, 1874-10-11


| trying TO mako fortune o:lt OF it.
Q.-Do you know au7thIOg about tho 6ubse-
| quent transfers Of this property. among the
| Ttusscli heirs? Al think this S1lma sold oni
be certain wttethc. he sold 1t to them OF George
Z. Eaton. I heard ho had sold it.
Q.-You dont snow Of your own knowledge
Al don't think had ANYTHING to do with it,
except they toll mo about it aftoi warde,-somc-
body did that he had sold it.
! Q.-Had you anything to do in any way with
the transfer Of the property to ar. Perkins
A.-No, had not.
Odd you Enow of it? A.-Not uuti' it
was done.
Q.-How did you know Of i: then? Al
was tod Of 1t by 1ny partner; be raid
my brother had made u sale. I guess
I afterwards got "a letter from Eaton-I don't
know whether I did or uot-saying it had been
sold. lad been paying the taxes for him, aud
about every season uao1 to try end tad out ns
noaC as I could what it vas Worth, and used to
write Eaton.
Q.-It VAS your brother uho negotiated the
sale with Perkins? Al am told it was him. |
never was told it WAS BY him. have been told
he mndc the sale to Perkins could not tell
what he got for it !; I don't remember,
Q.-D!d Hugh Mahers namo in any manner
appear III tins contract between Farmell aud
Truasell: Al don't think it did.
[Air. Smith objects to any Of the above teeti-
mony in reference to the terms or conditions Of
either Of the written instruments referred to By
tho wltnessl.
Q.-Do you know in whoeo handwriting that
contract was? Al should judge it was IN Mr.
Far"elFs handwriting. 1t was signed by lis
name. at least
(Ootectcd to.1
Q.-Are you acquainted with Mr. Farwell'a
handT:iting7 A.-Not we'll acquainted with it.
1t looked to me as though it was his s,gnatuu e
not swear to his handwriting it I should SEQ it,
because have not seen enough OF it.
CHARLES D. AvERY's STATEMENT.
Deposition of Charles D. Avery, taken April 80,
1874:
By Mr. Cau1field Q.-state your name, ago,
and place Of resdence2 Any name is c. D.
Ayory; an II years old the 25th OF last March;
residence Chicago.
Q.-Aro you acquainted with Charles B. Far
well and Hugh M=hers A.-Yes. sir.
and how long? Al havo known them Il long
time; Gnu hardly tell how long. came here
il 1852, and have known them probably siDco
year or two nfrcr came, bv reputation. don't
know III I havo known them personally as long
as that.
Q.-Ha;o you had any associations with either
OF them? A.--Iused to be acquainted with Them,
and at d latez date kept clubhouse. and they
used to frequent it.
Q.-You kcp: clubhouse? A.-Ics. elr
Q.-Where did you keep,t? A.-Lnrnon Block.
it WAS called: corner Of Washington aud ClerK
etreets.
Q.-During what yeaEs did you keep your club
room there: Al taiuk friend OF mine
opened club-house1 atn not positive as to the
date--but think in 81 or 5S,--1n the fall Of 81
or the srrlns Of '5s, il / remember right. I am
rot positive ubout the date.
Q.-How long was it kept there? A.-Nowore
partners PERHAPS four or five months. and after
that it changed bands. was in and out OF tue
house. Interested in it and oNt of the honse per-
lsaps two years btl was OF at times, other par
ties having it. and would SO buck at times.
1.-I understand you to Say you met
Maber and Farwell at these clnb-rooms
When first opened the house they used TO
be habitucs Of the house.
Q.-Eave you ever seen them p1ay together?
Al hayo seen them playing cards together.
Q.-For what' A.-Well, for checke, which
represented money.
Q.-What was the game? A--D1aw poker it
was called
Q.-How often DO you suppose you havo Esen
tlc;ss Al could not tell how often bare
seen them remember very we'll Of thei. play
ing. but day and date canuor 1cEaenber-it iBa
great B,nu7 years ago.
Q.-Do yon Iuow anything about, in tho year
say from is59 to 1861. OF any Indebtedness for
gambling existing between Farweu and Maker:
A.-No.
Q.-Yon don't know vho was tho winner or
loser. cs between those tTo men ct that time?
A--So. do not.
Q.-Do you know Jule Lombard? A.-Yes,
Odd you know Jordan! A.-les. n'r.
Q-D!d you ever sec them IN these rooms
Al DO not know ever saw Jordan IN tncse
rooms: NO, sf; could not saw dd.-might
have been there: "as nos connec:ed VIA tue
room Tor ionS t'me' perhaps year. aud other
rart1es rs hsa II. r
Q-D1u you zee LomoaIu there! A.-No,
slr; not a. lne tlno EaT"eI and -laner !rc-
qncnted tho house- Mhen h1st opebea they
might nave come IN az times, OUT no never was 3
man-io the nfs1 pace no was not a man really
desirable. he might nave come ID aud taken
ds1nk; out 90 not thlh1 ne p1sseo. not 10 zi1y
knowicdsc: ,.......
1r. smith bIectB TO all THIS testimony ns
Irrelevant aud inco:7petertI
t'oss' 'e1dhsandfton bs Mr. omlth-V.-Mn NAT
IS your buslness no" !1~--i am dong nothing
~ present Aept cluu:nouse hele' connectea
with rome little other buS'nesa for sooo many
years-Swenty years.
Q.-Ae you interested IN any so-caled club
house now Al am not a. iesent.
Q--Ho~ latcly nave you oeen interested IN
oce A;-"1 1tnln the 1ast 1e" HeeAs:
4:-Haro You PRIOR 70 tnat Lime, say paek
Ct o1. oecn eeneeaiis Interested IN some Cub
house ~ nave.
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