Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-29

property released from the custody OF
the sheriff, and that ! eonld not give Sc
curity for the payment Of the balance
of the judgment. Mr.. Shellabarger
wrote this substantially on the back OF
the telegram inclosed in the envelope,
and | carried it to Mr.. Sherman. In
about an hour after | called on Mr..
Shcllabarger to learn if he had received
any answer. He said yes. Webb Hayes
had Just been there, and said that de-
tective reported that there was
FRAUD AND CoLLUsIoN,
in this matter and that the whole thing
was dropped, and that should go 10
see the president. This stateme nt over
whelmed me with surprise. / was
completely dumbiounded. I finally
said that would 90 to the president il
Mr.. Shellabarger would give me a noto
10 him saying that he desired to see me.
He gave me this card
/ recommend Casanave to call on the
president to give him the opportunity
to speak TO Casanayo about the fraud
that the detective spoke about, pro-
vided the president so desires. SIS.
] called at the white house and learn
ed that the president had gone for the
day. This thing
WORRIED Me TERRIBLY,
and | went to my room thinking about
Hayes charging me with fraud and col
fusion. Fraud and collision for SO 900!
And even that amount, if raised, would
not be paid to me- After sleeping on
the matter concluded that If did not
want to
LOSE MY CHARACTER,
as we'll as my property, had better
quit the company of Mr.. Hayes and his
secretary Of the treasury. / may be
able to stand the loss Of my property,
but to be charged with fraud and collu-
sion by this administration ought to
shame the devil. / determined to re-
turn home at once, and made prepare
tons to do so, but before doing SO |
concluded to call once moro on Mr..
Shellabarger, who had been 80 kind to
again, including the fraud story, which
| denounced rs
FALSE AND INFAMOUS.
He went to the secretary again and in
little while returned and handed me
this dispatch, which signed and sent
to Mr.. Cullom:
"WAsHINGToN, d. g., aug. Is, 1870
New Orleans, La: Will cause 81 1000
to be mailed to-day provided you wait
till January for balance and stop sales
tomorrow. Answer Immediately.
q. CAsANAvE.
"fo which received this reply:
"NEw ORLEANS, La, Aug. 10, 1870
q. CAsANAvE, Washington, ID. c.: | will
not. Sale goes on.
Il. NORTH CuLIoM.
~ handed the dispatch to Mr.. Shela-
barger, who Endorsed on the back as
follows;
IL telcgraphed that would send the
81 600 if the sale would bo stopped and
tho plaintiff wait Tor the balance until
January. This is tho answer: What
shall do with tho 81, 900? To Secrc-
tary sherman.
81 delivered this to Mr.. sherman
AT TIE CABINET MEETING
through messenger. lie returned it
to Mr.. Shellabarger written upon as fol-
lows
"You may offer the twelve hundred
and fifty dollars.
upon receiving this | telegraphed
Cullom MS follows. (Mr. Shelabarger
wrote the telegram)
II stop sale and wait for balance till
January will send twelve hundred and
fifty tomorrow and arrange the securi-
ty you ask.
"To which received the following
reply. which handed TO Mr.. Shela-
barger late Friday evening;
NEW ORLEANr, Aug. 10, 1876.
CAsANAvE, Washington, ID. c.: See my
telegram TO Shelabarger and Wilson.
| must have in hand seventeen hundred
and fifty dollars by 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
Ii not sale shall so on. Tho security
you offer satisfactory.
Il. NORTH CuLIoM.
"0n Saturday morning Mr.. Shella-
barger telegraphed Collector Badger to
turn over the $500 for Cullom and de-
post 1850 to Cullom's credit in
Riggs bank, and he said Mr.. Riggs had
telegraphed Cullom to draw for that
amount. About 2 o'clock he received
this telegraph from his brother:
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. 16, 1879
q. CAsANAvE, Washington, ID. O.: All
proceedings stopped until January l.
+. CAsANANE.
Here ends
THE FIRST CHAPTER