The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-30
crop. Pleass forward the proposition and let
me know what they will do. Yours. truly.
H..

| lilo plot Messrs. Farley Iurey & Go did not
Iaii into the trap They had employed you and
Williamson to eolleet.their claims. and they
stood upon their legal right TO look 10 you for
the money. Hill wrote TO them, but they paid
| no attention to Hin. There Is nothing In your
go. respondenee with them to Indicate that Won
| had escaped The legal responsibility, and there
| is nothing In their cores pondsnes with any.
body to commit tn sm to recognition III Hill as
| their agent. They did one thing however and
| that happens to be unfortunate for you. They
concluded. after n lapse OF more than four
| years-after It became known that you we're q
moral and financial wreck, and when II ap.
psared to be unduestlonable that there had
been foul play somewhste-they concluded,
say Mt this stage Of affairs to write to Marshall.
| TeKas. and make inquiry as to your friend and
correspondent, Hill. The person to whom they
applied was Mr.. John =. Williams, lawyer Of
twenty years standing and good repute. and
this Is what Mr., Williams wrote. under date
August 3. 1871, ~ to Mr.. George L.. Hill
l. He does not own dollars worth OF prop
| sftV snbjact to his debts
He has no credit, at home. or abroad. where
| Known. Tor anything.
.. He Is defaulter. ms we'll az I can ascertain.
| for sl0 600 or &lb 600
| T. His conae nee and sense ~ honor are now
| paraigSed. nayl dead.
| This Ia the person you selected and mem
| toned vaguely to Messrs. Farley. Jurey h 90.
as your correspondent" Il was upon this ir-
responsible swindler that you sought 10 unload
| the responsibility Of the robbery OF Msssrss
| Farley. Jurev n 90. Do you suppose, Levises.
| that any one Of common intelligence who reads
this letter through. will be al amy LOSS TO UNDER
stand The transaction? Do you hope. by any
exhibition Of effrontery to make IL appear that
you and Hin were net aeeompllges that YOU
did not divide the plumber: that you did not
work together In perfect amty and sympathy
throughout
| Why, Levisee, your own letter to me eonvlots
you In That letter you utter the fatal falsehood.
And yet. until last week / never heard Of this
claim" Never heard OF III All Lsvisee, your
mistake In saying this shows how the most ae-
plished OF thieves will give himself away. II
illustrates the famous sphorism Of Vldoen.
where he remarks that there Is something In the
composition Of criminal Will h. sooner or
later, drives him into being his own aeenssr.
pass over your attempt 10 convey the linz
preston thbt hays invented ths papers claim
to hold. Likewise / spare myself the trouble OF
explaining how and why happen to hold them.
The quotations above made are. as you well
know, accurate and genuine. and. by the time
You read this. they will bs In the hands OF the
authorities. You may or may not hear from
them later.
Il In conclusion, | will rag that quite UNDER
stand the animus OF your letter. Under the
guse OF an injured but lmperturbable Christian
you undertake to laugh ut my accusations.
Your letter. though ostensibly addressed TO me-.
Is In fact nm appeal to the administration, In
that ron make yourself out TO be an honest Re-
publican who is Ia danger Of political perseeu-
ton at the hands of the Democratic authorities
J Of Louisiana. Because old Mr. Wieginton TO
threaten You with criminal prosecution. you
claim that / have tried TO blaokmall you and
that would prostitute ths law to the Qratnea-
ton Of my bafflsd rage. But through and above
all this Levlsee, you have made the mistake OF
writing In vein OF good humoref badlnage
which is very suggestive. Honest msn gsnsrs
ally grow indignant when they are accused OF
theft. but yours Ia the sxultant tone OF the sue
cessful robbsr who faneles himself out OF reach
: and thinks he can afford 10 be- cheerful. From
beginning to end, there Is not one symptom Of
, genuine resentment in your letter. You treat
tho whole matter humorouslY and claim that
you add this incident to pour field Of specula-
tive philosophy In other words. you talk like
one OF those occasional persons who in addi-
ton to being rascal. is devoid Of that moral
quality which reproaches raseals under the
lame OF conscience. This feature OF your letter
would alone condemn you In the estimation OF
thinking people.
have excepted Col Williamson from much
Of the b'ams in this matter. First. because the
whole affair seems to have been managed by
you and. secondly. bsoHase whsn knew Col.
Williamson. In 1864. be was gallant and dIstin~
guished Confederate officer. and because. when
/ knew you ut the same time, you we're a sneak
and skulker. lodging the eonseript officer and
trading on the msfottunes OF Drawer though
less fortunate men. n Col. Williamson were
within reach / should sue MIN eivilly. In your
case intend to Invoke the usual machinery for
furnishing criminals. Everybody in Louisians
will understand and approve tbs distinction 4
make. Everybody believes that Col William
son is above the suspicion OF completely In this
theft though be Ia undoubtedly responsible for
the loss sustained by Messrs. Farley. Jurey h
Go. On the other hand. everybody knows you
are capable OF any form Of dlshoo esty and tur~
pitude You came to Louisiana with an ugly
story following you-a story Of unmanIy con-
duct In certain Alabama school OF which you
had eharge-and 1t Is not long ago since you
were brought. en- desIabiHe. into Shreveport
police court. having bsen arrested In coniunc-
ton with row between two negro wenches ia
the outskirts Of the town befOre sunrise. Each
OF these wenches claimed you. and yet at this
time You were on the District bench In the
Shreveport District. and were also leading
elder Ia the Presbyterian Church.
You are the same person who turned ont OF D.
house Of which you had control-you were
either the agent Of the owner or had robbed
somebody of it-you are, however. the one
whose orders turned out Of this house poor
EpiscopaIian minister whose little girl was
lying sick unto death. and who did die La con-
sequence OF your act. The physician sent You
certificate TO the effect that 10 move ber at tnat
L. bft har n r06
her. The Shreveport papers CT tho time re-
sected the universal horror at your Inhuman
deed. You see know you Levlsee. Though
was only boy In 1854, a private soldier In the
Confederate army. have not forgotten or lost
sight Of you In all this time. Il was then that
began TO realize how infinitely more revolving
and contem ptible than all other villains is the
villain who wears the cloak Of piety: and how
utterly cold and cruel and calous Is the heart