The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-14
:nARTIN BRRKEY HEARD FROM.
HOW NOAH KARR GOT so ACRES OF
BERKRT'S FARH.

Vertiseu Dy tne Onerln 70 De solo about
the 1st of January last, the pay to be
cash. 1t being in the dead of winter,
and money being scarce I thought no
one could be found that would pay q
fair value for it in cash. 1 called on
j. G. Huffman, he being Attorney for
j. M. McCune and told him I tho't
the land wouldn't sell for cash; he an
swered me very grufly saying it would
sell this time, he thought the sooner
the better. He afterwad came to me
with an apology. Nsah Karr's state
ment and promises to me after the
sale. A short time after 1 met Karr
in the Lodge room and not being
aware of the sale or non sale of the
property; Karr approached me, excl
ted, / thought he had taken little
too much of that which will excite
man, saying that Huffman had expec-
ted McCune to buy the property or
order him to do SO, but had not done
it whereupon Huffman had bid it off
himself, and that he had bought it
of Huffman and was afraid the sale
would not be confirmed; he would sur
vey me off 10 acres and deed it to me,
saying that my creditors would sell
me out any how and that would make
me a home, to which / made no
promises. / came to the conclusion
from the above remarks by Karr that
something was wrong in the sale. A
few days before the June term of
court, called on Col. Spencer rela-
ting to him the case. He said he was
going to attend court and : would at
tend to it for me. About the middle
of the second week of court / learned
that my Attorney had not been there.
Thereupon I wrote Huffman note not
to have the sale confirmed, as the sale
would not give his client any money.
also wrote Judge Wright that if the
sale was set aside l could get 10 per
cent more for the property. Twas too
late, the papers were in the hands Of
w. z. Finck to be drawn according to
order of court. Some time after wrote
Karr saying that I wished him to sur
vey me off the ten acres, stating to
him I wished to build a house on it.
He did not answer my letter. The
1st of April coming on, and he having
notified j. N. Berkey that he expected
the dwelling house for his son-in-law;
a place to live in seemed hard to find.
had dwelling that I could have
placed on the 10 acres. l wrote to
him the second time, making a SINH.
lar request, stating what l wanted to
do. He never answered any Of my let.
ters, all wished him to say in regard
to his promises was yes. or no. Not
having seen him but once since l met
him in the Lodge room. Having bu-
siness in town some time after / in
passing from Johnson's to Yosts cor
ner, saw Karr on SINNERS corner.
/ may have seen him at some Other
time, but not to my recollection. Some
time after beingi in town, c. ]. Skin
ner hailed me ON his pavement with &
sneer, saying that Karr had given my
matter different face. / asked hin
how. He said. .Karr had told him that
had evaded him, had run around him
had not held still as I was to do. haG
written q letter to Huffman and tt
Judge wright not to have the sale con
firmed, saying that the letters hat
been showen to Karr. told the Doc
that 1 had written those letters, but Il
my knowledge had not seen him only
across the street. The medicine mai
thought different. He did not tell m
that Karr wanted to see me. Som
time in june last / called at Col
Finck's Office. l asked him in regars
! to the sale of my farm. He said it wa
too late to enter into that matter now
but said to me that Karr had bough
the farm that he had drawn up tn
deed and mortgage far $4,000 and the,
: were passed over at the same time, h
also told me that Karr had told hin
some time before Christmas that h
, intended to buy the Berkey farm, AM
said that the reason he had not give
me that ten acres of land was / had beel
> cutting his timber. Now from the tim
} of the sale up to the 18th of April,
had not been on Karr's land, had no
!, cut or caused to be cut, did not kno,
| there was any timber out. In my fol
Z mer communication / avoided givin
? any names or making any charges Q
q political nature, except using tn
name Democrat but by the reply G
"Fair Play" have been compelled t.
, do 80, I would refer the reader to m
: communication of the 26th of Jnly
= given in The PRESS.
MARTIE BERKEY.
b. STATE OF OHIO. PERRY CO., 8. 9.
. Before me, r. W. MoMshon, . justie
. Of the Psaos 10 and for said county, Pc,
sonsllylappsarsd Martin Berksy, who bsin
duly sworn, says that the foregoing is
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