Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-12
A blsGusrE6 F6fAaONlAa,
Capt Louis Il, Ayms Catches Up
With The Expsdition
To Learn That I Was Al a Dream.

The following appears in the Little
Rock Gazette Of the 10th
Some of our citizens no doubt re,
member a young man with a green
cap who came here as a member OF
the PatagOnian expedition. The fol
lowing letter, given for all that 1t is
worth, is from hat individual
TEXARKANA, ARK, July G-Edi-
tors Arkansas Gazette 1t having
come to my knowledge that reports
and conclusions Of a damaging nature
to my character, apparently based on
circumstances connected with my
~protracted stay in your city, and my
seeming sudden departure thereirOm,
are current topics of conversation,
and have even found their way into
your columns, | beg that you will
kindly publish the following in expla.
nation and refutation
The idea and inception Of the Pat
agonian expedition was entirely Col.
Tudor's. Whether or not he ever
meant to accomplish his Ostensible
aud widely-advcrtised plan, and
whether its nature was fraudulent or
not, does not concern ne. | joined
him under repeated assurances that
his funds we're more than sufficient to
carry an expedition to Punta Arenas
aud return to New York that his
object was educated, scientific obser-
walton of the various countries we
were TO travese, and finally a thorough
exploration. of that largest of Terra
incognit@,'' Patagonia, In joining
him | sacrificed many opportunities
and offers valuable to me pecuniarily,
On our arrival at Little Rock he
expressed himself as satisfied with
what | had done, and at the end Of
three days, much against my will in
the first place, but he claimed, in
Difference to the expressed wish OF
many, he left me In the city aud pro
ceeded towards Hot Springs. Before
he left be assured me that | would
hear from him within three days. In
my hands were less than fifteen dollars
With which | was To- pay bills already
made. and my expenses, including
transportation for myself and several
hundred pounds of baggage. | did
not receive a line from him from May
10Th to June 81, and then | received
only two lines announcing his arrival
in Texarkana and orders 10 join him
there immediately-nO money. In the
meantime. | had, %perforce, contracted
some bills, the total amount of which
did not reach twenty dollars. To pro-
cure money for railroad expenses was
obliged to h%ypOtheeate some personal
property. On my arrival here | was
Obliged to 90 some miles into Bowie
county. Texas, where | found Tudor
in negotiation for a farm, and he at
once announced the hault of the expe-
dition claiming it to be for want of
funds. and refused to pay the bills |
had contracted or in any way redeem
MY pledges. A fFst remittance of
money sent me from New iaTk was
diverted to his private purposes and
profit and on receipt Of a small sum
Of money Q few days ago, | immedi-
ately sent for the baggage, etc, | had
left behind.
have been terribly deceived and
dipped in this business. and my con-
nection with the Patago9ian expedi-
ton has left me In Northern Texas
bare of money. ADDED to this itseems
| shall have to uniustly bear the odium
and oblOquy that rightly belongs to
Colonel Tudor. Ny eyes have been
opened rather late, unfortunately, but
in time, | trust, with your co opera
ton, to prevent the dishonorable
actions Of another from smirchiug my
fair fame and branding ne with the
titles of beat or fraud.
In conclusion. sir, permit me- to
publicly thank Mr.. DeShon of the
CAPITOL hotel. and many others. for
the extFeSse kindness and courtesy
shown TO me in tia embarrassing posi-
tion in which | found myself; also, to
assure any who may have any account
against me that they may rely on hav-
INK il settled to the utterm0st at the
earliest moment.
BY the pR~tliestian Of this letter you
will at once expose Z ffaHa and clear
the record Of one whose record here
tof0Fa is public and untaFnishad.
Your Obedient servant.
Louis II. AYME.