The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-02

The Hon. DICK THoMPsoN's plaintive re-
mark. :" | wish somebody would pay me my
5000" is evidently intended as an appeal
to the charity of the general public. He
cannot expect that Messrs. STONE lsAACs,
and Mcdowell will ever pay him. He
brought suit against those employers of his
fifteen years ago, and has not yet recovered
the first cent Of his 5000.
1t Is a pity that the venerable sea lawyer
should be showed out OF his fee for exertng
personal influence" with his intimate
friends. the Secretary of the Interior and
Indian Commissioner under ABRAHAM LIN
CoLN. Personal influence is often vqlunhle
commodity. II the Hon. RICHARD W.
THOMSON fairly earned 5000, he ought to
have it, As soon as he has satisfactorily
explained one point, not yet quite clear we
shall be happy to lay before him the details
Of a proposition which he cannot but regard
as extremely liberal
Is the 5000 fee. which the honorable skip
per fervently wishes somebody would pay
him, still due to RICHARD w. THOMPSON
He now says that 1t Is. When the ease
came INTO the courts in 1863, the attorneys
for the defendants sharply questioned Mr.
THOMPSON about the alleged assignment 81
his claim to WILLIAM V. MCKEEN. IL will
be- remembered that MCKEES'brought the
suit, THOMPSON appearing as MCKEEN's
Icrrc liaute attorney, and at the same time
as principal witness for the plaintiff. When
lnterrOgatcd as to the character Of the as
signmcnt and the nature Of his relations
with MCKEEN, THOMPSON swore that the
transfer Of the obligation was made in good
faith and for valid consideration. The
$4,000 was due MckEEN, not THOMPSON, and
THoMpsoS's only interest in tho matter was
to see that his ncighbor and client was pro-
tcctcd from injustice. Here Is part OF Wit
ness THOMPSON 5 sworn dcposltion
The raintG in this suit is WILLIAM MoKrrs Of this
city He Is banker nnd has been since before March.
lWl have known Inn over twenty years. He
raised M this county and city. The consideration NJ the
assignment was debt due by 10 him. exceeding the
amount OF the consideration. This debt had been created
from time To time previous thereto, IN different sums
needed by me-
As II apprchensive that his enemies might
choose to misintcrprct the transaction as
dodge to keep his own name out of the
courts Mr.. THOMPSON fastened to record
his sworn testimony that
There was no understanding between him and me
other than that he should collect the money and Apr,
pirate II To the payment o the debt due by to him
The Whoie NJ NE money gps' m me- Ilainf,g.'
According to his own testimony, under
oath, Mr.. THOMPSON has already been paid
for cXcrting his personal influence in favor
~ the Leaycnworth, Pnwnee and Westerns
lnnd-grahbing job. lie was more than paid
| for these services, when McKEEN accepted
the assignment Of this claim in payment for
money furnished THOMPSON by MoKEEN
from time to time in all exceeding 5000.
Why then, should the Hon. RICHARD wish
To be paid twice over for the same job Of
work Is he so graspmg Mt heart Or
docs he merely want to get 5000 that he
may turn 1t over to MCKEEN, his nclghbor
and banker, and man of SO liberal a dis
| position that he has been accustomed to
furnish the Hon. DICK THOMPSON with what
money he needed from time to time?
If Mr.. THOMPSON can clear up this trifing
obscurity, and show that he, personally, has
suffered by being showed, we shall be de-
lighted to open public subscription for his
relief The times are hard. but there is still
moro or less money free for application to
] worthy charities. and We have no doubt