont III good tino. l
have = claim against the Government which l am
gong to collect some day.
Ecportcr-Continuo your story.
Mr.. Fuller-l WAS turned out Of Jail without
even c pass to come homo to Chicago. Whom
got hero I started in the ratcnt-right business,
nud from that worked into
THE PARTNERSHIP business,
md since then have followed IT,
Rcportcr-Wha. do you mean By the partner
Hlip busincss?
Ar. Fullcr-It is what mako ny big money
at. have not any HOW, rs was busted up
awhile ago by 6omo spccula:ions which turned
out bad Tho public think Mn III internal ras-
cal, but my business il honorable beside that
done in the Board OF Trade.
Reporter Have ycu any objections to explain
ing it to me9
alr. Fuller-No, and I will tell you the truth.
I am taking in money every day, am advertising
in great many papers, and am doing al honor
able business now supplying agents with goods.
! havo given up tue partnership business for thn
present, because the other pays more When T
was in it, I advertised for partner. A man
came In and says, What have yon got to Sell I"
or '' What is the bugness:" I showed him tho
actual business just as it Was. without any let
hindrance showed it 10 him honestly and fairly.
lie looked at 1t and asked, "Wh2t do I
stock is worth 81, 500, you pay NE $3.50. will !
mako invoice Of the goods q. coat prise" I |
invoiced the:n aud if it footed up 81 900 he paid
me $500, and we formed partnership. Do you |
he buys in aud buys my ''othcr part
ncr" ~ out and parH me for tho goods. Then
] give him au article Of ofagleemcn1cut, something
1iiie tLis
TIE AGREEMENT.
Memorandum Of al agreement between I. II. Fuller |
Of tho first part and - OF tho second part, both uf
the City Of Chicago.a State Of Illinois. Witness:
that both tho said parties agree to co into partnership
Snae1 a 5 sad 'ssa : II {eT
Co.; business to be continued until dissolved
become dissatisfied with the firm or busiue:H III such
case ho s granted and retains the privilege Of giving
said Fuller thirty days written notice Ut his intention
that in he sha give such notice. ana retire from
The firm, said Fuller shall and will purchase from him
Al! his interest in such stock as sald - may have
hand at the expiration OF sid notice. At cost prico
only, or find another purchaser for tho on OF
before the expiration Of sueh notice; and Mt any
afser giving such notice and selling such stock,
to retire from the firm. The said Faller shall attend
he said - shall do general oillcs business keep the
books. cash accounts etc. that either PARTY sha
c.ess to the boota OF the firm at any tuc; that
aeets shalt be contracted IN tho nae OF the firm BY
,ter party without the Of the other party;
nd that all profits and insscs shall be equally ahEreI
It the end Of each week. Saturday; that i'll caso of thu
lc1th Of either party, the surviving partner shall close
'ut the busiucss-iutcres aud stock Of the deceased
'artuer aoon possible, and without unnecessary
!
lie 4lcc.as I'd.
Given under our hands and seals,
TIL. II. FULLER,
afr Fullor-Every lawyer knows that con-
ract, for many have them, as l1ayo ueoa them
or yccra, and have them prepared beforehand.
1T will be noticed that no mention il made of |
valuo received" which fact inyalidates the
oattacl in law, aud it is no wonder that Timothy
:unot he successfully progecutedJ
4 BUSINESS TAIK.
5ir. Fuller-As t Gald before. man who las | !
cad mT advertisement comes in, and asks me |
that the business is, and nsk him to be seated.
say: *Wo arc doing Wholesale jobbing .
usinoss. We sell great many goods for 50
much money; it is not our intention to swindIo
nybody. VIC give them value rcceiycd. We
ave good business here, Sir, and it would be
great letriment and damage to me if should
et man in hero who would not suit. Conso-
uently should like to know, SIR it you live in .
lle city, and what line OF business you have
cen m.' Flo tells me. Then say I. snow, I
If, d good many curiosity-seekers come in here. c
nd want to know about this business. >
avent time to waste. and il this business suits .
on, wish to know if you havo the money to l
Ut into it. II not, don't want to waste any :
me talking to YOU" Some Of them eay, II |