Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-02
THE ABDUCTION CASE.
Smith StiII Before the COuFt-Thc Gin
cinnati Version of the Anhir, and
Tighe'S Review of IL.
Tigbe Charged with swindlIng . Eaiii'
hst ~ Ftrms-Ghe Penitentiary
Threatened
Talk.

Argument in the abduction case
against J. J, Smith and James NJ. Shaw was
made yesterday, and the matter - now under
adFisement by Recorder p. NJ. Winters, who
will doubtless render his decision to-day. In
the Cincinnati CbHlnssTctdt, oi saturday, we
ind the fnlewips
nThe facts Ia this case, rs we learn them frofii
Cincinrau merchants, are the following
Jose ph NJ. Tighe-nomi iually JOSS ph 81. Tighe
Co. came to this city in M2rch last and pur-
chased goods OF various houses with whom he
had been dealing, and purchased more largely
than he hat ever before done. Some of the
parties ha1 suspicious that al was not right,
and made inquiries of Mr.. Tfghe in person as
to why he wished to Duy so largely. Mr.. Tighe
represented that he had Just made arrange
ments by which his brother, John II. Tighe,
OF st. Louis, AisSnur1, was to put twenty
thousand dollars int the concern, and that
he Was then on his way to Et L mis- to meet
hls brother, who would accompany him to
temphi1 and enter his house as fun partner,
with the amount of capital as above 81 lted.
short before Tighe's OhIiLa ions fell due he
attempted 10 obtain an extension, and In
some ca.es succeeded, tho ugh not in all. He
soon after sold out 20 hls brother, John IL,
Tighe, who assumed all Liabilities and IN
dOrsed for j. " Tlgbe q Co. 10 the full extent
OF their Indebtedness, on paper maturing
from September, 1875. 10 early spring of l676
Aftnr all EXTENSIONS mad been agreed upon,
the brothers TIshe went into voluntary bank
ruptcy, not 70. ced, as stated by one Of the
Memphis papsrS The, Lin6tuqsti creditors,
believing they had been victiifis ofa deliber.
ale swindle, got out an attidavIt to the effect
that Tghe had obtained goods under false
pretenses, aud on the siren 9Th OF that affida-
Wit, Governor allen issued a TEquIStiOn for
Tighe, which was app rOved by Governor Por-
ter, Of Tennessee, and A. VI. Smith was ap
pointed messenger 10 bring Tighe 10 this city.
Mr., smith made no affidavit while in this
city, nor did he attempt TO obtain the ap-
pOintment of assignee in bankruptcy, as as
serted by one of The Memphis Journals He
was In this city when the TigheS made their
application befO'e the Bankrupt courts, and
knew nOthi g of the affair until advised by
mail through business man OF Memphis. II
here has been "high-handed outrage" IL has
been committed on no 6fher than the mer.
chants of Cincinnati INSTEAD of on j NJ M.Fighe.
A season at Columbus would not do nim
much harm, but might possibly postpone his
wedding, which II Is unders'O Ood was TO have
taken place soon. Among Tighe's Cincinnati
creditors are Proctor & Gamble, Thomas Ena-
eryS Sons, Chatfield & Woods, Thomas e.
Hunt, Carpenter, Hamilton & Co., Charles II.
Waters & Co., Buchanan * Co., Harris Broth
ers, A. J. lark, and others A j. Clsrk's bill
was tor shirts and underwear for T1ghe and
his brother. John II. T, CHE promis ised on his
honor as gentleman, soldier and Mason,
that the debts for which he had gone security
uld be paid, and, moreover, swOre In open
court that he was worth enough money in
personality and realty to keep his word"
MR., TIGHES STATEMENT,
as maze to us yesterday, is as follows:
Mr.. Tighe was in Cincinnati in February
last, and purchased goods from many of the
houses named in The COBa7dcT TcidJS article
among others, of Harris Bros, a CT yar house,
who are the parties making the affidavit in
The case; but OF none of these did he purchase
a. largely as he was formerly accustomed 10.
This is clearly shown by references to the in
voices OF these houses. Even after he (T1ghe)
returned, orders were transmitted by letter
TO nearly all the houses he purchased OF
while in Cincinnati, paying many of the cur
rent previous accounts of these houses IN the
i3JteTiBl, He has been dea ing with nearly all
of these houses, running through period of
eight years, and they would be glad, and
were always more than anxious, to sell him.
Mr.. Tlghe, when he bought the bill OF Harris
Bros, IN Cincinnati, was then owing them for
previous account, and they were so anxious
TO sell Mr.. Itghe, that the fsct of his owing
Them made no difference. The first account
was psid them soon after Mr.. Tighe returned,
and one of the brothers sometime alter this
passed through Memphis on his way to Nicks-
burg, and stepped into Mr. Tighe's store, and
every overture to sell him more goods, which
was refused. Tigne made no such representa-
ton as Is a&cSiUed 10 him at the time in Gin
cinnau. This is shown by their own con-
sell him than he TO bu,. Their travelling
AGENTS never neglected to cal on him anu
press him TO buy, long after his
trip TO Cincinnati. All the bill of
years, were always promptly paid, and never
Was an extension asked until the latter part
OF the spring, when all know how diffi cult IL
was to make collections hereabouts. Bank
ruptcy was never thought of until driven to
that end by one of these creditors, who was
so importunate, and would listen to no delay,
that to protect all creditors alike and place
every One on parity, bankruptcy was had
recourse to. AS 10 A. NJ. smith, OF Cincin-
natl, he did make every effort that he could
TO be appointed assignee, but which his we'll
known business reputation here rendered
h m unsulted for. AS TO the allegations
against J. b. TIghe, Mr.. Tighe here sayS they
are all misstatements, and bear upon them
The i'm DresS of falSehOOd in every DarLicillar -