The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-08
"Le Roy Us, WORT NiycLsmo,.n


"Oh, that my Unclo Bircnard could
see me H0,c" Did you read in yester
lays Courier Journal that story OF
Glen, Rutherford Birchard llayesAud
he late Nelson leRoy's one thou,
and dollars II YOU did not, huut IL
up and read II, by all means ltnals
Ike a0 old romance Of the days Of the
freedmaH'S Bank. Rutherford wa, Ia
command ul brigade in the valley OF
Virginia Just before the battle If
Winchester soldier of his brigade.
named Nelson } Leroy, gave him one
one thousand dOlIHrs for safe kpeuiug
IN that battle young LEROY WAS killed
His father lives In Wisconsin. In 1869
three men were introduced to him at
three different tines, aud each Of them
asked nm II he WAS not the father of
Nelson j. Leroy, who was killed Ia
IN Hayes command at the battle OF
Winchester, all Of them having been
struck by the resemblance of the two
men. And each of them asked him il
he had ever received the one thousand
dollars which Nelson gave to General
Hayes for safe-keeping Just before the
battle in question. This last inter.
r0gatoly was one not of sentiment tut
of business, aud it naturally in.
terested Mr.. James LeRoy. He had
never received u cent Of that 81 ,uOD,
and feeling that he was Justly entitled
to II, he wrote u polite note TO Gov
ernor Hayes, requesting aim 20 un
load-to disgorge-to refuNd-in a
word, not 70 put too fine point upon
1t, to shell out. TO this note Rather.
ford answered thus:
"CoLuMBUs, o., October 81, lSGO.--.
MIR. James Leroy -ST | have no
recollection Of any such person, aud
consequently could not have had his
money. You must he mistaken, or
some one IL tiyingto impose upon you.
''R. Il. HAYES
Naturally Mr.. Leroy was not salts
lied with this reply, and he again wrote
the Governor, telling him lhat since
writing his first note he had Received
letters from four Of his sons com
| panious in arms, all cf whom distinct
ly remembered the little transaction
| between Nelson Leroy and the gen
eral ia command. MI L"Roy added,
IN SO many words, that if the Cover
nor did not refund the money there
would he the dickens TO play In the
| United States Court, and no pitch hot.
This threat quickened RulherfOrd's
memory u little, but not to any reason
able extent, as will be seen by his re-
ply, which ran thus:
"COLuMBUs, o, November >, 1869. -
Mr.. James Leroy In reply TO
yours OF October ~, say that remem.
Der the person you spoke of, but never
had any money belonging to him.
You are being deceived, or are trying
to blackmail me. Yours, etc,
"k. j HAYES"
Mark those words in Italics. Ruth
erford remembers young 1T Roy now
Just does remember him but never
had continental red belonging TO
him. And Rutherford IL convinced
that the rascally Leroy is trying to
blackmail him. You have probably
seen men blacknailed In the same
way yourself linen who owed money
aud were determ ned not 10 pay il
Again, old man Leroy makes an If
fort to wrecch the money OF his dead
boy from the iron CRASH Of the wretch
ed aud avarici0us Hayes by point
blank threat to appeal to the law, and
poor Blrchard, driven TO the wall, and
trembling in his boots at the thought
of exposure aud utter disgrace, writes
the following pitiable reply and
Gods! how very pitiable it is, toe!
"CoLUMBus, ohio, November ID, 1869.
JAMES LEROY, ESQ In reply to
yours OF the 10Th instant must say
that had left with me some OF the
boys money, hut it was all returned
10y me before the battle. thiuk you
intend to levy bIacimail on me.
"1Ours, etc, H. b. HAYES
Come, now, candidly--did you ever?
And the idea Of calling that thin!
Great heavens! Why, the word "thin"
no more describes.tt
Than please paints the rapture of the
ble,t,
or pain depicts the torn mt OF the damned"
Come to think Of ii, did have some
OF the boys money left, with me, but
1t was all returned by me befre the
battle Could the ingenuity of man
pOhSlOly invent SlNIg DthIIlE UlbEt
conspicuously upon its face "the per
suasive od0r OF its own probability ~
Young Leroy handed General Hayes
the sum Of 81 900 for safe keeping just
before the battle OF Winchester and
having kept ii safely for kim until just
before the battle begun General Hayes
handed it back to him. They do things
differently in Fisnce. But it was no
ticed at the time that there was a great
deal OF eccentricity exhibited among
brigade aud other commissioned otli
GERS just before the battle OF Winches
ter and this was no doubt small but
select sample Of il. Rutherford may
possibly procure somebody 30 believe
lis story, but II he does, it is feared
that he will have to do it as his party
leaders along the Ohio procure cOlored
Kentucky voters TO go TO Indiana
tint il, by givingSl 80 day, and pay
ing aIl his expenses - Courier-Journal
A.. T., L., l.. ,.t,u. l. L..