The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-10-04
MORTON'S MUSIC
WHICH 81. POWELL HIRED AND
FORGOT TO PAY FOR.
A CAUSTIC AND CUTTING
CARD.
From the Managers Of the New
castle Band.
MIR. FAIRLEY,S RESPEfTS TO TIKE
RADICAL MANAGERS
Who Swindled Him 0at % His lust
Compensation.

Sir:-I have noticed i'm your PAPER and
many others mention of the New Castle
band transaction at Cincinnati June H.
1876. | now desire to give a correct and true
statement of the facts from the beginning
TO the present time. and | trust YOU will
favor me with the publication Of the same
In the first place one Simon T. Powell of
New Castle, Morton delegate, engaged the
band at his own expense for the occasion
About that time ! went To New Castle To
advertise an excursion over the W W. V
Il. X. from HagerStown 10 Cincinnati there
made the acquaintance of old Simmer Powell
and made contract with him to take the
band to Cincinnati. The contract was as
follows: l agreed to pass the band (l6 mem-
berS) free, and pay one days board while
there. The consideration upon his part was to
give me one column in eacn paper and
numerous locals and get upa delegation of
two hundred Morton men. and he to paV
their railway fare from New Castle to Ha-
gerstown. The result was that he did not give
the ads and locals, nor pay their fare.
and for the POO delegation il
consisted of four dead heads that he
and his friend begged tickets of me for
and they were for firm who had but re-
Gently bursted up and owed half of Henry
county, but this old Simon desired their in
huence for Oliver u.
Learning that this man Powell had been
81 tax on whisky, and seeing the nabob
style he put on, had no doubt but that he
would stand To his contract. In that L was
deceived. | learned from Mr.. Friedley.
chairman. etc, who accompanied Simon To
Cincinnati on that memorable occasion.
that Powell stated, in the presence
of a car load of distinguished Morton
men, that he had the - boss band
of Indiana engaged at am enormous expense
for the especial purpose of blowing Morton
hymns all over Cincinnati He also in
formed the proprietorS of the Grand Hotel
that he desired them to keep his band free
They agreed to do so at 81 each per day ST.
mon couldn't see it; SO he telegraphed ms TO
come and make hotel arrangements. which |
did at the Walnut Street House. He agreed
most positively TO meet us at the dep0t
and escort us to the hotel. Instead, how
ever, he never put in appearance
but kept entirely out of our sight and went
square back on his contract [ then kept
said band one day, and intended sending
them home but met Mr. Harry Holloway
who came after them to play and stated the
case to him. lie then went with nc to
Chairman Friedley, who-sft-rfrc- tfiruc---~zrs--
sick at the Grand. Said Holloway made an
arrangement with Mr.. Friedley that the CEN
tral committee to- pay for this band and
upon that arrangement | left the band i'm
their possession. Some time ago Mr. Friedley
denied the arrangement to me, but | brought
Mr.. Harry Holloway into his presence,
and said Holloway reiterated his former
statement and told Friedley, beyond any
question of doubt, that he did so state, and
that they were in honor bound to pay me.
Il am inclined to believe that Harry Hollo-
way is half honesA Nick Ruckle told the
band that he would stand personally reSpOn-
sible for one nights playing Now, Nick is
a real clever fellow, and does not deny the
above but he won't give up cent, either.
And now we come to Gushing Billy, the
Masher." On Thursday morning Will
liam Holloway ordered the band To
the Grand Hotel at 7 o'clock a. M.
to head the delegation to the wigwan. the
dashing William marching in front When
the band began To play, visions of seat in
Morton's cabinet rose before the bewitching
blue eyes of the blonde =. NJ. and he, too
stood responsible for the band. But when
the illustrious brother-in-law was white
washed in the seventh inning Billy weak
ened and no more music for him. Now that
some rascally Hayes voter stole his $500
watch upon the fatal 20th, begin to despair
of his ever having time to pay. Some
months ago / made proposition Ia Messrs.
Friedley, Ruckle, Holloway and Others
that if they would give me 800 for my
claim of S272 80 that will give them a re
ceipt in full for myself, and also the band
They agreed to raise me the money but have I
failed to live up even to this last contract. /
yet propose TO take that amount-with the I
addition of attorneys fee-and settle. | be- /
lieve these fellows will get ashamed before |
Hayes or Morton either is elected, and pay
up. Simon r. Powell tried to get the New
Castle band to publish a card denouncing I
me, and to state that they had been paid. /,
They are honorable men, nd could not be +
induced to lie on their only friend i'm the /.
One thing certain-without I
more money no more music will be fur /
nished this compaign by
JNO. L. FARLEY
RUsHvILLE, IND, Sept. 80, 1876.