Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-20
Seven Lawyers Who See Bolin.

Seven Lawyers VINO DEC -ooiln'
A SHARP SwINDLER-A HALF QUEEN EN-
1NENT LAWYERS DONE FoR-THE
TEMPTATION OF A BIG FEE,
&C.. Sc, &c.
Kno1ville 1sqrs.) Tribune.
About eighteen months ago an Old gen.
tleman aged about sixty, plump OF slight
ly corpulent, with intelligent features and
keen blue eyes, and having the appearance
of well-to-do farmer, entered the law
office OF Messrs. York u Fulkerson, at
Bristol. He was in great distress: he was
a wealthy Kentucky farmer, and man
of family He told Messrs. York u Fulk-
erson ,at he had been in the habit of
keeping in his house keg OF tine brandy,
not for 'imself, for he seldom drank, but
for the Use OF his friends when they passed
that way-One week ago, during his alb
sence from home, a contemplate dandi6ed
revenue officer came to his house, over
tut ned the keg of brandy, emptylng the
contents and grossly lnsulttd his wife.
The farmer VINO said his natue was A. e..
Renick, eturned soon Afterwards, found
his wife in tears, and aScertalnlng the
cause, to. x donu his shot gun, pursued
the Office; oyertaking him near the house,
aud in .nosueut III passion shot him dead.
Renick employed York ~ Fulkerson as
his attor,,ss, living them retainer fec
OF 81 900 IL the shape vi an Oruer on his
brother. AS he rad fled from pursuit iii
his working clothes, The pockets OF which
did not co.tail any money, his attorneys
bought him new suit of clothes and gave
him some money for travelling expenses =
They then wrote to tie parties Ill KEN
lucky VIII ,se name had been given as ref
erence, and she parties answered that they
knew nothing of Mr.. A. q. Renick, nor
any oths1 id swindler. The gentlemen
had invested ID Bolin.
Soon alter this smooth-faced elderly
gentleman entered the office Of Major
James 2. Evans. of MorristOWn. 1t was
Mr.. Wilson, Of KentuckY.-Mr. Wilson
was a wealthy farmer who had just killed
a revenue officer in pretty much the same
way Mr.. Itenick had done some time pre-
viously lie had also been compelled to
buy his Way out of the State at an expense
of 81 500. Wilson employed Mr.. Evans as
his attorney, giving him as a fee an order
Oh his brother, in Lexington, Kentucky,
for 1000. The client being in need of
| money for travelling expenses, Mr.. Evans
gave him $45 in money and $50 in mer-
| chandiSe, and a letter of Introduction to
Judge John A. Mckinney, of RogersvilIe.
! Major Evans went up to Lexington to col
| lect his retainer and found that he had
seen Bolin.
Bolin went to Rogersville with his let
! ter of introduction and sent for Judge Nc
Kinney, saying that he, Wilson, of Ken
lucky, wished to meet him in the woods
on the outskirts of town on important
business. Judge Mckinney, fearing an
ambuscade, went to the rendezvous armed
| with pistol and left all his valuables at
home. Bolin told him his touching story,
and the kind-hearted Judge, very much
| affected, went home promising to send
him 500. This promise he fulfilled and
Bolin went on his way rejoicing, while
Judge Mckinney still holds his one hun
dred dollar share of stock in Bolln.
Three mouths ago, Mr.. William Hamp-
| ton, OF South Carolina, brother of Gen
Wade Hampton, called upon ex-Guv
Fayette McMullin, of Marion, Virginia
Mr.. Hampton WAS in deep sorrow; he had
| just escaped from South Carolina with a
son of W ade Hampton, who had had the
misfortune to kill man in quarrel while
hunting. The young mans father had
been told that the crime was Iinbailable
and th.t.he had better send hi, son out of
the State. Wade Hampton put his son in
charge of his brother, exhorting him tc
! get him to some foreign country. The
| two HamptonS, uncle and nephew, made
| good their escape to the borders of the
State, where they were Overtaken by the
officers of the law, and Mr.. Hampton was
| forced to bride them with 81 500, all the
money he had, to let them pass. Gov. Nc.
Mullin deeply sympathized with young
Hampton in his misfortune, and when
asked by the elder Hampton to advance
him ten dollars to pay their way, he re-
Piled: 'Ten dollars Yes, sir, fifty dol.
lars, any amount for the son Of Wade
dollars,' said Hampton, who took the
money and departed. Gov. McMullin had
met Bolin.
| 1t is but little more than a month ago
| since B lin took IN JoneSb0ro. He went
to old Mr.. Reeves, who lives four miles
from the place, and told him a story very
similar to tie Hampton romance. This
time his name was Col. John S. Preston,
of Abingdon, Virginia, and it was his own
son who hat killed son Of Postmaster
Rose, of Abingdon. He vas again trying
to escape, this time to Cuba, and had
again been oveitaken and compelled to
| purchase his llberty.-He had learned that
Mr.. Reeves had a son in town who was a
lawyer and he wanted to put the case in
his hands. Mr.. Reeves is related to the
veritabIe John s. Preston, who is d dis
tinguished and wealthy citizen of Aiding
don, and Immediately recognized his rela
tive in the person of Bclin. He took his
visitor to his son, Capt. l. E. Reeves, who
undertook the case. Capt. Reeves gave
Bolin 500 and took his order for ST. 1000 and
| started for Abingdon. He got as far as
| Bristol, where he learned that all the sons
of Postmaster Rose were alive and dis
| tressingly healthy, and having met Messrs
Fulkerson and York he retraced his steps
| henceforth confirmed antl-Boliu man.
Mr.. Geo. Taylor, of Carter county, has
a twenty-five dollar share of Bolin stock,
and Mr.. N. M. Taylor, of Bristol, the we'll
known attorney, holds his note for 81 900,
| which he received as retainer fee in one
of the numerous murder cases, and which
he IS at present endeavoring to negotiate
for a postal card.
Many other instances are before us, and
it is thought the publication Of this will
awaken similar "reminiscences over the
country.