The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-28
aREENBAcK PHILANTHROPY.
A Sad Case in which Prominent Green
hacker Cuts Bad Figure.


The Belfast ournal says if any man wants
to see o ptiable and heart-rending case, let
him visit the poor debtors room at the Belfast
Jail, and interview the old man Buell. OF
Brooks, confined there by Attorney General
Mcclellan on debt of $40 for advice. Hear
ing something of the matter, on Monday,
Journal representative visited the jail and
asked the turnkey to show him Mr.. Buzzell.
''There he u.s." said the turnkey, pointing to the
stairs leading from the entrance room to the
poor debtors room. The reporter looked and
beheld, half way down the stairs, a palsied old
man in a patched suit of clothes, which proba-
bly, had not been changed since his advent at
JAIL Around his wrinkled face was tied
cloth to alleviate the pain of neuralgia. The
old gentleman's name is A. NJ. Buzzell, OF
Brooks, and we were informed that he was
nearly so years of ago. When asked to relate
the cause of his imprisonment the old gentle
man in an emphatic manner told the reporter
long story. Two years ago he had cause to
sue man in Brooks; came to Belfast to pro-
cure counsel; preferred Col. Fogler, or Mr..
Jewett, but both gentlemen were absent; a
friend referred him to F. A. Greer, young
attorney; saw HIM and gave him some papers,
&c., which belonged to the case. Greer said
that as he was young man he would advise
with other lawyers, naming Mr.. Mcclellan.
Buzzell protested against Mcclellan, but Greer
told him that it was for his (Greer's) benefit.
Greer wrote Buzzell to procure certain wit
ness named Chas. N. Buzzell Of Winterport,
which he did and brought him to Greer. Greer
wanted Mcclellan to see him, and all went to
McLellan's Office, where the case was talked
over. The case was taken out of court and re-
ferred, but before the hearing settlement was
made with the party. When Buzzel called
for his papers he found them in the possession
Of Mcclellan, who refused to give them up. II
must have something out OF this, said Nc
Lellan, II shall hold on to these papers until
get something" Three months ago Buzzell
was sued for &c. but did not answer. The
witness was also sued for the same amount,
but as a brother was arrested through mistake
nothing was done. Three weeks ago Deputy
Sheriff Wallace of jackson arrested the old
gentleman and he was lodged in jail. Buzzell,
at the time Of the arrest, was digging potatoes
for his son, and with tears in his eyes said,
my own potatoes were in the ground, beans
stacked in the field, and no one at home but
my wife eighty years old, and an invalid
daughter. My produce is undoubtedly spoiled,
and cattle running over the place" Buzzell
is very poor. but an industrious old man. Last
winter he sawed one hundred cords of wood at
So cents per cord to keep himself and family
off the town. This year, beside planting his
own little garden, he has worked out at fifty
cents per day and boarded himself. "Had
employed Mcclellan, or asked his advice" said
Buzzeil, 1.-THE case would have been different,
but did neither. I employed Greer, and
weeks last Saturday, and he said Mcclellan
declared he would keep him there as long as
long as he (McLellan) had dollar. The old
gentleman is an invalid.